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saleable, but the greater part cannot be dispred of at Hongkong and goes wither to Cantine or a even to Macio. Camphor. Jetibes sometimes a fair price, but many tessels that bring their Cargoes here find no purchasers. There the staple goods, for the disposal of which no encouragement has yet been given, and the
that account is very languid. Attempts have been made to introduce._ Sulphur, Rhubarb, Coarse China or Earthenware, and other ittens; but the demand were not of such a nature as to make the speculators desirous to revisit our port .
Where imports havever find no customers, exports cannot be expected to be much coveted,
bullion alone will funschise them. as long
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4. The whole Chinese Marine Commerce. appears to approach, a great Crisis. The Kanest Chinese merchants are convinced that our
ships can carry goods cheaper and safes
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than their junctis, and that merchandize of
genetin.
any value ie better put on board of them. This will throw the
carrying trade of the dearest articles into our hands, and most goodswill
be brought up from the Indian Archipelage in British bottoms, Chinese account, and
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proceed directly to the ports of their destination, without touching here or elsewhere. He might have had otherwise a considerable emporism here for straits produce, but this change has prevented it . A fer junts that touched at Victoria to buy these articles; were -obliged to proceed to other ports to get a Cargo,
whilst others that wished to collect the export's for the Archipilage could not find a sufficient
the spot, and had to send to quantity
Canton to purchase them
5. As a great drawback upon our Commercial prosperity, we may
mention the
absence of despectable Chines froms, and repecially