Reports of Committees: 16th Congress, 1st Session - 49th Congress, 1st Session, Volum 4 |
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Pàgina 38
... navy yard , and whence he might levy a contribution or destroy the city . The only mode of resistance would be the harassing , ex- pensive , and uncertain one , of arraying a large body of militia upon Harlem and Brooklyn heights , and ...
... navy yard , and whence he might levy a contribution or destroy the city . The only mode of resistance would be the harassing , ex- pensive , and uncertain one , of arraying a large body of militia upon Harlem and Brooklyn heights , and ...
Pàgina 39
... naval commissioners and board of engineers en- trusted with the selection of sites ... navy may protect the exterior trade as well as the trade of the bay ; to ... yard . They are small and inefficient works , but may be made useful as ...
... naval commissioners and board of engineers en- trusted with the selection of sites ... navy may protect the exterior trade as well as the trade of the bay ; to ... yard . They are small and inefficient works , but may be made useful as ...
Pàgina 73
... navy yard . It only prevents the access of ships - of - war to it . And against these there is an interior line of defence , which may be considered as accessory to , and , if necessary , independent of , the other . And a land force ...
... navy yard . It only prevents the access of ships - of - war to it . And against these there is an interior line of defence , which may be considered as accessory to , and , if necessary , independent of , the other . And a land force ...
Pàgina 93
... naval depot ; and , in other respects , does not possess the advantages of Boston , as was shown in the report of the ... navy yard instead of Fernal's island . Being where it is , it will be neces- sary , in time of war , to make some ...
... naval depot ; and , in other respects , does not possess the advantages of Boston , as was shown in the report of the ... navy yard instead of Fernal's island . Being where it is , it will be neces- sary , in time of war , to make some ...
Pàgina 98
... navy yard lying at his mercy , and whence he might levy a contribution or destroy half the city . The only mode of resistance would be the expensive , harassing and uncertain one of arraying a large body of militia upon Harlem and ...
... navy yard lying at his mercy , and whence he might levy a contribution or destroy half the city . The only mode of resistance would be the expensive , harassing and uncertain one of arraying a large body of militia upon Harlem and ...
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