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A description of batteries being erected at Houghing and Kontoeu, Hunghong.
June 26th 1863.
Name of Battery Proposed Armament Remarks Possession Point 13. 68. Pr North Point 4. 10 inch Guns West Battery This Battery is situated on a spur on the Western confines of the Town, about 170 feet above the harbour. Three guns are mounted here, two in one battery and one in position separately: both batteries are sunken. The Guns command the Harbour from the Western end of Stone Cutters' Island, to the extremity of Kowloon Peninsula with a range of about 2,500 yards. East Battery North Point is a spur about 200 feet in height and distant between 2 and 3 miles from the town Eastward; The Battery on this point is sunken and commands with one gun the passage between North Point and the opposite projection of Kowloon on the road leading from the Eastward to Victoria, and gun bearing Eastward on the harbour. It commands hostile vessels approaching from the Eastward, and with a range of 1500 yards, to the Westward. Kowloon 2. 10 inchBoth these Batteries are sunken.
(signed)
W.R. Clements,
Lt. R.E.
Commanding R. Engineers in China.
(True copy)
(Signed) H. C. B. Moody,
Acting Colonial Secretary.
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escription of
atteries being erected at Houghing
and Kontoen
Hunghong.
June 264 1863.
Name of Battery
Proposed
Armament.
Remarks
trong họng
342
Bossession Point
13. 68. Pr
North Point
4. 10
inch
Guns
West Battery
East Battery
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This Battery is situated. Spur on the Western confines of the Town, about 170 feet above the harbour. Three guns are mounted here, two in one battery and one in position separately: both batteries are shinken, The Guns command! Harbour from the Western end of Stone butters' Island, to the extremity of Kowloon Peninsula with a madivo of about 2,500 yards
on
North Point is a spur about wo feet in height and distant between 2 and 3 miles from the town Eastward; The Battery this point is sundlew and comdmunds with one give the passage between Worth Point and the opposite projection of Kowloon on the road leading from the Eastward to Vicovia, and gun bearing Avestward; on the harbour.. hostile vessels approaching from the Eastward, and
width 1500 yards, to
one.
Kowloon
This Battery is about to feet above the level of the sea and commands the harbour from the South end offi
Stone Cutters Island to Netelet's Island.
2.
10 inch
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5. 8 inch
Situated grins sharbour.
on a spour about to feet above high water, and Commands the West and South Both these Baltenied are. Sunkon!
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Sient but.. R. & in china,
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Acting Colonial Secretary.
(Signed) H. C. B. Moody.
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