Reports of Committees: 16th Congress, 1st Session - 49th Congress, 1st Session, Volum 4 |
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... steam - vessels ( such as are now maintained on Europeon peace establishments ) into either one of our harbors , and from shelling the city located within it ? IRON - CLAD STEAMSHIPS OF WAR MAY RUN BY FORTS FORTIFICATIONS AND SEA ...
... steam - vessels ( such as are now maintained on Europeon peace establishments ) into either one of our harbors , and from shelling the city located within it ? IRON - CLAD STEAMSHIPS OF WAR MAY RUN BY FORTS FORTIFICATIONS AND SEA ...
Pàgina 6
... steam- ships has increased their power of resistance . Hence it is consid- ered in the highest degree probable that if , in 1851 , a fleet of iron - clad steamships of the line could force a passage into New York harbor , especially if ...
... steam- ships has increased their power of resistance . Hence it is consid- ered in the highest degree probable that if , in 1851 , a fleet of iron - clad steamships of the line could force a passage into New York harbor , especially if ...
Pàgina 72
... steam in its various forms of application , and of the immense force which in a short time could be concentrated upon a given point ; and it is scarcely within the limits of possibility that he would venture formally to besiege one of ...
... steam in its various forms of application , and of the immense force which in a short time could be concentrated upon a given point ; and it is scarcely within the limits of possibility that he would venture formally to besiege one of ...
Pàgina 78
... steam have fur- nished another most important agent in the work of national protection . There can be but little doubt that floating batteries , propelled by this agent , will be among the most efficient means of coast defence . In our ...
... steam have fur- nished another most important agent in the work of national protection . There can be but little doubt that floating batteries , propelled by this agent , will be among the most efficient means of coast defence . In our ...
Pàgina 81
... steam batteries ; I mean batteries to be employed as accessories in the defence of the harbors and inlets , and in aid of the permanent fortifications . The progressive improvement in the application of the power of steam renders it ...
... steam batteries ; I mean batteries to be employed as accessories in the defence of the harbors and inlets , and in aid of the permanent fortifications . The progressive improvement in the application of the power of steam renders it ...
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