THE PACIFIC OCEAN. 
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CHAP. IX. 
Working up to Macao.—A Chinefe Comprador.—Sent on Shore 
to vifit the Portuguese Governor.—Effects of the Intelli¬ 
gence we received from Europe.—Anchor in the Typa .— 
P off age up to Canton.—Bocca Tygris. — Wampu.—Defer ip- 
tion of a Samp an e.—Reception at the Engliffj Fa Story .—. 
Infiance of the fufpicious Char alter of the Chinefe .— Of 
their Mode of trading. — Of the City of Canton.—Its Size . 
— Population.—Number of Sampanes.—Military Force .— 
Of the Streets and Houfes.—Vifit to a Chinefe.—Return 
to Macao.—Great Demand for the Sea-otter Skins.—Plan 
of a Voyage for opening a Fur Trade on the JVefiern Coafi 
of America , and prof ecu ting further Difcoveries in the 
Neighbourhood of Japan.—Departure from Macao.—Price 
of Provfions in China . 
1779. 
November. 
W E kept working to windward till fix in the evening, 
when we came to anchor, by the direction of the 
Chinefe pilot on board the Refolution, who imagined the Tuefday 30, 
tide was letting againft us. In this, however, he was much 
deceived; as we found, upon making the experiment, 
that it fet to the Northward till ten o'clock. The next 
morning he fell into a fimilar miftake; for, at five, on the 
appeal ance of flack water, he gave orders to get under 
way; but the ignorance he had dilcovered, having put us 
VoL.m. 3 h on 
December. 
Wednef. x, 
