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From the native appclbtioa the Dutch derived Ambayat a name given to a fort on the fouth - weftern fhore of Ceram, and Amboyna the appellation of a fort and town conftru&ed In an ifland contiguous to Ceram. £ng.
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The term, as connefted with the Company, might alfo convey the idea, that they were the only purchafers in the country; whereas, at that very time, Britifli refidents and foreign nations had the privilege of exporung goods to the weftern world, and there was a great coafling and internal trade from one part of India to another.
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On the weftern fide of the gulf and near its entrance is Champagny Port one of the fineft and moft fecure in New Holland: in every part of it is an excellent bottom; the depth of water, even clofe in with the land, is from ten to twelve fathoms; and fuqh is the capacity of this magnificent port it is competent to receive the moft numerous fleets.
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Befides thefe iflands there are more than twenty others, fprinkled about the weftern point of the gulf and beyond its entrance, each of which was diftinguiflied by oneof thofe honoured names which juftly form our country's pride.
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We have noticed before that the whole of the weftern and north-weftern parts of this portion of New Holland are covered with a very broad chain of mountains *, the height of which apparently muft be equal to that of moft of the lofty chains hitherto known.
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While thefe plantations were forming in the foutli weftern part of Conne£licut, another commenced oii the weft fide of the mouth of Connetlicut river.
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One queftion ftill remains curious in its principle, and interefting in its folution — Why have thefe weftern winds blown with unufual and increafed violence?
A Journal of natural philosophy, chemistry, and the arts .. 1797
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- The acer facchsrinum of Linne, or fugar maple tree, grows in great quantities in the weftern countries of all the middle ftates of the American Union.
A Journal of natural philosophy, chemistry, and the arts .. 1797
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It is indeed difiicult to defcribe the fear of this terri - ble nation, which had fallen on all the Indians in the weftern parts of Conne£licut.
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O s s o R V, t he weftern divifion of Queen's Counfy, in Ireland.
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