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Rh ince, made it the centre of an extenive commerce; it has till the remains of a very trong fortres, in which, a few years back, was planted a cannon of uch extraordinary weight and dimenions, that it fell into the river; with the entire bank on which it reted; the length of the tube was fourteen feet, ten and a half inches and the diameter of the bore one foot, three and one eighth inches: it contained two hundred and thirty—four thouand four hundred and thirteen cubic inches: of: wrought iron, weighed ixty four thouand four hundred and eighteen pounds. avoirdupoie, and-carried a hot of a four hundred and ixty five pounds weight. Here