canvas; also a set of cut crystal decanters and glasses, and
three dozen of wine of ten different sorts, with several books,
and a number of smaller articles. I t was also stated to
the Prince, that a cow and calf had been left on shore in
order to be offered to the King as a small mark of our sense
of the kindness which we had experienced. The Prince expressed
much satisfaction a t this gift, as the calf had become
a great favourite with the natives. My present consisted of
half the quantity of wine given by Captain Maxwell, a mirror
taken from a dressing-stand, samples of English stationary,
Cary’s map of England, an atlas, and a small brass sextant;
which latter present had been suggested by the wonder
which it had invariably excited a t the observatory. Mr.
John Maxwell, to whom the Prince had sent a present of
cloth and pipes after he landed yesterday, gave him a spyglass
and a map of London; the map was coloured, and
round the edges were the palaces, Greenwich Hospital, and
other public buildings, all of which he examined with great
attention. After he had looked over most of the things,
and was satisfied with the explanations, he rose and said
that a great deal too much had been given, to which it was
replied, that a great deal too little had been given, and that
they were not offered as being, in any respect, an equivalent
for the supplies sent on board, but merely to shew our
sense of the kindness and attention with which, we had
been received Luring the time that we sat at table today,
the interpreter was hardly ever called in, as M&-
dera and Mr. Clifford contrived between them to explain
every thing, if not as clearly as could have been wished,
yet in a more satisfactory manner than could have been
done through the medium of John the Chinaman, of whose
fidelity we were nowise certain, and whose taste and delicacy
in conveying our sentiments we had great reason to
doubt.
* LIST OF SUPPLIES RECEIVED AT LOO-CHOO BY
H. M. SHIPS.
Bullocks - - - -
Pigs
Goats
Fowls - - -
Fish -
Eggs - - - . “ . ■
Bags of sweet potatoes -
Squashes -
Jars of Samchoo, each containing about fifteen
gallons
Baskets of oranges - - -
Bundles of gingerbread
. 'Onions - -
-Radishes
---------------Celery - -
---------------Garlick - - -
---------------Candles -
. i ..— Wood - - -
Pympkins *■ -
Baskets of vermicelli -
Boxes of sugar
Rolls of printed linen
Bundles of paper - - . -
Alceste. Lyra.
10 8
23 10
15 7
*216 102
29 12
920 .455
*59 27
34 14
6 3
9 4
8 3
16 8
30 12
12 5
8 4
7 3
16 8
60 30
7 3
2 1
14 7
6 3
* Not including
extra supplies
to the officers.
* Not including
ditto.