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being speedily executed. as well as the completion of the concrete platforms

the 3 Forts at Levis,

on the Salients

of

to mount the 7 inch funs all ready for the purpose. This is also emergent. I earnestly request attention to this in the hostilities, which if they

Drew

of

would evidently

Const.

He

Quebec we

f

man

be immediate on

Accur

this

the extensive works at

have the excellent "B" Battery.

about 160 men

thoroughly trained

Artillery men. Also a Battery of 112 men

but little drilleds-

a

new

Jarrison

recently enrolled,

was

7 few days ago authority, given to enrol a Battery of 42

Balling of 12 men

at Levis. But in view of manning- the lines and extensive works of this important fortress and its outlying forts which would be of the utmost conseguents.

in case

of war. there should atte less than 300 Arfillerymen is

than 300 Artillery

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any this

és, short of Ironclads.

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to come within

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the Citadel be

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2mooth bore Guns

nks, there

are leveral

of 110 pounders

an

some of the 64 pr

year from

& last

mounted.

I have been all

but the flatforms I request the attention

may

? Public Works

important Service

being