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 which is rather a ignal pot; the other batteries on the ea-coats, at a ditance from Roeau, being of mall importance for the defence of the iland, ave only the works now raiing at Prince Rupert's Bay.

This lat is in the parih of Saint John, on the north-wet part of the iland, ditant about even leagues from the town of Roeau. The bay is three miles acros, and one and a half deep, that is to ay, from the extremity of each point, to the hore of the land laid out for a town. In this bay the whole of the Britih navy may afely ride at anchor all eaons of the year, and be well upplled with necearies not be found at Englih harbours in Antigua, or any other part of the Englih Wet Indies, the rendezvous of the Britih fleet. It is urrounded by two high mountains, called the Cabrittes; the inner of which is about five hundred, and the outer ix hundred feet perpendicular; both of them are out of the reach of other heights. At