PORTSMOUTH

the principal nay. | station, and the strongest fortre in ¢ o | British Isles, is situated on an island | e|}the coast of Hampshire. It co a naval dockyard and a good Spithead, which lies between the to: ejand the Isle of Wight, forms a mz: n | nificent anchorage for the chips of t 6 | navy. oe porulation. ctc., see p. 90% t| [s. 247]