CHINA. 1751. 21 



The 2 2d of November. 



In the fore-noon we went on further againft 

 the tide, as far as the firft bank, or bear, as 

 our failors call the fands. In the afternoon we 

 had an agreeable country, with villages and 

 woods, on our left ; but along the river fide a 

 narrow rice-field, and in the river two fmall 

 iflands. We failed very near the moil out- 

 ward of the two, by means of the fampanes 

 keeping always at an equal diftance : but we 

 afterwards fleered off from it, as if we were 

 going full upon a little houfe on the right, 

 furrounded with trees: but before we had 

 quite reached the middle of the river, we went 

 flrait on again, and were faid to have paiTed 

 the firil: fand. Somewhat nearer the Lion- 

 fower, (which we faw on our right) we ap- 

 proached the fliore on the left hand, in ex- 

 pectation of another fand. We lay at anchor 

 all night. 



The 23d of November. 



In the morning we paffed the Lion-tower. 



We kept near the fhore on the left, to efcape 



C i the 



