Batavia; noté to themi ^laborious; Their influence^ dike^tôsev
** enables them to s^èoülate in 'trade withfvast advantage;
THe drudgery and detail {^business are readily under-'
taken byifcheChinese whoirlike the native Banÿans and
Debashësdn Calcutta aiid Madras, are employed as subordinate
instrtdùehts, while Aheir principals find it dim*
cult} under socMpeiwpircumstances, to retain their former
habits',"orto resist a- propensity to indblenoe and Vohip-
tuôusneSS^thboften attended with the sâtfiiM o f Ééâl|h§
if nob of life. Convivial pleasures, among others, are
freqnendy'ëatfiêd-to jêfOéSSPît
In several houses ’ of note throughout the settlenient
the table is spread in the morning at aA early hour :
besidelteaj Oo'ffee, and chocolat^' fish and flesh are- served
for breakfast ? which is no Sooner over, than Madeira,
claret* gin, Dutch small beer, and English1 pOfter^are
laid out in the portico before thedoOT of the, great hall,J
and pipes and tobacco presented to every1 jfu'est, *andN
bright Brass jar placed before him to receive«Ée phlegib
which the tobacco frequently draws forth. This occupation
continues sometimes, with little interruption, - till
near dinner time, which is about one o’clock in the afternoon!
It is nbt very uncommon for one man - to
drink a bottle of wine in this manner before dinner.
And those who have a predilection for the liquor of their
own country, swallow. several bottles of Dutch1 small
beer, which, theyI are told, dilutes their blood, and
afFordppleht# iforgatfrees peaspjratipn. Itnfoediatel^
before s‘4i:nne^dtw,Ql#Bend4^bi^^um4. with
Madeira wine^oIiwhic^eagKof rh^e^fwpapy ( t a ^ a
ta p f e a s r a - tomb prwwhbtter,oof#b^PPPd|^jThen
follow tfireei fetoasl&sila'4e^prie
ing’water;: sometimes,ro^ewate»; "t1^
a^ilvgrhason an d d om .q^ 'b f d ^ w n t fn ^ li P^md
with holed1 i YS»tej© after/bopg^^J
the ‘tlfird withivtowels,'dO’r» Wripi^gf.the jhanj|^3 DpJiipg,.
dinner-& band ofmusif
miiSioiaris nre-all ilayeg; and J ins'tru$
, them. Ade.onSLdrableriumby^f^eiplejjl^el attend
at<fea%^*MichIistiawdiwith
buPdittl©iiS^#eiyb#^^toUqMo^l^P^stoin^ iJf
•ready cloyed. rCoffebimmediately |pllo^^ip.4^?b^Wte,
twenty^fonrfhiPt^sb are
-Mving,iintq tWo days, and >twb higKts^if®||e^®h person
-retires? soon afteradiinking, icoffee,'!
srsts^oftalmattrasd^bolster, pilldw-.s? ah%ehi A-,hanns6eae
-pani, (brub?n o j j f e a n d i puts-;©nlhisrndgjtte^m^ibr
musjimcapi andnlopsd lbngeeottQn gownb/
whidh is/thelcaseiof much. thef^reatesbirumberi aefepak
slaves attends >tcb fan; h im '^ h -ile b b * ^ ^ About-six
they rise^dress, drink «todlbtafee, ai»<
riageS^^ndTorm-partie'swtqfepehd the^e>qbi^'itPgdihef
tbiavlate hour. The.morning?meeting||®pn^||^eraUy^
of men, thqdadies seldom-ehaosihgdQ appear till evening’-