The Mississippi Creole. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1841-1851, 1846-11-14
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A skiing Advice.

nc loHo"ihg correspondence occurred
couple years ago; but, for printing il is JUS, as
good as new. The gentleman addressed by the
inquirer is an eminent merchant in city at
the east who had perhaps had many similar
applications addressed to him by stra gers; and
possibly felt little teazed:
DEAE SIR:-A friend of mine has furnished
me with your name, land if not asking too much.
may ask You to give me the following infor-
nation.
lie IL about to embark for Hong Kong, Chi
IA, with cash capital of $4,000 (eght thous-
and doars) Is that amount Of capital suffi-
cIeht to establish himself in the commission
business there, and do a respectable amount,
or, II it Is not enough, what sum would be, no,
expecting to do rery large amount at first.
Can man enter into the business with a
proper credit and alone work himself into
fair share, and how is the business done there:
What does it consist of, and where! and with
whom would he make his transactions? from
whom get his orders and from where? or must
he buy on his own account and ship himself!
Would It De necessary to have letters of
credi! finn here? say from the Browns or some
| other well known house?
re shere warehouses and other convenien.
ces to be found there, necessary for the ,rane-
action OF business! What is the expense in the
way of rent, etc.
Is Hong Kong healthy? State what are the
diseases there-and what are the e2idemcs
What are the conveniences for living, mar
red or single! Ia there good society there?
State infinitely what kind of goods would bs
good shipment there-the prices, etc.
VIVA, are the results of shipments of proys-
ions and what kind would be best?
Do they compete with the English? What
is the nature and mode of transa citing business
in Hong Kong?
You are we'll aware of Just what information
a man about to start wants, from A to Zand
would be pleased to have suggestions Of your
own, as ittwill be no interference with any OPP
erations you or your friends night have. II
will be taken as great favorif you will give
the information, and oblige yours, etc.
ANSWER.
DEAR SIR:-Your favor is re ceiyed, and |
shall occupy this winter in answering few of
your general questions, reserving details for
more leisure year.
His $4,000 would go very f.
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pern1a7
need II, depends upon the ...-n mis- con-
stitution and the goodness Of his aim with COLTS
revolving pistols.
He could probably get into business very fast
and as to co-partners, he would dou bess york
himself soon into the glorious company of the
Martyrs. Business is done chiefly by night,
because the Customhouse officers, the Police
and the Sun, are too dangerous by day. HIS
"hrst transactions" would be with the doctor,
whose orders he would have to take for calo-
mel by the pound,
| If he survives the Doctor, his next would be
with the gangs Of robbers, who have, by virtue
OF custom, an acknowledged right to plumber,
main and murder, between shutdown and sun
rise.
AS TO shipping, he would be very lucky if
ne lived long enough to ship himself of.
Credits-Instead of Credits from Brown, YOU
had better prepare him to get credit for black.
Diseases-The mild ones are cholera, yellow
fever, ague, liver complaint, small pox and the
plague; and they, though bad of their kinds,
are thought little OF, compared with the uni
versa epidemic, the Hong Kong fever, which
combines the worst features Of all the others.
The .'conyeniences fDr living are so little
needed, that nobody thinks OF providing for
them; but you will be pleased to learn that
churchyards are plenty and burying cheap, be-
cause it is done by wholesale.
Families served extra cheap, which gives
matrimony quite ar. advantage over single Bile,
sedness.
Iwould therefore suggest that your young
friend marry a widow with seven children.
The ''society" consists of the Governor and
council, the wreck Of black regiment. one
bankrupt merchant, two tavern keepers, belt
ringer and grave digger, an army of smuggIers
and robbers-and is pery select"
The "best kind of goods" suitable for that
market are rum, opium, Colts repeaters, bowie.
knives, an assortment of haters suited 70
rogues Of ell sizes, and some self-performins
ones for facilitating suicides. A few artificial
ears and noses to supply the places of those cut
off by the robbers, would do we'll; they should
be packed in collins TO save freight.
No provisions required, as.blue pills and
camphor foim the sole diet OF the new settlers.
If your young friend or his anxious mother,
want any more "informstion" at present, they
would save time BY writing to CharlesDicken.,
author Of Martin Chuzzlewit's voyage to Eden.
Yours, very obediently.