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ENTRANCE OF THE
BAY OF TOULON.
THE outer or great road of Toulon as already mentioned in the defcription of that city,
is ilieltered from the fouth and fouth eaft winds by a long promontory, extending in a
ftraight line from eaft to weft, terminated by Cape Cepct, which is feated at the foot of the
moiintain of La Croix des Signaux.
Tius promontory, or more properly a peninfula, as it is joined to the continent by a
kind of ifthmus or neck of land, exceedingly narrow, of about half a mile in length, forms
on the fouth a good and fafe fandy beach, called St. Elme. Farther towards the eaft
ftands the beach of the Genoefe, as alfo Cape Monegaux, which projects confiderably into
the fea, and the bcach of Coiidoulicres, which is Ikreened from tlie eafterly winds by
Cape Ccpet.
The north iide of the promontory is ftrongly guarded by batteries which line the
Ihore, and ferve to defend it, and proie6t the entrance of the outer road by their crofs
fires, together witli the oppoftte batteries.
There are befides, St. Maudrier's Hofpital, which is a beautiful building, and the
Lazaretto, compofed of feveral detached buildings, where a regular quarantine is eltabliihed
for any iliips coming from the Levant, and other fufpedted places, to prevent the
infection of Uie plague, or other contagious diforders.
Between the Hofpi tal and the Lazaretto lies the fmall but fure bay of Creux St. George,
whicli has a fafe bottom and fufficient deptli of water to admit of lai'ge veffels, entirely
iheltercd from high feas, and from tlie fire of the oppofite batteries.
This promontory or peninfula, which is fo advantageouily fituatcd for the protedlion
of the outward road, requii-cs but little art for its defence, as the ifthmus does not cxceed
two hundred and forty paces in width. It may be eafily fin-engthened by lines flanked with
redans and fortins, furrounded by foflis, wells, See.
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