The Dangers and Defences of New York

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Excerpt from The Dangers and Defences of New York: Addressed to the Hon. J. B. Floyd, Secretary of WarOf property. Yet its ravages were confined to a ver limited area. How, in money or in words, could we estimate t e loss of property, the destruction Of military and naval armaments and stores, the paralysis Of the nation's commerce, the shock upon our warlike power, the disgrace upon our scutcheon, which would or might result from a successful attack, and a more or less pro lon ed occu ation of the port and harbor.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.