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40 crimps who were acting for some Crimps by bargain banton made by a Portuguese men, who had lodged on a sum of money equal to $46 a head for the Coolies with a Chinese Haong in Swatow; shipped from Double Island I am told is about qo men a week, from Tat how po- (southern entrance to this port) about 70 men, and from Chat Mah in the Namoa Straight about १० men.... these Crimps Rept in small boats brought the Coolies to the Portuguese who returned to bongthong after the bargain was soon made and left the Cantonese to accompany the Coolies to Macao; these men they seized with the boat and are now in the Consulate Cool waiting to be settled with by the Mandarins.
From information furnished by Cooper I find that the trade is carried on chiefly by Portuguese, several of whom have been seen from time to time at this port, but who take care not to bring themselves conspicuously forward. The number of unfortunate creatures are numerous about the Country here in Sampans and put on lorchas at night; they board the vessels in the vicinity of the Port is on account of the advantages gained by frequent steam Communication with Macao, and also that if they shipped them from lonely places on the Coast, the friends of the kidnapped men would stir up the people around and take their vessels.
I am told that the Crimps are