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THE FORT. 
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On the North East angle of the Point 
stands the Fort, which having been ex¬ 
tremely ill built origin ally, is now falling 
to pieces. Large sums of money have 
been thrown away upon it, without its ever 
being finished. On the West face there 
never has been any Rampart; there is no 
Parapet except on the Four Bastions at 
the Angles: a few rounds from the guns 
now mounted, would soon crumble the 
walls to dust; the ditch is narrow and 
fordable in every part. The Fort is not 
only incapable of defence, from its size 
and construction, but from its situation: 
two or three 74 gun ships could anchor 
within pistol-shot, and from their tops 
drive away the men from their guns. No 
Fort of any strength can be erected on 
the site of the present one, without do- 
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