Excerpt from A Short Practical Narrative of the Diseases Which Prevailed Among the American Seamen, at Wampoa in China, in the Year 1805: With Some Account of Diseases Which Appeared Among the Crew of the Ship New-Jersey, on the Passage From Thence, to Philadelphia Wampoa is a large village, situated near the borders of the river Tigris, about fifteen miles below the city of Canton, and sixty above Macoa. The ships of all nations trading to the port of Canton are stationed here, and the river at this place is about half a mile wide, meandering in a westerly direction. Wampoa stands upon the south side of the river, on an extended plain, on which rice alone is cultivated, so low that the greatest part of it is overowed by the tide. On the North side Of the river, French and Dan'es Islands are situated, which are formed by intersections of the river, and are remarkable for the moun tains in them surrounded by morass. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work.

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