Statements o f population obtained—O f revenues—^-taxOs.-^MiNtary
office's—pay* of trbdps Tdftar aruF Chinese.—L ifT c f -a- Chinese
moré adapted fo r -literature,-of^'a Tartar fgn miUtary pursuits$r~^
Chinese atmosphere favourable. to-astronomicafoPservations-Hrisy. of
astronomy:—Probable antiquity of Chinese.-^Chinese -bycle^pfaqaf■
—Coincidence of Chinese history with -celestial and terrgstfiqlK pk&npr
ihena.—Cbcr&se method of measurjngismallfhctionfpf timè^p&eyy,
pressing numbers.—Probable reasons$vby geometry-no,t inventedfox
acquired in China.— Chinese less' suspicious, formerly,ib^miigne$sA
than at presently Advantages of trading thereby. companies,.*-Tfhmese
Hong, far associated merchants .—Commissioner^ feèl'a^Issipyffsfgt.e,
of their own country at Canton understandipgithe Chinese language*—
nature of Chinese language— different in itsfoqgtructionffom alLo'thgqs
—simplicity of its grammar .^Differep.ce between wriffjm and^ oqal
language—hieroglyphic—regiddr systmfpfChinese tongu&r-bnmixed
with any other—primeval m China—natutal parage Jrornfucrogh-^
fhic to alphabetic language—wby.:spcp. change toobplai e ej^gu hi / 1—
why ni)t in China.—Constructïó&f ' Chinese .dictionaries.—H èrmis.si<W
given by Viceroy that natives may ieachlChin&eiiLb tW English.—
Invitation from Emperor fo r q c'ontinudpion f intercourse froryf&ig-
land by Mc^Mii^xidnisteni.—Departure of Embassy from -Canton.
Parting with mandarine friends.—Passage to Macao—recep tion there
—description 'f-fheSlacé—its dncient-prosperity^qM presehtydf^fite
—-from what catisdsr.—Former and-prefent disposition WfB.órlugueze
settlers.— Civil—military—religious eslMishWetffis.— Christians in
Chiiid',' Ttin-qiiih, and. CdcMn-Chindy^Missiona^m-.^^wbiection -of
-P d r i^ V Ê ^ b meir Chinese-nMghbourh.—£xaFdeh and i%pe where
Portuguese poemi’ö f Liisiad written.—Description of\Isl&,Veyde.—
Inner and outer harbour of Macao.—-Intelligence,whidipdetermined
MKmIMdóriqWi0i0t in the Liorimanjpf war, the English merchant
'ships homeward bound from China. page 526 to 594,,.
"-'CHAPTER VIII,
PAMA6e T0;Bt M % ^ sA; notices of,,tha-t ^ sland. ^ RETURN HOME.
DepaHurefr6%-.Macao.^Dispositionfffthrifleet4—Monsoons.—
Effect’ffi$wedtBer on marinefbarbrniter^IntefU^nee of the enemy in
Chines’e seasi^r-Malay -pirates.—^-,Bisk ‘Sfcn'apigating in Asig.—Pro-
of fleet facWss lMianmcemfy^W^ctvfif ’ayproaaUJo?cv_ast of
AfrkA-^PHdhtibns o f marine banimetert-TTfimpbfl-s^fleet dispersed
—reassembled inear fl-t.ibletyna—joined., by - fptiefs-^atfchor at that
islcm d^ fd e sc rb^ n^ Mb^xcxmfermc^^dxAor*age—tides.—First
disccjpflpyfff -island—present improvepffnfi-—manners of the people,—
Reieptwfmffs^afigers—refreshmef$s^^fnabdicultivated:.bv black
slflves^Ai'eir eonditiadLfmmrAied.-trMsoflyfreene'ffrc^—Vrotacfed
by government.—St.fHekfid an , dgrf&Able-fetreat-^-height Bms—
fatal aecideHPto a-mqffnfr^ffbSti offngiJityT,(f' tFseam anffrom Sdhd-
%%mchlslavdt—Departure ‘'from & ifH c f^ -k rb s s the Line.—Trial of'
a rnjjrine-_cmir.iLMeet '^ffiee t^ s^ o sM 'to oebn enemy-y-prepare fo r
_action-jf conduct of y,young person-foh foardfhd'Lioii,—Escapera'
supWhrXFrencbffleet.—Avoid Me 1British
Channel—run fouTof the grand -fieei-ofbwT'Hoafe.—Arrive afi
Spitbedd. " ? ^ 4 •
^ .N o .i . TmlPvff eMénfbnd 'pbpulqffpn$Èf‘ “Chim Proper, from
official fapeYsSsil. Accountyof révepuês of China, received* in the
Imperial treasury afPekin. f - iÙ f l^ q f c h if f ,y im f^ c è f s of ChinqSt
therr-t number, riatioWf^and Mhnes —IV. f is tfè f' èmef. military
officefs'Jjf Chitoaf their numb'erfwawfli 'ana V. Trade *qp