Reports of Committees: 16th Congress, 1st Session - 49th Congress, 1st Session, Volum 4 |
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... carried by sudden assault one year , may , by new applications of science and of mechanical arts , be quite vulnerable the next . It is To aid the House in forming an intelligent judgment upon the merits of our present system of ...
... carried by sudden assault one year , may , by new applications of science and of mechanical arts , be quite vulnerable the next . It is To aid the House in forming an intelligent judgment upon the merits of our present system of ...
Pàgina 28
... carried among all civilized nations to the same degree of perfection , that nation must triumph which can longest ... carry on the ordinary and profitable pursuits of civil life . Actions on the ocean are short and decisive , and a few ...
... carried among all civilized nations to the same degree of perfection , that nation must triumph which can longest ... carry on the ordinary and profitable pursuits of civil life . Actions on the ocean are short and decisive , and a few ...
Pàgina 38
... carried by a coup de main , we shall secure the means of transferring the neighboring militia upon the flanks and rear of an enemy should he march upon Brooklyn , while we shall secure the same advantage should he pursue the route by ...
... carried by a coup de main , we shall secure the means of transferring the neighboring militia upon the flanks and rear of an enemy should he march upon Brooklyn , while we shall secure the same advantage should he pursue the route by ...
Pàgina 43
... carried over the bar , the distance of this bar outside the line of coast , and the means which may be practicable of lessening the danger of crossing it . This is supposed to be the deepest bar of the southern coast . Should there ...
... carried over the bar , the distance of this bar outside the line of coast , and the means which may be practicable of lessening the danger of crossing it . This is supposed to be the deepest bar of the southern coast . Should there ...
Pàgina 70
... carried by a coup de main , and endeavoring to destroy the defence by a regular investment ? I think there can be none . I take it for granted that no nation would embark in the quixotic enterprise of conquering this country . Any army ...
... carried by a coup de main , and endeavoring to destroy the defence by a regular investment ? I think there can be none . I take it for granted that no nation would embark in the quixotic enterprise of conquering this country . Any army ...
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