The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-11-26
OUR sE4COaSr DEFENCEs.
The improvements Made Necessary by the
Present Powerful Navai Armamentr.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 25.-Gen. A. A.
Humphreys, Cnief Of Engineers, in his annual
report, says
During the past the wors upon our sea coast dc
psa 1e a ss eo Of ne the Laval
dsysss when ,n'y "a not oo's,.;sd Prior
i1 inv 20 sns' cpropeIlsSG o. gowerial
Galore and capable OF nsvlssrns the ocean we're
.ns .u,sr9~th o. tpn pea.a o. 2at Ss sv ~ ne
ssisncs TO naval amsmenis nai been proportoncd
aud poWer than thosc nov IN existence snd the s1fey
OF cur comm rel Il cities, navy ylris ana q dspo
should be materially strengthened b. cnlarsencnt
ia som. csse- OF MIR paris' me ADDITION 9t
snces. and Inc Introduction OF heavier ments,
ensneer aaa S i az sni sSrded By toe cIpesnss
i ~ Ysa , h - Tenn ~ yyern he IN r e
cons rucon Of our work. elaborated In 1862 and
NJ. s7l nSu Of Rspreserisycs. Forty hrt Congress.
feesiye tn tne GenSra e inc army and
the secre u wsrand then has been Iepe4te-
F TSS main catufes.s of -'iSa .ym sTc
me MN use 81 heavy ear.arrn SSreee See.
OF obstrucuo4s In the chsnnels-mainy tee rlca
teres aud reacnns The cities or ecpois 6ry' them
Work. Of ihis character have been steadily pr1sre,slng
vAnced toNsrd comp cton nut Ia none Of lhr harDors
poriant hSfo rs Sions the Gaf coast The woiss are
scarcely commenced.
Reg rutng the pressing necessity Tor the COM
pietion ~ the works IN advance OF hcstilities:
Gen HUMPHREYS quo es from hts remsrks OF
last winter to the Military Committee OF the
House Of Repre- cent .tiVcs. ana adds.
Repeating thee vl@w-, nj Impressed oy the impor
lance Of the u Je,t. nvpvug a. II does such graf
nsrncr for "a .taacc ~ ns Tue incurslons
vi tue po~criu' u,'ad' OF tne pfeseat DAY.
The estimates for APPROXIMATIONS which he
earnestly recommends are the following:
For ,mpetns inc defensive w9tks a. tn point 3
nam'G Fort I.hie, f"t,1nt n.Ip',., N"t tl',e I
on Portland head 100 Jl ntterv On Gcrrish ISLAND
i,, aS'' w., IL -, so ~ " Fg, Il r.
rem boston iiaro.r t5oolO Lon, l,!aud Heat Roston
30, Fof laacpends1ce Bo.toi Hsr,1 iio0o5 'foft
At Cars, Poiai' New Il aforS Mas n,. Sogo) t9t
gaiaett bay, t3s 20 Fort irumuu, New Lpniou. 40.
o. EasinecTs .,,s vim r1fercacc TO- e.. estimate h.i
the V-st import ne - Tue cnanne and Tue fact na,
| mo- s-lng renters 81 MN importsut tnt work
i ST At ' wcs POINT, Y5rI 's srSSr s
! : . Coumuus NuVerlors lsaad 800, lsue
| terle-, $4,000 Tor, on ne SUE Of Folt romy .ins
l.snd, 81 .o5j. Font Mn,0, Dci v IRE rSef t5so,
Port belassrc, sl0ow natiery q Fnu'. Point, De- q
DssrTres .ssT 80 G'fT' "ri dSiieDty sasia re,
an' ao ros s1G fSTr I'VE. aoaSo s
Tort M6urle IN ,rle- ~, tnOo1i Fort SUI Ter go.
S rc G: :' &c., &c., . ESJ P' ic Sl NH
Boy. $1,000 Fort Jac son Mississippi rye.' $1,000
FSanc,.co haroof ss0.OOo; Fort At Line POINT do
! & 90, Fort Acs,rk. 40, s5O,O01; Fort at s.r
! Diego Ca, t50,oO and Fort stevens, Colulubn
] river, $4,000.
Gen. Humphreys also invites special attention
! to an estimate OF <lJD,UoJ Tor torpedoes. He
!
1his most valuable Invention Of modern warfare Is
used to form an op.rncton and obstacle to the en-
trance u our harblrr, anu 10 hod tie enemy vessel
under the nfe Of batteries The charges IL
| the tOTpcdoes nrel oY the eec ric u,
many % arts OF tie ~ stan cannot ne obtained M
emergency rs to procure ami store such portions Of
/ a.
Mt VI sudden hOsIIi les that tae Apr prls'lnu II
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