The only difference between ported and manifold vacuum is at idle. At idle, there is no vacuum from the ported vacuum connection. Manifold vacuum will be its highest at idle. Other than idle, i.e. part throttle, cruise, WOT, ported and manifold vacuum are the same.
Vacuum advance was added for emissions and part throttle fuel economy. As you increase throttle position, vacuum decreases along with vacuum advance. This continues until WOT when manifold vacuum is near zero and so is vacuum advance. Once you reach a certain RPM, (whatever springs and weights are in your dizzy) mechanical advance is used.
On my 67, I could never get it to run right using either ported or manifold vacuum. Always had detonation at part throttle even when adjusting the vacuum advance to its lowest amount. I just plugged the ported vacuum port and used mechanical advance only.