. A voyage to Cochinchina, in the years 1792 and 1793. To which is annexed an account of a journey made in the years 1801 and 1802, to the residence of the chief of the Booshuana nation. same power has possession also of the windward port ofJjahia or St. Salvador to the northward. This port is saidto aiibrd superior advantages for a naval arsenal and dock-yards even to those of Rio. The island of St. Catharine tothe southward is likewise an important station, so situatedthat Rio de la Plata will always be entirely at the mercy ofthai power who is in the possession of it. We know littlemore of
. A voyage to Cochinchina, in the years 1792 and 1793. To which is annexed an account of a journey made in the years 1801 and 1802, to the residence of the chief of the Booshuana nation. same power has possession also of the windward port ofJjahia or St. Salvador to the northward. This port is saidto aiibrd superior advantages for a naval arsenal and dock-yards even to those of Rio. The island of St. Catharine tothe southward is likewise an important station, so situatedthat Rio de la Plata will always be entirely at the mercy ofthai power who is in the possession of it. We know littlemore of this island than what the elegant Avriter of Ansonsvoyage has said of it. The soil of the island is truly lux- uriant, producing fruits of most kinds spontaneously ; and the ground is covered OAer with one continued forest of trees of a jjerpetual verdure, \v;hich, from tlie exuberance of the soil, are so entangled ^^ith briars, thorns, and under- wood, as to form a thicket absolutely impenetrable, except by some narrow footpaths Avliich the inhabitants have made for their own convenience. The woods are extremely fragrant, from the many aromatic trees and shrubs with o DE Janeiro. t^E a i3> j^aw^
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