22 OSBECK'S VO TAG E. 



the third bank, which is faid to be 1500 fathoms 

 in circumference. Having got pail the river 

 ■which goes to Little Canton, by. the help of 

 16 fampanes (whence the water for the voyage 

 homeward is fetched with more conveniency 

 than from Bocca Tiger, where the water-tubs 

 muft be roiled a good way in deep clay), we 

 anchored not far from the great rice-field on 

 the left ; where already two French, a Danijh, 

 two Dutch, and two Ehglijh fhips, were at an- 

 chor. 



The people brought an unpalatable fruit 

 from the watering-place, which was almoft 

 round, larger than an apple, and contained 

 great dry rhomboid al feeds, which grew nar- 

 rower towards the bottom. 



The 24th of November, 



V/e lay in a very bad birth here, and were 

 expofed to ftorms and to the cold air of the 

 fea. Here we learnt that though the Chinefe 

 winter is but juft cold enough to produce an 

 ice in the night, which is melted away in the 

 day-time ; vet the air about this feafon is very 

 foarp and piercing. 



We 



