Complete history of the late Mexican war/Munitions captured at Monterey

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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.
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.]

 

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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