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of armed

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lvery point of importance along

these coasts.

It is therefore clear that the Ports of the

Doucision, like those

д

other Colonies muust

trust to their own resources to secure themselves

hostile cruizers; deriving

from the attack

from N.Mr Fleet the great advantage of

immunity pour attack on a

large scale, and

such general protection as it is able to afford

to all parts of the Erupice, but dependent upon their own means for purely

have

The Committee in making

local defence

their recommendation

continually kept these considerations in view, and have in all cases himited their.. proposals to the least, which in their opinion would adequately meet the attack to which the several ports right in ordinary probability be exposed-

With

regard

to ordnance, the armament

the Committee Cresisted of

recommended by the

ytou and 64th rifled ques-