THE   PACIFIC   OCEAN-
CHAP.     IX.
Working up to Macao.—A Chinefe Comprador.—Sent on Shore
to vijit the Portuguese Governor.—EffeBs of the Intelli-
gence we received from Europe.—Anchor in the fypa.—
Pajfage up to Canton.—Bocca Tygris.—Wampu.—Defcrip*
tion of a Sampane.—Reception at the Englifb FaBory.—
Inflame of the fufpicious CharaBer of the Chinefe.—0/
their Mode of trading.—Of the City of Canton.—Its Size.
—Population.—Number of Sampanes.—Military Force.—
Of the Streets and Houfes.—Fifit to a Chinefe.—Return
to Macao.—Great Demand for the Sea-otter Skins.—Plan
of a Voyage for opening a Fur *Trade on the Urejlern Co aft
of America^ and profecuting further Difcoveries in the
Neighbourhood of Japan.—Departure from Macao.—Price
of Provijions in China.
WE kept working to windward till fix in the evening,      1779.
when we came to anchor, by the direction of the £l^£!li
Chinefe pilot on board the Refolution, who imagined the Tuefday 30.
tide was fetting 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   December,
morning he fell into a iimilar miftake; for, at five, on the mdncC-*•
appearance of flack water, he gave orders to get under
way; but the ignorance he had difcovered, having put us
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