CO129-012 - Sir John Davis - 1845 [5-7] — Page 41

The aspect of affairs being however.

changed for the better beyond the most

sanguine. hopes,

Dur

commerce obtained_

of making

new

channels, and the idea.

Houghing the greatest mart in the East, fell-

at once to the · ground. Still the mind. conversant

with the times

. to

of you looks forward. brighter days, and thinks to trace. The absence

of Commercial intercourse at this settlement-,

in the restrictions

and other causes.

the Supplementary Treaty

of the

It has often

been remarked

that Junk's from Shanghat. Teaches and Amay which proceed in great.

numbers to Singapore. and other settlements, would prefer Hongtiong

-

as much

mearer and more

conveniently situated than those places, in order to make their

rurchases, and it is almost inexplicable. that

they go, after the opening of this port.

Seretofore-

a s

· to their accustomed harbours.

We

ought here to consider that the

exports

J

exports from their

own

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Country are principally, destined for the numerous

if not exclusively destined-

"Chinese colonists that inhabit the islands

of the archipelago .. They freight their

veeeels with

cargo,

emigrants, and bring

home-a-

-the greater part of which is bought = with the savings of their countrymen.

/

who

have lived - abroad and amassed-some-

property.

can-

-

The materials of the Junts trade.

- therefore not be found at

Hongtong.

Some vessels neverthelese tried to obtain an-

export cargo

on the

spot,

and

wrene.

to receive the same

after. Long from

waiting Miged. Canton. With Straits produce this

the Chinese

settlement could not- supply Merchants at so cheap a rate, as they

buy it at Singapore;

Moreover, in

the.. carrying

can

trade

English bottoms which has

very fair-

the

recently commenced bids

account of its security to engrose

direct

m-