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& John New Brunswick.

The City and Port of Fr John, situated

at the mouth of the to John river New Brunswired

was formerly provided with defensive works Consisting of Dorchester Battery

or

the point

below the town, and two other batteries near

of

it, in which were mounted a sumber

On Partridge Soland,

burrth bored ques-

which is in the bay about 3000 yards in prout of Borchester Battery, there was a battery surrounding the lighthouse, also containing several smooth bored guns - On the westem side of the entrance to the harbour a battery had been commenced on Regro point for 10 guns.

but it was not

completed for anned. In rear of this batting

distame

at a

of about 1400 yards stood a Martells Tower, and near it on the site an old blockhouse, a oncall battery - On the Eastem side of the entrance to the harbour, East of Courtenay Bay, a battery

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