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safety of an, ships lejing in the "Roads" as in the event of anticipated attack
they could take
inside.
refuge
Sea Befences
Military
New Harbour.
I have inspected the batteries
already, constructed
and the other
positions proposed for these defences
The sites are well chosen,
and the works, considering the
amount of money
at the disposal
on the
of the
whole
They
Executive officers,
well
constructed, and although
will have, to a considerable extent, to be remodelled in order to adapt them for heavier armaments, they
with not require that almost total
Reconstruction
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