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' View and cultivation o f the country.— 'The. ChinefeJpoJl defcribed.—
Pafs throughfeveral larghciftes.--~Ageneral account of them, p. 178
C H A P . XVII..
Various circumfiances o f the voyages Enter the YeSdstsi-
feverak townslakes, "&c.— 'Qeremodied at the city o f Kiang-fou.—
Enter thefiea u tfu kE ike} deferiptian o f it,-—Enter anotherjriver;
circumfiances o f it. Pafs fiv era l cities, &c.— Dockyards fonbu ild -
f^ sjd u kssr—-Arrive at the Meeyou-free-awngi^&tputful
country.— Further account o f the Chtnefe jroops.— A mandarin's
pedetce and pagoda defcribedp ------- A J9J
C H A P. XVIII.
Tbe-p.loyage continued.-— A fuccejjion o f various objeMs.— The elegant
attentions of,'% mandarin to the ■ embaffy-.—-Captains6f thej-uhkspunc^-
. edfor embe%%ling the provifions/appliedfor the ufe.of fheiAnibhffador
and his /uite.— HuJhandry o f the Chijiefe,r?—Prepanad ions fa r fending
the hmvyfag^ge-belonging to the embajjy to Chufan-, fev eru l perfbns
> ordered to accompany it.^ A r r jp fa t 0dang-ichew.—dCaptainMaeh-
, intojh, and th^-other gentlemen, fe t offfo r Chufan, & ■ i—>■ _, ^..303
C H A P . ' XIX. W
The Ambaffador, with his fuite proceed through the city o f Hbang-tchew
to the Green river tjw here they embark.— Formalities on the^occafpn.
“ —-/iircumjlances, o f the voyage.— Defcription o f 'the country^—Refpebl
paid to We^Ambsfaddrf--Leave“the junks And proceedWgfand.— Mode
offomieydnce.— hLeturn to thejunks.— The 'voyagecontmued, p . 309
C H A P .
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• C H A P . XX^
Yh/vgÿage-coritihuYdl— Gprious circumfldnùes o f the banks f the riverdy,
— The eïnbdjjy léaves'the junks fo^'méfelt à f a Idrgerfze.— Circum-
■ fà à c e f'b f thè'éoydge'^Appêydane't'af the » country.-—Pfefentsfroth the
• "'mandarin ' offFyaûng-Jhifénna.— E r ie f account o f tofnbs and fepuL
Wtbfye.-rfPafs the town o f Saunt-y.-t.awn, ‘ and fc lu fttr o f three cities.
—•Arrive at:Qhinga-foo. ^ ------ È- 2I°
c i m p.
The/voypge continued -, various circumflancfg o f it.-—Pafs the ju in s of
an ancient building.—jpeçÿliar modes o f fifbing in China. Extraordinary
cufom of employing birds ins-catching f fh .—Pafs feveral cities,
towns, h e .—Arrive at Yoo-jenn-au ; its beautiful ftuation.— The
fin k s anchor, ^before Katyig-jouffoo.— P.he ■ 'reception1 f f the Ambaffador,.
•■■■ — ■ — p.
C H A P ; XXII.
fh e voyage continued.— The manner in which the Chiriefe water their
fe ld i.—'Sepulchres .— Change in the appearance 'of the country'.— Leave’
the river at the city o f JAaung-aumrfootb travéhover land,— Circum-
fiances o f the joumfy*—Arrive atthecityafphaung-cbin-oa.— Some,
account: o f it*—The Ambaffador rc-imbarks to, continue thé voyage'
down, another, river,. 1 — É- 2 TP'
e H A P: XXIII.
The fu ite embarks ou hoard the junks.—The voyage renewed’ cirtum*
H fiances of it.-—A curious pagoda.—Defcription of fepulchres.—VaJl:
rafts of/timber.-—Em bark in larger,junk s.—Pafs fame curious moan--
tains ; a defeription of them.—Extraordinary., illumination„, • ps 240
G. H A~Ei