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The New Hampshire Gazette
Portsmouth, Rockingham County, New Hampshire
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Statement to Congress by Secretary at War on necessary fortifications for U.S. harbors, detailing improvements needed at Portsmouth, N.H., and small batteries and gun boats at York, Kennebunk, and Saco.
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Extract from a statement recently made to Congress by the Secretary at War, of the Fortifications, &c. necessary for the defence of our harbours.
Portsmouth, N. H.—The harbor of Portsmouth is open, with a sufficient depth of water, for ships of the line, to some distance above the town, which is situated but three miles from the entrance of the harbor, where is an ancient work, which has been repaired and improved from time to time, and now requires additional improvements. Between the fort and town, there were, in the revolutionary war, two strong works erected on opposite sides of a narrow pass in the river, but having been principally constructed of earth, are now in ruins. Batteries on the sites of those works will be necessary, as well as some moveable heavy cannon in the town; which, together with gun boats, when completed, may be considered as a sufficient defence for that place.
York, Kennebunk and Saco.—At each a small battery; gun boats at each of the two latter places.
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Extract from a statement recently made to Congress by the Secretary at War, of the Fortifications, &c. necessary for the defence of our harbours. Portsmouth, N. H.—The harbor of Portsmouth is open, with a sufficient depth of water, for ships of the line, to some distance above the town, which is situated but three miles from the entrance of the harbor, where is an ancient work, which has been repaired and improved from time to time, and now requires additional improvements. Between the fort and town, there were, in the revolutionary war, two strong works erected on opposite sides of a narrow pass in the river, but having been principally constructed of earth, are now in ruins. Batteries on the sites of those works will be necessary, as well as some moveable heavy cannon in the town; which, together with gun boats, when completed, may be considered as a sufficient defence for that place. York, Kennebunk and Saco.—At each a small battery; gun boats at each of the two latter places.