Reports of Committees: 16th Congress, 1st Session - 49th Congress, 1st Session, Volum 4 |
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Pàgina 40
... river - The more effectually to protect the city of Washington from a sudden attack by troops landed at the head of navigation of the Patuxent , and to provide an additional shelter for vessels , a fort has been projected to occupy ...
... river - The more effectually to protect the city of Washington from a sudden attack by troops landed at the head of navigation of the Patuxent , and to provide an additional shelter for vessels , a fort has been projected to occupy ...
Pàgina 41
... rivers to the ocean , a canal from river to river , and terminating in the harbor of Beaufort , North Carolina . If the first of these projects be executed , defensive works would be necessary at the new inlet ; if not , no others will ...
... rivers to the ocean , a canal from river to river , and terminating in the harbor of Beaufort , North Carolina . If the first of these projects be executed , defensive works would be necessary at the new inlet ; if not , no others will ...
Pàgina 42
... river by a fort on Oak island and another on Bald Head , and the smaller channel by a redoubt on Federal Point . The battery , magazine , block - house , quarters , & c . , & c . , at Smithville , may remain as accessories ; the cost of ...
... river by a fort on Oak island and another on Bald Head , and the smaller channel by a redoubt on Federal Point . The battery , magazine , block - house , quarters , & c . , & c . , at Smithville , may remain as accessories ; the cost of ...
Pàgina 43
... river , or Port Royal roads . - The value of this capacious roadstead as a harbor of refuge depends on the depth ... river . — Mention has already been made of the natural interior water communication existing along the coast of South ...
... river , or Port Royal roads . - The value of this capacious roadstead as a harbor of refuge depends on the depth ... river . — Mention has already been made of the natural interior water communication existing along the coast of South ...
Pàgina 44
... river is by no means difficult . A fort on Cockspur island , lying just within the mouth , and for additional security perhaps another on Tybee island , which forms the southern cape at the junction of the river with the ocean , would ...
... river is by no means difficult . A fort on Cockspur island , lying just within the mouth , and for additional security perhaps another on Tybee island , which forms the southern cape at the junction of the river with the ocean , would ...
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