Identifier: britishmarsconta00robs (find matches)
Title: The British Mars : containing several schemes and inventions, to be practiced by land or sea against the enemies of Great-Britain ; shewing more plainly, the great advantage Britain has over other nations, by being masters at sea ; to which is added, an appendix, containing a scheme for manning the British navy, with less grievance to the subject; and a scheme to employ seamen ; of a copper mine near Hudson's Bay and of discovering the North-West passage, or determine there is no such passage ; with cautions and directions
Year: 1763 (1760s)
Authors: Robson, Joseph
Subjects: Great Britain. Royal Navy Military art and science Naval art and science Fortification
Publisher: London : Printed for the author, and sold by W. Flexney
Contributing Library: University of Pittsburgh Library System
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had been attempted without making theFeint abovementioned, conlequenty affords a netterProfpcft of Succels. * The Fnemy feeing fo manyVeifels with Cannon lying fo near to defend theTroops, will fcarce venture to attack them, thoughgreatly fupcrior in Number, efpecialiy if thofe juftlanded are drawn up according to Pkte II. It is eafy to conceive that a Nation which under-takes to diftrefs an Enemys Sea Coaf*- ought to beMafters at Sea to do it fecurely and eiicftually. CHAP. * A Fleet having as many Boats as will either land or imbarkall their Troops at once, need not be much afraid of the fuddenchange of Wind, to raifc the Sea, that the\ cannot re-imbarktheir Men, efpecialiy in Summer; foi in fine Weather it feldomhappens that the Wind upon changing, from off Shore to blowout of the Sea upon the Shore, raifes a confiderable Sea in fofmall ;i Tm:ie, as Boats will require to row a Mile or two, tofetch Troops ofi the Shore. eni^i^///i^^j cayn^\ ,9e farf Pa/r<- 2# liateU ^^^^^K^fl^Sg^
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( 28 ) tended; thus a Day or two may be fpent, In orderto gain a fair Wind-, but upon a powerful EnemysCoaft, too much Time mull not be fpent, left theyhave Time to rollcft their Forces from far. The fecond Night, as foon as it is dark, the Boatsare to take off all the Men, and proceed to furprizethe Place, if contrary Winds do not render itimpraclicabl^; tor by this Time all their Troopsdefigned will be fent from that Place to where theFeint is made, and will not only be witliout fear ofan immediate Attack, but will have fewer Froops todefend it; and the Surprize i; more likely to fucceed,than if it had been attempted without making theFeint abovementioned, confequenty affords a oetterProfptdt of Succels. * The Fnemy feeing fo manyVeifels with Cannon lying fo near to defend theTroops, will fcarce venture to attack them, thoughgreatly fuperior in Number, efpecialiy if thofe jufllanded are drawn up according to Plate II. It is eafy to conceive that a Nation which under-takes to diftref

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