gambodin

Updated: January 29, 2026

The anchorage to seaward of Saigon which town is the French capital of Gambodin, part of the kingdom of Anam, and situated some miles up the river Dong-nai is Cape St. James, where we brought up until the tide should suit for the river passage.

J. J. Smith - In Eastern Seas : Or, the Commission of H.M.S. 'Iron Duke,' flag-ship in China, 1878-83