pierced for 64 guns, and carrying 50, went there without lightening. Craney ifland, at the mouth of this river, com- mands its channel tolerably well.
Nanfemond River is navigable to Sleepy Hole, for veffels of 250 tons; to Suflblk, for thofe of 100 tons; and to Milner\ for thofe of 25.
Pagan Creek affords 8 or lo feet water to Smithfield, which admits veffels of 20 tons.
Chickahominy has at its mouth a bar, on which is only 12 feet water at common flood tide. Veffels pafling that, may go 8 miles up the river; thofe of 10 feet draught may go four miles further, and thofe of fix tons burden, 20 miles further.
Appamaltox may be navigated as far as Broadways, by any veffel which has crof- fed Harrifon's bar in James River; it keeps 8 or lo feet water a mile or two higher up to Fifher's bar, and 4 feet on that and upwards to Peterfburg, where all navigation ceafes.
James River itfelf affords harbour for ^effels of any fize in Hampton Road, but not in fafety through the whole winter;
and there is navigable water for them as far as Mulberry Ifland. A 40 gun fhip goes to James town, and, lightening her- felf, may pafs to Harrifon's bar; on which there is only 15 feet water. Veflels of 250 tons may go to Warwick; thofe of 125 go to Rocket's, a mile below Richmond; from thence is about 7 feet Water to Richmond ; and about the centre of the town, four feet and a half, v^here the navigation is interrupted by falls, which in a courfe of fix miles, defcend about 80 feet perpendicular: above thefe it is refumed in canoes, and batteaux, and is profecuted fafely and advantage- oufly to within lo miles of the Blue Ridge;
and even through the Blue Ridge a ton weight has been brought; and the expence would not be great, when compared with its objedl, to open a