CONTENTS. xvii 
C H A P. X. 
GENERAL SKETCH OF THE MANNERS, CHARACTER, AND 
CONDITION OF THE NATIVES OF TURON. 
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Cochmchinese Dinners — Communication with the young King of Tung- 
quin — Presents sent by him to the Ambassador — Entertainment given 
at Turon on the King of England's Birth-Day — Plays and other 
Amusements — Activity of the C'ochinchinese — How they agree and 
disagree with the Chinese — Treatment of their Women — Consequences 
of it — Ea^y Terms on which Women are transferred to Strangers — 
Instances of it — Dress — Buildings — Diet and Means of Subsistence — 
Extensive Use of marine Productions as Articles of Food — how 
State of the Arts and Manufactures — Excel most in naval Archi- 
tecture — Language — Religion — Laws the same as those of China — 
Punishments not so frequent - - ^ » . . 286- 
G H A P. XL 
ADVANTAGES OF A COMMERCIAL INTERCOURSE WITH 
COCHINCHINA. 
Peninsula and Harbour of Turon — Views of France in desiring the 
Cession of it — Importance of to Great Britain^ particularly in its 
Commerce with China — Cochinchinese Productions for Export 
Mode of establishing an Intercourse with this Nation — Objections, 
against entrusting diplomatic Agency to mercantile Men — Ancient 
Commerce with Cochinchina — Reason of its Decline owing to the ill- 
Conduct of Europeans — An extraordinary Instance of Cruelty 
Chinese Trade to New Holland — Superior Advantages residting 
from their early Knowledge of the Compass — An Objection to its 
Antiquity answered — An Opening for Great Britain to revive the 
Trade of Cochinchina - » - ^- ~ - » > ^34; 
