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to battle ships conducting a bombardment undernveigh beyond the mine field.

In this latter

cate

the

c

quemers of Belcher and

Stonecutter forts might possibly fire into each other if they missed the

exemp On the other hand, if the modified obstruction suggested is put doron

Kellett's Bank, the

fild, reduced to 6/2

cables in length, is manageable; it is under

ques of Stonecutter

the

vest; and the distance

of the enemy

་་་་་།

id

- creased 1/4 miles from the City, unless be destroyed the une fild which is hardly within the

range

range of possibility,

I have,

5.7 10. Ueber

W. Usborne Moore,

Commander.