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memory. They were written and printed originally in Butch. 

 Churchill has given us his voyage to the Brazils and to the Eaji 

 Indies in the fecond volume of his collecftion. The learned Hor- 

 nius has tranflated into Latin the famous journey from Canton 

 to Peking. This is fo curious and novel, that I fliall attend the 

 able traveller in his route, and briefly notice the moft remark- 



His Travels to able things. An embafly was determined on by the Butch to the 

 coaft of Peking, to the great emperor Kang-hi. Nieuhoff sva.^ for- 

 tunately appointed fecretary. His account is a firft-rate per- 

 formance ; and the more pleafing, as it is attended with views of 

 the country, cities, and buildings, engraven from drawings done 

 by his fkilful pencil. 



The embafladors had every poffible refpe6t paid to them ; 

 they embarked at Canton, on board a magnificent jonk, on 

 March 17th, 1656, amidft the acclamations of the people, and a 

 general difcharge of the artillery. The Chinefe fent avant-cou- 

 riers from place to place to make provifions for their reception, 

 even till their arrival at Peking. 



They began with afcending the river Pei-kyang-ho, all their 

 route was marked with beautiful fcenery, and various towns 

 and cities, moft of them furrounded with embattled walls, and 

 ftrengthened by fquare towers. Many of the landfcapes are moft 

 pidlurefque. We are flruck with the river flowing by the vaft 

 mountain Sang-won-hab, over-hanging on both lides ; and on 



Strange Road, one a great frequented road, cut out of the folid rock, impending 

 over the water. At the foot is a pagoda, the nightly haunt (fay 

 the natives) of daemons. 



CityXaochew. Farther on, not remote from the city Xaocbew or Tchau-tchoo- 



