cutters up and down the Stade, is surprising to those who have never witnessed any thing of the kind They are wound up by a capstan with three or four horses, and are then in general empty, but loaded when they go down ; and the facility and expedition with which such large heavy bodies (vessels from 50 to 100 tons burthen; are moved, is wonderful :- pieces of wood well greased, are laid for the vessel's keel and side to run on ; a large wooden screw is then applied to her bows, with which she is set a-going. When she has run as far as is thought proper, she is stopped at pleasure by cables round the capstans the pieces of wood, called troughs, are relaid, and she is put in motion again ; and so on till she is far enough to float when the tide returns.
THE FORT.
At the west end of the Stade is a Fort, that mounts six twenty-four pounders, built about thirty years ago, prior to which there were two small batteries ; one, where Mr. Milward's house now stands, and the Gun-
