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extremely convenient, and deferve to be made 

 known univerfally in our country. Some of 

 our company took fuch ftoves • with them to 

 Gothenburgh, as models for thofe who might 

 want to know their confl: ruction. 



There is no occafion to fear any beads of 

 prey ; but the men have affumed their fero- 

 city, and aflault ftrangers frequently with 

 ftones and infults. Murders are feldom heard 

 of: but a Cbinefe makes very little of ftripping 

 people to the fhirt. I here will add an ac- 

 count dated at Canton, November the 7th, 

 1747. " Captain Congreve being happily ar- 

 " rived at Canton, with the Englijh {hip Onflow, 

 " took a walk upon the French IJland (an iile 

 " near the road where the Europeans anchor), 

 " where he was foon attacked by fome Cbinefe, 

 " They took, without much ado, all his money, 

 <f gold, filver, and buckles ; they cut the gilt 

 " buttons off his coat, and he would hardly 

 " have preferved his finger, if he had not 

 " pulled a ring off with all his might and 

 " given it thera. After he had been quite 

 " {tripped, he returned to his boat. But the 

 " next day, being Sunday, he armed his boats, 

 " and landed in the fame iile with fixty of his 

 " men, who had fixed their bayonets, and 



were 



