|
Documents on the Defense of Great Britain
A Plan for Insuring a Regular Supply of Bread for his Majesty's
Forces, in Case of an Invasion.
"The establishment of flour magazines, and of a field-bakery,
of sufficient force to supply and army, would entail very heavy expence
upon the public, which can only be avoided by ascertaining, under this
head, the resources of the country, and the means of bringing them forward,
in case of emergency, without previously making any expensive preparations.
Returns have been procured of the bakers and ovens at most of the considerable
places in several counties, from which it appears that they are capable,
on any emergency, of baking for four times, nay, many of them six times,
the number of their inhabitants and troops now in garrison; and that,
with the help of additional journeymen bakers, they can supply double
that quantity. All other counties may, without risk of error, be supposed
equally capable with those above alluded to. Grain and mills abound
every where. The result is, that an army of 30,000 men may, without
difficulty, be supplied with bread, in any situation, at four or five
days notice, and even two or three times that number, at a longer notice,
provided such preparatory arrangements are concerted with the millers
and bakers as will enable the country to do justice to itself."
"[Here follow directions to the miller or baker.]
[ Military
Index | Battles
Index | Back
to the Defense of Britain ]
|
