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The two additional wings of the Barracks on Cantonment Hill will be finished in about a fortnight from this time, and they are of a similar character to the buildings I have alluded to. These Regimental buildings have been found to labor more than it was at first expected, which accounts for their not having been finished by this time as I anticipated. I have directed a Magazine to be built near this Barrack, its having been kept in the most alarming state of anxiety by a circumstance which still requires some explanation. Sometime ago the Land Officer informed me that when sent on shore a large quantity of powder was landed to my amazement. This quantity proved to be one hundred and ninety casks. I understood it was thirty casks. As the order in the first instance was entirely a temporary expression of my anxiety in hopes that this powder would be removed every day.
At length Lieut. Col. Montgomerie brought the subject before Major General Bell by whose directions this powder was sent on shore, and the Major General then, and not till then, brought the subject to my attention, at the same time expressing a desire that a Magazine might be built for its safe protection. That having been proposed, of course I consented and was asked by the Brigade Major to allow fifty rounds of musket ammunition in measure to be put on shore in a temporary shed in which the Ordnance to this Island is kept. He assented, but to his arrangement the necessary directions; but this building cannot be finished for sometime yet, and in the meanwhile a large quantity of powder is stored in a straw that, close to a very large quantity of other most valuable property, both of public and private nature liable to be exploded by...
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The two additional
on
wings of the Barracks Cantonment Hill will be finished in about
a
twee weeks from this time, and they are of or similar character to the buildings I have
alluted to these
Regene
mcle
evings
have been found
to
labor than it was at first expected,
which accor It for their not having been
its
fines it by this time as
Magazine
have directed a
I anticipated. I
to be built near this
Sara-ie's having been kept in the mott alarming
state of anxiety by
a circumstance which still
requires some explanation. Sometime
Land Ficer informed
me
ago
the
when sent on shore
amazement. This quantity froved to be
hundrei and
ine.
I understood it was
I se pressed.
any
Thirty casks. As
Ine adul
in the
entirely a temporary expression of my anxiety in
hopes that this powder would
every day
be
Burrell
removed. At length Leet: Co? Montgomerie brought the subject before. Major General Benell by whose directions this powder was sent on
shine, and the Major General then, and not
sell then, brought the subject to my allertion,
at the same
time expressing
a desire that
might be built for it's sure pertection.
that having been
Magazine
of
course I
consented and
asted by the Brigade Major to allow or
hi
hundred and
as a
in a
temporary
shid
Fifty
Aounds
of meeskat ammunition
measure to be put on shore
d in which the Ordnance to this
Island is kept he assented, but; that to his
angement
gane
the
necessary
directions ; but this building cannot be finished
for sometime yet,
and in the mean
while the kraw Htut ; close to a very large powder it in a Straw that, close to a
quantity of other most valuable property, both of
public and private nature liable to be expodia
by
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