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is that there are!

one Company of & Exfantry, with vicinity. The Committer

ral thougth of there

non that the total

taure of the position including

то жен

live to man the

against any force

und and advance

the East, or on

:st of the harbour.

mation as to the

ks, and of the

Fort Dufferin

e of the sites they

the Committer are ate of the Cost of Theufre limit

the armament

& ammunition pergun te 18000.

600 8,600

4.

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Sydney. Cape Breton.

8.

the port of Sydney Cape Breton is one the defence of which is of importance in order

the power of obtaining

to deny

to au

Surmy

cool which is produced from muines in close

proximity to the shores of the inlet, within which the town and loading stages

are situated

Several batteries formerly existed for the defence of this post, but they had all been allowed to go to ruin previous

to muin previous to their being

handed over to the local Government, with

the Exception of

six 32P

one on

Chapel point, in which

" guns were mounted_

From the Alegrapher Derpatch of the Governor General dated 18th May, it affears that there are at present Eight 32th smooth bored gims mounted, but these although good and efficient greus a few years ago, are not now adequate to repel an attack by ships anned

with rifled Artillery.

The Committer therefore recommend the

erection of

two batteries in succession,

one he

7-709..

!

Reference:-

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