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" ... and is so shallow, that it is dangerous for boats drawing more than six or seven feet water to pass it. Formosa, or Benin river, is two miles wide at its entrance from the sea, and has across it a bank of mud, extending to seaward three-quarters of... "
Remarks on the Country Extending from Cape Palmas to the River Congo ... - Page 182
by John Adams - 1823 - 265 pages
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Sketches Taken During Ten Voyages to Africa Between the Years 1786 and 1800 ...

John Adams - Africa, West - 1822 - 144 pages
...bank of mud, extending to seaward three-quarters of a mile, on which there are only twelve feet of 84 water at spring tides. Vessels, whose draft of water...and the other to the eastward, which joins the river Forcados. The direction of the main trunk is about NE by E. or ENE ; and at fifty miles from the sea,...
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Remarks on the Country Extending from Cape Palmas to the River Congo ...

John Adams - Africa, West - 1823 - 306 pages
...interior, to Chamah, and are purchased chiefly by the Portuguese, who trade at Wydah, Ardrah, and Lagos. Elmina, an insignificant stream. Sacoom, the same....and the other to the eastward, which joins the river Forcados. The direction of the main trunk is about NE. by E. or ENE. ; and at fifty miles from the...
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The new sailing directory for the Ethiopic or southern Atlantic ocean

John Purdy - Aids to navigation - 1844 - 534 pages
...drawing more than 9 or 10 feet may generally pass it in safety, by taking the proper time of tide. At a few miles from the sea, this river is only half a mile wide; and, at New Town, which is 6 leagues up, little more than 400 or 500 yards. Two branches, near New Town, called Gato...
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The Atlantic Navigator: Being a Nautical Description of the Coasts of France ...

Pilot guides - 1854 - 646 pages
...tides, and it is therefore not fit for vessels drawing more than 9 or 10 feet. At a few miles fron» the sea this river is only half a mile wide ; and at New Town, which is 6 leagues up, little more than 400 or 500 yards. Two branches near New Town, named Gato Creek...
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A Sailing Directory for the Ethiopic Or South Atlantic Ocean, Including the ...

Alexander G. Findlay - Africa - 1867 - 738 pages
...drawing more than 9 or 10 feet may generally pas>s it in safety, by taking the proper time of tide. At a few miles from the sea, this river is only half a mile wide ; and, at New Town, or Young Town, which is 6 leagues up, little more than 400 or 500 yards. Two branches near New Town,...
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A sailing directory for the Ethiopic or south Atlantic ocean

Alexander George Findlay - 1883 - 938 pages
...safety, by taking the proper time of tide, but merchant vessels usually remain in the outer road. At a few miles from the sea this river is only half a mile wide; and at New Town, or Young * The following note may, perhaps, not appear improper in this place;— From Sherbro to Rio...
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