. The American encyclopædia of commerce, manufactures, commercial law, and finance. and other wines, 1 to the N. of Frood in the num-navigation of and is ,,? I., ,^ of rai,ii »,,-•,.~ nipiged in the foreign t^adei^i^iibotU ! ^.> .^:steamers of the Cnrnpa^nir Tra„uala,,t,que, w;hicl. is here ocated, and of the German line of ll»V!f»;:,iare destinedtionat 11. Most of the goods imported into H. are destinedfor the internal consumption of F. The coasting and he foreign trades are of considerable importance, and are steadilyinerea^ng The harbor, which takes in ships drawing 24 f
. The American encyclopædia of commerce, manufactures, commercial law, and finance. and other wines, 1 to the N. of Frood in the num-navigation of and is ,,? I., ,^ of rai,ii »,,-•,.~ nipiged in the foreign t^adei^i^iibotU ! ^.> .^:steamers of the Cnrnpa^nir Tra„uala,,t,que, w;hicl. is here ocated, and of the German line of ll»V!f»;:,iare destinedtionat 11. Most of the goods imported into H. are destinedfor the internal consumption of F. The coasting and he foreign trades are of considerable importance, and are steadilyinerea^ng The harbor, which takes in ships drawing 24 feetnt all tides consists of 3 .separated from each other iiintfrom the port bv 4 InrUs. A large body of water being. of 270 000. The docks occupy about ion acres. It possessesBugar-refincries, starch-manufactories, distilleries, large ship-building yards. The fisheries of the coast arevaluable and extensive. Pop 35,012. , o • yirnmp, a seaport town in the department of heme-Infiirieure situated on the Knglish Channel, at the mouth ofa smallcognominal river 23 m. E. of Uivre. It occupiesthe bottom and sides of a narrow valley opening out towardsthe sea between two dills, on one of which stands a light-house, its port, though small, is one of the best on the (. and has been greatly improved by the construction ot aninner port with a line quay, etc. It carries on a considerabletrade in Baltic and colonial produce, brandy, salt, etc ?, andhcnds out vessels to the whale, cod, mackerel, and herringfisheries In 1878 there entered 178 vessels, with a total ton-nage of 27,11)7. The river alTords abundant water-power fornutncrous cotton, oil, and other mills. Fecamp has als
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