 | Antonio de Alcedo - America - 1814 - 654 pages
...Pensacola, the capital of W. Florida, lies along the beach of the bay, is of an oblong form, about a mile in length, and a quarter of a mile in breadth. It contains several hundred habitations, and many of the public buildings and houses arc spacious and... | |
 | John Campbell - Ethnology - 1815 - 640 pages
...After tea we ascended one of the hills, to have a complete view of the whole settlement, which is about a mile in length, and a quarter of a mile in breadth: the gardens being so numerous, the whole resembled a city in a wood. I viewed it as a garden of the... | |
 | Sir Richard Henry Bonnycastle - Latin America - 1818 - 378 pages
...Pensacola, is in 30° 28' north latitude, and 87° 12' west longitude. The city is of an oblong form, about a mile in length and a quarter of a mile in breadth, delightfully placed, and accounted a very healthy place. The entrance into the bay is fortified by... | |
 | Abraham Rees - Art - 1819 - 754 pages
...Lochamancairn. In the parifh of Strathblane are fix lakes; the largeft of them, however, does not exceed half a mile in length, and a quarter of a mile in breadth ; but they ferve to bellow a degree of livelinefs upon a defolate region. In the pariih of Kilfyth,... | |
 | 1820 - 746 pages
...and longitude 58. 12. W. steering west, going six knots, observed a shoal on the larboard beam, about half a mile in length, and a quarter of a mile in breadth, bearing south, half a mile distant, in appearance white sand and yellow weed, supposed to be the Longshamps... | |
 | Walter Scott - Europe - 1820 - 748 pages
...and longitude 58. 12. W. steering west, going six knots, observed a shoal on the larboard beam, about half a mile in length, and a quarter of a mile in breadth, bearing south, half a mile distant, in appearance white sand and yellow weed, supposed to be the Longshamps... | |
 | Daniel Blowe - Canada - 1820 - 788 pages
...from Washington. Pensacola, the capital of West Florida, lies along the bay of that name, is about a mile in length, and a quarter of a mile in breadth, healthy and delightfully situated. While in possession of the British, it contained several hundred... | |
 | Pishey Thompson - Boston (England) - 1820 - 510 pages
...they are also caught upon the main shore, and as high up as Fosdyke. The Herringhill is not more than a mile in length and a quarter of a mile in breadth. Upon it are fixed about a thousand stakes, in length about 10 feet, and placed about 9 feet asunder.... | |
 | Otto von Kotzebue - Discoveries in geography - 1821 - 466 pages
...and immediately took an excursion, accompanied by the active Tamon Tiuraur. The island of Stobual is half a mile in length, and a quarter of a mile in breadth ; the fine mould forms here already considerable hills. The palm and bread-fruit trees thrive extraordinarily,... | |
 | North American review and miscellaneous journal - 1821 - 526 pages
...out. This was in the year 1765. The town is of an oblong form, and lies parallel to the beach. It is a mile in length, and a quarter of a mile in breadth. It is partly surrounded by two brooks, which rise under Gage hill, and discharge themselves one at... | |
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The town is fortified with an entrenchment, salient angles, and redoubts, which inclose about half a mile in length, and a quarter of a mile in width. 
