first put the "swab" (the stick with the duster at the end) ,the one with the duster that faces left, into the cannon's mouth then put the small little cartridge into the cannon's mouth finally put the swab with the duster that faces right into the cannon's mouth and press space to fire
reference of cannon from a toy i got from a giftshop in Springfield, IL i learned how to fire a cannon from Guts and Blackpowder