British traders at Canton may have laughed at the tiny size of American ships which followed the Empress of China but most of them made money, and a few made profits which were almost unbelievable.

• 看过中国皇后号之后，在广东的英国人可能会嘲笑美国人相较之下小到不行的船只，但是这些船大部分都赚钱，有些甚至海削到让你不敢相信。