ing them on board ship 3; 52; 157

SHELL-BAGS,
to be preserved and returned into store 1; 10; 43

SHELL-DIVISIONS,
on board monitors, the duties of 1; 112; 436-443

SHELL-GUNS,
proof-charges for 3; 22; 31
denominated by the diameters of their bores 3; 30; 47
cylinders for, directions as to making &c. 3; 57, 58; 181-185

SHELL-MEN,
stations and numbers of, for broadside-guns 1; 35; 152
duties of, in preparing for exercise of broadside-guns 1; 40; 173
duties of, at the exercise of broadside-guns 1; 48; 212
duties of, when housing lower-deck guns 1; 54; 230
stations, &c., of, for pivot-guns 1; 62; 243

SHELL-ROOMS,
to be thoroughly cleaned, dried, and aired 1; 7; 28
when opened, precautions to be taken against fire 1; 11; 50
for mortars, directions concerning 1; 119, 120; 457-470
the position and construction of, on board ships 3; 64; 202-204
to ascertain the dryness of 3; 64; 205

SHELL-WHIPS,
description and use of 3; 70; 218

SHIFTING GUNS,
to have full gun's crews 1; 17; 80

SHIPS' CORPORALS,
the duties of, at general quarters 1; 31; 137

SHOT,
how to be passed up for use 1; 44; 200
solid when to be used in action 1; 75; 266
if jammed in the bore, should be withdrawn 1; 75; 267
solid, not to be fired from shell-guns, except 1; 75; 268
grape, the use of 1; 76; 271-273
canister, the use of 1; 76; 274
shrapnel-shell, or spherical case, the use of 1; 76; 275
for rifled-cannon, the gauges for 1; 101; 386
the 32-pdr. and 18-pdr., may be fired from the 100-pdr. and 60-pdr.
guns, especially on ricochet, &c. 1; 103; 398
manner of inspecting, with the instruments used 3; 36, 37; 68-76
to determine the average weight of, &c. 3; 37; 76
gauges for, with their dimensions, &c. 3; 39; 88
preservation of, with directions as to piling, painting,
&c. 3; 43; 98-103

SHOT-GUNS,
proof-charges for 3; 22; 31
denominated by the weight of their shot 3; 30; 47
cylinders for, directions as to making, &c. 3; 57, 58; 181-185

SHRAPNEL-SHELL,
in action, the proper use of 1; 76; 275
time-fuzes, only to be used with 1; 104; 402
useful with light artillery in the field 2; 22; 52
when useful with boat-howitzers 2; 23; 61-63
gauges and dimensions of sabots and straps for 3; 39; 90, 91

SIGHTS,
for broadside-guns, description and use of 1; 79-83; 288-308
kind of, furnished to the Parrott-rifles 1; 82; 303
for rifled-guns, description