mgs of the Lion, Hindostan, and tenders, from Turon bay in Cochin-
china to the mouth pfrthe Pei-ho riverain the- gulf of Pe-clje-lee, or
Pekin.
As a great part o f this track, namely, from the Chu-san islands to the
western extremity o f the gulf Of PeWe-kT, of’Pekin, was^'never before
navigated by European vessels, at least no accounts are extant of.such navi-
■0&SB? parficukr pains were*inTKm instance taken to ascertain th'e
squadron’s exaet situation at-noon of each day, as to latitude by meridional,
or, when tire weather was unfavourable for these* fry double; aBatudds,; and
as to lopgitudg, either by the mean o f Several timetkeepers, whose rate of
going had been determined.near Nicholas point oh the islknd:pf Java *i on
b y observations o f the.distance of the moons limb from the P f f j ||S M
stars, taken by several persons at the same time, whenever the weather and'
situation o f the objects would admit o f it, : Several .sets-. o f these being
taken directly opposite, and in sight.of, the bold-projeotingspromontory o f
Sfent-Jungi'Bnd.alscnwhen the Squadron was a fte i^ irfsa fe ak ch b f^ e ir the
mouth o f the Pei-ha in the gulf o f Pekin, it.m ay be presumed^thatihe?#
situations, as well a&indeed the whole track^are laid down w ith a tolerablfe
degree o f exactness.
. h e ^ chart o f several clusters , of. islands lying on the • eastern, coast o f '
China, usually called the Chu-san islands, with the track of the Clarence
from the southernmost group, called the Qjiee-sans^to the harbour-of
Chu-san. This plate contains also a sketch o f the J® b o u r of Chu-san,
*be compass from the anchorage of- the Clarence, and the-, appearance
of the surrounding lands, as seen from tire same spot, jjrf
« f these islands a chart had formerly been, published ^ but the situation
o f the Hoklemess rock,, tho taken exactly from the 'jqpmal of the
d a p o f that name, is very erroneously marked upon iff. aud it is-of material
consequence to know its exact position; nor is-any notice taken in
that chart of the rock on which the Hindostan struck; nor the proper
track laid down, thro the^VéT^intricate'' passages.- amongst those numerous
islands. It was therefore thought that a new chart, with these- ami
Othe^dï^^Bds^^dladdiltiptóV^gbSt not be$iiseless. tewthe
i"jt VI.* A?!sketehiby]eóihpa^s' öfrtsÜ'è co'asWOfrdrepltomontoiy of' Shan-tung;
with ’ the tric k öFthê’ shipsi^Md'tli^' s^uhiidgstJ'frota the place o f first mak-
mgf|Ké land to the strait o f 'Mi-aitauf-' |
From the great extension o f this promontory, or bold p oint o f - lan d
"into th e Y dlïow’stóutrowardsf theiking'dqrfiJ 'dfi ©orea^beyiiKk the rest o f the
Chinese coast, it was coèuc^ejd' m ig h t fee- a fe e® ^ |-rd b le degree o f
dangefc- andxfrffi'ehlty ih>isaiMbglïöi&clhitSiMofdief gul# d fiP e k in . • T h e
squadron, however; standing^v^I^ih^towsirds theiboasf^dOablsd.thd« prd-
rtibïiföfy'in si gh'^'ö|sÈhehlahd'- thè'gtfeit’dst |sMlfc&th&Kwa$^which furnfehed
a è® c c eW ^ 3 ^ o ttÖ n i^ é f b m a r k in g id o w n tBeidifferénfepbmts, and the
d e p th o f water. '■ I t was'-'ööi'nipoTCtaiicfe to havetdetodninedljthab there was no
h arb o u r ft» 'larg e ships Sfialthe »'strait} o h asmong the-. islandsmfrMba-tau,
a s .had 'beéfi supposed-from? the' info rm atiom ó f ©Mnesecphlots;: afad to have
discovered an excellent bay? onr’Ae>nokthefn iOsast^of: th e promontory- b f
Shan-tUng; where natfoofhnd! ’been"essptecteds. .This, hay, and, the whole
coast, is laid d own ’ withlas^greaO'atecfiiacy1 as? cirobhhstances would allow.
V I I . Views o f the lan d Vhieh- forms thèj easterm'extrehaity o f th e p romontory,
ö f Shan'-fofigi'
T h i s land; u n afeis'la'nd.ne^S'it-, h eiA^flibfrrst lik e ly b e s q e r i^ jj ships
sailing th ro th e -YeHow seaÉI ■mdJhöundi)for<> thevguM'ï o f Pekin;- it,, was
drought expedient to ascertain the exact position o f thé same, and forgive
names J ^ ik i c h pafèSia&'wei^'<ïfo%>só*qAöngurash^dr'ia thet charts.'of the
Ghiriesfe eiÉpïfe. Th issp latê contains)?alsoi è ivihwfbfi thb coast neai', an d
p a rt, o f the city -1 wall -jfcfg ffeh - chdo-fotfji taken; from th e anchorage o f th e
Hindostan, in filéfsttait-ofiitfiwdödjiwÈ