therefore consider the present cantonment the
best to be selected to afford from its ground an tial position flanking fire from Batteries East and West for the protection of the Town on by inclosing the right and left these sides and
of the position planting the gorge with prickly pears 1 1⁄2 giving to the whole the character of a permanent Field position advantage of Command will be obtained over land attack on those sides : to enable a small force to resist a superior one -
means any the whole capable of farming much better for Defence than what is supplied to of the West India Spland : that I have seen I have stated capable of forming because the strength!! and importance of the Defence I
have pointed out will rest mainly or the occupation of the position being confined entirely to 125 to the Military Department and to such offices and Record office 8 : that require the Treasury every protection from them. The whole being thus under military survillance, military discipline will so best preserved, the military duties carried on with fewer sentries, and the arrangement will most materially contribute to the Civil population preserve order confining among. the attention of the Police Force into
will be tivo separate Districts, which at night communication with each other. cut off from
His Evallenc; the Govenor has already fanned me with are with an idea of the plans he has the for the improvement of the ground contiguous to the west side of this position by appropriating land to be reclaimed there ad a parade and for ornamental grounds and I am happy find to j