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The foremoft rooms on the fides look like 

 kitchens, and have rails before them. Fur- 

 ther on, quite acrofs the court, in the fecond 

 ftory, is an open hall, with a fort of gallery, 

 upon which is an altar covered with flowers 

 and incenfe, provided with a gilt picture and a 

 table. Behind this the yard is quite open in 

 front, but on the fides are rooms both above 

 and below* In the fide roofs are here «md 

 there fome lanthorns of painted gauze, in 

 fome of which they burn lamps at night. Be- 

 fore the fide roofs, and on their fides, are lit- 

 tle gardens, with bamboo trees, citrons, and 

 plaintains, and other trees already mentioned. 

 The wall about thefe trees towards the yard 

 is made of brick, which, except the founda- 

 tion, are laid like lattice work. Next to thefe 

 gardens is an inclofed court-yard, and then an 

 open one, with rooms and gardens for plea- 

 fure on the fides : the laft of all is a hall in 

 the fecond ftory acrofs the yard, having rooms 

 on its fides, and another hall goes towards the 

 water, which we fitted up for a dining-room. 

 Below it is the kitchen, the watch-houfe of the 

 failors, and the lodging of the captain of the 

 raclory . The captain of the factory has a mate, 

 Who is to take care that the failors and Cb'uufs 

 workmen do their bufmefs : and he notes 

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