Indian Antiquary Vol 61

Author(s): Richard Carnac Temple, Charles E A W Oldham, S Krishnaswami Aiyangar, Devadatta Ramkrishna Bhandarka
Publisher: Swati Publications

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THE INDIAN ANTIQUARY
( DECEMBER, 1932
[NOTES ON DOCUMENT No. 99.) (1) Banjarmassin, a port on the south of Borneo where the English factory, established in 1999, had been withdrawn in 1707.
() Subi, or South Natuna Island, north-west of Borneo. (3) See document No. 14, p. 76 and note. (*) Ganton, gantang, a measure or weight in tho Malay Archipelago.
(5) Light material, as brushwood, etc., stowed among and beneath the cargo, to keep it from injury by chafing or wet.
() This remark soons to show that Scattergood and his follow supercargo were not then on the best of torms.
One moro letter concerning Scattorgood's private trade in the year 1719 is extant. It is addressed to the Armenian, Khwaja Aratoon Lazaro, and contains directions for his voyage to Surat and the disposal of his cargo there. His vessel had been recommended to the protection of Capt. Thomas Boone of the Boone frigate and the Charlotte owned by Peter Cur. genven and John Harnage. Those two ships were at Malacca early in December and sailed thence for the Malabar Coast, but the Charlotte fell a prey to Angria's grabe.
During this, his fifth trading venture, in China, very little montion of the Bonita is found among the Papers and her owners may have had some justification in hinting that their con cerns had a secondary place in the minds of the supercargoes. There is, however, ono interesting document in connection with the ship, which is printed below.
(100) Port Charges for the Bonita.
Talem.c. Measuriage(1) 18 cov. 3 ins. brd. 62 cov. 7 ins. long .. Opening the hatches &c. charges thereunto belonging Cowphang • • • • • • Cophang(') .. .. .. .. .. .. Hoppoe(3) ..
Do. the linguister() payd him for his place Compradore() to the Hoppoe for his place .. Phophang() ..
Do. his screvan() .. .. To the watch for 150 dayes at 8 mace per day for three persons Dispatch .. .. .. .. .. Chumpen() of Canton .. Chunyan, Chumpene of Boce Tigrin .. ..
(10) 2185 - 1950
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[NOTES ON DOCUMENT No. 100.) (1) Compare these payments with those made for the Company's ship Kent in 1701 (Morse, The E. 1. Co. trading to China, I. 139.).
(?) " Cowphang" and "Cophang" are the two Cophange, or chiot Sooretarys", mentioned by Lockyer, Trade in India, p. 106, among the " Hoppo's Officers, in whose power it may be to retard or incumber your affairs by the influence they have with their masters."
(3) Hoppo, the Imperial Commissioner of the Kwangtung Customs (100 Morse, op. cit., p. XX). () Interpreter. (5) Port. comprador, purveyor, here used as a steward. See Hobson-Jobson, a. v. Compradore. (6) Perhape for Fuyuen, the subordinato colleague of the Viceroy (300 Morso, op. cit., loc. cit.). (1) Scrivan, clerk, Port. escrivdo.
() Tsungping or Chentai: the commander of the Greon Bannor troops within the Prefecture of Fu (500 Morse, op. cit., p. xxi).
( The entrance to the Chu Kiang (Pearl) or Canton River is at the Boca Tigris (Tiger's Mouth). (10) The total is as given in the MS. but the columns havo ovidently become mixed.
The only other account available for the close of the year 1719 is Scattergood's " Jour. nal" of private receipts and payments.