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small Spanish smiling refsels which not unfrequently carry three and four times the number of haßengen

hat an English repel would be

allowed to take. That oftener than

accommodation

not little if any is felt for them below the 'tween

decks being filled with cargo; and

that the fusengers

are consequently crowded on

the uffer deck with no shelter except their mats and blankets I believe morcover that the ship provides nothing but thanks or water casts; the provisions, water & being frovided by the Chinese Charterer of the vessel in such quantities to himself is may seem good

and there is consequently a risk of

there sometimes not being

A

sufficiency for full allowance throughout if

the

voyage is

unusually protracted

sometimes be the

Case

as ma

may

with

a

sailing rebel making a hießage

against a foul

moonsoon.

Under these circumstances it would be desirable on the score of humanity to facilitate the establishment of the line of comfortable and well found Steamers, that it is wished to employ between, the two ports. I have te

(Signed) W.K. Pedder,

I. his Consul.

(Time Copy.)

(Signed) W. R. Pedder.