| Show A good take tako off the ominous purport of secretary Se wards warda circular has las turned the attention oe several beveral patriots to the condition of harbor defenses ou the lakes A writer who has hag given glyen the subject much attention and appears to be familiar with the n ture and condition of the defensive works at different lake ports communicates muni cates the following to a cleveland paper duffalo BUFFALO this port is so neary played out that it is of very er it is taken or not the bull buli rushes growing on the docks will afford an excellent concealment for masked battern s however incase there are aly ary who feel teel sufficient interest in the old town from ear y associations to defend it the probabilities of hostile ships be ng shattered bhat shat bere tere i on the breakwater is so great that buffalo requires fed defenses other than those which were provided yearb years oo 00 nearly everybody in buffalo has hag turned auctioneer and the enemy coull not hold hols the city two da s before they would be boid sold out oui knocked down to the highest bidder then too the fatality of buffalo creek where the tha coroner is engaged en aged night and day in hooking cut tut cold unpleasant bodies would have hase an influence in weeping keeping the foe toe at a distance IE all ali the above means 0 defense are unavailing buffalo has a final resort let lev the city give the enemy such buch a reception rece pion plon as they treated lincoln to last spring and they will getaway as boon soon as possible and ani never come again alain the principal defenses 0 dunkirk are arc the high price of board and poor whisky in cabe case of extreme danger fred clements Zou aves of fredonia would doub tess less run dow their from fredonia would be greatly accelerated if the enemy attack fie Fic donla donia hirst birst ERIE erle rhe fhe sanguinary leracy with which the eveans once carried on a railroad war is not forgotten and will show all ail foes what they are to expect it they attempt to take tha city they make things rip when they get the united states steamer michigan lies lles in the bay during the winter and being n ade of iron would add great weight to the defense some of h play a very good hand at dutch which would be rendered aval able abie in a hand to hand conflict perrys flagship flag ship lawreice is sunk bunk in erne enne harbor and there are such unpleasant associations in the british mind connected with the ship it would be no wonder if the rotten and waterlogged relic of the battle of lake erie erle would be sufficient in itself to keep a british fleet from round ng the peninsula fairport A formidable sand bar across the mou h of grand river will effectually prevent the enar nce nee of hostile vessels or any thing else elbe if the enemy take fairport they will wiil have to visit to do it for nearly all ali the buildings that once constituted tha former formen place hae been to paines MILWAUKEE this port is defended by three or f ur daily dally papery mounting several editorial guns of small calibe en barbette it has aso abo an outer line of defense extends g to grand hairn michigan which line all ali vessels approaching from the northward a e forbidden to cross on pain of being blown up by the gun aforesaid it is also defended iby eby an institution called an academy of music to which the people would be bure sure to invite the enemy immediately upon liis arrival his only escape from such buch an affliction vili be to keep away but the erinc princ pal pai defense of milwaukee n booth sho ld the enemy attempt to take it they would have bave to take him with it a thing no bizil zed enemy would consent to do milwaukee therefore may be regarded as safe sare RACINE should the enemy attempt to take thib this port he will have to land in skiffs or flat boats above and b low jow the harbor which no navigator but a flat would be fool enough to attempt to enter the barely safely of the place consists chiefly in the fact that it is the lesl dence of several illinois wildcat bankers should the eamy take it they will find that the chief luxury done mill will be that which it has duntin defended mainly by matual Ls which it is bare safe to say aay no vessel drawing more than six bix feet of wa er can by any possibility get over CHICAGO should the enemy ever be f olish enough to make a charge upon chicago he will undoubtedly be arrested and brought for trial triai before the common c uncil and as the proceedings will last till the war is over there will be no danger of the charke charge sustained CALUMET the only port on lake michigan which can not be de tended In relation to the th mothr bide blae of th lake their chief consists in the fact tbt nono none of them are |
