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with

our pin-

schooners, which

are

constantly going up the river, and - morcover to contend with the Mandarins,

who.

are

said _ to put _ a high price upon-

their permits,

no immediate increase.can.

for the present be looked for. Should

however unfortunately any

disturbances

xrice; there

can

be not the

slightest doubt.

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Honghong with provisions : Nantow, Faepang, Sinan. Lantas, Macas, Hachong, and ;- Tingchov . No interruption in this business has ever been experienced and the reiterated; plunder of pirates, has in many been obviated by

the

instances

payment of blackmail... off these brats, great

Were it possible to cut-

distress would be experienced as nearly every

article for maintaining life is brought from

elsewhere, and.

very.

little

grows

07

the

that there boots will become carriers to

considerable amount.

From Neangmun a place

on... one...

the numerous outlets of the Canton river,

of th

several boats with valuable

cargoes

have

from time to time visited. Honghong. The

in them

merchants that come in

Lome

buy

also

cotton. goods.. Unfortunately however, of these vessels have been plundered_ by pirates, and this prevents the Chinese

from putting any

more dear goods on board. The following places supply

Honghong

island, its

itself

The

intercourse with Macas both

by Portuguese. Lorchas as well as factbooks has

always been

very lively, transhipments from that place to this and vice versa,

frequent

being of

oceurrem el

though.

it cannot be

said, that there exists a native trade.

The

only

branch to which this

is

applicable is the tra

traffic-

name_

in salt.. This

is hought from the fact of Itaching and

Kweithen