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mounts twent3^-eight guns: midway between 

 these two works there is a powder magazine, 

 enclosed within a very strong picketing. By 

 the side of the road that leads from the village 

 to Henderson's Harbour stands Fort Virginia, 

 a square work with bastions at the angles, co- 

 vered with astronglineof paHsades, but no ditch; 

 it is armed with sixteen guns, and has a block- 

 house in the middle of it. Fort Chauncey is a 

 small circular tower, covered in with plank, and 

 loop-holed for the use of musketry, intended for 

 a small-arm defence only : it is situated a small 

 distance from the village, and commands the 

 road that leads to Sandy Creek. In addition 

 to these works of strength, there are several 

 block-houses in different situations, that alto- 

 gether render the place very secure, and capa- 

 ble of resisting a powerful attack ; indeed, from 

 recent events, the Americans have attached 

 much importance to it, and with their accus- 

 tomed celerity have spared no exertions to 

 render it formidable. The strength of the 

 American armament lying in this port in the 

 summer of 1814 is given in a subjoined table, 

 as well as a statement of the English squadron 

 at Kingston. The country round Sacket Har- 

 bour is neither much cleared, nor in a very high 

 state of cultivation ; but there are moderately' 

 good roads leading to Brownville, and in various^ 

 directions into the state of Ne^v York. Tronx 



