[66] Great drought.
[67] Estimated.
[68] Estimated.
[69] Estimated.
[70] Estimated.
[71] Britannica says 1860.
[72] Vol. III, pp. 356-318 (Dana Estes & Co.’s edition).
[73] Portuguese settlement at the mouth of the Canton river.
[74] Chancaca is made by boiling the cane juice in open pans to the consistency of massecuite, then running it into moulds about six inches in diameter and allowing it to cool.
[75] These figures based upon Brazilian milreis, paper, being worth 1s. 4d. stg.