[draft] A plan for the establishment of a Corps of Continental Artillery, Magazines, Laboratories & c In the modern mode of carrying on a War there is nothing which contributes more to make an army victorious than a well regulated & well disciplin'd Artillery, provided with a sufficiency of Cannon and [Hores], The Battles which have been lately fought in Europe hence generally been with Cannon; and that General who has had the most numerous & best appointed artillery has commonly been victorious. The experience of this Campaign shows how much the enemy [depends] on the superiority of their artillery. they scarcly detach a single Regiment without two or three field peices and we shall have no reason to blush if we imitate them in this particular. Considering the exigencies of an active Campaign the & accidents of War the establishment here [2] here propos'd will not be superior if equal to the service requird. The Genius Industry & care requisite in the preparation of all kinds of military stores and the management of the Cannon render it necessary that the best men be emloy'd in this service and as the generally detach'd state of the Artillery subjects them to much greater expence than if they were together their pay ought to be twenty five [Dor.] more than the marching regiments. In the British and French Services the [pay] [of the] double to [share] of the [loot] It will be necessary to have five Battalions of Artillery each Battalion to consist of one Colonel one Lt Colonel one Major twelve Companies to each Battalion, of one Capt one Capt Lieut 4 Lieuts 6 Sergeants 6 [Corporals] 6 Gunners 6. Bombadiers & 28 [Matrosies] That after the appointment of the officers they be permitted to recruit in any of the united states of America one Commissary [3] General of Military stores and as many deputy Commissaries & Conductors as the nature of this service may require and the Commander in Chief thinks necessary. That a Company of artificers be with the Artillery in the field for various contingent services. Magazine & Laboratories for the reception & preparation of military stores of every speceis be form'd at Hartford in Connecticut & Lancaster County in Pennsylvania & that to each Laboratory there be besides the [persons] to prepare the stores a sufficient number of able artificers to make ammunition Waggons [tumbrils], Space Carriages for Cannon & c That each Laboratory have a director whose Rank and pay shall be equal to a Lieut Colo & a subDirector with the rank & pay of Capt That two persons be empowerd to get Cast or otherways procure 150 pieces of brass Cannon & Ho[illegible] of such sizes as the Command [4] officer of artillery shall & the Commander in Cheif approve. that the persons appointed for this purpose be instructed to spare neither pains or expence in getting the Cannon Cast & mounted as soon as possible That the Commanding officer of Artillery be empowerd to form the the Magazines & Laboratories & Artificers immediately [written separately on the opposite end of page] 200 hundred light Waggons cover'd well with painted cloths to look behind 2[Horses][illegible] [single] [Horses] 100 Cover'd Waggons 500 setts [drag] Ropes 6 [setts] 500 setts [illegible] 500 setts Horn [Harness] single for field peices 200 oyl cloths or painted Cloths from a Waggon Cover to 6 feet square [docket] Plan for Establishment Laboratories & c