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1823. Octr. 5.

Mr. James Bevans to J. B. Sharpe Esq.-Buenos Ayres 9th Feby. 1823.

will perceive that I am not gone to Martin
Gacia as I intended. In fact there is no getting on
as we do in England; but I set off tomorrow morning.
This last week I have been to Ensanada, a
small town about 12 leagues down the River.
I took 2 of my Assistants with me. I went to examine
the Harbour, and found it a most beautiful one, compleatly
sheltered from every wind, and large enough
to accommodate double the number of ships which
usually lay near Buenos Ayres, and I am of opinion
that the Harbour is capable of great Improvement.
I therefore think it will be used as the General
Harbour, and that a Canal will be cut to Buenos
Ayres: there is a long tongue of sand which encloses
the Harbour from the River. It is called Mounte
Santiago: there are no less than four Rivers which
empty themselves into the Harbour. I never saw

Identifier: | JB/012/095/001"JB/" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 12.
Date_1	1823-02-09	Marginal Summary Numbering
Box	012	Main Headings
Folio number	095	Info in main headings field	mr james bevans to j. b. sharpe esq. buenos ayres 9th feby 1823
Image	001	Titles
Category	correspondence	Number of Pages	2
Recto/Verso	recto	Page Numbering	d5 / d6
Penner	john flowerdew colls	Watermarks	j whatman turkey mill 1822
Marginals		Paper Producer	jonathan blenman
Corrections		Paper Produced in Year	1822
Notes public		ID Number	4156
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