hie of France, $c.] ORIENTAL COMMERCE. 



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nor to board, or to have intercourse with any ship coming in, before such 

 ship shall have anchored. 



No foreigner can, on any pretence whatever, be permitted to go into 

 the country, nor land on any other part of the island, but James's V alley. 



None but boats belonging to British men of war are allowed to land at 

 any other part of the island but James's Valley, without permission from 

 the Governor. 



Any ship or vessel approaching the roads with a yellow flag, is to be 

 considered under quarantine so long as it shall remain hoisted. 



The commanders of ships, not in the Company's regular employ, and 

 foreigners on their arrival in the port, before application for water, or any 

 other refreshment, are first to give bond or security, in the Secretary^ 

 office, against taking any person from the island, or leaving any person on 

 it, without permission from Government. The certificate of their having 

 signed such bond is to be delivered to the Master Attendant, to whom the 

 charges for anchorage, boaUhire, &c. are to be paid. 



The commanders of all ships to give forty-eight hours' notice to the 

 Governor before they intend to sail, and are not to sail after sunset in the 

 evening, nor before sunrise in the morning ; for the due observance of which 

 they shall give bond, if required, as before mentioned. 



No gunpowder is to be landed without previous notice being given to 

 the Commissary of Stores and Master Attendant, in order that proper pre- 

 cautions may be adopted to prevent accidents. 



Teade, — In the privilege of the commanders and officers of the store- 

 ships, of which one or two are annually consigned to the island by the East 

 India Company, are imported the following articles for the consumption of 

 the settlement, and the supply of the homeward-bound ships, viz. — Ale in 

 casks, books and pamphlets, boots and shoes, cabinet ware, canvas, cloths 

 and casimeres, chintz and muslins, cutlery, glass ware, garden seeds, hats, 

 hams, haberdashery, hardware, hosiery, jewellery, ironmongery, musical 

 instruments, millinery, oilman's stores, perfumery, plated ware, porter, 

 port wine, provisions, salt, rum shrub, saddlery, ship-chandler)', stationery, 

 tin-ware, tobacco, and watches. 



The homeward-bound ships bring the following East India and China 

 produce: — China-ware, Canton cloth, furniture, long-clotlis, lackered ware, 

 muslins, nankeens, rice, sugar-candy, sugar, silk piece-goods, sweetmeats, 

 teas, toys, thread, and wax candles. 



For the outward-bound investments dollars are generally paid, and 

 those homeward-bound are in general of so small an amount, that if the 

 ships remain any time, it is absorbed in the expences of the ship, and that 

 of the commanders and officers. 



