. The Bermuda islands. An account of their scenery, climate, productions, physiography, natural history and geology, with sketches of their discovery and early history, and the changes in their flora and fauna due to man. Natural history. 48 A. E. Verrill—The Bernnida Islands. 460 Early in 1620, Governor Butler built tbe opposite fort on South- ampton Island, and mounted there five guns, most of which he raised from wrecks. His description of it is as follows :— " The Governour is noe sooner returned out of the maine to St. Georges, butt he setts twenty men of his owne people on worcke at
. The Bermuda islands. An account of their scenery, climate, productions, physiography, natural history and geology, with sketches of their discovery and early history, and the changes in their flora and fauna due to man. Natural history. 48 A. E. Verrill—The Bernnida Islands. 460 Early in 1620, Governor Butler built tbe opposite fort on South- ampton Island, and mounted there five guns, most of which he raised from wrecks. His description of it is as follows :— " The Governour is noe sooner returned out of the maine to St. Georges, butt he setts twenty men of his owne people on worcke at Southampton Forte, the which after six weekes of hard labour is absolutely perfected, and the whole worck shutt in, and ordinance secured, by three smale bullvvarcks, two curtaines, and two ravelins; the which not only (being thus putt together) maketh a very fayre shewe out to sea, but is, with all (the naturall site of rock exceed- inglie well concuringe) very strong and defensible ; being (to saye the truth) the only true peece of fortification in the whole ;. Figure 21.—Castle Island; Gurnet Head in profile, with ruins of King's Castle on the top ; Profile, (a) at base of cliff ; (ft) Euins of Southampton Fort. 1901. He also built there a cedar redoubt for a magazine. The main ship-channel lies between this fort and the "King's ; Three of the guns for this fort he raised from the wreck of the Warwick, "with infinite toyle and much ; If we consider the small size of the guns of that period and their short range, whether on land or ships, these works seem to have been very well planned, but their strength was never actually tested by hostile ves-. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Verrill, A. E. (Addison Emery), 1839-1926. New Haven, Conn. ,
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