panios

Updated: August 24, 2026

All those which could be observed were Panios or millets. The officers wanted to tack about, as the water became shallower every moment: but Mr. Soon we had only fifteen fathoms, then nine, then six. By promptitude the danger might still have been avoided.

Alexandre Corréard - Narrative of a Voyage to Senegal in 1816: Undertaken by Order of the French Government, Comprising an Account: of the Shipwreck of the Medusa, the Sufferings of the Crew, and the: Various Occurrences on Board the Raft, in the Desert of Zaara, at: St. Louis, and at the Camp of Daccard. to Which Are Subjoined: Observations Respecting the Agriculture of the Western Coast of: Africa, from Cape Blanco to the Mouth of the Gambia.