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red two Companies

3.

~,

and four more

the viciosity. The

d of the thiength

affear

bout 150

that

Artillery

service of the guns in a position to testing a landing

to an attack upon ent upon the town

is desirable that

garrison for the

which should be

u, a sufficient

Bossible to renot

column of 500 -neighbourhood. " Grommment to might not

K

qa battery for

Ion Battery power

209

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4.

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which would suffice to bring a beasy fie

upon the narrow channel in pout for a

distance of 3000 yards.

and thus ward

If any attack by a single marmurared ship.

Considering that Charlottetown is not a Strategical position of consequence, that. attack to which it is saposed is only one of

any

a predatory nature; looking also to the fact that it is 100 miles within the Gulf of # Lawrence, it might probably suffice to adopt the latter proposal, omitting the battery on Blockhouse Point.

In the former case the esticated cost would be as follows:

For battery at Blockhouse Pruit

ques complete. £3,000.

Three & tou ques

three 64...

Batteries Magazines

1800

8,400

₤13,200

13

For battery at Balley Point

three 64

• queens complete. 1800

Battery Magazines

15.709

Fotal.

1800

3,600 $16,800

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