a sea-port town in the province of Entre-Douro-e-Minho, in the kingdom of Portugal. It is on the river Minho, about two miles above the bar which runs across the mouth of the river. The defects of the port are hindrances to commerce, and the principal depend-

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1 Simon, Histoire Critique des principaux Commentateurs du Nouveau Testament, p. 781. 2 Colombis, Bibliothèque Choisie, p. 73.