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ceed to Canton to ascertain what was in the market 

 there, we should have sailed before this dispatch 

 reached its destination. It appeared that we had arrived 

 at an unfortunate period, as there were very few naval 

 stores in the place, and the Chinese were either so 

 dilatory, or so indifferent about delivering some that 

 had been bargained for in Canton, that we were 

 obhged to sail without them. We, however, procured 

 sufficient supplies to enable us to prosecute the voyage, 

 and on the 30th of April took our departure. 



During our stay at Macao we received the greatest 

 attention from the officers of the Company's esta- 

 blishment, who poHtely gave us apartments in their 

 houses, and in every way forwarded our wishes ; and 

 I am happy to join in the thanks expressed in my 

 officers' journals for the hospitality we all experienced. 



Soon after our arrival in the Typa, a febrile ten- 

 dency was experienced throughout the ship, and before 

 we sailed almost every officer and seaman on board 

 was affected with a cold and cough, which in some 

 cases threatened aneumonia ; but the officers who re 

 sided in the town were free from complaint until they 

 returned to the ship. The probable causes of this 

 were the humid state of the air, the cold heavy dews 

 at night, and the oppressively hot weather during the 

 day, added to the currents of air which made their way 

 between the islands into the Typa, where the atmo- 

 sphere, penned in on all sides by hills, was otherwise 

 excessively close. On this account I think the Typa 

 very objectionable, and should recommend the anchor- 

 age off Cabreta Point in preference. 



By a plan of the Typa, which we contrived to make 

 during our visit, it appears that the depth of water is 

 diminishing in the harbour, and that in some parts of 



