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have them chan2;ed, l)ut the followine: inorniiiir he 

 met me on shore and said — "mandarin very bad man 

 no give you silver kamesaehe:" l)ut An-yah, deter- 

 mined that my request should be complied with, had 

 by some means succeeded in procuring- a set for 

 rae, which he presented in his own name. I rewarded 

 his generous behaviour by making him a present of 

 some cut glass decanters and wine glasses, which are 

 more esteefued in Loo Choo even than a telescope. 



On the '27th we made preparations for weighing by 

 hoisting our sails, and An-yah, Shtafacoo, and 

 Shayoon, who had been our constant attendants, came 

 off to take leave. These good people had been put 

 to much trouble and anxietv on our account, and 

 had so ingratiated themselves with us, that as the mo- 

 ment approached I really believe the desire for our 

 departure was proportionably lessened ; and when the 

 day arrived they testified their regret in a warm but 

 manly manner, shook us heartily by the hand, and 

 each gave some little token of regard which they 

 begged us to keep in remembrance of them. As we 

 moved from the anchorage, the inhabitants assembled 

 on the house-tops, as before, upon the tombs, in the 

 forts, and upon every place that would afford them a 

 view, of our operations, some waving umbrellas and 

 others fans. 



Having brought to a conclusion the sketch of our 

 visit to Loo Choo, I intend in the few pages that fol- 

 low to embody what other information was collected 

 from time to time, and to oflf'er a few remarks on the 

 state of the country as we found it, as compared with 

 that which has been given by Captain Hall and the late 

 Mr. jVrCleod, surgeon of the Alceste. In the fore- 

 going narrative I have avoided entering niinutelv into 



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