wels

of this Port.

› as accompanied

the

Commanding I Enquisers as well

nior Officers of the

ad therefore abundent for gathering informat

to the defences, and

= honor to forward

mping

Remarks And

or their Lordships

-Le

EA. Englefield

bice Adencial

f

783

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CO 537/194

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#

Copy

Remarks on the Sea defences of Halifax hovadinti

5

The approaches to the Harbour are at present defended by Batteries and Works

distinguished and armed as follows.

No Nature

Name of Work of

Citadel

91 Guns.

Guns

of

Guns.

Remarks.

Guns, only 2 are

8 7" M.d.R. Excepting the Saluting 29 64th M.d.R. mounted though they are

in the Fort. A correspondence

Pr.

Pr

20 24 SB.

12 20 PF BL. R. office on the subject. It is is now going on with War

4 13" Mortars hoped that 15 of the most 8" _do_mimportant will ben 329 Saluting position by the Exd of the

//

Hort Charlotte 4

8

10" M.L.R

Year.

The 8-6885° have been

| dismounted & removed.

9" - do - from the Island & it is un-

20 Guns. 8 689 SB. derstood they will be replaced

Georges Tod

Fort Clarence

11

Jby 64 Pro M. LR.

9" M.L.R. No 1.22 Emplacements

the Guns were dismounted

Easter Passage 4 64 Pro - do- about 2 years aget have not

19 Guns.

Jves Pourt

9. Силь

4

329 SB.

3

6

York Redout 3.

11 quis.

10′′ M.L.R

9"-do-

10" M.LR.

8

9"-do-

5

10" M.d.R

7"-do-

Cambridge Battery 8. Guns 3.

Ogilvie Battery 5 9" M.d. R

10 guns. "Prince of Wales'

Tower

5

7"-do

8 Guns.

8.

647: MLR.

yet been re mounted. The 4. 647. Counterweight quis not yet, monaten but undīnctions have been quien for on onn

Your

mounted.

Mounted.

ating 2 nay!"

here are only 5 Guns Mounted the other 3. are kept in reserve at Cambridge Battery.

59793 North West Germ 4 809. M. R. Approved but not

49ems.

Constructed.

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