A Chinese Commercial Guide: Consisting of a Collection of Details and Regulations Respecting Foreign Trade with China, Sailing Directions, Tables, &c |
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... ship - building . " most part inhabited by a class of people ready at any time to lay aside their peaceful occupations for the sake of plunder . In this neighborhood it is not difficult to procure a pilot , or to forward any Ling ...
... ship - building . " most part inhabited by a class of people ready at any time to lay aside their peaceful occupations for the sake of plunder . In this neighborhood it is not difficult to procure a pilot , or to forward any Ling ...
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... ship “ Caldera " was captured by pirates in 1854 , for which act the town of Kúlan was partly destroyed by the English ships . It was near this in 1841 , at the village of Fí - shá - tsiin , that the cutter " Louisa " was lost in 1841 ...
... ship “ Caldera " was captured by pirates in 1854 , for which act the town of Kúlan was partly destroyed by the English ships . It was near this in 1841 , at the village of Fí - shá - tsiin , that the cutter " Louisa " was lost in 1841 ...
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... ship , having a reef that extends from City Point in a N.NW. direction lying to the northward of her . Vessels cannot anchor in the straits without a great risk of losing their anchors , as the bottom is very rocky and uneven . North of ...
... ship , having a reef that extends from City Point in a N.NW. direction lying to the northward of her . Vessels cannot anchor in the straits without a great risk of losing their anchors , as the bottom is very rocky and uneven . North of ...
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... ships may approach as convenient ( keeping in mind that there is 18 feet rise and fall ) . H. M. ship " Cornwallis , " 74 , vice - admiral Sir William Parker , anchored here for five days with strong northeasterly winds , and rode easy ...
... ships may approach as convenient ( keeping in mind that there is 18 feet rise and fall ) . H. M. ship " Cornwallis , " 74 , vice - admiral Sir William Parker , anchored here for five days with strong northeasterly winds , and rode easy ...
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... ship . The extent of the two islands together is 9 miles . N. 55 ° W. , 8 miles from Miaou shan , is the entrance of the Wanchow foo river , with an island in the mouth of it . The inhabitants of Tongtau shan report that the approach to ...
... ship . The extent of the two islands together is 9 miles . N. 55 ° W. , 8 miles from Miaou shan , is the entrance of the Wanchow foo river , with an island in the mouth of it . The inhabitants of Tongtau shan report that the approach to ...
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