36 on other goods. There was no opium's board except small quantities which some of the passengers had for sucking. I know the Master of the Wing. No hav Shop. He had shipped several cargo and a small consignment of cotton on my ship on that occasion. Altogether he had on board 58 bales of cotton and 830 pieces of piece goods. We sailed about 10 a.m. and got to a place called I Chuk Chan or Lan (which I think is about 6 miles from Macao) on the Sixth instant about 9 a.m. At this place were three punts and a small boat. These had the appearance of fishing craft. We were afraid they were thieves and were getting a gun ready to fire into them, but as we came nearer they hoisted a flag. There were characters on the flag but...
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