DETAILS RESPECTING COCHIN CHINA. 
.Oxen, cows, and buffaloes, are very common, but they arc pro* 
ductive of little profit, except in the way of labor. Their fiesh 
is far from agreeable to the taste; it may even be said that it is 
bad, because they bestow no care in fattening these animals. They 
are entirely unacquainted with the good custom of milking the 
cows. The flesh of the hog is the most delicate; it is mbchsu¬ 
perior to that of our hogs of Europe; it is the custom to kill a 
pig each time they give a dinner to a certain number of guests. 
There are some flocks of sheep in the neighbourhood of the ca¬ 
pital, but they do not cat them, without doubt for a good rea¬ 
son; they do not shear their fleece; it is very dirty and yields 
almost nothing. Goats are very common, and are, with good 
reason, more prized than the sheep. The courtyards are gene¬ 
rally well furnished with poulty, ducks, and geese with which 
they can feast themselves at a cheap rate. The horse of Cochin 
China is small and ymak, it can scarcely carry half the load of 
our European horse; it is only good for making a journey of 
.some hours. 
HARBOURS. 
There are on the coasts of the Cochin Chinese empire as ma¬ 
ny Forts as fifty seven. Seventeen in Tongking: Cua Uc, the 
farthest in the north; and Cua dai Binh, at the mouth of* the 
great River called Song Ca on which is situated the former ca¬ 
pital of Tongking, Ke Cho; Cua Ho; CuaTraly; CuaLim; Cua 
Ri6n; Cua Xien. These seven Ports are situated between the 
20th and 21st degrees north latitude. Cua Thuoc; Cua Lac; 
Cua Trien; Cua Houne; Cua Rich; Cua Rang; Cua Han hon, be¬ 
tween the 19° and 20° ; Cua Thai ; Cua Tro, between the 18° and 
19°. The two best and safest af all these Ports are Cua Dai 
Binh and Cua Lac, Both were formerly resorted to by Euro¬ 
pean vessels. 
There are seven Ports in Upper Cochin China situated between the 
16“’ and 18° : Cua Gianh, at the mouth of the great River which 
separates Cochin China from Xong King; Cua Dong Hoi, a large 
and fine Port close to the chief place of the province of Quang 
Binh; Cua Tong, a large Port; Cua Viet; Cua Thuan, opposite 
the Royal city: this Port is not quite safe, a large' vessel may an & 
