Canton River
Britishnoun
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It was again, "All hands up anchor," to proceed up the Canton River, and away we steered, past the towering island of Lin-tin, towards the Bocca Tigris.
From Kathay: A Cruise in the China Seas by Macaulay, W. Hastings
Before this the Volage and Hyacinth, while lying in Canton River, had a sharp engagement with a fleet of war-junks, under the Chinese Admiral Kwang.
From How Britannia Came to Rule the Waves Updated to 1900 by Kingston, William Henry Giles
They are rather numerous on the banks of the Canton River.
From The Sailor's Word-Book An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, including Some More Especially Military and Scientific, but Useful to Seamen; as well as Archaisms of Early Voyagers, etc. by Belcher, Edward, Sir
It was early in December that H. M. S. Perseus was cruising off the mouth of the Canton River.
From Among Malay Pirates : a Tale of Adventure and Peril by Henty, G. A. (George Alfred)
The destruction of the Chinese fleet on the Canton River could not be considered heavily purchased at the cost, and the extent of the trepidation caused by Commodore Keppel's intrepidity could not be accurately measured.
From China by Boulger, Demetrius Charles
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