Reports of Committees: 16th Congress, 1st Session - 49th Congress, 1st Session, Volum 4 |
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Pàgina 11
... commerce of the upper lakes undefended , nor could it allow the British war vessels to domi- nate Lake Ontario , where the bulk of the British commerce , wealth , and military and naval resources are to be found . Hence , two fleets ...
... commerce of the upper lakes undefended , nor could it allow the British war vessels to domi- nate Lake Ontario , where the bulk of the British commerce , wealth , and military and naval resources are to be found . Hence , two fleets ...
Pàgina 27
... commerce in distant seas ; meeting , by concert , at distant points , and falling in mass upon his smaller squadrons or upon his colonial possessions , and even levying contributions in the unprotected ports ; blockading for a time the ...
... commerce in distant seas ; meeting , by concert , at distant points , and falling in mass upon his smaller squadrons or upon his colonial possessions , and even levying contributions in the unprotected ports ; blockading for a time the ...
Pàgina 30
... commerce through the avenues which nature or art may have created- a commerce of inestimable value at all times , and becoming more necessary as well as more valuable on every interruption of foreign traffic . As being in close ...
... commerce through the avenues which nature or art may have created- a commerce of inestimable value at all times , and becoming more necessary as well as more valuable on every interruption of foreign traffic . As being in close ...
Pàgina 32
... commerce and to the interests of the navy , to one of the most important in the Union . After a careful examination of all the necessary conditions of such a problem , the naval com- missioners and board of engineers , in their joint ...
... commerce and to the interests of the navy , to one of the most important in the Union . After a careful examination of all the necessary conditions of such a problem , the naval com- missioners and board of engineers , in their joint ...
Pàgina 33
... commerce of some consequence of their own , but they are particularly interesting in reference to the port of Boston and to the transition from the middle to the eastern section of the coast , in which respects they would become still ...
... commerce of some consequence of their own , but they are particularly interesting in reference to the port of Boston and to the transition from the middle to the eastern section of the coast , in which respects they would become still ...
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