the South- Sea. 3 1 3 



which is on the Mountain of Brafil, which carrriot become 

 at without palling by the Fort, bccaufe the Weft Coaft is 

 lined with Batteries, almoft like that on the Eaft, and the 

 South Side is fteep, with inacceffible Banks ; for which 

 Reafon the Fort has no other Enclofure, but a plain Wall on 

 that Side. On the Top of the Eaft Hill there ai*e two 

 Towers calPd Facha, in which there is a Sentinel conti- 

 nually, to difcover what Ships come near the Ifland, the 

 Number whereof he denotes by that of the Colours he 

 puts out, as far as five >• and for a Fleet they have another 

 Signal. 



As for the Building of the Body of the Place, it is 

 faced with good Stone- Work of the Sort of the Mill- 

 ftones, on which is a Parapet fix or feven Foot thick, of 

 the fame Subftance. The Rampart behind it is generally 

 upon the Level with Earth-work, and the Jettees on the 

 L WelUide. 



The Defence of the Baftions is Razant, the Faces are 

 of about 28 Fathoms, the Flanks of 8, and the Cur- 

 tins of 35 or 40. There are about Twenty Pieces of 

 Cannon ; 'and they fay there is a Magazine of 4000 

 Arms. 



The Caftle of S. John having been formerly built by 'Fart S. Seba : ' 

 the Spaniard?, on the Weft-fiae of the Port, rather to com- ftiai * 

 mand the Land than the Sea the Portugueze have fince 

 built a fmall Fort on the Eaft-fide, call'd Fort S. Sebaftian y 

 to command the Road. It is a fquare Piece of Stone- 

 * Work, of about 60 Fathoms on the Out-fide, with the 

 Entrance on the Land-fide with a little Ditch ; and next 

 the Sea, a Battery of a Salliant Angle before the Curtin, 

 defended by the Faces of the little Baftions. Below this* 

 level with the Water, there is another, built following the 

 Turn of the Rock, which carries very well into the Road 

 and the Port. 



All the Batteries, and particularly that of S. Antho- 

 ny, are well furnifli'd with Artillery, but in bad Order. 

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