Stanfield's Coast scenery : a series of picturesque views in the British channel and on the coast of France . the first governor of Dieppe, began thecastle shortly after the year 1443, when the dauphin, afterwards LouisXI., drove the English from the place, carrying by assault the formi-dable fortress constructed by Talbot in the suburb of Pollet. TheHuguenots made it a place of great strength; but it was in the time ofHenry IV. that it was completed — time and siege, in the meanwhile,having done their work — when permission was given to the inhabitantsof Dieppe to add to it a keep. While defe
Stanfield's Coast scenery : a series of picturesque views in the British channel and on the coast of France . the first governor of Dieppe, began thecastle shortly after the year 1443, when the dauphin, afterwards LouisXI., drove the English from the place, carrying by assault the formi-dable fortress constructed by Talbot in the suburb of Pollet. TheHuguenots made it a place of great strength; but it was in the time ofHenry IV. that it was completed — time and siege, in the meanwhile,having done their work — when permission was given to the inhabitantsof Dieppe to add to it a keep. While defended by this keep its strengthwas great, and extensive outworks, and bomb-proof casements, wereadded. This imposing condition was not long permitted, the un-settled state of the people and their leaders creating fears in the govern-ment, that the fortresses of the country might become rallying pointsfor the partisans of the league. The castle of Dieppe had, conse-quently, its chief defences levelled, and it now is in a state fit only to* point a moral, and we are sure we may add adorn — a © 87 BOULOGNE. Boulogne is a large and important sea-port of France, in the depart-ment of Pas de Calais. It is composed of two towns — the upper andthe lower. The ancient or upper town, is situated on heights overlookingthe strand, on which are the more modern buildings of Boulogne-sur-Mer. On the approach from the sea, the appearance is of a very im-posing character. The buildings of the lower town or suburbs, whichare surrounded by a lofty wall, have that white and lively character,which distinguishes the ports and other towns of the Continent, fromthose of our own island ; these are surmounted by the more indistinctand sombre mass which is composed of the erections of the old town. The ancient town of Boulogne owes its origin to Caesar, who wasdesirous to establish a communication between the Continent andBritain ; it is said to have been founded by Quintus Pedius, one o
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