"Alcedo" Quotes from Famous Books
 ... to some of our best maps) erected the castle of St. Carlos; and lower down, about 16 miles on the banks (p. 097) of the river, is placed the castle of St. Juan, which castle was taken by the English in 1780. Alcedo says that this river is navigable for ships of large size; but others add, that during the dry season, when the river is low, in one or two places the navigation is obstructed by sand banks, which, however, ...
— A General Plan for a Mail Communication by Steam, Between Great Britain and the Eastern and Western Parts of the World • James MacQueen |
