Note XXVII‑12 — Chapter XXVII · PANAMÁ, PORTOBELLO, AND PIRACY. 1601-1670.
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The length of anchorage ground is about 3,000 geometrical paces; the width from 1,500 to 1,800 paces, and the average depth 17 fathoms. Large ships ride at anchor opposite Castle Santiago, while frigates can move nearer the mole. There is room for 300 galleons and 1,000 smaller vessels within, while 2,000 ships may anchor with tolerable safety without the forts. Panamá, Descrip., in Pacheco and Cárdenas, Col. Doc., ix. 118-19.