Reports of Committees: 16th Congress, 1st Session - 49th Congress, 1st Session, Volum 4 |
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Pàgina 153
... armed vessels bearing forty or fifty times as many guns ; and the ships , unable to pro- duce any effect in consequence , are beaten off with loss . The cases present no peculiar advantage on the side of the batteries either as regards ...
... armed vessels bearing forty or fifty times as many guns ; and the ships , unable to pro- duce any effect in consequence , are beaten off with loss . The cases present no peculiar advantage on the side of the batteries either as regards ...
Pàgina 159
... armed steamers , together with two British and several Spanish gunboats , attacked the little town of Fuenterabia . The place is surrounded only by an old wall ; and two guns of small calibre , to which , on the evening of the attack ...
... armed steamers , together with two British and several Spanish gunboats , attacked the little town of Fuenterabia . The place is surrounded only by an old wall ; and two guns of small calibre , to which , on the evening of the attack ...
Pàgina 160
... armed steamboats belonging to the squadron . " It was lucky for us , " says the reporter , " that the Mexicans did not disturb this operation , which lasted near two hours 160 FORTIFICATIONS AND SEA - COAST DEFENCES .
... armed steamboats belonging to the squadron . " It was lucky for us , " says the reporter , " that the Mexicans did not disturb this operation , which lasted near two hours 160 FORTIFICATIONS AND SEA - COAST DEFENCES .
Pàgina 170
... armed with Paixhan guns they would be less so . And they would be less formidable , also , on account of their comparatively small number of guns ; for there is no reason why the firing should be more accurate than from ships ; and the ...
... armed with Paixhan guns they would be less so . And they would be less formidable , also , on account of their comparatively small number of guns ; for there is no reason why the firing should be more accurate than from ships ; and the ...
Pàgina 172
... armed vessels and 82 gunboats . The guns , mortars , & c . , pro- vided for such bombardments and sieges as the troops might have to conduct amounted to 158 pieces , with the suitable supplies of ammunition and stores of every kind ...
... armed vessels and 82 gunboats . The guns , mortars , & c . , pro- vided for such bombardments and sieges as the troops might have to conduct amounted to 158 pieces , with the suitable supplies of ammunition and stores of every kind ...
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