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...rowers, and ten sailors, to steer and shift sails. The greater part of the men on board this boat belong to the town of Whampoa, where the wives of those who...350 chests of opium, or 400 chests of Congou tea. From the profits of each voyage they always deduct the cost of provisions for the crew, which amounts... | |
 | 1844 - 598 頁
...rowers, and ten sailors, to steer and shift sails. The greater part of the men on board this boat belong to the town of Whampoa, where the wives of those who are married reside. In every case they are 7iot permitted to embark with their husbands, in the fear that they would cause them to lose courage... | |
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One of the first would be seventy-eight cubits long. It is to be noted that the cubit is about one foot three inches, English. " When the vessel is fully manned, the crew consists of one captain, one second ditto, sixty rowers, and ten sailors to steer... 