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The Aullrians and their allies, perfeilly fenfible of the impoitance of this poft when
they befieged Toulon in 1707, found it impra6licable to force this paflage, although they
were maftcrs of the heights which furrotind the road and the harbour.
In 1744 a naval engagement took place near Cape Cepct between the Engliili, commanded
by Admiral Mathews, and the combined fleets of France and Spain^ whicii terminated
in favour of the former: the Spaniards, however, who were the grcatcil fufferei-s,
accufed the French of having defertcd them, and taken refuge under die batteries of the
outer road. But this myftery has never yet been clearly imravelled.
A defcription and view of Toulon, with its harbour, See. taken from the north iide of
the town, having already appeared in this work, with a iketch of the mountainsj heights,
&c. fouth of the road, the author has prefuraed to add the annexed View of tlie Entrance
of tlie Bay, drawn from a battery eredlcd at the foot of the mountain of La Croix des
Signaux, in order to give a more exaft idea of the fituation of the mountains, heights,
forts, and batteries, on the north fide of the road and citj'.
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