m 



really believe is the truth. Strangers arrivinj^' 

 mi l>y dwesse pttg-Bn^e^, p%'s-eyed M- 

 low^zs of ^ mandanna^ audi find abso- 

 lutely forced to roiii|>ly witli their dcmandji, ex- 

 cept they clioose to he hullicfl and severely Iieateii 

 by a multitude, which has often taken place when 

 resistance has been made to their demands. 



overthrow #e ifeltie^htwijs^ mt0 the sea, and by 

 siieh active measures put a stop to the tax alto- 

 gether ? It is certainly disagreeahle, after a 

 long- voyage, with ladies under your charge, to 

 be bullied by tb^ie semmdrelsj very pn>bably 

 some PotliigiNse soldiers and :residenta looking 

 on at the same time without oflTering any as- 

 sistance. It is not demanded of strangers at 

 Canton : why, therefore, is it at Macao ? A de- 

 nmnd ak^ i»jmdM separately far teS^ lamdsikg ; 

 md should a if^sd take place, tlie^ iiiil^ttiima^te 



Chinese lioatmen are squeezed, tr> satisfy the 

 cupidity of tlie mandarins, or the ladies insulted. 

 Passengers and goods lauding in European hoats 

 exempt b^m ImpCK^Iiott, m w^U $$f m 

 embacrkiiig^ so tltat tii^ is eosadfinod lo £tt- 

 xopcans embarkiitg ov arriving m Chinese boats* 



