 ... the foe, unless we can control the chances of finding the enemy's fleet within his- port, and the still more uncertain chance of keeping him there ; the escape of a single vessel being sufficient to cause the loss of our harbor.  Annual of the National Academy of Sciences - Page 72by National Academy of Sciences (U.S.) - 1866Full view - About this book
 | United States. Congress. House - United States - 1280 pages
...foe. unless we can control the chances of finding the enemy's fleet within his port, and the still more uncertain chance of keeping him there ; the escape...important ports on either side, instead of a single one ; rely ing, on our part, still, exclusively on a navy. In order to examine this question, we will suppose... | |
 | ORDER OF THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES - 1840 - 1122 pages
...the chances of finding th enemy's fleet within his port, and the still more uncertain chance of keepm him there ; the escape of a single vessel being sufficient to cause the i« of our harbor. Let us next see what will be the state of the question on the supposit :i of numerous... | |
 | G. B. Prunetti - 1846 - 782 pages
...foe, unless we can control the chances of fmding the enemy's fleets within his ports, and the still more uncertain chance of keeping him there ; the escape...being sufficient to cause the loss of our harbor." These remarks are based upon the supposition that we have but the single harbor of New York ; whereas... | |
 | Henry Wager Halleck - Crimean War, 1853-1856 - 1861 - 496 pages
...foe, unless we can control the chances of finding the enemy's fleets within his ports, and the still more uncertain chance of keeping him there ; the escape...being sufficient to cause the loss of our harbor." These remarks are based upon the supposition that wo have but the single harbor of New York ; whereas... | |
 | Henry Wager Halleck - Crimean War, 1853-1856 - 1862 - 492 pages
...foe, unless we can control the chances of fmding the enemy's fleets within his ports, and the still more uncertain chance of keeping him there ; the escape...being sufficient to cause the loss of our harbor." ^These remarks are based upon the supposition that we have but the single harbor of New York ; whereas... | |
 | United States. Congress. House. Committee on Military Affairs - Canals - 1862 - 544 pages
...chance of keeping him there; the e?capof a single vessel being sufficient to cause the loss of onr harbor. Let us next see what will be the state of...question on the supposition of numerous important porte on either side, instead of a single one ; relying, on our part, still, exclusively on a navy.... | |
 | National Academy of Sciences (U.S.) - Science - 1865 - 412 pages
...foe, unless we can control the chances of finding the enemy's fleet within his- port, and the still more uncertain chance of keeping him there ; the escape...order to examine this question, we will suppose our adversary to be fortified in all his harbors, and possessed of available naval means, equal to our... | |
 | Smithsonian Institution. Board of Regents - 1866 - 506 pages
...foe, unless we can control the chances of finding the enemy's fleet within his port, and the still more uncertain chance of keeping him there ; the escape...order to examine this question, we will suppose our adversary to be fortified in all his harbors, and possessed of available naval means, equal to our... | |
 | United States. Congress. House - United States - 1866 - 540 pages
...foe, unless we can control the chances of finding the enemy's fleet within his port, and the still more uncertain chance of keeping him there; the escape...side, instead of a single one, relying on our part etill exclusively on a navy. " In order to examine this question, we will suppose our adversary to... | |
 | Smithsonian Institution. Board of Regents - Discoveries in science - 1866 - 508 pages
...foe, unless we can control the chances of finding the enemy's fleet within his port, and the still more uncertain chance of keeping him there; the escape...supposition of numerous important ports on either aide, instead of a single one, relying on our part still exclusively on a navy. " In order to examine... | |
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