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Chinese craft; – frequent the Port and f : the flags of various

European and also Truth American

States; but their owners are either

residents of Shanghae & live on

or

board of their cocon braft - The only other bouse. : 2 & at Ningpo

besides this is that of the Prited.

States; and it does not issue.

any papers, or otherwise sauction

the use of the Uniter States flag.

The Vingpo

No part of

river is visible from this

inconveniently silicated Consulate

and that portion which is the habitual Anchorage of sea going mercautite Craft is nearly a Mile distant

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› Consequeretly only see suck trapt When Business calls me in that

Airection. But bren the British-

Merchants whose houer face the

Anchorage are unatte lo

¿ther information about Mr. Verrets

now mi queation, thare that a

Gut crable. Number frequent the

Port; - acircumstance of which. I

mgulf have had suffèient secular. broot. Its to the Chinese bustom house,

ik maua

le

aging members are Changed

annually and from the consequent

synorance, from lack of physical force and from sidolence they

are Votally nicapacitated from.

be forcing the Port Regulations