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CANCAR

Volume 6 · 75 words · 1842 Edition

CANCAO, PONTIHAMES, a sea-port of Cambodia, situated on a river which discharges itself into the sea, on the eastern coast of Siam. It was attacked by the Siamese in 1717; and since that period, it has fallen into decay. There still reside here many Chinese, who export betel-nut, various valuable kinds of wood, metals, cotton, and other articles, and import tea, cutlery, wearing apparel, and other manufactures. Long. 104. 5. E. Lat. 10. 5. N.