In the inside of this I thickened my wall to about ten feet thick with continually bringing earth out of my cave, and laying it at the foot of the wall, and walking upon it; and through the seven holes I contrived to plant the muskets, of which I took notice that I had got seven on shore out of the ship; these I planted like my cannon, and fitted them into frames, that held them like a carriage, so that I could fire all the seven guns in two minutes’ time; this wall I was many a weary month in finishing, and yet never thought myself safe till it was done.
Állványra állítottam őket sorjában, úgy, mintha ágyúk lettek volna, ennek köszönhetően aztán két percen belül mind a hetet elsüthettem. Hónapokon át tartott ennek a falnak a készítése, de csak akkor éreztem újra biztonságban magamat, amikor felépült.