. The American encyclopædia of commerce, manufactures, commercial law, and finance. tonnage,) entered, and 162 (tonnage, 92,) cleared,the port- During the same year the importsamounted to $22,773, while the exports (navalstores, lumber, etc) amounted to •$2tJ3,443L 3,0X>. Ketf ITrst is built on an island of the samename, 00 m. S. W. of Cape .Sable, lat. 21° 32 X.,and Ion. Sl° o2 W. The island, which is onlyabout 4 m. long and 1 m. broad, was long thehaunt of smugglers and pirates, but is now a busy and thriving place, and one of the most importantnaval stations ?>«se
. The American encyclopædia of commerce, manufactures, commercial law, and finance. tonnage,) entered, and 162 (tonnage, 92,) cleared,the port- During the same year the importsamounted to $22,773, while the exports (navalstores, lumber, etc) amounted to •$2tJ3,443L 3,0X>. Ketf ITrst is built on an island of the samename, 00 m. S. W. of Cape .Sable, lat. 21° 32 X.,and Ion. Sl° o2 W. The island, which is onlyabout 4 m. long and 1 m. broad, was long thehaunt of smugglers and pirates, but is now a busy and thriving place, and one of the most importantnaval stations ?>«se««e^ by the C. States, on «p- connt of i;? of Florida :the Gulf o: vana, KinLi; ... West Indies, i tiv oanKs and reeXs in the vicinityrendering tiie navigation difficult and dangerous,the U. States government has established at thisplace a fleet of 1-5 vessels, witlicrens of about 10 meneach, for rendering assistance to vessels in Wi-,-; i^ i!;r sia: i^! an . ^^ .;r; for r. at the entranceid passage to Ha- iUt ports of the. the adjudication of claims for salvage. It hasan excellent harbor, with about 25 feet water, andpossesses 142 vessels (tonnage, 6,190). In 1S78,ISS vessels (tonnage, ) entered, and 175(tonnage. 194,059) cleared, the port. During thesame year the imports (mostly tobacco leaf)amounted to $!^>, and the exports (chieflyhomed cattle, wheat flour, Indian com. and bacon)• were valued at •* Pop. about 5,000. Prnsacola, the cap. of Escambia Co., is on theW. shore of Pensacola Bay, about 180 m. of Tal-; lahassee. Its harbor, with 21 feet of water on the1 bar, is one of the best in the Gulf of Thej government has here a naval station and a marineI hospital. The port has 104 vessels, with an aggre-! gate tonnage of 10,199. Pensacola is the centreI of trade for the whole area of territory embraced! by Santa Rosa Sound, Choctawhatchee Bay andi River, and the Escambia. Blaik Water,
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