the imjterial ativiser. He was natural] y a very shki 

 and Li|iright man, diUgetiL anci euonomical ; in ioBti uctmg 

 \m eons and nephews he urged them on tQ the study of 

 ihe odes and ckasica ; and in asijociating with liis frienda 

 and comprinions, he won their confidtDce by fidelity 

 and rectitude, Iti hii native i^illa^e h« was reepected by 

 everybody. Wlieu he was fifteen ymis of age, lit Accom- 

 panied hia faiher^a uncle hi hi;* travels to Bun-Iae, 



after which he went to Siaiii 



Stieiii'l6), the 800] to 



arthiiielago |^ Soe-lolc), Manilla or Lu2ofi (@ ^ Le_ 

 Bong) j aubaequeutly he sojourned in FormoBa |§f Tag- 

 wan) aeveral years ; again he dwelt at Aiiioy lor some liaie ; 

 so thiit of all thfl iflost important pluc«8 beyond iea he hh 

 none without a ihorougli tuspection, He had made his ob- 

 eervatiooa for a considerable period, and paid much attcinion 

 10 ihe recording of what happened. In the winter of 1804, 

 I waa a felluw-lodger with ^ ^ Ohong-teaou, the eldest 

 son of $.f Gay-heen at §^ ^ Go^buo, when an imi- 

 matt friendship arose between U8. Having seen my obser- 

 vationu, ho produced his aceount of Manilla : on perusiag 

 whichjl beciiine deeply eensihle of hi« accurate knowledge, 

 and ability to expresi hiraaelf, feeling aabained of myself 

 that (here were bo many thingfl with which I was 8tiU un« 

 acquainted. 



SOME ACCOUNT op FOaMOaA *rAE-WAN), 



^ ^ Taiwan waa the ancient ^ ^ 5P Pe-spa-ya 

 country, and is inhabited by a race of Dayakfl ( 

 Ijc-ba-joo), who bore large lioles in their earSj and tattoo 

 their bodies, living in the deep junglca, witlmut cooking their 

 food. Tfieae are commonly called ^ ^ raw eavagea ; 

 while those in the plain, who trade with ua, are denominated 

 the ^friendly foreigners. The Du!ch once ocGupied 

 ft letfiiory on the sea.coaat, near to ihe poit of ]^ ^ Lok- 



where ihey built a small ciiy ic dwell in. Becaudc 

 tlie hair of that people wa^ red; therefore they were com- 



