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Sydney. Cape Breton.
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the port of Sydney Cape Meton is one the defence of which is of importance in order
to au
to deny
Seeing the power gobtaining coal which is produced from suines in close proximity to the shoes of the inlet, within which the town and loading stages are situated, Several batteries formerly existed for the defence of this port, but they had all been allowed to go to ruin previous to their being handed over to the local Government, with
the Exception of
one on Chapel point, in which
six 32th guns were mounted -
From the Elegrapher Derpatch of the Groemor
it appears
General dated 18th May, it
that there
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are at present Eight 32th smooth boud guns
mounted, but these although good
and
кожной
eficient greus a few years ago, are not now
adequate to repel
an attack by ships anned
with rifled Artillery.
The Committer therefore recommend the
erection of
two batteries in succession, one in
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