20 CHINESE PILOT. 



harbour, until the morning of the 12th, and 

 then, from calms, could not enter it, but an- 

 chored outside. The Chinese pilot on board 

 was but of little service, and he was cjuite sur- 

 prised at the commander's knowledge of the 

 islands, depth of water, &c., until he found out 

 that he derived it from the charts and Hors- 

 burgh's Directory. It was quite amusing, when 

 any difference of opinion existed between them, 

 to hear the pilot, in a pet, declare, " You look 

 at bookee, but you not alway savez a rightee ; 

 bookee wrong, you wrongee sometime." 



A greater or lesser number of different species 

 of Lihellula have been flying about the ship, 

 ever since we have been in soundings ; and it 

 is said, that when a great number of these in- 

 sects are seen flying about the ship, a northerly 

 wind may be expected ; but I seldom found the 

 assertion borne out by the fact, except its hap- 

 pening four or five days after can be considered 

 a corroboration. 



On the following day we entered the " Cap, 

 sing, moon," for a short time: it is regarded as 

 a safe and is certainly a picturesque harbour, 

 but lately it has been left by many of the opium 

 ships for another, by some considered a safer 

 harbour, and called the " Cum, sing, moon," 

 formed by different islands, and the main land 



