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your to fortify the Approaches by a Number of Forts made 

 feveral Places. 



The firft, on the South-fide is the New or S. Peters $.Veteis<Fort 

 Fort, pfiade of Earthy faced with Stone-work, which they 

 were working upon when we were there. It is a regular 

 Square, with 4 Baftions, of 20 Foot in the Face, as 

 muchCurtin, and 4 Fathoms Flank ; ftirnifh'd with Can- 

 non, which on the. one fide plays upon the Road, but much 

 under Metal ; about it is a little Ditch, five or fix fathoms 

 wide. 



The fecond, on the fame fide nearer the Town, is Fort Fort Jamcr, 

 Diego, or James. It is alfo a Square of Stone-work, 

 without a Ditch, with 4Baftionsof 3 Fathoms in the Face. 

 It is a Battery of Bombs for the Road, and ferves now for a 

 Magazine. 



The third, is the great Powder Magazine, calFd Cafa Cafa da Pol- 

 da Pofoora, or the Powder-Houfe. It is alfo a Square of vora - - 

 Stone-work, without a Ditch > the Baftions of 6 Fathoms 

 Face, the Curtins of 14, and the Flanks of 2. It contains 

 8 diftinft Magazines, vaulted and covered Pyramid-wife, 

 with as many Globes on the Tops ; faid to contain 2 or 

 3000 Barrels of Powder; but there are often under 100. 



The fourth, is Fort S. Anthony, on the North, which is s. Anthony^ 

 dire&ly over the Watering-Place, of Stone-Work, fquare Fort. 

 like the others, but fomewhat larger and better contnVd. 

 The Baftions have about 16 Fathoms Face, the Flanks 4 

 or 5, and the Curtin 25, with a good Ditch. One fide of 

 it plays upon the Road, but it does .not well defend a 

 Depth, by which Men may come under Covert to the 

 Counterfcarp, and by the fame way go to the Town. Half 

 a Cannon Shot from this, towards the N. E. is Fort A^ No ^ a ^! lh °- 

 Senhora da Victoria, the Fort of our Lady of Vi&ory, made r j a 

 of Earth, to which I could not go, nor to the others that 

 are farther off, as that of S.Bartholomew, which defends 

 a little Harbour, where Ships may careen $ that of MonU 

 ferate y nor to thofe at' the Entrance^ before mention'd. 



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