Reports of Committees: 16th Congress, 1st Session - 49th Congress, 1st Session, Volum 4 |
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Pàgina 42
... sufficient depth of water within and upon the bar near the mouth for merchant vessels and small vessels - of - war . It is probable this harbor may be well defended by a work placed near the mouth of Moschito creek , a little within the ...
... sufficient depth of water within and upon the bar near the mouth for merchant vessels and small vessels - of - war . It is probable this harbor may be well defended by a work placed near the mouth of Moschito creek , a little within the ...
Pàgina 66
... sufficiently powerful to repel the attacks of any vessels seeking to enter the narrow harbors upon the lakes , if we ... sufficient for all the purposes of defence against Indians . They may be built speedily , with little expense , and ...
... sufficiently powerful to repel the attacks of any vessels seeking to enter the narrow harbors upon the lakes , if we ... sufficient for all the purposes of defence against Indians . They may be built speedily , with little expense , and ...
Pàgina 70
... sufficiently important to justify the risk of placing a body of land troops before one of these works , too strong to ... sufficient de- tachments to blockade them , or must turn them and move on with all the diffi- culties attending the ...
... sufficiently important to justify the risk of placing a body of land troops before one of these works , too strong to ... sufficient de- tachments to blockade them , or must turn them and move on with all the diffi- culties attending the ...
Pàgina 71
... sufficient to repel an assailing squadron , and that their land defences should be sufficient to resist a besieging army . It is certain that whatever works we erect should be so constructed as to be beyond the reach of any coup de main ...
... sufficient to repel an assailing squadron , and that their land defences should be sufficient to resist a besieging army . It is certain that whatever works we erect should be so constructed as to be beyond the reach of any coup de main ...
Pàgina 72
... sufficient reason for making its defences out of reasonable proportion to its exposure . The true inquiry is , What circumstances will probably induce and cnable an enemy to assail a given point , and with what force ; and how can we ...
... sufficient reason for making its defences out of reasonable proportion to its exposure . The true inquiry is , What circumstances will probably induce and cnable an enemy to assail a given point , and with what force ; and how can we ...
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