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CHAP. 

 XV. 



h^T a prefent befide ; but the good woman was by no means 



latisfied with fuch payment, and was about to raife a dif- " ' 



turbance, by a loud, rude, offenfive clamour of her not December, 

 being paid ; when fome gentlemen luckily happening to 

 be with Tyaana at the time, they readily pacified her com- 

 plaint, by paying her to her fatisfaftion. 



When the Queen Charlotte arrived in Macao Roads, 

 Mr. Rofs and Tyaana often went with captain Dixon ta 

 Wampoa. During this fhort paffagc Tyaana often expreffed 

 his diflike of the Chinefe, particularly that cuftom of {hut- 

 ting up and excluding the women from the fight of all 

 flrangers. And he feemed like wife to have contradled a 

 prejudice, as well againft the form, fhape, and manner 

 of their perfons, as againfb their pradices and cuftoms ; 

 and carried it even to hatred and antipathy, infomuch 

 that he w^as once going to throw the pilot over-board for 

 fome trivial matter of ofFence. 



When he arrived at Canton he was particularly noticed 

 hj the gentlemen of the Englifh factory, from whom he 

 received invitations-, and every mark of civility which could 

 teflify their refped: and regard to his rank and dignity ; 

 nor was he lefs carefTed and admired by ail clafies of people 

 at Canton. 



A CAPTAIN Tallcer, of the Milford, from Bombay, gave 

 a fumptuous entertainment to a number of Englifh gentle- 

 men, and of courfe Tyaana was among the refl. After 

 dinner, being upon deck, a number of poor Tartars, irt- 

 fmall fampans, weie about the fhip afking alms, as is 

 cuftomary there on fuch occafions of entertainment and 



3 A feftivity. 



