England.—Possibilityjf securing an intimate connection with the Chinese’empire—
advatitage^ofmeh'-dcome^ionl—fllM o f b e present Em-7
bassy—cautions to be observed in the choice of an embassador..
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C hapter i i .
Thoughts on patronage—safely etercisedfm favour of popular citd—\
racters—instanced in the case:'of- A.orw-’Mwqartney— bis conduct in’
former situatims^appoiMedjEmbassadoripfChina.—A t l the. persona-
composmg\fmfmbassy:feeommt nded by* him^-names, guahf cations,
and stations ’of m o s tjf them—difficulty Wffili§ng hjflpe appointment of
interpreter—two Chinese qualifedJrdK that .purpose: Ipjfnjrhl Naplr^.
and brought to England'.— Interpreters usifuLsn the selection-- offfire-
sentsfortbe Emperor*—nature of tBsmjfrlnJentiun offthe Emhassy'an-
nounced in a• letter from tbefpbairman of the East In d if Company.,,
sent by-Gommissianers to Canton—extract. g f that htler-ffalst-alarm
taken at the secret mews of the E mbassy'by one of the diplomatic
Real intent of such mission, as,appears in his Majesty sffgixate injtr actions
tajbis Embassador—a/so in fits letter to the*Emperor ofCmnffdM
Discretionary powers given tp the Embass^mfm^^u7dtheft6uptn.es-
in the I^ash^-pul the persons beloggmg to the Embassy meet
mouth.in readiness to embark—than general di spositmi'."fc
i iA P r E R i n .
PASSAGE TO MADEIRA.»'NOTICES. OF THAT ISL'ANDi
7-whips stitifrom Portsmouthr^-fackall' fender sep dkat.edfrdfndkem-—
are forced1--f6 anchor in
shipy^—reflections oh ihe situation ( f passengers at sea-^sea-isickness:—
midshipmen.— Ships depart from Torbayn-,nautical remarks.—Arrival’'
andù‘receptiom\at''Madeira—road' and anchorage of Funchal
ïd^çutsot ysrepiarks- uf,on the island—story, ofan Englishman, the sup-
ûofêiSâisèpvr^of^d^m^^mpey'ofJhèjsUnd' by Mr. Johnstone—r
'jptpd&eneefqfjfabkb àCongefi. aH’4\indifixytoffthq weaker sex—agriculture—
produ'celofMadpir'ekfcfff trade in hand'spf the English—their
hospitality—introduce freemasonry àt, Bunektf—that fraternity persecuted
JiU relieved by an edjctjkplm Lisbbijyfinfluence of the clergy ozftbe
idecliv.e-^f opulation^ oftibe-jfffid—diseases' 'ffiost. frequent—excursion
fo %e^ er ateif of aru-cilmcl jplÇanj^-gt^loi, tui\ 1 <. marks.—Defence» of
Mfldeinapf-its-military Astaiilistfment.^7r.Spips-rdepart from Funchal.
' WÊÈÊÈ to § 1
€a;A^XER ^
"TAFBX®Jilj? tbnerii 1 j -‘' w n o those islands.5--11 ;
' Conjectures relative toUhe osigm'uf 'islands JjMig ojp the coast of
Africa—currents runningbetwegrttpini,—Different appearances of the
peak. ofTenepiffb~cbatt ff ih a t islafdl-^Ew^dlof Santa Cruz.—Peril
to which the gallantryfofCAdrkir til*‘Blake must have exposed him there
in tihe last century—gttihr'Sb 7PitiWf6Jk Sdnta 'Cruz and: fkjgbbdiir-
hood—conversation befziteen a native of the■ island arid a gentleritan of
the Embassy.— Excursion into the 'country—inland-chpital—females
imprisoned there.-;—Exodr-sion pontmuedioXthe town ,of Oratava.-Ge-
Pdfal use*pf%Briti$p.manufactures-.—tjbhrney towards the peak—Tempestuous
weather—return^witjfjspfcatfaining the summit—some account
'fffhe..,town affd porhpf’Oratajva0iflafr'atipe\of Mr~ Jfhmtqne^ successful
ascent t'ofipe peak.—Inhabitants- o f the island supplied with ice
through/ruf theye,qffrpm neig hbourhood of the peakf^Retigious habits of
tbepeopl^MM'icqpe,r^psymng.Jd(l^§;.om a §okveni durinf theprepara-
\tipnsfQnhen takirtgith6ipe.il.—Wealthjof the bishop of the Canary islands