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in detail with these different positions and assigns to each part of them the 
armament which he considers should be allotted. This is given in the form 
of tables which show what guns he proposes to place in each battery, together 
with the ranges from these batteries to various points in Gibraltar. It will be 
sufficient for our purpose now to mention that to— 
(1.) Sierra Carbonera (The Queen of Spain’s chair) he assigns 14 guns and 20 
howitzers, distributed in 4 batteries. 
(2.) Punta Mirador, 4 guns. 
(3.) Punta Rinconcillo, 12 guns and 8 howitzers. 
(4.) Punta de San Garcia, 4 guns and 4 howitzers. 
(5.) Punta Carnero, 6 guns and 8 howitzers. 
This makes a grand total of 40 guns and 40 howitzers. 
Of these (1) and (2) face Gibraltar. 
s (8) is for the central defence. 
- (4) and (5) defend the entrance to the bay. 
He eschews casemated works or cupolas and recommends barbette batteries, with 
ample space for well ventilated and lighted magazines, shell rooms and stores, with 
good communications, the pieces to be protected by solid earthern parapets and 
traverses. Such works would be rapidly executed and economical. In some 
places batteries could be concealed from view and used for high angle fire. 
All the pieces which he proposes could, from the positions assigned to them, 
range easily to Gibraltar and could completely command the entrance to the bay 
and the ships therein and prevent the re-victualling of the fortress if necessary. 
Such is a very brief outline of a scheme which is carefully thought out. The 
question of expense has not been gone into in his paper. But, we take it, that 
considering the absolute want of roads in that neighbourhood and the rocky and 
difficult nature of the ground, this question of expense alone (especially at the 
present moment with the enormous cost of the Cuban rebellion to be met by 
Spain) makes any scheme of this nature, however cleverly worked out, practically 
impossible. 
Another article in the same number is by D. Francisco Fernandez de la Puente 
and describes the formation of an 11th Battalion of Fortress Artillery at Cadiz for 
service in Cuba. This has been done by levying contributions of N.-C.O.’s and 
men from 8 of the existing Fortress battalions. The new battalion consists of 6 
companies, the strength of a company being :— 
1 Captain. 
3 lst Lieutenants. 
1 2nd Lieutenant. 
5 Sergeants. 
10 Corporals. 
4 Trumpeters. 
4 First-class Gunners (Artilleros primeros). 
111 Second-class Gunners (Artilleros segundos). 
The regimental staff consists of 1 Lieut.-Colonel, 2 Majors, 1 Captain as Ad- 
jutant, 1 Captain as Paymaster, 1 1st Lieutenant, 1 Medical Officer, 1 Chaplain, 
1 Armourer, 1 Sergeant Trumpeter, 1 Corporal Trumpeter. The equipment is 
suitable for the country in which the battalion will serve and the carbine is the 
