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History of the Pirates Who Infested the China Sea From 1807 to 1810
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The Hoo mun, or Bocca Tigris.
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We know by the "History of the Chinese Pirates," that these "wasps of the ocean," to speak with Yuen tsze yung lun, were originally divided into six squadrons.
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In the barbarous Chinese-English spoken at Canton, all things are indiscriminately called chop. You hear of a chop-house, chop-boat, tea-chop, Chaou-chaou-chop, etc. To give a bill or agreement on making a bargain is in Chinese called chă tan; chă in the pronunciation of Canton is chop, which is then applied to any writing whatever. See Dr. Morrison's English and Chinese Dictionary under the word chop.
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The following is the Character of the Chinese of Canton, as given in ancient Chinese books: "People of Canton are silly, light, weak in body, and weak in mind, without any ability to fight on land." The Indo-Chinese Gleaner, No. 19.
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Joss is a Chinese corruption of the Portuguese Dios, God. The Joss, or idol, of which Mr. Glasspoole speaks in the San po shin, which is spoken of in the work of Yuen tsze.
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Yuen tsze reported the memorable deed of the beautiful Mei ying at the end of the first book of his history.
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The Chang lung vessels.
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Probably the wife of Ching yĭh, whose family name was Shĭh, or stone.
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The Chinese in Canton only eat a particular sort of rat, which is very large and of a whitish colour.
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