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Dover.
grave to many hundreds of men. In the year
1652 fourth and fifth-rate men of war were
-cleaned within it, and a lhip of 500 tons bur-
then loaded for Cadiz at the whars.
It was computed in 1699 that the accumulation
of beach, sand, and mud, was at least 150,00a
tons j and the sum required to remove that, erect
.a new traverse-work for keeping ships water-borne*
repairing the decay os wharfs, for 10,000 floors
of earth-work in the bason, ckc. &o would amount
to ,§£-30,100.
Dover harbour has been injured by attempting-
too much. This is demonstrated by repeated
failures in many other instances. That it is now
very far within its original limits cannot be doubted.
The Ptomans found Dover the nearesr. point to
France, and consequently made all the use of it
Nature would permit in their invaiions of Eng-
land ; but there were physical causes, which are
very obvious at present, that prevented the use of
it exclusively. While the tran importation of troops
could be effected by small vesTels, and favourable
breezes wafted them over, Dover was the mosl
eligible place for landing ; but seasons less savour-
able compelled them to seek shelter within the
mouth of the Thames. It was however thought
by them of sufficient importance to induce the
erection of two specula on the opposite hills: one
near
grave to many hundreds of men. In the year
1652 fourth and fifth-rate men of war were
-cleaned within it, and a lhip of 500 tons bur-
then loaded for Cadiz at the whars.
It was computed in 1699 that the accumulation
of beach, sand, and mud, was at least 150,00a
tons j and the sum required to remove that, erect
.a new traverse-work for keeping ships water-borne*
repairing the decay os wharfs, for 10,000 floors
of earth-work in the bason, ckc. &o would amount
to ,§£-30,100.
Dover harbour has been injured by attempting-
too much. This is demonstrated by repeated
failures in many other instances. That it is now
very far within its original limits cannot be doubted.
The Ptomans found Dover the nearesr. point to
France, and consequently made all the use of it
Nature would permit in their invaiions of Eng-
land ; but there were physical causes, which are
very obvious at present, that prevented the use of
it exclusively. While the tran importation of troops
could be effected by small vesTels, and favourable
breezes wafted them over, Dover was the mosl
eligible place for landing ; but seasons less savour-
able compelled them to seek shelter within the
mouth of the Thames. It was however thought
by them of sufficient importance to induce the
erection of two specula on the opposite hills: one
near