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his batteries of Artillery and two Companies of Infacetry in Charlottetown, and four Companies of defantry in the occiosity _ The Committee are not informed of the shength
of these units, but it would appear that allewing for casualties, about 150 Artillery would be required for the service of the gunsd The Committee are not in a position to judge of the possibility of effecting a landing in the vicinity with a view to an attack upon the batteries, or to a movement upon the town, but they are of opinion it is desirable that In addition to a permanent garrison for the work on Blockhouse point, which should be not less than 100 a 150 men,
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sufficient.
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by a column of 500 on 600 men lauded in the neighbourhood, It will be hawwer for the Government to consider whether these defences might not be limited to the construction of a battery for
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