476 THE GREAT SIEGE OF GIBRALTAR. 
He appends a note “taken from the Boatswain Ist Paula,” that is, 
from the Boatswain of the 8rd ship on the list.- 
Their mortar boats continued to bombard the Rock at night, and 
they fired also from their Lines, generally commencing before sunrise 
and continuing till noon when they desisted for what Spilsbury calls 
their “ Siesto.” 
On the 3rd of October he says that the Commodore and Secretary 
went on board a Spanish frigate under a flag of truce, and on the 4th 
he writes: “The Commodore and Secretary gone to dine with the 
Duke,’and to settle the Cartel.” 
“6th October.—Jones’ Gallery has had one man killed in it by a shot 
come in at a Port, and the communication Kings’ Lines has had 8.” 
The enemy’s camp was now diminishing but a deserter who came in 
on November 4th reported 11,000 men there. On the same day is this 
entry :—“ Received Bat and Forage money a Capt. 40 Pounds.” 
“9th December.—About noon a 82 Pr. gun on a new carriage 
elevated at 45° fired shells and about } over the Bay, or about 5,000 
yards.” On December 17th we read, “A Flag of Truce. Peace 
talked of.” 
The last year of this remarkable siege commenced on January Ist, 
1783, the entry for which date runs as follows :—“ One of the guns of 
the Junk Ships being got on shore it was drawn from Ragged Staff 
to the Mole Parade, where it had the Spanish Colours fixed on the 
Carriage and then drawn to the New Mole Battery attended by the 
Musick of the 12th Regiment—playing God Save the King. Itisa 
very plain Iron 26 Pdr.—9 feet 6 inches long, and about 5 feet in the 
Chace.” On the next day we read“ One of the Brass Guns of the 
J. Ships brought to Ragged Staff nearly 6 feet in the Chace, and 
4 feet 8 inches in the Breach, a 32 lb. shot goes into it, but 
it has been run in the firing. The make seems to be French Idea, but 
badly Imitated. It hasits name, viz. Brazen Face.” He later gives 
particulars of another captured Brass gun, “ the Bellicoso.” 
“ 12th January.—The Old Mole fires a 24 pr. grape every half hour 
during the night at Bayside Guard House, and the other Battys. keep 
up a constant fire on the Istmus.” 
“14th January.—Jones’ Gallery 370 feet long, has 6 Embrasures 
and 4 guns mounted in it, also a good covered way up to it.” 
“19th January.—The cficers have acted a Play, Cross Purposes, 
and true Blue.” But on the 22nd we read “‘ The officers’ Playing put 
an End to by the Governor.” On February 4th Spilsbury gives a list 
of Casualties from 12th April, 1781 to 8rd February, 1783 as follows:— 
“ Killed 6 Officers, 24 Sergeants, 4 Drummers, 275 Rank and File. 
Wounded 32 Officers, 2 Surgeons, 70 Sergeants, 15 Drummers, 959 
Rank and File,” and he adds a table of shot and shell supposed to be 
fired by the enemy during that time, differentiating between Gun boats 
and batteries in each year. The total is 182,516 shot, and 75,861 
shell. 
Several very carefully drawn sketches are interleaved here, chiefly of 
