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left by

in which its functions were the late government; bochi in relation to the Chinese, & to British subjects,

home in despair in 1835,

brought me

at cause

and proved the great

s in the mine an

ally

four years

while worse, _ of the

uise pseudo-

ha

later things growing continua

Wor

The Portuguese,

colony of Macao ( I know from long acquaintance with it) is rather

a beacon to shine, than

Curr. ex our 2

ple

Motiva

d

to follow - In fact it is not a Portuguese colony, as the Chinese are

acknowledged sovereigns, and their people bear

an overwhelming proportion to the Portuguese inhabitants - The latter pay

a rent as

the condition of their tenancy is well- A Chinese Mandarin of the lowest magisterial rank (Tsotông) issues at once his licences to the Chinese, & his orders to the head of the soldiers,"

verrror

O

he calls the soi-disant you the part of the Portuguese

cccccc

f

Chinese collector of Customs receives

and seizes

the duties for the Emperor, Portuguese Opium (when he

CC

find any ) in the streets of the Town.

The Portuguese

sole ave

CARA LI

had in

cred, when I le

sin en

left them, to

meet the charges of their miserable

Establishment by duties on their

el coco

Page 275

still more miserable trade offer

or five Portuguese Ships, & occasionally a Spanish one the Opium trade having by a short sighted cupidity been driven away in 1822 to flourish at Lintin in floating warehouses, independent alike of cognizance taxation. The revolution in the Mother country,

The deficiency

curar ol

arrce &

of both friends & credit, led the Portuguese government to make a

the Ecclesiastical

terous attack

erroto

LAZ

wavents, as well as the private property of it's subjects both at home and in the colonies; and the richest merchant of Macao (almost the only

one that deserved the

in London,

refuge

lives. The remaining prosperity

on the

of the place was dependent English residents, who rented the best houses spent their there; when the expulsion of the British trade from Canton in 1839, and the necessity of a

cessity of warehousing our Merchants goods, gave

GL.

short-

lived prosperity, to Macao, which,

like the

the grafted tree, was surprised by the novos fructus, it non sua poma

But at the very

ungrateful imply

ent

when it so greatly benefited by the

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left by in which its functions were the late government; bochi in relation to the Chinese, & to British subjects, home in despair in 1835, brought me at cause and proved the great s in the mine an ally four years while worse, _ of the uise pseudo- ha later things growing continua Wor The Portuguese, colony of Macao ( I know from long acquaintance with it) is rather a beacon to shine, than Curr. ex our 2 ple Motiva d to follow - In fact it is not a Portuguese colony, as the Chinese are acknowledged sovereigns, and their people bear an overwhelming proportion to the Portuguese inhabitants - The latter pay a rent as the condition of their tenancy is well- A Chinese Mandarin of the lowest magisterial rank (Tsotông) issues at once his licences to the Chinese, & his orders to the head of the soldiers," verrror O he calls the soi-disant you the part of the Portuguese cccccc f Chinese collector of Customs receives and seizes the duties for the Emperor, Portuguese Opium (when he CC find any ) in the streets of the Town. The Portuguese sole ave CARA LI had in cred, when I le sin en left them, to meet the charges of their miserable Establishment by duties on their el coco Page 275 still more miserable trade offer or five Portuguese Ships, & occasionally a Spanish one the Opium trade having by a short sighted cupidity been driven away in 1822 to flourish at Lintin in floating warehouses, independent alike of cognizance taxation. The revolution in the Mother country, The deficiency curar ol arrce & of both friends & credit, led the Portuguese government to make a the Ecclesiastical terous attack erroto LAZ wavents, as well as the private property of it's subjects both at home and in the colonies; and the richest merchant of Macao (almost the only one that deserved the in London, refuge lives. The remaining prosperity on the of the place was dependent English residents, who rented the best houses spent their there; when the expulsion of the British trade from Canton in 1839, and the necessity of a cessity of warehousing our Merchants goods, gave GL. short- lived prosperity, to Macao, which, like the the grafted tree, was surprised by the novos fructus, it non sua poma But at the very ungrateful imply ent when it so greatly benefited by the
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Τοι left by in which its functions were the late government; bochi in relation to the Chinese, & to British subjects, home in despair in 1835, brought me at cause and proved the great s in the mine an ally four years while worse, _ of the uise pseudo- ha later things growing continua Wor The Portuguese, colony of Macao ( I know from long acquaintance with it) is rather beacon to shin, than Curr. ex our 2 ple Motiva d to follow - In fact it is not an :guese colomy, as the Chinese are acknowledged sovercions, and their people bear an overshelming pro- :portion to the Portuguese inhabitants - The latter pay alrent as - the condition of their berrancy it well- A. Chinese Mandarin of the lowest ettagisterial rank (Isotông) issues at once his licences to the Chinese, & his orders to the head of the sold soldiers," verrror O he calls the soi-disant you the part of the Pontinguese cccccc f Chinese collector of Crestond receives and seiges the duties fourtie Emperor, Portuguese Opriums (when he CC find any ) in the streets of the Town. The Porting sole ave CARA LI had in cred, when I le sin en left them, to meet the charges of their miserables Establishment by duties on their el coco 13) 275 still more miserable trade offer or five Portuguese Ships, &occasion ally a Spanish one the Opium trade having by a short sighted cupidity been driven away in 1822 to flourish. at Lentin in floating warehouses, independent alike of cogniz taxation. The revolution in the Mother country, The deficiency curar ol arrce & of both fiends & credit, led the Portier quese government to make a ra the Ecclesiastical terous attack erroto LAZ wavents, as well as the private property of it's subjects both at home and in the colonies; and therichest merchant of Macao (almost the only. one that deserved the in London, referge lives. The rem 1.0) took where he now maining prosperity on the of the place was dependent English residents, who rented the best houses spent their there; when the expulsion of the British trade from Canton in 1839, and the necessity of a cessity of warehousing our Merchants goods, gave GL. short- lived prosperity, to Macas, which, like the the grafted tree, was surprised: by the novos fructus, it non sua porna But at the very ungmare imply ent when it so greatly benefited by the
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Τοι

left by

in which its functions were the late government; bochi in relation to the Chinese, & to British subjects,

home in despair in 1835,

brought me

at cause

and proved the great

s in the mine an

ally

four years

while worse, _ of the

uise pseudo-

ha

later things growing continua

Wor

The Portuguese,

colony of Macao ( I know from long acquaintance with it) is rather

beacon to shin, than

Curr. ex our 2

ple

Motiva

d

to follow - In fact it is not an :guese colomy, as the Chinese are

acknowledged sovercions, and their people bear

an overshelming pro- :portion to the Portuguese inhabitants - The latter pay

alrent as

-

the condition of their berrancy it well- A. Chinese Mandarin of the lowest ettagisterial rank (Isotông) issues at once his licences to the Chinese, & his orders to the head of the sold

soldiers,"

verrror

O

he calls the soi-disant you the part of the Pontinguese

cccccc

f

Chinese collector of Crestond receives

and seiges

the duties fourtie Emperor, Portuguese Opriums (when he

CC

find any ) in the streets of the Town.

The Porting

sole ave

CARA LI

had in

cred, when I le

sin en

left them, to

meet the charges of their miserables

Establishment by duties on their

el coco

13)

275

still more miserable trade offer

or five Portuguese Ships, &occasion ally a Spanish one the Opium trade having by a short sighted cupidity been driven away in 1822 to flourish. at Lentin in floating warehouses, independent alike of cogniz taxation. The revolution in the Mother country,

The deficiency

curar ol

arrce &

of both fiends & credit, led the Portier

quese government to make a ra

the Ecclesiastical

terous attack

erroto

LAZ

wavents, as well as the private property of it's subjects both at home and in the colonies; and therichest merchant of Macao (almost the only.

one that deserved the

in London,

referge

lives. The rem

1.0) took where he now

maining prosperity

on the

of the place was dependent English residents, who rented the best houses spent their there; when the expulsion of the British trade from Canton in 1839, and the necessity of a

cessity of warehousing our Merchants goods, gave

GL.

short-

lived prosperity, to Macas, which,

like the

the grafted tree, was surprised: by the novos fructus, it non sua porna

But at the very

ungmare imply

ent

when it so greatly benefited by the

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