348 JOURNEY TO SHANGHAE. [Cuap. XIX. 
chance of finding some vessel about to sail for 
Woosung or Shanghae. I knew that if I took this 
line, in all probability I should have to wait for 
eight or ten days in Chusan before such an oppor- 
tunity would occur, a delay which would have en- 
tirely defeated the object which I had in view. I 
determined, therefore, to go by the interdicted 
route, and take my chance of consequences. 
The journey overland was a very interesting one. 
When I reached the town of Chinhae, at the mouth 
of the Ningpo river, I found that some small junks 
were to sail that evening for Chapoo, and I lost no 
time in securing a passage on board one of them. 
I was surprised at my success thus far, as I had anti- 
cipated my greatest, if not my only difficulty would 
have been in making a start. I found afterwards 
that I was indebted for this to my Chinese servant, 
who happened to be a native of Chinhae and knew 
the captain of the junk. He persuaded him that 
there was no harm in my going by that route; and, 
at all events, that he could easily land me at Chapoo, 
and that nobody would know how I had come 
there. 7 
In the evening, after many delays on account of 
wind and tide, and also with the view of securing 
more passengers and cargo, we lifted our anchor and 
set sail. In crossing the bay of Hangchow, the tide 
runs very rapidly, and the Chinese junks and boats 
never go across without a fair or leading wind. I 
shall never forget the strange and motley group of 
passengers who were my fellow-trayellers in this 
