a few excepted, are so retired from the Edge of the Precipice, that it cannot be easily damaged by either Shot or Shells from Shipping, and the Precipice upon the East Side is so high, that Ship Guns can scarce have Elevation enough to clear it, or if they do, the Shot must fly over.

"Low Town. The Low Town on the East Side is a fair object for both Shot and Shells from Shipping. The Buildings are in general High and pretty close. This is by much the Richest part of the whole, being chiefly taken up with the Dwellings Warehouses and Magazines of the Principal Merchants which are reckoned of considerable value, and some of them are said to be the Kings, this part of the Town can be hurt by Land Battery, only from the Hills on the South Side of the River, and they are at a distance of 13 or 1400 yards.

"The Remainder of the low Town above the Dock, and on the North West Side consists, only of Straggling Houses inhabited by poor People, excepting the Intendants and a few houses near it. In the Dock Yard they Build 70 Gun Ships.

"Communications. These are the two principal Communications between the two Towns, one upon the East Side marked (10) and the other upon the North West Side marked (11).

"The former of these marked (10) leads from the publick landing place marked (3) thro' the low Town, and leads to the High Town, either by keeping the Bishops Palace (marked h) upon the Right which is the main branch of it, or to the 57 Gun Battery (marked 1) by leaving the Bishops Palace on the left.

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"This Communication has at present no Fire upon it, either to flank or Scour it, but being narrow, Crooked, and Steep, may be easily secured.

"The Communication (marked 11) leads from the Country, the Intendants house &c., through a Gateway Straight forward into the High Town, or by the first turning upon the left within the Gateway to the West End of the Battery (1) behind the Nunnery Garden. This Gateway has something of a Flank Fire on both Sides, but seems to be too much under the Fire.

"There is a break in the Cliff beyond the 8 Gun Battery (marked 4) where four or five people may pass abreast, it is pretty Steep, and may easily be secured.

"Between the Break and the Communication 10 there are two more places where Men climb up Singly, but they must be very Careful, there is likewise a narrow rugged path from the Dock Yard up to the Redoubt of Cape Diamond, I think there are none of these Communications to be forced, if there is any tolerable Resistance made; three of them are liable to be surprised viz: 10, 11, and that by the 8 Gun Battery, but their Communication with one another only at low Water, and the Principal ones 10 and II, are at half a Mile Distance.

3.

"Defences to the Water. The Defences to the River or Anchoring Ground are as follows-viz:

From the High Town

Battery (R).....

Guns.

14

Battery (L) consisting in all of 57 Guns, but the
Anchoring Ground points only.

From the Low Town

Battery (0) by some Accounts consists of 16
Guns but by others more to be depended on

only of....

Guns.

36

Battery (Q).

Battery (P)..

Total.....

4

8

12

74

Upon Occasion there may be more Guns mounted towards the Anchoring Ground in Several places, particularly along the Wharf of the Dock Yard.

"The other Defences to the Water on the North West Side are as follows viz:

Remainder of the Battery (1).

Battery (4)..

Total....

2I

8

29

"The Battery (1) has Room for a great many more Guns than there are at present.

4.

"The use of this Defence is to Scour the Bay or Strand along the Rivulet of St. Charles. At low Water this Bay is dry and all over passable the Bottom being a flat Rock thinly Covered in somes places with a little Mud Sand or Gravel.