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the river, we saw, on its right bank, the town sur- 

 rounded by a well-built wall ; to the left we saw 

 a large village inhabited by Malays, which, as in 

 Guahon, consisted of nothing but bird-cages. After 

 we had landed in a pleasant valley, we traversed 

 a number of dirty streets in the town, between 

 high houses built of stone, where the air is con- 

 fined and oppressive, till we arrived at the house 

 of the governor, Don Fernando Mariana Fulgeras, 

 who received us with much politeness. He permit- 

 ted me to sail to Cavite, and the captain of this 

 port was to receive orders to-day to give me all 

 possible assistance in repairing the Rurick. 1 took 

 my leave to go there as soon as possible, because 

 the north-east monsoon allowed us at the most a 

 delay of two months, which might easily pass away 

 before the ship could be ready to sail. The Go- 

 vernor, who seemed to be an intelligent and agree- 

 able man, begged me frequently to visit him ; he 

 offered to assist M. Chamisso if he intended to 

 make an excursion into the interior of the country, 

 and an elegant carriage with four horses brought 

 us to the pangOi in which we reached the Rurick 

 at seven o'clock in the evening. A light wind had 

 just arisen. I ordered the anchor to be weighed, 

 and we tacked during the whole night to reach 

 Cavite, which lies twenty-one miles south of 

 Manilla. 



The 18th. There was so little wind, that we 

 had not advanced much, and it was noon before 



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