CHINA. 



1751- 23 



We were now almofr. as far again from 

 Canton as in our firfl ftation, at lead we 

 were forced to pay a double price in order 

 to go thither. It was not pofiible to go on 

 ftiore, on account of the great rice-fields, 

 which occupied both fides of the river. In 

 thefe rice-fields we every day faw ducks, and 

 great long-legged white birds, but they were 

 too far off for us to know their £^w/. I vifit- 

 ed the Danifi ihip, which was full laden, and 

 had a far greater number of men than curs : 

 the cabbin of the chaplain, Lawrence Hercks, 

 was one of the fined and largeft in the fhip. 

 This perfon told me, that the Danijb fea chap- 

 lains had, befides their fettled income, a con- 

 fiderable contribution from the {hip's com- 

 pany ; and that accordingly their income was 

 reckoned treble to that of the Swedifi chap- 

 lains. But they are fufEciently rewarded in 

 our country if they can gain the love of their 

 audience. 



Chinese turtle-doves were bought for our 

 return, and we kept them alive a good while 

 aboard the fhip. Their characters are thefe : 

 the bill i 3 red : the upper jaw is the longeft, 

 and has a protuberance like a nail : the 

 C 4, tongue 



