The British Mars : containing several schemes and inventions, to be practiced by land or sea against the enemies of Great-Britain ; shewing more plainly, the great advantage Britain has over other nations, by being masters at sea ; to which is added, an appendix, containing a scheme for manning the British navy, with less grievance to the subject; and a scheme to employ seamen ; of a copper mine near Hudson's Bay and of discovering the North-West passage, or determine there is no such passage ; with cautions and directions . [ 73 1. THE British Mars^ PART II. CHAP. I. Of Fortification, S the A
The British Mars : containing several schemes and inventions, to be practiced by land or sea against the enemies of Great-Britain ; shewing more plainly, the great advantage Britain has over other nations, by being masters at sea ; to which is added, an appendix, containing a scheme for manning the British navy, with less grievance to the subject; and a scheme to employ seamen ; of a copper mine near Hudson's Bay and of discovering the North-West passage, or determine there is no such passage ; with cautions and directions . [ 73 1. THE British Mars^ PART II. CHAP. I. Of Fortification, S the Art of fortifying Houfes is ufeful in^ many Cafes, efpecially in civilizing a favagePeople, and making Plantanons amiOngft them, Iwill in this Chapter Ihevv feveral Methods of build-ing dwelhng Houfes that cannot eafily be takenwitliout Cannon ; the Art of fortifying fmall Pla-ces is called Fortility, and the Places io fortified arecalled Fortlets, or Fortins. This fort of Fortification was much ufed in theNorth Parts of England^ before the Union of thetwo Nations, for the Inhabitants upon the Bordersfrequently plundered each other, taking away Sheep,Cattle, Horfes, i^c. even in time of Peace ; thismade the People on the Borders think of fecuringtheir Property, by building ftrong Houfes, many of [ 74 ] of which are yet {landing in the northern Parts ofJ<[ortbiimherland. But, As thofe People knew little of Fortification, theyonyly buiit their Houies of Defence a little f^:rongerthan common Houfes, with Spouts above the Door
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