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VILLAGE d*^ GmdHATkf, 



is situated about a mile di^jtuut tVoiii the entrance 



compj5i«ed> ^ms^ ^st^^MfmrnesikA the grace- 

 All ^l^gSint Bain lioo, Ejii, Cocoa, and Areka 

 palms. TTavinG; lamlcd and ran^'cd ahonf tli« 

 village, 1 made ini^uiry of the native merchants, 

 who were the Moorman of ffitwlostan, many of 

 whom hsd been bojoi m India, mA otliers oti 

 tliB eoasf^. respecting the trade of tlic ])lace, 

 which consists exclusively of tlie Ik'tcl-nnt ; 

 they informed me that they contracted with the 

 ^ipercargoes of vessels* visiting the coast, pay^ 

 ing to the « cerfcaiB tribute. The export 



is from forty tO: sixty thousand peciils annually, 

 dnring- the month< of May, June, Julv, and 

 some part of August. Tlie total itiumiut col- 

 lecteil upon the coast, the greatest portion of 



wMoh gmm AfetsttMse is computed 



at <ji'^boti!i eighfy^ nis^ thou^erndpe^ukt 



Tlie number of vessels, of all classes, freighted 

 every year npon this co;i>t durin*;- the season, 

 varies, and depends a great deal upon their size ; 

 BomeUi»es ^%i^ alt cl^all^ teis^ loaded, 

 biit^ wh-ead ttli^a Bombaj Iitdlaim^ and 

 takes ten ihoasand peculs at one time^ of course 



Most ot" liiL' country vc.sscls that visit tlic loa.'t lunc 

 otttive su[]Hcica>"goi;s^ m they uifect much better biU'gainji 



