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Fortunate Islands of the ancients
France, an ancient custom in
probable views of, towards Cochin
china
Franciscan convent in Funchal
French Captain, conduct of, at Tene
riffe
republican calendar of *
influence of« in Cochinchins
Fruits of Java
Fucus, extensive use of, in eastern coun
tries
Funchal, situation of -
description of
Franciscan convent in
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94
33<5
7
28
282
347
185
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46
Garden public, of Rio de Janeiro 81
Gariep or Orange river 37a
Geographical sketch of Cochinchina 245
Geology only in its infancy i i *
Gibraltar, current in the Strait of 2
Gnoo, observations regarding the 410
Gold found near the-Orange river 377
Gospel missionaries, conduct of - 37$
Governor of Madeira, entertainment given
by - - - *5
appointments of 16
of St. Jago, condition of - 63
of Batavia, reception by 204
Government of the Booshuanas 398
Granaries, curious, of the Booshuanas - 392
Granite of Brazil 79
Grassy Sea - - 7 2
Graziers of South America 122
Guanches, some account o f - 46
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Hailey, Dr., theory of the current setting
into the Mediterranean - - 2
Hamboonas, tribe of 402
Harbour of Rio de Janeiro - - 74
Hastings, mission sent by, to Cochinchina 344
Hawkins, Sir Richard, observation of,
respecting shanks - m 14-j
Henbane prescribed as a cure for madness 22§
Historical sketch of Cochinchina - 23q
Hogs in the streets of Funchal - <>
Homer*s description of the Elysian Fields 56
Hospitality of British merchants in Madeira
- - j r
Hottentot wounded by a lion - - 413
Hottentots, the Koras, some account of - 373
practise the Scythian method of forcing
milk from their cattle - 374
opinion of a boor respecting the - 405
Houses of the Booshuanas, plan of - 3,92
Hunting, Coehinchinese mode of - 269
Hydrophobia, curious case of - - 193
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Japan, Emperor of, rejects a present from
the Dutch - - 32 j
ja r s , porcelain, use of in Batavia - 214
Java, island of - - - 3-69
Javanese, condition of in Batavia - 223.
description of - - . 225
diet of 226
addicted to opium and other sedatives 228
. Religion of - • * 229
Jealousy of a Portuguese trader - ,249
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Jesuits, preservation of the Brazils to the
Portuguese by - 107
Jews, banishment of, to the Brazils - 105
Ilha dos Göbras - “ - 78
Inhabitants, original, of Teneriffe - 46
present, condition of * 48
of Porta Pray a - 66
Indians of South America - xio
Inquisition, effects of, in Teneriffe - 49
Insects of Madeira - 23
of Java * J • 199
Journey to the peak of Teneriffe - 35
in Southern Africa f. 364
Islands, creation of new -
of coral rock, observations on - 163
Itch, virulent nature of, in Madeira I- 11
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Kaffers, slavery unknown to - 406
King of Tunquin made a mandarin of
China - 234
of Cochinchina, life of, saved by
Adran - *5$
takes refuge in a tree - 256
flies to Pulp Way " 257
Seeks protection in Siam - - 258
returns toPulo Way • 2.59
treaty of, with Louis XVI. - 26I
destroys Yin-yac’s fleet . 269
recovers his kingdom - 272
improvements, undertakings - 273
character and mode of living of - 275
generosity of - 280
veneration of, for Adran * - 281
family of * - 282
military and naval forces of - 283
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of Tun-quin, present of to the ambassador
- - 290
of England, birth-day of, celebrated
in Cochinchina - - 293
Knives of the Booshuanas - - 396
Kokoen, a new species of antelope > - 409
Kora Hottentots» some account of * 373
mode of crossing a river - - 3 75
Kourmanna river» source of - - 387
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Ladies, Batavian ~ 209
Laguna, city of 33
Language of Cochinchina 323
Laws of Cochinchina - - 332
Leetctkoo, situation and size of 390
ruins of a town near 402
Leyden, Dr., his cure for madness 228
Lifting day, what - - 95
Linnteus, opinion of, concerning the dis-
' semination of plants 149
Lion shot by a boor upon a Hottentot - 4*3
Liverpool, custom of the women of 95
Lizards, abundant in Madeira 23
Locusts, immense swarms of 429
Longevity on Teneriffe, remarkable instance
of: 54
Long-niang, a Coehinchinese rebel 251
crowned King of Tun-quin 243
Louis XVI., treaty of, with the King of
Cochinchina. - - 264
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Macham, discovery of Madeira by - 16
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