As for the unlading, there were already "lighter" barges on their way from the fort, and others, no doubt, would soon be on hand from the city.
"Ahead of the Army"
W. O. Stoddard
In a court which he showed us, he had a raised octagonal fish pond, and in his porch his people were unlading ponies of bales of merchandise.
"From Edinburgh to India & Burmah"
William G. Burn Murdoch
Commerce doesn't go slow on account of heat, and here, as in Burmah, I was surprised to see so much picturesque lading and unlading of cargoes going on by the river banks, and the green grass and trees running from the banks into the town.
"From Edinburgh to India & Burmah"
William G. Burn Murdoch