ORIENTAL COMMERCE. [Coast of Conran. 



different ports on the coast in small vessels, from whence they return 

 to Goa with produce, which forms the home cargoes of their ships. 



Provisions and Rkfresiiments. — Ships are supplied with water from 

 the well near Al^oada Fort. Poultry and vegetables may at times be pro- 

 cured, and fine mangoes and other fruits in May. Fish is abundant in the 

 river, and many sorts are excellent. 



Coins. — Accounts are kept in pardos, tangas, vintins, and budgerooks, 

 bvit there are good and bad of each kind ; 1 pardo is worth 4- good or 5 bad 

 tangas ; 16 good vintins, or 20 bad ; 300 good budgerooks, or 360 bad : the 

 pardo is also divided into 240 good or 303 bad reas. 



The current coins are, the St, Thome, a gold piece of nearly the 

 weight of a ducat, which passes for 11 good tangas ; it weighs 53^ grains 

 troy, and is of the purity of 18 carats, and worth about 6s. 8d. sterling. 



The silver coin is the pardo, which is of two sorts : the pardo xeraphin 

 passes current for 5 good tangas each, about 7£d. sterling; and the common 

 pardo for 4 tangas ; the former has on one side a figure of St Sebastian, and 

 on the other a sheaf of arrows. 



The budgerook is made of tin, having on one side a globe, and on the 

 other, two arrows crossed. 



Spanish dollars, Venetians, rupees, and all other foreign coins 

 pass current here ; but tbe price fluctuates according to the quantity in 

 the market 



Weights. — The quintal of i arobas, or 129? lbs. is in common use; 

 but they have the Indian candy, thus divided: — 



His. oz. drs. 

 1 Rattle is eijual to avoirdupois... I 0 8 



24 Rattles make 1 Maund 24 12 0 



20 Maunds make 1 Candy 195 0 0 



Measures. — Corn and rice are sold by the candy of 20 maunds, 

 equal to 14 English bushels, nearly. The maund is divided into 24 medida. 

 A bahar is S\ Portuguese quintals. 



The long measures are the Portugal vara and covado ; the former 

 1 1 English yard ; the latter 26| inches. 



VIZIADROOG, a town or village situated on a piece of table land, 

 covered with trees, to the S. of a narrow nook of sand in the bay of 

 Viziadroog. This is nearly 2 miles broad and 1* deep, has regular 

 soundings over a muddy bottom, of 8$ to 5 fathoms near the shore; it is 

 safe, except just off the S. point, and affords a shelter against a N. W. wind. 

 The river is about half a mile broad, without bar, and said to be navigable 



