The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1856-04-03
Oar Sea Coast Dcssues..

Our Sea 4 COasf DefeueeS.
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FROM an elaborate article IN Putnam for
March We gather some interesting facts relative
"a our sa roas, ,,ee,,., u.,.in,,i.. /, a.,
p..,.. ., - :, ~. ",s "e
:. A. ~ y. o"''' s".ss' he wr''a
NV "e''o a''aaed TO- give US the designation
and locaiion Of each fertilization anon the coast
around 10 the Mississipn, ,os,,,hsr ~,,,, an.
lake defence. on on, No,,h.1s - - W." Wv
.a.,,,. ''''"! !"
'''" w '''' wv nave I'D hccohh' o' The nun
har ot men necessary TO garrison each fort, the
total number Of guns now uo,,,,a IA ..,.
N. .r,o,,,, a, ,,,,,.,, .,u,.s,. -
- = "'eN' ""'"' 'APe"aN lpon
eoa u"s amount nsSssssfy TO complete each of
the forts enumerated.
The writer has omitted ope fcr, a, o,r 90.
trvmo Eastern bor,lrr. AZ Fra,po,t M,ir.
A hish natural rmjnencc o,crlooks tho ,o~,
uuou the 1an,m,, NJ which mr., hayvs.l. al
acme oO gurs cf l.r,., s.,ih,.. ,horrL 80,
enough BY any means 10 defend ibc town itam am
an attack al heavy war shIns ,ire srs, a.,
enumerated In thc ar,iclr h, 1..,,.o.. I. ror,
Knox, n RucLsport Maine situ.,o,, =, .hon,
rs miies Isom the mouth of tho psnoh.co, a,
a "usrsow" In thc river II eomn,eteIy rr,.cJ,,as.
the posaiblity M passaer Of y h,s;,lc mir -
There l,ayr bsrn espcmjs, an /, .,r.-.a, aiso
AAa and $500 600 more sse rsar,,,J =, ..s,
ple,e II accor,ipr 10 Inc orlpinaY Nan.
Portland ma haeh,,r has geen ms, .,cJ ,,s
portal defence hy The I, forts acsn,,ne, an
prrblc. huIlt M an o,ne, j., ~ a,iiIar n.,
mounting III v,ps. ", cor,n,e,s u,sss .ash. ~
$4,000 arc needed
Forts McCMney and Coas,ltutiou eom,n. nj
SSs; r.: - ,.~Y .:,r ts "
i,..ls, b .as .ssr.,s :: ea, 2 ssss % and were c,m
' ms.,"n srs.,p,s s, =, sS" s,s .
,h,ss snss. s, a"d 49,, "" hS,. Nv ar u.,s."y" y
Ana s,,cs IN, ar. ~ .,''.'. ~ ~ q, ~. sn
M hs.n $3.50 s.a ,.", =, 40 a. stoco"o'
ruirsf =, .ap,"isss sa.. I SA~'''A a'' ya w
Me- nsas,ld ~ =.
~ .a ss,....,.ss ~ Az nv" .' '" r rs.%'
. .,,,. cn,rmsnt. 49,, sy'SvH ~. 81
cum. h.. .is'...t. S.s,.",,...'a q, A., ~. W.
r.oui,ss asm nN9 a. s.,s. !, ", .r'" a'
"a ,h. Ssssr,. ~ ~. a.,.,. n.,.
r,sun,,,s oa -nrs .ad a., s",.,J, ,.S sss' ~ s,'
nsr.. ~ sysn All w" ~ ""
NsS vnsI s,,s A. a.a,a., H., . A.
.rd ,on, hs.,.rls rss.. ~ ~ ''. -" " "nc
vrrs T,o csr,. ,h~.. ,.a.L. :. ~. ssy. .,oyo
rcr,ri..ion :. ,hs. :, ,,r.,..., "a W. ..,;s, us hu
ross 4, All GIs ~, ,.s.s,,. ,l.., cso. soe
nose ara ,."nIrs, ''' "e"' ''''''S"
''yso Eo.ss n." ., u,m,. a.. NJ
-. ~. ... ..,s'I IN No.. w a"' s.r e1
-. - - .'.". ~ s'v's'. Wv" aos ku"s' ancV
IA ..% SsSS c"o w III, ',s" %n 'ns ssm eot.,
'hs., "''' "''''''' WIN v" '"la''0u 70 'ol'Pe"
H.. M.. =. M, p.,.,
ea., r.mn - ~ u o"' oun'o.e .os sna
,s,o co.s "a a. al s., i ,...,,,.a '. -, y'yxr
n. ~ .s,.'.iu,. ,, ~" 's4'''' wv sN"S'
rar,s W..hin%asaa % m ,.. pu,. 49,,
N isa cuns 1Tev b.vr w c,st w5pS HBy'' fhcc
IN two ara comple,rd. The lust rcouircs yai AN
.rrnd,urs al GsO 600.
'rh.re Are two forts ureo.reJ In mart for IN,
,se,rce N pal,imorr Carroll and McHcpry.
i'hcv mount 9aS runs, have cost S2si .60s, and
,.csIr. an ou,lsv of esGb 600 vet,
1E.,c ia a Fort fMacon1 on Tho coast Of
Na,,h Cs ,ol,n. n, IIean1os I, po,,nis 60
nm. .nd hss rost Sa0o Too To nrIsb n
4 nao - ~, ,"..,sJ Th.,. - .,,,,b., n. ost
i.,sn.s an,,,.yii,s " a Nor, Csswel, nonnt.
~ s5 !, H.. 80, ,,,.,,y c,,,n,,l.,,I =,
'ns =. s ., sssI 90,
=" Tsis-, - h.. thru. Fo,,. p,oeknev
~ am,s.,. ~ a.m,,sr Th.v have 2ab Guns
49, .d 49, [ ,.s., ,h". q, com,,stsa NJ an e,ocnss
n eTos TIA One hundred and gfty eight
.s'..oJ u aa,i.,. ~,t, mn oat Tho o,;cissi pl.o