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good Infantry
if Cavalry and a
tillery in the City.
would be ample need
much more, if any ttempt
well as
were made
by land.
of H. Mis Ships
:an Station have
Bermudas
aware
as well
of the number
bout 12 or 14- nor
acity for speed- ip, which of
speed with the
8, which an
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mumy
in Canada
rvice in light vessels .
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on
board lightly built occcels.
vessels.
The Mail Steamers both of
the
& York
New York and
Guebec
lines would,
would probably
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be armed in England.
be
Under these circumstances, onay
brought
may
I presume to recomm und that it
to the notice of St. M's foot
unhappily declaration there of
that, should war
before any
a
be necessary.
is made,
squadron of swift and lightly armed podsbeamers may occupy the Sulf of St. Lawrence and the Bay of Fundy, where immediate
damage
be inflicted by enemy's Ships
on
could
the outheak of tar, if no preparation
hand to resist them
be made before hand to,
by vessels
a similar character.
off a
Large Rupplies of Corpedoes should be obtained also for the various Harbours
along
our extended boast, and,
d persons
qualified to give instruction in their
use should be sent out.
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