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40 crimps who were acting for some Crimps by bargain banton made by a Portuguese men, who had lodged on a sum of money equal to $46 a head for the Coolies with a Chinese Haong in Swatow; shipped from Double Island I am told is about qo men a week, from Tat how po- (southern entrance to this port) about 70 men, and from Chat Mah in the Namoa Straight about १० men.... these Crimps Rept in small boats brought the Coolies to the Portuguese who returned to bongthong after the bargain was soon made and left the Cantonese to accompany the Coolies to Macao; these men they seized with the boat and are now in the Consulate Cool waiting to be settled with by the Mandarins.
From information furnished by Cooper I find that the trade is carried on chiefly by Portuguese, several of whom have been seen from time to time at this port, but who take care not to bring themselves conspicuously forward. The number of unfortunate creatures are numerous about the Country here in Sampans and put on lorchas at night; they board the vessels in the vicinity of the Port is on account of the advantages gained by frequent steam Communication with Macao, and also that if they shipped them from lonely places on the Coast, the friends of the kidnapped men would stir up the people around and take their vessels.
I am told that the Crimps are
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crimps who were acting
some Crimps
by
bargain
banton
made by a Portuguese
men,
who had
lodged
on
a
and some
a sum
of
money equal to $46 a head for the
boolies with a
Chinese Haong
in Swatow;
shipped from Double Island I am told
is about
qo
mmen
a
week, from Tat how po-
southern entrance to this port) about
70 men, and
from Chat. Mah in the c
Namoa Straight
about
१०
mmen....
these
C$
Rept
in small
brought
the Portuguese returned to bongthong
afta the bargain
soon
was made and left the
bantonese to accompany the Coolies to Macao;
these
they
men
S
seized with the boat and
are now in the Consulate Gool waiting to be settled with by the Mandarins.
me
by M?
From information furnished booper I find that the trade is
carried on
by Sextuguese
have been seen
chiefly
several of whom
from time to time at this
port, but who take care not to bring
themselves conspicuously forward. The number
unfortunate creatures are numbers about the Country
here in
Sampans and put
lorchas at
the
night; the
on
and are
reason
board the
they choose
vicinity of the Port is on account of
the ach
advantages gained by frequent steam
Communication with Macao. and also that
if they shipped them from lonely places on the Coast, the friends of the Ridnapped
men would stir
the
people
around
up and take their vefels.
I am told that the Crimpo
are
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