Everything in the way of machinery and supplies that could be transported from the hastily dismantled factories was carried westward.

Crozet promptly dismantled his station, burying and burning all that could not be carried away, and marched his men to the boats.

The "jury rig" was speedily dismantled Merritt swung the flywheel over two or three times, and a welcome "chug, chug!" responded.

The British now having the complete command of the Delaware, totally dismantled this fort: in which state it remained till last year, when a french engineer was engaged to put it again into a state of defence.

Some will hold that they should be maintained in order to insure that none but the guarantors of the freedom of the Straits shall ever take possession of them: others that they shall be utterly dismantled and destroyed, so that the closing of the Straits shall be an impossibility.