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'779- prehcnfive, left they fhould embroil themfelves with the 

 ■ L>ccem "'■ chinefe government at Canton ; and, by that means, bring, 

 perhaps, irreparable mifchief on the Company's affairs in 

 China. For I was further informed, that the Mandarines 

 were always ready to take occafion, even on the flighted 

 grounds, to put a flop to their trading ; and that it was 

 often with great difficulty, and never without certain ex- 

 pence, that they could get fuch reftraints taken off. Thefe 

 impofitions were daily increafing ; and, indeed, I found it 

 a prevailing opinion, in all the European factories, that 

 they fhould foon be reduced either to quit the commerce 

 of that country, or to bear the fame indignities to which 

 the Dutch are fubjected in Japan. 



The arrival of the Refolution and Difcovery, at fuch a 

 time, could not fail of occafioning frelh alarms ; and, 

 therefore, finding there was no probability of my proceed- 

 ing to Canton, I difpatched a letter to the Englifli fuper- 

 cargoes, to acquaint them with the caufe of our putting 

 into the Tygris, to requeft their afliftance in procuring me 

 a paffport, and in forwarding the ftorcs we wanted, of which 

 I fent them a lift, as expeditioufly as poflible. 



Friday 3. The next morning I was accompanied on board by our 



countryman, who pointing out to us the fituation of the 

 Typa ; we weighed at half paft fix, and flood toward it; but 

 the wind failing, we came to, at eight, in three and a half 

 fathoms water ; Macao, bearing Weft North Weft, three 

 miles diflant ; the Grand Ladronc South Eaft by South. 

 The Refolution here falutcd thc-Portuguezc fort with eleven 

 guns, which were returned by the fame number. Early on 



Saturday 4. tnc 4th> wc again weighed, and flood into the Typa, and 

 moored witli the flrcani anchor and cable to the Weftward. 



The 



