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During the following six years the trade continued to improve ; and in 1809 , the year when Mr Vansittart commenced his o- perations , no fewer than 428,000 tons of British shipping were employed in it , being between a fourth and a ...
During the following six years the trade continued to improve ; and in 1809 , the year when Mr Vansittart commenced his o- perations , no fewer than 428,000 tons of British shipping were employed in it , being between a fourth and a ...
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The number of Chinese junks carry- ing on the other branches of the trade of Siam amount at present to about 200 - all smaller than those carrying on the trade with China , but still amounting to not less than 30,000 tons .
The number of Chinese junks carry- ing on the other branches of the trade of Siam amount at present to about 200 - all smaller than those carrying on the trade with China , but still amounting to not less than 30,000 tons .
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They finally went off , drawing this legitimate conclusion , that the trade was impracti- cable , the inhabitants brutal barbarians , and the government illiberal and vexatious ! The French also have nearly aban- doned the trade ...
They finally went off , drawing this legitimate conclusion , that the trade was impracti- cable , the inhabitants brutal barbarians , and the government illiberal and vexatious ! The French also have nearly aban- doned the trade ...
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A Discourse on the Rise Progress Peculiar Objects | 1 |
Memoirs of Samuel Pepys Esq F R S Secretary | 23 |
Absenteeism By Lady Morgan | 54 |
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