Reports of Committees: 16th Congress, 1st Session - 49th Congress, 1st Session, Volum 4 |
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Pàgina 37
... land or water . Coming by the sound he might land within ten miles of the city , upon the main or upon Long Island or both ; and coming into the lower harbor he might either force the passage of the channel , anchoring in the Hudson or ...
... land or water . Coming by the sound he might land within ten miles of the city , upon the main or upon Long Island or both ; and coming into the lower harbor he might either force the passage of the channel , anchoring in the Hudson or ...
Pàgina 38
... land in Gravesend bay , eight miles from the city , and march directly to Brook- lyn , where he would find the navy yard , and whence he might levy a contribution or destroy the city . The only mode of resistance would be the harassing ...
... land in Gravesend bay , eight miles from the city , and march directly to Brook- lyn , where he would find the navy yard , and whence he might levy a contribution or destroy the city . The only mode of resistance would be the harassing ...
Pàgina 51
... land frontier , but none have ever disputed the necessity of fortifying a maritime frontier . The practice of every nation , ancient and modern , has been the same in this respect . On a land frontier a good , experienced , and nu ...
... land frontier , but none have ever disputed the necessity of fortifying a maritime frontier . The practice of every nation , ancient and modern , has been the same in this respect . On a land frontier a good , experienced , and nu ...
Pàgina 52
... land we are acquainted with the motions of an enemy , with the movements and direction of its columns ; we know the roads by which he must pass , but the ocean is a vast plain without obstacle ; there his movements are made out of our ...
... land we are acquainted with the motions of an enemy , with the movements and direction of its columns ; we know the roads by which he must pass , but the ocean is a vast plain without obstacle ; there his movements are made out of our ...
Pàgina 71
... land defences should be sufficient to resist a besieging army . It is certain that whatever works we erect should be so constructed as to be beyond the reach of any coup de main that would probably be attempted against them ; and this ...
... land defences should be sufficient to resist a besieging army . It is certain that whatever works we erect should be so constructed as to be beyond the reach of any coup de main that would probably be attempted against them ; and this ...
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