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on the day following, and give him the treat of a long 
walk for his misconduct. The following morning was, 
fine, and I jumped into a China boat which I had hired 
for the purpose, and reached the shore, after being com- 
pletely drenched by the breakers, which roll high along 
the shores of this bay, and render the landing, particu- 
larly in small boats, rather dangerous. When I got on 
shore, and proceeded to walk in the direction I intended, 
the boatmen and others came round me, and attempted 
to dissuade me from going, by intimating that I was sure 
to be attacked by the Chinchew men, and robbed or 
murdered. I also saw signs of warfare, in the shape of 
matchlocks and long bamboo poles, in the hands of the 
Chinamen, who, as my servant informed me, were 
obliged to carry them in self-defence. I began to wish, 
then, that I had brought off from the ship a few of the 
crew for protection — indeed Captain Woodrow kindly 
offered to send some with me when I set out : 
however, it was now too late ; and I determined to put 
a bold face on the matter and proceed. I set out towards 
the hills, on one of which stands the Chimoo pagoda, 
which I was anxious to visit on my route, as I expected 
to get a good view of the country from its summit. 
Many acres of ground here, all along the shore, are 
used for evaporating sea-water and forming salt, which 
is a great article of trade in China. As the traveller 
proceeds inland, the ground, capable of cultivation, is 
covered with crops of sweet potato and earth-nut, which 
form the staple productions of this part of the country in 
the autumnal months. Between the different fields one 
often stumbles upon the graves of the natives, sometimes 
