Narrative of the expedition of an American squadron to the China seas and Japan (1857) (14597864280)

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Title: Narrative of the expedition of an American squadron to the China seas and Japan
Year: 1857 (1850s)
Authors: Perry, Matthew Calbraith, 1794-1858 Hawks, Francis L. (Francis Lister), 1798-1866
Subjects: United States Naval Expedition to Japan (1852-1854)
Publisher: New York, D. Appleton and company (etc., etc.)
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: The Library of Congress



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POPULATION OF SINGAPORE. 151 eighty thousand, a number which shows a very rapid increase since it fellinto the possession of the British, at which time there were scarce twohundred on the whole island of Singapore. The inhabitants are made upof Jews, Chinese, Arabs, Malays, and natives of the neighboring countries.The Europeans count the least, and the Chinese the largest number; ofthese last it was stated that there are no less than sixty thousand, whoare the artisans, fishermen, laborers, and small dealers of the place; anindustrious class, to which the colony is indebted for much of its tradingactivity. These various people who inhabit Singapore retain their national habitsand customs, and their peculiar modes of worship. The Chinese letsgrow his tail, smokes his opium, and offers incense to Joss; the Arab sportshis turban, invokes the name of the prophet, and prostrates himself withinthe mosque, while the European shaves his beard, drinks London porter, andtakes his seat in the ch