Two of the sweeping bastions appeared to rest on the water which washed their base, while a deep ditch and extensive morasses guarded its other sides and angles.

• 其中有两座大碉堡就建在湖边，一面的墙脚被冲刷着，另外的几面和拐角处，则围着一条很深的壕沟和一片开阔的沼泽地。