Reports of Committees: 16th Congress, 1st Session - 49th Congress, 1st Session, Volum 4 |
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... superior force , are few , and can be found only in the Gulf and Pacific States , and in those bordering on Lakes Huron and Superior . These exceptions are rapidly lessening in num- ber , and in a few years will disappear . It is a ...
... superior force , are few , and can be found only in the Gulf and Pacific States , and in those bordering on Lakes Huron and Superior . These exceptions are rapidly lessening in num- ber , and in a few years will disappear . It is a ...
Pàgina 26
... superior , having numerous points along an extended frontier to protect , and being unable to concentrate , because ignorant of the se- lected point of attack , every point must be simultaneously guarded ; our sepa- rate squadrons may ...
... superior , having numerous points along an extended frontier to protect , and being unable to concentrate , because ignorant of the se- lected point of attack , every point must be simultaneously guarded ; our sepa- rate squadrons may ...
Pàgina 27
... superior force , they can strike the extended coast of their country , ( avoiding the harbors and im- portant outlets of the country where alone a blockading force may be supposed to lie , ) at numerous points where succor and ...
... superior force , they can strike the extended coast of their country , ( avoiding the harbors and im- portant outlets of the country where alone a blockading force may be supposed to lie , ) at numerous points where succor and ...
Pàgina 44
... superior enemy . Accurate and minute surveys , which will enable our vessels , whether driven by an enemy or by stress of weather , to shun the dangers which beset the nav- igation of these harbors , and properly arranged defences to ...
... superior enemy . Accurate and minute surveys , which will enable our vessels , whether driven by an enemy or by stress of weather , to shun the dangers which beset the nav- igation of these harbors , and properly arranged defences to ...
Pàgina 68
... superior fleet , conveying the necessary troops , could effect a landing at numerous points upon our shores , even if the best devised plan of fortifying them were consummated ; and , from the nature of maritime operations , such a ...
... superior fleet , conveying the necessary troops , could effect a landing at numerous points upon our shores , even if the best devised plan of fortifying them were consummated ; and , from the nature of maritime operations , such a ...
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