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Sail for Foo-chow-foo on the River Min.--Novel Mode of engaging a Pilot.--Entrance to the River.--Scenery on its Banks.--Bridge of Foo-chow-foo.--Chinese Chairmen.--Insults received from the Natives.--City and Suburbs.--Native Trade.--Fishing Cormorants.--Bank Notes.--Character of the Natives.--The Ladies and their fondness for Flowers.--Population.--Remarks on Foo-chow-foo as a Place of foreign Trade.--Government Spies.--Gardens and Nurseries.--Deceit of the Mandarins.--Leave Foo-chow-foo for the Tea Hills.--Mountain Scenery described.--Black Tea Districts.--Flora of the Hills.--Agriculture of the District.--Native Fruit.--Climate and Temperature.

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