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place of honor at the top of the promontory, completed our raptures. Its roof of red tiles 

 glittered in the sun; a row of feathery sago palms threw their brilliant leaves over the wall of 

 the enclosure ; the whitest and softest of mats covered the floor ; the garden blazed with a 

 profusion of scarlet flowers; and stone basins, seated on pedestals, contained fresh water for our 

 use. Its aspect of comfort and repose was a balm to travellers as weary as ourselves, and I 

 directed Terry at once to hoist the stars and stripes upon the roof. I hastened back to make a 

 sketch of the beautiful valley before sunset, while Mr. Heine occupied himself with a view of the 

 Cung-qua. A venerable old man, with a snowy beard reaching nearly to his knees, approached 

 the bank where I sat, but upon noticing me, made a profound yet dignified reverence and retired. 

 The village was named Un-na. We had not yet reached the region of fowls, but the people 

 sent us two small fresh fish, witli a pumpkin and some cucumbers. Our own stores were quite 

 low, both sugar and pork having been exhausted, so that we had nothing left but tea, coffee and 

 ship biscuit. 



Kung-Kwa near On-na, Lew Chew. 



The natives kindleil a fire inside the grounds of tlie Cung-qua, and half a dozen of them sat 

 around it all night. The morning was dull, and a cap of mist on the moiintain threatened rain. 

 A bath in the sea before sunrise refreshed us for the day's march. For our breakfast, there were 

 sent two long, eel-like fish, resembling the gar, a few young egg-plants, two gourds and a 

 basket of sweet potatoes. So much time was occupied in cooking and consuming these delicacies, 

 that we did not get under way before 8 o'clock. Another consultation was held with our 

 attendants, who declared that Sheudi was 00 /)' distant, and that it would require three days for 



