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Excerpt from The Castle of San Juan De Ulloa and the Topsy-Turvyists
The garrison at this time is composed of two thousand men. In the event of an attack, they could, with the most perfect safety, retire within the casemates (which are as impervious to shot as the sides of Mount Orizaba) until the ammunition of the assailing force was ex pended, when they would return to their guns and sweep the waters with the most terrific efl'ect. General Scott, in his Autobiography, writes, The city of Vera Cruz, and its castle, San Juan de Ulloa, were both strongly garrisoned. The walls and forts of Vera Cruz, in 1847 were in good condition. Subsequent to its capture by the French under Admiral Baudin and Prince de Joinville, in 1838, the castle had been greatly extended, - almost rebuilt, and its armament about doubled. When we approached it, in 1847, the castle had the capacity to sink the entire American navy. (general Scott's Autobiography, pp. 421, 422, vol. Xi.) About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
