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epared to undertake "Edney on this elaborate
doubtedly
a most-
rito Coal supply- hant-Steamers-but-
on the
eaty's Ships Sitation. It is within
alifax and 1200 miles nd Itherefore respecthly mporary defence upon ld be undertaken by upplemented if tachment of Royal lifax to mount and mament may be
in addition to a Sun. on clad Ship.
Prince Edward Island cposed to attack from zy access
access all round
" is equally defenceless -160 Harrison Artillerymen Charlottetown-and
about
com
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there are an ruins
Those formerly
about 460 Infantry, 200
are al-Charlottetown.
of whom
Until I went there first in 18978-
the Island Militia under the old
Praincial
6 system was almoer only in
Name _ It has since been re-organized and partially trained but I cannot.
rely on il-even-yet- as
•very efficient_
No doubt it had much improvect when I visited the Island again last August.
or
There is no battery on either Blockhous Battery Point- the two headlands on either side of the entrance to Hillsboro River - The only Juns mounted are three 32 pounders
on an unnamed
promt; lying between Government house and York River - Thew Jams would dispute the narrow channel with a steamer not heavily armed with Riffled
Artation The Battery and Magazine have
been recently put in repair-
No doubt a battery of Refed Grins
upon