Sir Thomas Stanford Raffles Kt Lld Frs Founder of Singapore 1819 And S
Sir Thomas Stanford Raffles Kt Lld Frs Founder of Singapore 1819 And S
J a Bethune Cook
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The value of the junk trade is so important, to the king and all concerned in it, that they naturally are averse to the admission of our shipping to its supersession, and perhaps destruc- tion : this circumstarfbe, added to the despotic nature of the government, its jealousy and general bad character, seems to preclude the hope of our enjoying a direct trade, to any extent, by means of our own shipping. We must be satisfied with the entrepot which we have established at Singapore, whither their... junks regularly come with a large proportion of the produce of the country, and can afford to sell it at a lower rate than foreigners can get the same articles in Siam itself : and under the RAFFLES 163 protection of the Britsh flag the exchange must take place. In the extension of this trade the King and his court are so much interested that he will in a manner feel dependent on us for the accom- modation and protection afforded. On his way to Cochin China, Crawfurd touched at Saigon. This place he describes as full of activity and produce, and abounding with Chinese, who seemed anxious for a more general intercourse with us..
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