veffels of the largeft fize. The river there narrows to the v^^idth of a mile, and is contained within very high banks, clofe under which the veffels may ride. It holds 4 fathom water at high tide for 25 miles above York to the mouth of Poropotank, where the river is a mile and a half wide, and the channel only 75 fathom, and paffing under a hio;h bank. At the confluence of Pafnunkey and Mattaponyy it is reduced to 3 fathom depth, which continues up Pamunkey to Cumberland, where the width is 100 yards, and up Mattapony to within 2 miles of Frazer's ferry, where it becomes 24 fathom deep, and holds that about five miles. Pamunkey is then capable of navigation for loaded flats to Brockman's bridge, fifty miles above Hanover town, and Mattapony to Downer's bridge, 70 miles above its mouth.
[ 9 1 Piankatanky the little rivers making out of Mohjack Bay and thofe of the Eajiern Jloorey receive only very fmall veflels, and thefe can but enter them.