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Captain Cook’s Journal During the First Voyage Round the World

CHAPTER 5
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At right angles to this Stage and a few paces from it was another of the same Construction and bigness; this stood likewise within the Picketing, and was intended for the same use as the other--viz., to stand upon to throw stones and darts upon the Enemy as they advanc'd up the side of the Hill where lay the Main way into the place.

It likewise might be intended to defend some little outworks and hutts that lay at the Skirts and on this side of the Hill.

These outworks were not intended as advanced Posts, but for such of the Inhabitants to live in as had not room in the Main works, but had taken Shelter under it.

Besides the works on the land side, above described, the whole Villiage was Pallisaded round with a line of pretty strong Picketing run round the Edge of the hill.

The ground within having not been level at first, but laid Sloping, they had divided it into little squares and Leveled each of these.


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