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Kentucky Gazette
Lexington, Fayette County, Kentucky
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The state of New-York maintains a stock of munitions including 136 brass cannon, 14,800 muskets, various iron ordnance, ammunition, mortars, shells, rifles, and nine arsenals, all under commissary M'Lean's superintendence and ready for immediate use.
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The state of New-York possesses, of its own public property, under the superintendence of that rigid and experienced inspector, commissary M'Lean, the following articles, in excellent order, of the best approved quality, and ready for use at one hour's notice:
136 brass cannon, from 2 to 18 pounders, mounted on flying, field, park and bedded carriages.
14,800 muskets, new, with accoutrements, complete.
83 pieces of iron garrison ordnance, mounted
16 heavy iron pieces, on travelling carriages, with harness complete.
300,000 musket cartridges, with ball.
Shot and other ammunition for the different species of cannon.
Mortars, shells, and rifles
9 arsenals in the eastern and western districts, besides the arsenal and magazine at Albany, and
The arsenal and magazine in this city; and Fort Richmond, on Staten Island.
Besides contracts, improvements and additions continually progressing.
N. Y. Col.
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The state possesses 136 brass cannon from 2 to 18 pounders mounted on various carriages, 14,800 new muskets with accoutrements, 83 pieces of iron garrison ordnance mounted, 16 heavy iron pieces on travelling carriages with harness, 300,000 musket cartridges with ball, shot and other ammunition for cannon, mortars, shells, and rifles, under the superintendence of commissary M'Lean, all in excellent order and ready for use at one hour's notice, with 9 arsenals in eastern and western districts besides those at Albany, this city, and Fort Richmond on Staten Island, plus ongoing contracts, improvements, and additions.