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No. 1.—A Return of the Cannon that are or capable of being made fit for service, in or near the City of NEW-YORK, with the articles wanting to equip them for action, with one hundred rounds for each Gun.

GUNS IN THEIR PRESENT SITUATION. ARTICLES WANTING TO EQUIP THEM, ALLOWING FIFTEEN CANISTERS FOR A 32-POUDNDER, AND FIFTY FOR THE OTHER PIECES.
Guns—Pounders. Fit for service, with out defect. Fit for service, but defective. Spiked up, otherwise good. Total of each nature. Garrison Carriages. Garrison Carriages. Field-Carriages. Handspikes. Drag-Ropes. Flannel Cartridges. Paper Cartridges. Canisters filled with Shot. Round Shot. Sponges, with Rammers. Ladles. Worms. Coils of Slow-match. Lint Stocks. Tubes. Priming Irons. Gimlets. Oilcloths. Aprons of Lead. Haversacks. Portfires. Portfire Sticks. Tube-Boxes. Tonkins.
32 21 17 4 42 37 5 - 4 - - - 630 - - 35 22 - 42 - 42 42 42 42 - - - - 42
21 - - 1 1 1 - - - - - - 50 - 1 1 - - 1 - 1 1 1 1 - - - - 1
18 3 3 4 10 10 - 2 - 8 - - 500 - 5 7 - - 10 - 10 10 10 10 - - - - 10
12 17 1 - 18 14 - 8 38 16 - - 900 - - 7 10 - 18 - 18 18 18 18 - - - - 18
9 14 4 2 20 14 - 6 50 12 - 500 1000 1000 8 16 13 - 20 - 20 20 20 20 - - - - 20
6 4 2 25 31 1 15 16 54 32 300 1000 1550 1550 31 31 29 - 31 300 31 31 31 31 16 192 16 16 31
4 9 - 65 74 - 20 54 80 108 2700 3700 3700 3700 74 74 74 - 74 2700 74 74 74 74 54 648 54 54 74
3 3 - 19 22 - - 22 - 44 1100 1200 1200 1200 22 22 22 - 22 1100 22 22 22 22 22 264 22 22 22
2 - - 4 4 - - 4 - 8 200 200 200 200 4 4 4 - 4 200 4 4 4 4 4 48 4 4 4
Total. 69 27 121 222 77 40 112 226 228 1300 6600 9730 7650 145 197 174 - 222 4300 222 222 222 222 96 1125 96 96 222

NEW-YORK, March 10, 1776.
S. BADLAM, Captain of Artillery.

There is wanting, besides the above Return—
Sheepskins for Sponges, 100 Caps for Sponges, 222 } Ordered to be provided,
March 11, 1776.
Sponge-Tacks, 2000 Horns to prime Guns, 200

N. B. Small Shot in abundance about town, of private property, should be collected. Mr. Anthony Griffiths is thought a proper person to be appointed a Firemaster, and to oversee the Laboratory. Lieutenant Bayne, Fireworker, is recommended.

No. 2.—Return of the Cannon that are or capable of being made fit for service, in or near the City of NEW-YORK, with the articles wanting to equip them for action, with one hundred rounds for each Gun.

GUNS IN THEIR PRESENT SITUATION. ARTICLES WANTING TO EQUIP THEM, ALLOWING FIFTEEN CANISTERS FOR A 32-POUDNDER, AND FIFTY FOR THE OTHER PIECES.
Guns—Pounders. Fit for service, with out defect. Fit for service, but defective. Spiked up, otherwise good. Total of each nature. Garrison Carriages. Garrison Carriages. Field-Carriages. Handspikes. Drag-Ropes. Flannel Cartridges. Paper Cartridges. Canisters filled with Shot. Round Shot. Sponges, with Rammers. Ladles. Worms. Coils of Slow-match. Lint Stocks. Tubes. Priming Irons. Gimlets. Oilcloths. Aprons of Lead. Haversacks. Portfires. Portfire Sticks. Tube-Boxes. Tonkins.
32 21 17 4 42 37 5 - 4 - - - 630 - - 35 22 - 42 - 42 42 42 42 - - - - 42
24 - - 1 1 1 - - - - - - 50 - 1 1 - - 1 - 1 1 1 1 - - - - 1
18 3 3 4 10 10 - 2 - 8 - - 500 - 5 7 - - 10 - 10 10 10 10 - - - - 10
12 17 1 - 18 14 - 8 38 16 - - 900 - - 7 10 - 18 - 18 18 18 18 - - - - 18
9 14 4 2 20 14 - 6 50 12 - 500 1000 1000 8 16 13 - 20 - 20 20 20 20 - - - - 20
6 4 2 25 31 1 15 16 54 32 300 1000 1550 1550 31 31 29 - 31 300 31 31 31 31 16 192 16 16 31
Total. 59 27 36 122 77 20 32 146 68 300 1500 4630 2550 45 97 74 - 122 300 122 122 122 122 16 192 96 96 122

NEW-YORK, March 10, 1776.—Recapitulation of Articles wanting to complete the Cannon, according to the above Return.

20 Garrison-Carriages 5 for 32 -pounders
  15 6 do.
32 Field-Carriages 2 18 do.
  8 12 do.
  6 9 do.
  16 6 do.
146 Handspikes 4 32 do.
  38 12 do.
  50 9 do.
  54 6 do.
68 Drag-Ropes 8 18 do.
  16 12 do.
  12 9 do.
  32 6 do.
300 Flannel Cartridges 300 6 do.
1,500 Paper Cartridges 500 9 do.
  1000 6 do.
4,630 Cannisters, filled with shot 630 32 do.
  50 24 do.
  500 18 do.
  900 12 do.
  1000 9 do.
  1550 6 do.
2,250 Hound-Shot 1000 9 do.
  1550 6 do.
45 Sponges, with Rammers 1 24 do.
  5 18 do.
  8 9 do.
  31 6 do.
97 Ladles 35 32 do.
  1 24 do.
  7 18 do.
  7 12 do.
  16 9 do.
  31 6 do.
74 Worms 22 32 do.
  10 12 do.
  13 9 do.
  29 6 do.
122 Lint-Stocks 42 32 do.
Lint-Stocks, (continued) 1 for 24 -pounders.
  10 18 do.
  18 12 do.
  20 9 do.
  31 6 do.
300 Tubes 300 6 do.
122 Priming-Irons 42 32 do.
  1 24 do.
  10 18 do.
  18 12 do.
  20 9 do.
  31 6 do.
122 Gimlets 42 32 do.
  1 24 do.
  10 18 do.
  18 12 do.
  20 9 do.
  31 6 do.
122 Oilcloths. 42 32 do.
  1 24 do.
  10 18 do.
  18 12 do.
  20 9 do.
  31 6 do.
122 Aprons of Lead 42 32 do.
  1 24 do.
  10 18 do.
  18 12 do.
  20 9 do.
  31 6 do.
16 Haversacks 16 6 do.
192 Portfires 192 6 do.
16 Portfire-Sticks 16 6 do.
16 Tube-Boxes 16 6 do.
122 Tomkins 42 32 do.
  1 24 do.
  10 18 do.
  18 12 do.
  20 9 do.
  31 6 do.

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