1X4 CHINA. 



NantOi a fine city and harbor about fixty miles from Canton ; 

 there he met with the moft hofjntable reception, and by his 

 prudent conduct quite conciliated the affecftion of the Cbinefe. 

 He landed there the cmbaflador (Thomas Perez) who was im- 

 mediately condudled to the imperial court. Andrada returned 

 to the ifle of Tama^ informed himfelf of every thing that was 

 neceflary, and greatly enriched himfelf and companions by his 

 commerce with the merchants, who flocked to him from diffe- 

 rent countries. He left China after irapreffing on the nation 

 the higheft opinion of the integrity of his countrymen. 



All this was ruined by the ill condu6t of Simon his brother, 

 who foon after arrived there to form the fettlement. After 

 building a fort he thought himfelf fecure, and began to offer 

 infults and violence of every kind to the natives, who fell on the 

 Tortu^ueje^ killed numbers, and obliged Simon to fecure himfelf 

 by flight. 



The emperor difmilTed the embaflador, who on his arrival at 

 Canton, \v^% flung into prifon by the citizens, where he periflied 

 miferably. 



The Fortugueje for a long time w'ere the deteftation of the 

 Cbinefe', towards the ciofe of the century they regained their 

 affection by apiece of fervice they had an opportunity of doing 

 to the empire by reheving it from the infult of the pirate Chang- 

 fi-Lau, who had feized on the ifland of Macao^ and was befieging 

 Canton. The emperor prefented the Fortugueje with Macao, as 

 a reward, who fortified it with two hundred pieces of cannon,, 

 at which the fubde C/^/'/zf/'^ took no fort of umbrage; for they 

 had flationed their forces in fuch a manner, as to cut them off 

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