Thenextmorningourfortwasplann'dandmark'dout, thecircumferencemeasuringfourhundredandfifty-fivefeet, whichwouldrequireasmanypalisadestobemadeoftrees, onewithanother, , ofwhichwehadseventy, wereimmediatelysettoworktocutdowntrees, and, ourmenbeingdexterousintheuseofthem, , Ihadthecuriositytolookatmywatchwhentwomenbegantocutatapine; insixminutestheyhaditupontheground, , , ourothermendugatrenchallround, ofthreefeetdeep, inwhichthepalisadesweretobeplanted; and, ourwaggons, thebodiesbeingtakenoff, andtheforeandhindwheelsseparatedbytakingoutthepinwhichunitedthetwopartsoftheperch,[105] wehadtencarriages, withtwohorseseach, , ourcarpentersbuiltastageofboardsallroundwithin, aboutsixfeethigh, forthementostandonwhentofirethro' , whichwemountedononeoftheangles, andfir'ditassoonasfix'd, tolettheIndiansknow, ifanywerewithinhearing, thatwehadsuchpieces; andthusourfort, ifsuchamagnificentnamemaybegiventosomiserableastockade, wasfinish'dinaweek, thoughitrain'dsohardeveryotherdaythatthemencouldnotwork.
