. An historical journal of the campaigns in North America for the years 1757, 1758, 1759, and 1760 . South, are flanked by ravelins, or half-moons ; andto the North, by the river ; with the town running eastwardalong the shore, which is protected, at the upper extremity,by a blockhouse, built on a peninsula, called Hog Island ;and on the S. S. W. stands another, leading to the country,to prevent any surprise on that quarter. Under the northcurtain, [68] on the level of the covered way, is a Barbetbattery faced with brick, and well situated ; it mounts sixtwenty-four pounders pointed down the r
. An historical journal of the campaigns in North America for the years 1757, 1758, 1759, and 1760 . South, are flanked by ravelins, or half-moons ; andto the North, by the river ; with the town running eastwardalong the shore, which is protected, at the upper extremity,by a blockhouse, built on a peninsula, called Hog Island ;and on the S. S. W. stands another, leading to the country,to prevent any surprise on that quarter. Under the northcurtain, [68] on the level of the covered way, is a Barbetbattery faced with brick, and well situated ; it mounts sixtwenty-four pounders pointed down the river, and a thirteen-inch mortar ; behind this battery, in the ditch, stands thepowder magazine, whose communication with the garrison isby the sally-port. The fosse, or ditch, which is dry, is verybroad and of a proper depth, in the center whereof, betweenthe scarp and counterscarp, stands a wall of palisadoes, rangedclose together. The garrison mounts about thirty pieces ofcannon, mostly twelve and nine pounders, with some smallerones, and several mortars of different calibers ; but the works. CAMPAIGNS IN NORTH-AMERICA 97 are in a ruinous condition, there are no communications the body of the place and the ravelins : these lastseem to be entirely neglected ; and the timbers that face thescarp of the ramparts are so decayed, that they, as well asthe sandy foundation, are gradually mouldering away. Theworks were formerly much more extensive, but it was foundnecessary to demolish some, in order to render it more com-pact, for the small force which could only be spared to garrisonand defend it. Within the fort, besides the barracs, some ofwhich are much out of repair, are arsenals, store-houses, work-shops, an armoury, and a new building, not near finished,which is intended for a casemate, to contain 300 men. I daresay a draught of this place, thrown into perspective, wouldappear very respectable, but I am sorry I cannot say it is soin reality. A stranger would natu
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