. Narrative of the expedition of an American squadron to the China seas and Japan. are to he seen an-chored together at the same products of these differentparts of the world are all to befound in Singapore, broughtthither for reciprocal policy which has made Sin-gapore a free port has been fully justified by the prosperous result. Its com-merce, being entirely unshackled, flourishes even beyond the most sanguineanticipations of those enlightened and enterprising men who but a few yearsago established Singapore as a free port. Nothwithstanding the restricted productions o
. Narrative of the expedition of an American squadron to the China seas and Japan. are to he seen an-chored together at the same products of these differentparts of the world are all to befound in Singapore, broughtthither for reciprocal policy which has made Sin-gapore a free port has been fully justified by the prosperous result. Its com-merce, being entirely unshackled, flourishes even beyond the most sanguineanticipations of those enlightened and enterprising men who but a few yearsago established Singapore as a free port. Nothwithstanding the restricted productions of the place, which could dono more than supply business for the scant trade of a few vessels, Singaporehas been, by the liberal policy pursued, elevated to the imposing position ofa great commercial mart. Its trade embraces China, India, and the archipel-agos of the oriental seas, Australia, Europe and America. Nearly the wholeworld of commerce seeks, in a greater or less degree, its ever crowded har-bor. The commerce with China is very considerable, and is carried on by means. 150 EXPEDITION TO JAPAN. of Chinese vessels. The junks come down from the China seas with the north-east moonsoon, and remain in port, retailing their cargoes of teas, silks, andother products, until the southwest moonsoon is fairly set in, when they re-turn to prepare for another voyage, and thus keep up a succession of periodicaltrading visits. They bring large numbers of enterprising Chinese emigrants,together with abundant supplies of dollars, teas, silks, chinaware, tobacco,cassia, nankeens, gold thread, and the thousand nicknackeries of cunninginvention for which Chinese ingenuity is famous. They take back the perni-cious opium, edible birds nests, and various articles of European manufac-ture. The town of Singapore is built upon an island, separated from the Malaypeninsula by a narrow and scarcely navigable strait. The ancient capital ofthe Malayan Kingdom, or, as it was sometimes called, the King
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