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be untenable, the bonebariment of the town of Victor in ought to be an easymatter and the capture of the battery not improbable with, of course,

adequate landing party conrred by fire from shipps.

of a battery in Kellets Bunk. бранитишси

is not approved of an account of

Green Island would

expense, me on

be the next best means of cooperation with Stonecutter West, though the fire, as in the case

of the Balder batteries, would be at low

ranges. The Green Island

battery would also be of very great assistance should the every attempt to rush the channel when a many дино guno shines be brought to bear upon him as possible considering the slowness of five from murdern oxinance of large type. Everything must be done to keep the enemy out of the harbour.

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18, (Seernely) Insufficiency of heavy. armament in the dijesin to prevent the every shelling the position formen sofe distance, as

also an insufficient number of groasts oppose his ships attempting to fome the Pass regardless opens fire.. the three guns is the Reverse battery being the only ones completely anreeping the watts. a proposal for assorter battary for steis purpose having been rejected at home.

Channel or

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(Thirdly) to gune to prevent every's ships from eiches bombarding the town froma point (marked "B") on the map) outside the sulphur landing amparty wish light grows at Mount Davis to take up a position on the top completely. commanding the Belcher bacteria, oshasbeen practiendly demonstrate