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Land Defense,

Aldrich's Scheme for that it appears to me to defend

on

Entirely Government may

the views which Her Majesty's

entertain with regard use of this Colony,

to the future

by

whether the plans recommended. Captain Kellett and follenton and Major Aldrick's (so far as they compatible with each other) should

be carried out.

the

are

It seems to me, after most unbiased reflection, imposible

Can

ве

given

to those

that effect

this face plans without rendering of the Island a mere

Military and Naval Position in lieu of (what it would in all likelihood become under good management)

a rast emporium of fommerce and_ wealth; and, after all, that it_ never can be strengthened by any

outlay

or trouble so as to render it

ar

tonable for 24 hours against- Memy having a Naval superiority.

In conclusion, it is perhaps proper

I should explain that the Suggestion letter No 188 of the

I made in

4th

my

of May last, that Your Exceltney should communicate with Major General Lord Sattown, had reference

only

to the fact that the Cantonment. at "West Point" and the Naval Location at

"

"Navy Bay adjoined

each other, and that mutual convenience might therefore possibly have been, I thought, consulted

in