. The earth and its inhabitants ... itor, except, perhaps, itsgarrison chapel, which formed part of the Hospital of St. Nicholas, founded in the uo THE BBITISII ISLES. time of Henry III. ; but Forfsea, with ito floafinj, basins, covers an area of 290acres, and its arsenal, armory, and ship-yards abound in objects calculated torivet the attention. Here may be seen the most perfect and ingenious machineryfor making blocks, rivets, and bolts, and the amplest arrangements for the construc-tion and rt^pair of wooden and iron ships. Off the dockyard lies Nelsons celebratedflagship, the Victori/, and
. The earth and its inhabitants ... itor, except, perhaps, itsgarrison chapel, which formed part of the Hospital of St. Nicholas, founded in the uo THE BBITISII ISLES. time of Henry III. ; but Forfsea, with ito floafinj, basins, covers an area of 290acres, and its arsenal, armory, and ship-yards abound in objects calculated torivet the attention. Here may be seen the most perfect and ingenious machineryfor making blocks, rivets, and bolts, and the amplest arrangements for the construc-tion and rt^pair of wooden and iron ships. Off the dockyard lies Nelsons celebratedflagship, the Victori/, and looking northward, we discern, clearly standing out againstthe sky, an obelisk which has been erected in his memory. Gonport, besides largebarracks, contains the Royal Clarence Victualling Yard, a huge Hospital, for sailors and soldiers, lies about a mile beyond the town. Lifein Portsmouth may be said to be concentrated in the dockyard, to which the town Fig. 77.—POKTSMOUTH AND 1 : 185, 50 G. Foreshore. Depth under2| Fathoms.
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