Complete history of the late Mexican war/Munitions captured at Monterey
MUNITIONS CAPTURED AT MONTEREY.
Park of Artillery.—Division of the North.
Invoice of Artillery, Arms, Ammunition, and other Munitions of War, given in virtue of the articles of capitulation, signed September 24, 1846.
Pieces of Artillery with Equipments and Sets of Arms.
| 2 | 4-pounders, culverine, mounted. |
| 5 | 4-pounders |
| 4 | 7-inch howitzers. |
| 1 | 12-pounder, dismounted. |
| 1 | 6-pounder, mounted. |
| 1 | 8-pounder, mounted. |
| 1 | 4-pounder, dismounted, conical |
| 1 | 3-pounder, dismounted, |
| 1 | iron howitzer, unserviceable |
| 1 | bronze howitzer, unserviceable |
| 7 | rampart guns, (bronzed.) |
| Arms for Infantry and Cavalry | |
| 149 | English muskets |
| 102 | carbines |
| 123 | bayonets.
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| 305 | gun barrels, (loose ) |
| 100 | carbine barrels, (loose.) |
| 43 | lances. |
Munitions for Infantry and Artillery,
| 882 | 18-pound balls, (in pile.) |
| 329 | 12-pound balls, do. |
| 18 | boxes blank 12-pound cartridges — 12 in each. |
| 19 | boxes 8-pound canister shot, do. |
| 49 | rounds 8-pound canister shot, (loose.) |
| 3 | boxes 7-pound blank cartriges. |
| 17 | boxes 6-pound ball cartridges—fixed; 15 and 18 in each box. |
| 59 | boxes 4-pound ball cartridges—fixed; 18 and 24 in each box |
| 2 | boxes 4-pound blank cartridges—100 in both together |
| 123 | rounds 3-pound ball cartridges. |
| 11⁄2 | boxes 7-inch howitzer blank cartridges. |
| 1⁄2 | box 51⁄2-inchdodo |
| 15 | boxes 6-pound canister cartridges—10 and 12 each |
| 14 | boxes 4-pound do 12 and 16 each |
| 40 | 8-pound balls. |
| 17 | boxes 12-pound canister cartridges |
| 79 | rounds do do |
| 12 | rounds 3-pound do |
| 28 | rounds do do (loose.) |
| 15 | boxes 7-inch howitzer canister cartridges. |
| 70 | rounds 7-inch do (loose.) |
| 253 | pound cartridges. |
| 27 | boxes loaded grenades, 7-inch howitzer—3 in each box. |
| 20 | boxes loaded grenades, 5¾-inch howitzer—4 in each. |
| 350 | loose grenades, (part loaded.) |
| 248 | boxes musket-ball cartridges—1200 in each. |
| 13 | boxes do do (double ball) 1200 in each. |
| 83 | boxes cannon powder, (good) 12,450 lbs. net. |
| 35 | boxes {{gap}3em}} do (damaged) — 5,250 lbs. net—not examined, probably good |
| 8 | boxes musket powder, (damaged) — 1200 lbs. net. |
| 2 | boxes rifle powder, (fine)— 300 lbs net |
| 380 | pounds slow match. |
| 70 | quintals lead, in balls. [The reader can calculate this.] |
| 101 | quintals lead, in bars. |
| 10 | dozen signal rockets. |
[Here follows a long list of tools, &.C.]
Park of Artillery. — Post of the Citadel.
Statement of Ordnance and Ordnance Stores which are at this Post on the 24th. of September, 1846.
| 60,000 | musket cartridges, with ball. |
| 594 | 12-pound blank cartridges. |
| 331 | 8-pound do |
| 723 | 8-pound cartridges, with ball. |
| 394 | 6-pound do |
| 201 | 7-inch howitzer blank cartridges. |
| 71 | 6-pound cartridges, with grape. |
| 171 | 12-pound canister shot. |
| 390 | 8-pound do |
| 102 | 7-inch howitzer canister shot. |
| 50 | 6-pound do |
| 112 | 7-inch do loaded shells. |
| 218 | 12-pound balls, (loose.) |
| 710 | 12-pound priming tubes, (paper.) |
| 1,200 | 8-pound do do |
| 160 | 6-pound do do |
| 300 | 4-pound do do |
| 15 | port-fires. 6 arobas slow-match, (150 lbs.) |
| 4 | 8-pounders 2 f pounders. 2 7-inch howitzers |