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side by vessels of any size, offered great advantages 
for defence, and possessed a more salubrious climate, 
—conditions which not only the late invasion dictated, 
but the health of the colonists demanded. The re¬ 
building commenced in 1673, two years after Mor¬ 
gan’s exploit. The new city was strongly fortified; 
and, since wood had proved so fatal, all the houses 
were ordered to be constructed of stone. Many of 
the Panamenians were adverse to the shifting of the 
capital, and still continued residing in the old city— 
or Panamd Viejo, as henceforward it was termed,—but 
gradually they followed the common tide; and before 
many years elapsed the spot was entirely deserted. 
