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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
威
: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
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