472, THE GREAT SIEGE OF GIBRALTAR. 
of Powder were in it. About 5 men were blown down into the Lines, 
30 men were killed and wounded of which 15 are lost to the service. 
The Dons Huzaa’d and kept up a heavy fire ; its explosion burst open 
the doors of the other Magazines. The officers’ sevants go on Fatigue 
work, the Regiments not being able to find their Quota of Men.” 
“26th June.—Stone Balls are made and a hole bored in them to hold 
about 2 oz. Powder, and they answered the purpose of shells.” 
Some reinforcements arrived at about this date for the enemy who 
began to be very active. Spilsbury notes that they began their ninth 
Junk ship, and on June 27th he says: “Between 2 and 3 a.m. some 
officers of the enemy came to under Forbesses and being challenged 
from the Queen’s Lines, they desired the Captain 58th, not to fire and 
run off, a Court of enquiry of 5 Lit.-Colonels to sit upon it.” 
“2nd July.a—A Xebeck going out was fired at by the Store ships, 
she returned a shot or two but they hardly reached as far as the Place 
where the Store ships’ shot fell, so ridiculous do we make ourselves at 
times. The Dons are raising a kind of Roof over their Junk ships, by 
way of Bomb or Splinter Proof.” 
Here is a mention of the celebrated Sergeant Ince. 
“4th July.—Sergeant Ince’s gallery going on well. 13 men in 
about 5 weeks have cut about 82 feet long by 8 feet high and broad in 
the solid Rock North Face.” 
“ 10th July.—Some of the Stone Shells are very heavy and have a 
Colly flower head coming out of the Mortar.” 
712th July.—One 73rd told his Dream and pretends fore knowledge, 
that this Place will be taken in 3 weeks after it is attacked. 
“The men have a number of stories among themselves, but their 
allowance of Grog is drank before night, and they are obliged to go to 
Bed sober, so no wonder they have disagreeable dreams. 4 gallons of 
Grog only to be sold by each Wine House per day.” The idea that 
sobriety leads to bad dreams is a strange one. Spilsbury does not 
relate the sequel to this soldier’s dream, which was that he was taken 
to the provost ship to await the expiration of the period he named, and 
then be flogged. 
Here is a delightful note. 
“6th August.—The Germans conduct themselves very differently 
from our Young People, for though Young, and even Buckish, they 
never appear in any Riot, or in doing anything that can bear the least 
Censure, how different their Hducation.” 
This evidently refers to the men of the Hanoverian regiments in the 
garrison. 
“ 19th August.—Sergeant Ince has got 165 feet into the Rock and 
has made two Embrasures, but his people have got the Disorder. A 
Flag of Truce with a present of Game, Fruit, &c., for the Governor, 
Lt. G.” (probably Lieut.-Governor) “and Commodore, and a Packet 
of Letters for some Inhabitants brought by the Count d’Artois come 
as a volunteer for the siege.” 
“29th August.—Ince’s Gallery 200 feet long and has two 24 pounders 
mounted there. All our Prames come into the Mole and the Boom is 
