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years on the Gold Coast. He took me round the 

 Castle, which is an irregular building of pentagonal 

 shape, with bastions at the angles, and although 

 perfectly useless as a defensible place, from an 

 attack by sea, it makes very comfortable quarters 

 for a small garrison, as there are roomy barracks 

 for the men and officers, an hospital, magazines, 

 store-houses for provisions, and plenty of old slave 

 barracoons which are rarely used. There are about 

 seventy guns round the works, but many of them 

 are honeycombed, and mounted on unserviceable 

 carriages, and the battlements on which the 

 batteries are placed do not look as if they would 

 stand any heavy firing. 



In the enceinte of the castle is a place d'armes, 

 facing the sea, which is used as a parade-ground 

 for the garrison, and here my companion pointed out 

 to me the graves of Governor Maclean and his wife, 

 L. E. L. They rest side by side ; and upon the 

 tiles which mark the spot where they were laid 

 are carved their initials, which are somewhat worn 

 with the constant trampling of the soldiery. The 

 rolling of the drums, the shrill call of the bugle, 



