; the 150-pdrs. withdrawn from service 1; 102; 387

PARROTT-SHELLS,
time-fuzes for, the most certain of ignition, &c. 1; 91; 334
charges for 1; 101; 385
size of boxes containing 1; 107; 411

PASSING-BOXES,
in time of war, to have charges ready for passing up at once 1; 9; 38
putting cartridges from the magazine into, &c. 1; 44; 195
color and size of lettering on 1; 44; 196, 197
empty, the handling of, when returned by the shoots 1; 44; 198
empty, fire-tubs with water, to be placed for 1; 44; 199
materials, sizes, &c., of 3; 76; 240
how to be painted 3; 76; 241, 242

PASSING-SCUTTLES. See POWDER-SCUTTLES.

PAYMASTERS,
the stations of, when at quarters 1; 16; 74

PERCUSSION-CAPS,
the proper stowage of 1; 10; 41
for small arms, will be furnished from Washington 3; 55; 168

PERCUSSION-FUZES,
none reliable as yet for spherical shells 1; 90; 329
how to obtain the best effects from 1; 90; 333
when to be used in rifled guns 1; 104; 399

PETTY-OFFICERS,
distribution of, when at quarters 1; 16; 77-81

PICKET-BOATS,
to be kept out in direction of the enemy 1; 96; 364

PIKEMEN,
of whom to be composed, with the duties of 1; 19; 91, 92
to be covered by Marines with fixed bayonets 1; 19; 94
the calls for and duties of 1; 37; 160, 165
the stations of, when repelling boarders 1; 93; 339-341
to be exercised with the single-stick and sword 1; 93; 344

PIKES-BOARDING,
to be near each gun on covered decks 1; 19; 93
number allowed for each pivot, and other gun 1; 21; 101

PILING,
of balls, to ascertain the number of, &c. 3; 41, 42; 95-97

PISTOL-FROGS,
materials and description of 3; 78; 252

PISTOLS,
crews to be exercised in the use of 1; 5; 12
number allowed for each pivot, and other gun 1; 21; 101
to be kept ready for the use of the boarders 1; 40; 179
quantity of powder in the cartridges for 3; 55; 166
how to be stamped 3; 79; 258

PIVOT-GUNS,
when practicable, each to be in charge of an Officer of the division,
&c. 1; 14; 68
to have full gun's-crews 1; 17; 80
distribution and arms for crews of 1; 21; 101
equipments and implements belonging to 1; 61; 242
stations, and gun-numbers of crews of 1; 62; 243
exercises of, with commands, and the mode of their
execution 1; 63-72; 244-254
moving them from one end of the vessel to the other 1; 72; 255
the trunnion-sights of, with their use 1; 81; 299
the trunnion-sights of, a