Vol. Ill* MifcelUneA Curiofa. 



Tart of two Letters to the TuMiJh- 

 er from Mr. James Cunnings 

 ham, F. R>. S. and Thyfician to 

 the Englifh at Chufan in China, 

 giving an account of his Voyage 

 thither^ of the IJland of ChU' 

 fan, of the fever al forts of Tea, 

 of the Fijhing^ Agriculture of 

 the Chinefe, &c. 'with feveral 

 Ohfervations not hitherto taken 

 notice of, 



MY lafl: to you was from the Ifland of 

 Borneo^ in which I gave you an account 

 of our arrival there the 1 7th of July^ where 

 we ftaid but two Days, the Seafon of the 

 Year being fo far paft, and from thence made 

 the beft of our way through the Streights 

 of Banc a with favourable Winds and Wea- 

 ther, till we came on the Goaft of China the 

 1 3th of Augufl-^ then we had variable Winds 

 which carried us abreft of Emuy the ipth 

 following, at which time the North Eaft 

 Winds fetting in freih, put us in great fears 

 of lofing our paflage j whereupon we were 



forced 



