禁漫天堂手机清晰吗书籍摘要: In about thirteen days' sail we came to an anchor, at the south-west point of the great Gulf of Nankin; where I learned by accidentthat two Dutch ships were gone the length before me, and that Ishould certainly fall into their hands. I consulted my partneragain in this exigency, and he was as much at a loss as I was. Ithen asked the old pilot if there was no creek or harbour which Imight put into and pursue my business with the Chinese privately,and be in no danger of the enemy. He told me if I would sail tothe southward about forty-two leagues, there was a little portcalled Quinchang, where the fathers of the mission usually landedfrom Macao, on their progress to teach the Christian religion tothe Chinese, and where no European ships ever put in; and if Ithought to put in there, I might consider what further course totake when I was on shore. He confessed, he said, it was not aplace for merchants, except that at some certain times they had akind of a fair there, when the merchants from Japan came overt First, I carried with me some servants whom I purposed to placethere as inhabitants, or at least to set on work there upon myaccount while I stayed, and either to leave them there or carrythem forward, as they should appear willing; particularly, Icarried two carpenters, a smith, and a very handy, ingeniousfellow, who was a cooper by trade, and was also a general mechanic;for he was dexterous at making wheels and hand-mills to grind corn,was a good turner and a good pot-maker; he also made anything thatwas proper to make of earth or of wood: in a word, we called himour Jack-of-all-trades. With these I carried a tailor, who hadoffered himself to go a passenger to the East Indies with mynephew, but afterwards consented to stay on our new plantation, andwho proved a most necessary handy fellow as could be desired inmany other businesses besides that of his trade; for, as I observedformerly, necessity arms us for all employments.……