But they have batteries well posted on every height all along the bay; and as for the fortress and citadel, I have seldom seen such workmanship.

Its bastions, ramparts, and glacis are a marvel of engineering.

It may well be called the Dunkirk of the Western world.

It will be a hard nut to crack; but I never believe there is a fortress which English valour cannot suffice to take!" The resolution to land the troops once made, arrangements were speedily set in order.

There were three places along the bay where it might he possible to effect a landing--White Point, Flat Point, and Freshwater Cove--all on the west of the town.