He slews all out of gear, like a carronade with rotten lashings. |
For artillery he had some 6-pounders and a 32-pounder carronade. |
It's the wrong shape for a carronade, and a long muzzle-loader would probably still have had trunions. |
As Chesapeake was heeling, many of their shots struck the water or waterline of Shannon causing little damage, but American carronade fire caused serious damage to Shannons rigging. |
We had a carronade in the bow, which we instantly turned on them and discharged. |
The officer in charge then fired a carronade to disperse them. |