CO129-002 - Sir Henry Pottinger - 1843 — Page 127

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therefore consider the present cantonment the

best to be selected to afford from its ground an tial position flanking fire from Batteries East and West for the protection of the Town on by inclosing the right and left these sides and

of the position planting the gorge with prickly pears 1 1⁄2 giving to the whole the character of a permanent Field position advantage of Command will be obtained over land attack on those sides : to enable a small force to resist a superior one -

means any the whole capable of farming much better for Defence than what is supplied to of the West India Spland : that I have seen I have stated capable of forming because the strength!! and importance of the Defence I

have pointed out will rest mainly or the occupation of the position being confined entirely to 125 to the Military Department and to such offices and Record office 8 : that require the Treasury every protection from them. The whole being thus under military survillance, military discipline will so best preserved, the military duties carried on with fewer sentries, and the arrangement will most materially contribute to the Civil population preserve order confining among. the attention of the Police Force into

will be tivo separate Districts, which at night communication with each other. cut off from

His Evallenc; the Govenor has already fanned me with are with an idea of the plans he has the for the improvement of the ground contiguous to the west side of this position by appropriating land to be reclaimed there ad a parade and for ornamental grounds and I am happy find to j

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therefore consider the present cantonment the best to be selected to afford from its ground an tial position flanking fire from Batteries East and West for the protection of the Town on by inclosing the right and left these sides and of the position planting the gorge with prickly pears 1 1⁄2 giving to the whole the character of a permanent Field position advantage of Command will be obtained over land attack on those sides : to enable a small force to resist a superior one - means any the whole capable of farming much better for Defence than what is supplied to of the West India Spland : that I have seen I have stated capable of forming because the strength!! and importance of the Defence I have pointed out will rest mainly or the occupation of the position being confined entirely to 125 to the Military Department and to such offices and Record office 8 : that require the Treasury every protection from them. The whole being thus under military survillance, military discipline will so best preserved, the military duties carried on with fewer sentries, and the arrangement will most materially contribute to the Civil population preserve order confining among. the attention of the Police Force into will be tivo separate Districts, which at night communication with each other. cut off from His Evallenc; the Govenor has already fanned me with are with an idea of the plans he has the for the improvement of the ground contiguous to the west side of this position by appropriating land to be reclaimed there ad a parade and for ornamental grounds and I am happy find to j
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therefore consider the present cantonment the best to be selected to afford from its ground antial position flanking fire from Batteries Cast and West for the protection of the Town on by inclosing the right and left these sides and of the position planting the gorge with prickly pears 11⁄2 giving to the whole the character of a permanent Field position advantage of Command will be obtained over land attack on those sides : to enable a small force to resist a superior one - means any the whole capable of farming much better for Defence than what is supplied to of the West India Spland : that I have seen I have stated capable of forming because the strength!! and importance of the Defence I have pointed out will rest mainly or the occupation of the position being confined entirely to 125 to the Military Department and to such offices and Record office 8 : that require the Treasury every protection from them. The whole being thus under military survillance, military discipline will so best preserved, the military duties carried on with fewer sentries, and the arrangement will most materially contribute to the Civil population preserve order confining among. the attention of the Police Force into will be communication with each other. tivo separate Districts, which at night cut off from His Evallenc; the Govenor has already fanned me with are with an idea of the plans he has the for the improvement of the ground contiguous to the west side of this position by appropriating land to be reclaimed there ad a parade and for ornamental grounds and I am happy find to j
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therefore consider the present cantonment the

best to be selected to afford from its ground antial position flanking fire from Batteries

Cast and West for the protection of the Town on by inclosing the right and left

these sides and

of the position planting the gorge with prickly pears 11⁄2 giving

to the whole the character of a permanent Field position advantage of

Command

will be obtained over land attack on those sides

: to enable a small force to resist a superior

one -

means

any

the whole capable of farming much better for Defence

than what is supplied to

of the West India Spland : that I have seen

I have stated capable of forming because the strength!!

and importance of the Defence I

have pointed out will rest mainly

or

the

occupation of the position being confined entirely

to

125

to the Military Department and to such offices and Record office 8 : that require

the Treasury

every protection from them. The whole being thus under military survillance, military discipline will so best preserved, the

military

duties carried on

with fewer sentries, and the

arrangement will most materially contribute to

the Civil population

preserve order

confining

among.

the attention of the Police Force into

will be

communication with each other.

tivo separate Districts, which at night

cut off from

His Evallenc; the Govenor has already

fanned me with are

with an idea of the plans he has

the

for the improvement of the ground contiguous to the west side of this position by appropriating land to be reclaimed there

ad a

parade and

for ornamental grounds and I am happy

find

to j

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