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by retail. Most of the junks in sallact _ to purchase opium piceegoods, considerable quantity.
none
come
and.
here-
any
of these however in
This is taken to
after
Hit yes, Teoyes, or the island... of Staeman, and there retailed . The pirates however have. mort materially interfered with this branch and many junks have leaving this post, been robbed_ of their whole. None of the Captains who constantly are in the habit of visiting ever tell that the Chinese Government_ interferes with their coming.
have I heard
confiscation
house.
an
me
did
hither, nor:
instance of seizure and on the part of the fustom
a
As this harbour is a general thorough- fare for ressets,
vessels, that
come
-from
the North and proceed to fanton and the
South,
many
anchor for
a tide and
mate
T
make small purchases, the amount_- which could not be ascertained, as
of which-
it is done in a
very quiet way.
Such is the native trade which-
Hongting had hitherto, far below the
towest, calculations, that the most- desponding merchants could have made Extraordinary
α
circumstances
may produce
salutary change, but in the ordinary
course.
-
remains
- of events, as long as every thing quiet, of which there can be at present-
not the slightest doubt, and the northern.
of
parts ingrose gradually the bussinese fanton, Victoria must not expect much.. We have
granite.
no produce of the island, except-
to sell; there is no
amount of goods stored up.
large
in the
godowns, ships do not come here. merely
to discharge.
home,
their
cargoes,
and then return.
nor do the Chinder put their
commodities.