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would be in the way during the cleanfmg, 

 lading, and clearing of the {hip. The Dutch 

 fay, that they will fpend no money in building 

 a baticjhal; but others fay, that the Chinefe 

 will not give them leave. Thofe who have 

 been confined to a {hip fo long as we had been, 

 would eafily be attracted by the adjacent ifles 

 •to go on ftiore. The French ifland, where 

 the French have their bancjhals, is almoft the 

 only one where we enjoy the liberty of bury- 

 ing our dead. It is dangerous for a fmgle per- 

 fon to venture too far, becaufe he is in danger 

 of being {tripped to the very mirt. Though 

 the curiofity of the Europeans may not be per- 

 haps void of blame ; yet the natives look as 

 if they were glad to find a pretence to ufe 

 violence againft a Granger, efpecially when 

 they are fure of over-powering him. 



On the panage from the place where the 

 fhips ride at anchor to Canton, which is one 

 Swedijh mile and a half, you are obliged to 

 have your baggage vifited three or four times. 

 The cufiom-houfe officer, who lies in his boat 

 continually, quite clofe to the fliip, gives an 

 inventory of every thing you take with you ; 

 and all that you carry befides is to be confifcat* 

 ed according to the laws at the three cuftom- 



houfes^ 



