r66 Sporting Notes in the Far East. 



The easiest method of reaching the old city, is to land at a 

 prominent and conspicuous village, built at the mouth of a creek 

 which runs into the river on the north bank ; walk up the creek for 

 about three miles, when a ruined gateway will be seen which will 

 allow of your entering the city. 



The covert here is very good, being composed mostly of long 

 grass and oak scrub ; but owing to the great running propensities 

 of these particular pheasants, plenty of beaters and dogs are 

 indispensable. 



It was while the " Audacious " was lying off Nanking, that an 

 aged and salted, yet withal sporting "tar," thoroughly distinguished 

 himself. Seeing " as W all the orficers were agoin shutting," he 

 was seized with the desire to go and do likewise. 



As a quatermaster he had no difficulty in obtaining "leaf" 

 (leave), and hearing that one of the midshipmen was possessed of 

 an excellent gun, he requested the loan of it for a day's liberty. 



He had not been on shore many minutes before up got a small 

 hog deer from beneath his very nose ; off went the gun and down 

 fell the buck, but unfortunately only grievously wounded. 



However he was as good as dead, as the ancient mariner, now 

 half beside himself with excitement, was over him in a moment ; 

 and seizing the gun by the end of the barrels, amidst strange oaths 

 and ejaculations, he whirled the piece once in the air, before 

 bringing the stock down with a terrific crash on the deer's devoted 



