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Tuefday 22.
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praétifed, ’and by aÏÏs¥aflks and'a|p[f* Children?' às foon âs they have
fufficient ftrength or dexterity to" hold a pipe- in their hands, are
taught by their parents to fmoke, which they feel not ohly as an habitual
amufemerit, ? b iif îVVdnfîderéd as a prefërvative' againft all contagious
difeafes. '
■r Several walled citHF -appeared at fomedîftancé from the canal,
whofe giiaMs and garrifóns were marched' to the batiks; m order t'd
give tHepfual falute j and one in particular of very great extent and
amazing population, tailed Tohiamfyn. T h é ’‘crowds o f people of
both ftxes wlpch came to fee the junks pais, were beyond all belief.
« We this day paffed feveral ftone bridges, feme o f them w e^ S f^ iW
and others of two arches, which appeared to .be eonftra&M'with great
ftrength’ and excellent nlaföhry'. | Hite number o f locks appeared ra--
thef to incfeafe than dimiriiih in thëcôuffe c^this-tky^ voyage.
The countiy offers a very fruitful fcene* and, in fome places, rofir
into talk and uplands, The water-mills, of whicK'we faw le v er t at'
work, appear tcTbrin a great mealyrelhè fame as thc^e'ufêflin- Eurdpéh
they were corn-mills, a£ wSTwere informed Çm d were fituated irr the
midft of very extenfive fields o f that grain, which wàÿalmofi ready
for the fickle.
Several gehtlemen ‘o f' the fuite wenToli fhore to. enjoy fhe*exercife
and variety of walking ofi the banks of the canal j but the jurtks were
carried on with fuch rapidity from the qmck fiicceffioft o f locks; that
they were left behind, and the whole fleet was obliged W^MaeJia
anchor till they rejoined it.
We this morning law a very lofty pagoda fituated ort an eminence r
‘ ii appeared to be a ftone building, ’ con'fifting ó f eight ftorieT, re id ih f
■ which was encircled with a'balcony, and the" whole terminated in an
ornamented roof that runs up to a vefy flendef ÿoint.
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We this day faw tK^Chioefe, paid pafs albng the road, on the fide
o f ithe’ cahal,, with gm t e x p ^ io fi. The letters, apd .packets are
>iri hafliet, girt with cane hbqps and
lined: it is locked, and thekey. i% giyjen 'to^the .cuftody of'one okthtelt^
tendkntfdl^is, whop: office it.u* to dcli^qr ft tp.the poft-mafter the
box is% fte^ S oh th'te'courie^s^oul^rstwith Q&||^ed
the bottomtWiih a number flTmallhells,*t#uch being ftiaken by
thdmot.ioh"ofi?t^e-horf£, make a loud, gihgling noife' feat announces
theapproach'oftKhpoft. ' Thepoft-toan
rhgrMo guard him from robbery 01 interruption.' / The;fwifteft^o||s
are alfo em^lo^cm.the occafipn, whic^a^e renewed ^ < e v e r ^ ^ j
fo fhattfte^oi& bf'China may vie in ex|editfoi^wi£h the Jtetftfh mail.
- o^ ^ ^ p tfT an d large to,whs w t‘ lo contmVnl,* thnf|#*F **-
ifcwbmd be‘tedious to'mention t h e i r im ^ a gener#cMra^|rfftry;6F
thecomntiy; u n le fs .% ^ particular'circumftance, from£'fts novelty
orintereft, fli0ui,d yuftify defoription.
• When’ I ^of^Sis^dming, I wasTurprifed to 'l ln d ip junk* ffeet it
aridhor' ’hi*the h e a r t ^ y ^ y large c i t^ thrbugh’ th^ centdr-otpHidh
the canal paffes | it inhere crofted bykyQntipnal 'focC|ffiW of bridges','
w h icW d d n tle# te l^ th a.oi.rcular h c ^ F o r k f » ‘e W h r i ^ ^ ^ d
b y f l i e r s r who fu % no,Yffisk'to pafs t ill they W , been j j j g g g
b f ’Mtfidhrins who prcfide” over that department'. ' Hie fftbt prats' fa- ■
vouredhere with the u fu ah®fe of three g.uns> g g g g g j k ^ h | d y
o f foidigrs was drawn up on both, fides of the
pletely^Smed; and Wore Wgfe helmefe. which g lv e 'f l^ U 'W ym i l i - \
tary a p p ta S® while theij’ranks' Were enliVenedwifi feyeralftaM*
of'teoloiirs. - ,
- At fix- oklbck the fleet left this city, and ay tW paffed through
another, which,, as far as we could ouf p^ffagey Wak b f
equal dimenfions and population. Its nameis Eotfi-cheeaung.
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