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frequently. It would, ncverihelefsj be co|n- 

 siodious for lliips which went thither to 

 procure filk or arec, hecaufe thefe two arti- 

 cles are found in that province, Befides 

 thefe, there are feveral other fmall ports, ef- 

 pecially in N^miang • but they are neither 

 fufficiently fafe nor deep for large vellels* 

 The Cliinefe never frequent them, on ac* 

 pount of their diftance from court. 



Commerce which might be carried 

 ON BY TH^ Europeans in Cochin- 

 china. 



WITH regard to the commerce which 

 might be carried on by the Europeans in 

 Cochinchina, it may be eafily feen by the 

 preceding account, wliat kinds of merchan- 

 dize might be procured there* either for 

 tranfporting to Chinaj and the coafts of 

 5 India, 



