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of which Cartier had before met with no specimen in the Indian Country and had one expectation to find from the Indian [[genius?]]. It was laid out in a circular form, & was surrounded with three lines of pilisadoes, through these palisadoes there was but one passage or place of entrance, & that was well secured both with stakes and bars. On the inside, the fortification consisted of what in the European language was called a rampart of timber, to which the ascent was by ladders; heaps of stones were also | of which Cartier had before met with no specimen in the Indian Country and had one expectation to find from the Indian [[genius?]]. It was laid out in a circular form, & was surrounded with three lines of pilisadoes, through these palisadoes there was but one passage or place of entrance, & that was well secured both with stakes and bars. On the inside, the fortification consisted of what in the European language was called a rampart of timber, to which the ascent was by ladders; heaps of stones were also culled, placed in such situations as would best serve the purposes of strength or defence. Within these fortifications there were about | ||
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of which Cartier had before met with no specimen in the Indian Country and had one expectation to find from the Indian genius?. It was laid out in a circular form, & was surrounded with three lines of pilisadoes, through these palisadoes there was but one passage or place of entrance, & that was well secured both with stakes and bars. On the inside, the fortification consisted of what in the European language was called a rampart of timber, to which the ascent was by ladders; heaps of stones were also culled, placed in such situations as would best serve the purposes of strength or defence. Within these fortifications there were about