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 At the bottom of thefe mountains, between the inner one and the main land, is a large piece of wampy ground, upwards of one hundred acres in extent; which, if well drained, would pature many cattle, heep, and other tock, for the ue of the garrion; and the tock, feeding under the muzzles of the guns, would be ecure from being pillaged, or detroyed by the enemy.

Soon after the arrival of Colonel Andrew Fraer, his Majety's chief Engineer for that iland, the Legilature of Dominica, wihing to tetify their readines to co-operate with government, in the important work of fortifying Prince Rupert's Bay, well knowing that it would be the only effectual means of preerving the overeignty of the country to Great Britain, they paed an act, granting to his Majety the labour of one hundred negros, for three years, to be paid for by the colony.

The work was accordingly began, by cutting down the trees on the Cabrittes, tracing roads