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*¢ Proceedings” R.A.I., Vol. XXII.). This siege of Gibraltar is generally alluded 
to as that of 1782, but it should not be forgotten that it lasted three years, seven 
months and twelve days. If Inkerman is remembered as the infantry soldier’s 
battle, surely the Garrison Artillery can claim this fight as one of their very own. 
It is not surprising to find that other nations adopted the means of pouring 
that which Carlyle called ‘“ torrents of red-hot iron” on their enemy’s craft. 
In Clarke & McArthur’s “ Life of Nelson ”’ are the plans of the celebrated tower 
of Martello (the garrison of which beat off with only one gun the joint attack of 
the Agincourt, line of battle-ship and the Mortitude, frigate, in 1795). 
In these drawings will be seen the grate and bellows for heating round shot. 
It is curious to note that this famous tower only surrendered after a two-days’ 
cannonade froma commanding position on the land side upon which the heavy 
gun could not train to reply. The capitulation was eventually brought about by 
firing red-hot shot into it and so setting fire to the inner lining of the parapet 
which was made of bass junk. 
The corresponding member at Gibraltar, no doubt, has goodreason for stating 
that red-hot shot were fired from mortars. Drinkwater says guns and so near 
were the ships moored to the batteries that little or no elevation was required. 
I thought that the only occasion upon which a hot shot was placed in a mortar 
was that, when a Royal salute was fired by the unaided efforts of one gunner, 
he placed a red-hot shot in the bore of a mortar and pitched cartridges into the 
muzzle from a respectful distance until the required number of explosions had 
taken place, iS AME, 
PORTSMOUTH. 
Amonest the recent changes in the officers here are 2nd Lieuts. Despard 
and Collen to the Field Artillery and they have been replaced by 2nd Lieuts. 
Deshon and Gilpen; Collen is a great loss to our cricket team here, especially 
in howling. 
The football team is doing very well, it having passed through two qualifying 
rounds for the English Cup, and it is now at the head of the Hampshire League. 
They played their first tie in the Army Cup against the Royal Sussex Regiment at 
Portsmouth on Oct. 29th and won somewhat easily ; up to then they had scored 
33 goals to 8. 
2nd Lieuts. Mitchell, Johnstone and Gayer are attached here for instruction. 
The men of two of the companies here will shortly be moved into Clarence 
Barracks, leaving three companies in Cambridge Barracks. 
moe Wynne handed over the command to Lieut.-Col. Crookenden on Oct. 
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Capt. Morrison was second for the Captain’s cup at the United Service 
Golf Club, at Haslar, on Oct. 24th. 
Our cricket team here did well last season, the most successful members of 
the team being Bignell, Corp. Harms, Br. Meggs iti batting, and Collen 
Holbrooke and Corp]. Harms in bowling. 
