Travels Of Richard And John Lander Into The Interior Of Africa For The Discovery Of The Course And Termination Of The Niger By Robert Huish
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The Watering Place, Above-Mentioned, Is Generally
Frequented, From The Convenience With Which The Water Is Obtained,
Being Connected To The Sea Side By A Wooden Aqueduct, Under Which
Boats May Lie And Fill Their Casks Very Easily Without Removing Them.
When the Landers arrived, Clarence establishment consisted of the
superintendent, or acting governor, Mr. Becroft, who was generally
known
By the title of captain; Captain Beattie, the commander of the
Portia, colonial schooner; Mr. Crichton, a naval surgeon; Lieutenant
Stockwell, with a party of five or six marines; a mulatto ensign of
the royal African corps, with two black companions from Sierra Leone,
and some carpenters and sail-makers, besides a mulatto, who filled
the office of clerk or secretary to Mr. Becroft; an English merchant
of the name of Lloyd, in the employment of Mr. Smith, whose residence
has been already mentioned.
No place, in point of convenience, could have been better selected
for a settlement, than that on which Clarence is situated. The bay
affords safe anchorage for shipping, from the furious tornadoes,
which are common in this part of the world, and is sufficiently
capacious to shelter as many vessels as are likely to visit the
island; it abounds with fish, and is free from sunken rocks, and the
shore is steep and easy of access to boats. There is another bay,
called George's Bay, on the western side of the island, but it has
the disadvantage of being open to that quarter, and consequently
affords no safety to shipping.
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