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INDIA BEYOND THE GANGES. 



Their lliips or jonks are tolerably well built ; they are chiefly em- 

 ployed in fiflierics, which are very confiderable, and form their 

 chief article of commerce. The Cbinefe fend (hips very fre- 

 quently to the northern ports of the country laden with tea, an 

 inferior fort of filk, porcellane, and fome other commodities of 

 that empire. They take in return gold and columba wood, to be 

 burnt on the tombs of their anceftors and relations, or before the 

 altars of their divinities. 

 Moves; Amidst the mountains inhabit a race of people named MoyeSy. 



who go naked, excepting a cloth which is wrapped round their 

 middle ; they are employed in hard labor, and are little better 

 than flaves. Both the Loyes and Moyes are regulated by the fame 

 laws ; the government is very oppreflive ; they are puniflied for 

 the Icaft fault, and among the common people, that of fliewing 

 any appearance of wealth, is one of the firft moment ; the only 

 good in the fyftem of government is the toleration of religion. 

 Here is found a degenerated Mahomet anij)n\ the dodtrine of Con- 

 fucius ; and idolatry, in all the variety and extravagancy of image 

 worfliip. We know little of this country ; I am obliged to M» 

 Mannevillette - for my ir; formation, which he got from the cap- 

 tain of La Galatheay a French frigate v/hich put into one of the 

 ports of Cia77iba in 1720, and was detained there for fome 

 time. 



In 1695 Mr. Higginfon, prefident of Fort St. George^ formed 

 the idea of opening a trade with Ciampa, and fent Mr. Bowyear 

 on a fort of embalTy to the king ofCocbin-China. At his court he 

 met with the prince of this country, who gave him every encou- 



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ragement. 



