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<p>numbers constantly availing themselves of that <lb/> light: viz. some <del>for</del> <add>in</add> the <hi rend="underline">centre</hi> as well as other parts<lb/> of the <sic>ciruclarly</sic> polygonal building within the walls,<lb/> others stationed in the commanding Watch houses<lb/> above mentioned, on the <hi rend="underline">outside</hi> <add>of,</add> and in part above,<lb/>those walls.</p> | |||
<p>9. On the top of the walls all round, a range of <hi rend="underline">spikes</hi>, <lb/> iron or wooden, of such slightness that, on the <lb/> attempt to set a ladder against them or throw<lb/> a rope over them to get up by, they would give way<lb/> & break, and in <add>either case</add> <del>giving way</del> strike against a<lb/> range of wires, by which a number of <hi rend="underline">bells</hi> would<lb/> be set a ringing.</p> | |||
<p>10. A <hi rend="underline">Conversation-tube</hi> from the <hi rend="underline">central lodge</hi> to each<lb/>of the exterior <hi rend="underline">Guard houses</hi>.</p> | |||
<p>11. On the outside of each of the surrounding walls, <lb/> a <hi rend="underline">ditch</hi>, the water of which would, on any attempt<lb/> to undermined the contiguous wall, <hi rend="underline">inundate</hi> the<lb/> miners, and, while it betrayed their operations,<lb/> render an exit, if not absolute by impracticable<lb/> at least impracticable without such noise as<lb/>would give abundant warning to the Guard Houses.</p> | |||
<p>12. To each such Guard House, a dog or <hi rend="underline">dogs</hi><lb/> of the sort of those which in the night are set<lb/> a <hi rend="underline">barking</hi> by any the least noise.</p> | |||
<p>In the eyes of the Committee the enumeration <lb/> of <del>those</del> <add>these</add> several resources may <add>be</add> perhaps the more pardonable,<lb/> if they should appear, any of them, capable<lb/> of being applied with advantage to the giving<lb/><add>additional</add></p> | |||
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numbers constantly availing themselves of that
light: viz. some for in the centre as well as other parts
of the ciruclarly polygonal building within the walls,
others stationed in the commanding Watch houses
above mentioned, on the outside of, and in part above,
those walls.
9. On the top of the walls all round, a range of spikes,
iron or wooden, of such slightness that, on the
attempt to set a ladder against them or throw
a rope over them to get up by, they would give way
& break, and in either case giving way strike against a
range of wires, by which a number of bells would
be set a ringing.
10. A Conversation-tube from the central lodge to each
of the exterior Guard houses.
11. On the outside of each of the surrounding walls,
a ditch, the water of which would, on any attempt
to undermined the contiguous wall, inundate the
miners, and, while it betrayed their operations,
render an exit, if not absolute by impracticable
at least impracticable without such noise as
would give abundant warning to the Guard Houses.
12. To each such Guard House, a dog or dogs
of the sort of those which in the night are set
a barking by any the least noise.
In the eyes of the Committee the enumeration
of those these several resources may be perhaps the more pardonable,
if they should appear, any of them, capable
of being applied with advantage to the giving
additional
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john herbert koe |
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andre morellet |
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letter 2118, vol. 8 |
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