1880 Facts about Port and Madeira by Henry Vizetelly

The Voyage to Madeira.

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■wdth the sea beating over its beacb. Higbt and left flimsy forts, ostensibly for tbe purpose of defence, displayed tbeir toy turrets and ragged battlements, and as we turned tbe point tbe cas tellated structure on tbe Loo rock announced our approach by dischargingone of tberustymuzzle-loading cannonsdecoratingits crumbUng embrasures. Soon tbe African let go her anchor, and a swarm of boats came alongside, and tbe amphibious portion of tbe population of tbe island commenced diving in tbe sea for

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