120 TAKKA BOAtS. 



sound like that of a church bcU was produced. 



Tb^ Imi^ia^ed ^ffeamnc^ <9ltli$ dtoit^ si1}>ov^^ tjofe 

 fet^dlpfoafe^ mft^yvlsitos had xxiadetMs 

 Ikn roar. Many of the other rocks wore also 

 sonorous, hnt not so loud as tlie first ; :uid from 

 their situations, (although moveable when trod- 

 dm upon,) it mAd not seen 5i?lkether iiliey 



^ng. The L$p])^ is n |ilact' to which the resi- 

 dents of Macao resort, fnruiinn' [nc-iiic parties 

 for the i)ui'|)Oses of ciijoyiuii' a clinnLi'c of scene 

 in their limited place of residence, and deriving 

 a gratification tfe& nittixml imd cultlv&ted 



beauties of this pretty valley. 



We returm.'d hito iu a Tattha lioat. These 

 boats, from their bearing some I'eseuiUanee to a 

 section of an egg, are called egg-boats, or egg 

 people i)'Og*» J to signiiying an egg, a^d 

 {maple i tin^ axe pirliidp^j navigated 1^ wo- 

 men. The egg-boat people, botli males and 

 females, are only permitted to intermarry among 

 themselves, Some of the females have often a 

 little claim to pefs^jBltl beauty. 



tl^ €b)tim 



and are usually seen situated M tbe slopes of the 

 hills. The graves never l>eing opened a second 

 time, the burial-grounds take u]) a large (pian- 

 tity of land. I believe the handsome and ex- 



