a small seaport town in the island of Corsica, fortified with walls and bastions. It was almost destroyed

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1 The king's contrivance is thought to have produced the meadow between Hertford and Bow; for at Hertford was the Danish fort, and from thence they made frequent excursions on the inhabitants of London. Authors are not agreed as to the method the king pursued in laying dry the Danish ships. Dugdale supposes that he did it by straightening the channels; but Henry of Huntingdon alleges that he cut several canals, which exhausted its water. by the malcontents in 1731, but has since been repaired.

Long. 8. 52. E. Lat. 42. 37. N.