Canton River
Britishnoun
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They stretch for miles along the Canton River, and in the busy season are crammed with hundreds of thousands of chests, filled with the fragrant herb.
From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 01, No. 04, February, 1858 by Various
The British expedition arrived at the mouth of the Canton River in the month of June, 1840.
From China by Boulger, Demetrius Charles
The Chinese capture of an English subject, Vincent Stanton, was followed by a British expedition into the Canton River.
From A History of the Nineteenth Century, Year by Year Volume Two (of Three) by Emerson, Edwin
In 1785 a Baltimore ship showed the Stars and Stripes in the Canton River, China.
From American Merchant Ships and Sailors by Abbot, Willis J. (Willis John)
The British expedition against China had arrived at the mouth of the Canton River in June.
From A History of the Nineteenth Century, Year by Year Volume Two (of Three) by Emerson, Edwin
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