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ADMIRAL SIR HERBERT assertion attack the fortifications averted battle Bay of Biscay blockade of Spain bombardment Brest Britain Cadiz Cape capture ceased to sail Ceylon citizen coast colonies colonists commerce warfare commerce would suffer Cronstadt cruising crumble the defences custom house danger to commerce Dardanelles deprive France duced effect Elbe Empire employed enemy fleet enemy's England expeditions experience Ferrol fleet lying fortress French commerce Gibraltar harbour IMPERIAL AND NAVAL imperial history India injury interpret and appreciate knowledge of naval land Lord Lord Chancellor Mauritius merce military Ministers Minorca Mogador Napoleon national policy naval history naval power naval strategy Navy Netherlands neutral operations against trade Orders-in-Council peace ports prevent French preventing the Spanish PROFESSOR OF IMPERIAL proposals resistance SATHER sea commanders sea power Sebastopol shortened wars Sicily siege SIR HERBERT RICHMOND tillery tion to-day tory United Provinces UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE VERE HARMSWORTH PROFESSOR weapon of blockade West Indies