CHIN A. 1751. aij 



<cargo always fends a letter to the captain, or 

 whoever has the command of the (hip, with 

 an account of all the boxes and packs, and the 

 failors bring an anfwerback. The flag of the 

 faftory ftands on the water -fide, and is hoifted 

 on all feftivals- 



Our mips are obliged to have a Fiador; 

 For that purpofe one of the richeft and moft 

 refpettable merchants is generally chofen, who 

 is anfwerable for all damages to the company; 

 and in cafe an European fhould wrong a Chinefe, 

 mud make tip matters in the bell manner pof- 

 fible, &c. Our Fiador V name was Suqua, 



The name we give to the Chinefe fervants is 

 Kulier. Thefe wait at table in the factories, 

 bring in the meat, warn the dimes, &c. clean 

 the knives and forks, fill the lamps in the 

 yard and rooms with oil at night, clean the 

 vefTels, and do the like bufmefs; which the 

 Chinefe valets de chambre look upon as trifling, 

 in regard to fweeping the rooms, afTifting in 

 carrying the tea-chefls, and other wares in and 

 out, &c. 



These, and a Chinefe cook, are paid by the 



company. Befides thefe, every one, or feve- 



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