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TypA. 



13 occA Tigris. 



for its wealth and commerce ; it is now quite declined from its 

 former fplendor, but is well known to the Europeans, as the 

 place where their fliips commonly anchor in their way inward, 

 and from being the refidence of all the European facftories, who 

 are obliged by the Chinefe to quit Canton as foon as the fhips 

 have left the river. About fix miles lower is the "Typa, a harbor 

 for careening of fliips. Here Commodore An/on heaved down 

 the Centurion in "January 1743, previous to the capture of the 

 Manilla fliip on "June 20th, old ftile, which etlabliflied the great 

 fortunes of that lucky houfe. 



The Hu-men, or Tigers-gate, or the Bocca-tigris of the PortU' 

 guefe, is the narrow pafs into that river, which is not a mufket- 

 fliot over, and defended by two miferable batteries. Mr. Anjon 

 palTed them in his way to the Canton river. The poor pilot, who 

 relu6tantly carried him through, and the mandarine who com- 

 manded the forts, were moft feverely puniflied for what they 

 could not poffibly help ; the commodore having threatened to 

 hang the pilot in cafe of non-compliance. The poor mandarine 

 knew his own weaknefs. The real mouth of the river is fome 

 miles below the Bocca, and has on one fide the Lion's tower, 

 or pagoda. The river takes from thence a grand curvature 

 towards the weft. The anchoring place for the European 

 ihips is under the ifle of IVampoo, a few miles to the eaft 

 ot Canton. The approach into the bay, and the amazing 

 view along the river, is fo graphically defcribed by my fa- 

 vorite M. Le Poivre, that I cannot refift ufing the words of 

 that enchanting author. " On the appearance of land (fays 

 he) I perceived along the horizon a foreft of mafts, and foon 



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