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Admiralty

in all the open Spaces exposed

best

to the air in accordance with The custom peculiar to the people of the province of Chettiary The period of my arrival (it being

the Commencement of the nineteenth New year) prevented my obtaining as much

information as I could have wished on the subject of

trade, nor did the

Mandarins, who were

very busy with this complimentary

interchanging of visits that for all other Classes experienced the greatest civility and attention, nor did the apparition of European costume occasion here

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as much curiosity as I had been led to suppose had been the Case – very few trading Vessels

Junks or Junks, and those of the smallest

Class, with the exception of a few,

were in the harbour,

the Chinese, and the

people of Macao, &c. inferred

that trade was

confined to the Coast

and the immediate neighbourhood.

The imports by them consist

of piece goods, raw silk, &c.

and

Goods brought principally

from Amoy, Fokien, Ningpo &c.;

the exports

are tallow

Cotton, Cotton Yarn, &c.

Fine Goods are also brought overland from Szechuen via

AGENT

Board

of Trade

Treasury

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Admiralty in all the open Spaces exposed best to the air in accordance with The custom peculiar to the people of the province of Chettiary The period of my arrival (it being the Commencement of the nineteenth New year) prevented my obtaining as much information as I could have wished on the subject of trade, nor did the Mandarins, who were very busy with this complimentary interchanging of visits that for all other Classes experienced the greatest civility and attention, nor did the apparition of European costume occasion here 19 as much curiosity as I had been led to suppose had been the Case very few trading Vessels Junks or Junks, and those of the smallest Class, with the exception of a few, were in the harbour, the Chinese, and the people of Macao, &c. inferred that trade was confined to the Coast and the immediate neighbourhood. The imports by them consist of piece goods, raw silk, &c. and Goods brought principally from Amoy, Fokien, Ningpo &c.; the exports are tallow Cotton, Cotton Yarn, &c. Fine Goods are also brought overland from Szechuen via AGENT Board of Trade Treasury
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use Admiralt in all the open Spaces extased bett to the air in accordance The custom peculiar to the people of the province of Chettiary The period of my arrival (it being the Commencement of the thinnete New her year) prevented by staining As much informati as lear have beste on the subject of trade, nor did Shee Mandarins, who were any of the bere be budy this complimentary interchanging Recits hat for all other Classes Sexprienced the greatest cenitity And attention, por dust the apparitione farmopean Costume occasion hear 19 as much curiosity as thad been hol to suppose hadbeen the Casen very few trading Sessels Jaw or Junts, and those of the Senatlest Clays with the warption of tans, were in the Planer, the Clever, and the of Man Jayages Jame inferend extext licivited to the Cont Lee the immediate neighbourhood. The imports by them consist of price infonds, how silk, Mand and Frants brought sein entally Jom Amaze, bowlher, ben chew, & Nigpo Mingle dr; the exports are tallow Dawfetton, Cotton Garus, peeie hards Find Wordens are also brought overland Hysanal from Supper AGENT Board of Trade Treasur C
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Admiralt

in all the open Spaces extased

bett

to the air in accordance The custom peculiar to the people of the province of Chettiary The period of my arrival (it being

the Commencement of the thinnete

New her year) prevented by staining

As much

informati

as lear

have beste on the subject of

trade, nor did Shee

Mandarins, who were

any of the

bere be

budy this complimentary

interchanging Recits hat for all other Classes Sexprienced the greatest cenitity And attention, por dust the apparitione farmopean Costume occasion hear

19

as much curiosity as thad been hol to suppose hadbeen the Casen – very few trading Sessels

Jaw

or Junts, and those of the Senatlest

Clays with the warption of tans,

were in the Planer,

the Clever, and the

of Man Jayages Jame

inferend

extext

licivited to the Cont

Lee

the immediate neighbourhood.

The imports by them consist

of price infonds, how silk, Mand

and

Frants brought sein entally

Jom Amaze, bowlher, ben chew, &

Nigpo Mingle dr;

the exports

are tallow

Dawfetton, Cotton Garus, peeie hards Find Wordens are also brought overland Hysanal from Supper

AGENT

Board

of Trade

Treasur

C

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