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be allowed between the wall and the Road.
The Sites required for Batteries are shown upon. I agree with Shant
the plan, they
are
of little value for any
purpose except only the height I.
other
Pient: bolonel bann in
this
fired on from a Battery
This height would be convenient as the In enemy would be site for dwelling houses of
Merchants owning
Storehouses immediately below, were it not
absolutely required for a battery; it is in the form of a long ridge of ample length for a strong battery, 70 feet above the sea, facing the entrance to the Harbour, and occupies the most favorable point for defending it in Conjunction with Murray Battery and Possession Point
on the opposite shore - The Necessity for so occupying this point is obvious ~ inspecting the Chart: the distance of either
on
O. or NE
from Victoria is several hundred
at I also when in such
position that the fire from the Battery at O
would
go into the Town
(fig?) J.B.
yards greater,
and they could afford Comparatively
little assistance to the Batteries there when
attacked, these batteries being silenced an
enemy's squadron would advance on O. or at pleasure, and in attacking either of these, not be materially annoyed from the other, from which they would be sheltered by intervening high land,
a battery at I. on the contrary, could not be avoided by an enemy and if itself attacked would be well supported by the adjacent batteries.
be
But although this height is not available for private buildings, yet as the battery will be
feet high, the houses in front may sufficiently lofty
above H. W. is quite sufficient to admit of o
70
and
yet not mask it; 50 feet
A
floor of dwelling apartments over the stores, which mode of construction is adopted in some
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be allowed between the wall and the Road.
The Sites required for Batteries are shown upon. I agree with Shant
the plan, they
are
of little value for any
purpose except only the height I.
other
Pient: bolonel bann in
this
fired on from a Battery
This hright would be convenient as the In enemy would be site for dwelling houses of
Merchants owning
Storehouses immediately below, were it not
absolutely required for a battery; it is in the form of a long ridge of ample length for a strong batterine, 70 feet above the sea, facing the - entrance to the Harbour, and occupies the- moet favorable point for defending it in - Conjunction with Murray Battery and Possession Point
on the opposite shore - The Necessity for so occupying this point is obvions ~ inspecting the Chart: the distance of either
on
O. or NE
from Vectoria is Reveral hundred
a
at I also when in such
position that the fire. from the Battery at 0
would
•go into the Town
(tig?) J.B.
yards greater,
and they could afford Comparatively
little assistance to the Batteries there when
attucken, these batteries being silenced an
enemy's squadron would advance on O. or stat pleasure, and in attacking either of these, not be materially annoyed from the other, from which they would be sheltered by intervening high land,
a battery at I. on the contrary, coned not be avoided by an enemy and if itself attacked wonen be well supported by the adjacent batteries.
be
But although this height is not available for private buildings, yet as the battery will be
• feet high, the houses in front may sufficiently lofty
above H. W. is quite sufficient to admit of o
70
and
yet not mask it; 50 feet
A
floor of develling a partments over the stores, which mode of construction is adopted in some
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