Reports of Committees: 16th Congress, 1st Session - 49th Congress, 1st Session, Volum 4 |
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... shot renders our forts inadequate to the duty for which they were designed , instead of sitting down to bewail our misfortune , or halting to consider whether nations have not become so good and so just as to be hereafter incapable of ...
... shot renders our forts inadequate to the duty for which they were designed , instead of sitting down to bewail our misfortune , or halting to consider whether nations have not become so good and so just as to be hereafter incapable of ...
Pàgina 139
... shot , shells , small arms , pistols , and cutlasses , and a supply of powder sufficient for equipping a strong force in case of a sudden emergency . The cost of these objects may be estimated as follows : Armaments for 14 ships - of ...
... shot , shells , small arms , pistols , and cutlasses , and a supply of powder sufficient for equipping a strong force in case of a sudden emergency . The cost of these objects may be estimated as follows : Armaments for 14 ships - of ...
Pàgina 140
... shot . It would , in my opinion , prove a most fatal error to dispense with them , and to rely upon our navy alone , aided by the number , strength , and valor of the people to protect the country against the attacks of an enemy ...
... shot . It would , in my opinion , prove a most fatal error to dispense with them , and to rely upon our navy alone , aided by the number , strength , and valor of the people to protect the country against the attacks of an enemy ...
Pàgina 149
... shot fired from moderate distances ; because , with such bulwarks , a shell fired from a bomb - cannon within a reasonable distance would pierce both sides ; that is to say , would go in at one side of the FORTIFICATIONS AND SEA - COAST ...
... shot fired from moderate distances ; because , with such bulwarks , a shell fired from a bomb - cannon within a reasonable distance would pierce both sides ; that is to say , would go in at one side of the FORTIFICATIONS AND SEA - COAST ...
Pàgina 150
... shot of the same calibre , while , with thickened sides , every shell would lodge in the timbers , and produce terrible ravages by bursting . In the practice with these missiles in this country it has been found difficult to lodge a ...
... shot of the same calibre , while , with thickened sides , every shell would lodge in the timbers , and produce terrible ravages by bursting . In the practice with these missiles in this country it has been found difficult to lodge a ...
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