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Trtfe r.APPA. 



of Octobur, in tlit^ Com[)aiiy's yat^iit tor Miicao, 

 ^B«re, after a long, but agr^eabie pussagc, 

 sffiived ik& ^m^g irf tfee next diLy. 



Diiriii<i' my fur&ei* stay at Macao, I vi?iteJ 

 one (ivciiitig^ in compniiy with Mr. Davis, a ]>liipe 

 called the Lappa,* situated oii the opposite side 

 of the peninsula, upon whicli the city of Macao 

 is ereeiiBd^ hi Ike fanerliAsiatiT^. 'fhefo^ bills 

 have a barren and iijfctearesting appearance ; 

 and there is nothing- attractive in the aspect of 

 tliat part of tln^ conntry, until, on hindiiig, a 

 pathway leads to a delightful, picturesc^uc, and 

 fertiki^l^, stkiitilig wiiiklht edtivated plaatft- 

 tions of ti«e» yams, potatoes, and inter- 



sjierscd Ijy rural cottages, ])ccpij]g tlirough a 

 dense crowd of ))aiidjoo, pandauii-, and plautaiu 

 trees. Near the beach was a cluster of wretehed- 

 lotorking huts ; B^at Ibctofes^of eott^ta^^ ^ik 

 in ita natutal state^ as well as improyed by art, 

 w^ero i)le;ising as we advanced forther up this 

 pretty, sheltered valley. 



The declivities of some of the iiills on the 



* " The Lappa, in Chinese, Tuy, meen, slian, is a small 

 island opposite to Macao, forming the western siilc of the 

 iiiHer hatlwur. It affords room for a pleasant variety in w alk 

 and scene oecasionally/* — Mbrrmn*» Comp> to jhigL Vhitu 



