 | ORDER OF THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES - 1840 - 1122 sider
...complete, provided our rlee remain within its harbor. But then all the commerce of the country upo the ocean must be left to its fate; and no attempt can be made to teat offensively upon the foe, unless we can control the chances of finding th enemy's fleet within... | |
 | G. B. Prunetti - 1846 - 782 sider
...broader estuaries, like the Chesapeake. consideration the security of all our other harhors and OUT commerce on the high seas, and also the importance...upon the 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... | |
 | Henry Wager Halleck - 1862 - 492 sider
...single case of the attack being made on New York harbor, and that our whole fleet is assembled t'lere. Now, if this fleet be equal in number to the enemy,...upon the 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... | |
 | United States. Congress. House. Committee on Military Affairs - 1862 - 544 sider
...the enemy can lose his squadron only, while we put iu peril botii our squadron and the objects it ie intended to defend. If we suppose our own naval force...the commerce of the country, upon the ocean, must I*1 left to its fate ; and no attempt can be made to react offensively upon the foe, unless we can... | |
 | National Academy of Sciences (U.S.) - 1865 - 412 sider
...port. " With this superiority, the defence will be complete, provided our fleet remains within its harbor. But then, all the commerce of the country...; and no attempt can be made to react offensively against the foe, unless we can control the chances of finding the enemy's fleet within his- port, and... | |
 | Smithsonian Institution. Board of Regents - 1866 - 508 sider
...own port. " With this superiority the defence will be complete, provided our fleet remains within its harbor. But then all the commerce of the country upon...; and no attempt can be made to react offensively against the foe, unless we can control the chances of finding the enemy's fleet within his port, and... | |
 | National Academy of Sciences (U.S.) - 1866 - 144 sider
...own port. "With this superiority, the defence will be complete, provided our fleet remains within its harbor. But then, all the commerce of the country...; and no attempt can be made to react offensively against the foe, unless we can control the chances of finding the enemy's fleet within his port, and... | |
 | Smithsonian Institution. Board of Regents - 1866 - 506 sider
...own port. " With this superiority the defence will be complete, provided our fleet remains within its harbor. But then all the commerce of the country upon...; and no attempt can be made to react offensively against the foe, unless we can control the chances of finding the enemy's fleet within his port, and... | |
 | United States. Congress. House - 1866 - 540 sider
...own port. " With this superiority the defence will be complete, provided our fleet remains within its harbor. But then all the commerce of the country upon the ocean must be left to its fate ; and no attempt^can be made to react offensively against the foe, unless we can control the chances of finding... | |
 | 1880 - 874 sider
...thither. " With this superiority the defence will be complete, provided our fleet remains within its harbor. But then all the commerce of the country upon...and no «attempt can be made to react offensively against the foc, unless we can control the chances of finding the eucmy'e fleet within his port, and... | |
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... 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. 
