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Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: 119 CHAPTER III. ESQUIMAULT AS A NAVAL CENTRE, AND ITS BEARING UPON RUSSIA'S POSITION IN THE PACIFIC. The determination to fortify Esquimault, making it a naval station of the first class, is undoubtedly a wise one; for with such a position in the Pacific, and with Halifax on the Atlantic, and a line of rail running through her own territory directly connecting the two stations, England occupies a position to-day undreamt of by the wildest enthusiasts a few years back. Hitherto the harbour of Esquimault has, states Captain Edward Palliser, a well-known authority on the subject of naval defences, been chiefly looked upon as a ' repairing-shop useful to the North Pacific squadron; but, in its isolation from the rest of her Majesty's dominions, not considered of sufficient importance to increase to the dimensions of an arsenal.' With a railway (taken in conjunction with the Intercolonial at Quebec) stretching in one continuous line from Atlantic to Pacific, this somewhat obscure station has suddenly become of the first importance; and the Canadian Government, inconsideration of its being an imperial arsenal, have decided to spend 20,000/. on earthworks for its defence, whilst the English Government have voted 30,000/. for the necessary armament of the fortifications which the Canadian authorities will supply. Esquimault possesses unimpeachable natural advantages, and there will be no difficulty in the way of making the place absolutely impregnable. From its position it will dominate the Pacific, ' absolutely commanding, ' as Captain Palliser puts it, ' the rear of any ring fence of islands others may set up round Eastern Australia.' Stores for Esquimault, which formerly took months to deliver by the steam transports from Plymouth, can by coming over ' the Queen's H...


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  • ISBN-13: 9780217604192
  • Publisher: General Books
  • Publisher Imprint: General Books
  • Height: 246 mm
  • No of Pages: 108
  • Spine Width: 6 mm
  • Width: 189 mm
  • ISBN-10: 0217604196
  • Publisher Date: 01 Jan 2012
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: N
  • Weight: 209 gr

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