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small Spanish smiling refsels which not unfrequently carry three and four times the number of haßengen
hat an English repel would be
allowed to take. That oftener than
accommodation
not little if any is felt for them below the 'tween
decks being filled with cargo; and
that the fusengers
are consequently crowded on
the uffer deck with no shelter except their mats and blankets I believe morcover that the ship provides nothing but thanks or water casts; the provisions, water & being frovided by the Chinese Charterer of the vessel in such quantities to himself is may seem good
and there is consequently a risk of
there sometimes not being
A
sufficiency for full allowance throughout if
the
voyage is
unusually protracted
sometimes be the
Case
as ma
may
with
a
sailing rebel making a hießage
against a foul
moonsoon.
Under these circumstances it would be desirable on the score of humanity to facilitate the establishment of the line of comfortable and well found Steamers, that it is wished to employ between, the two ports. I have te
(Signed) W.K. Pedder,
I. his Consul.
(Time Copy.)
(Signed) W. R. Pedder.