590 EMMSSY TO CHINA.
Macao, of which the opposite page exhibits;an engravpg. This
- interesting cavers'now in thé middle of a garden* |mlpng-
ingto a house wherc?4:he Embassador, and two of his suite
resided at Macao, upon tan invitation from onp of; the
gentlemen of tne.factqry, who dwekjhit.when not called
upon^tq be at Êanton. This-house and. garden' command
a v®ry exfenswkprospect. In laykig out the latter, none
of its local a d v a n c e s nave Been neglectgcL Itpó|sesses
evèry variety of surfacefand contains a number of:beau-
tiful shrubs ami fruit trees, s,growing in such apparent
irregularity a S o look .like jdie spontaneous production
of the place.- The walks are' conducted >alon.g|fche various
slopes, amidst gropes and under hanging-rocks; andrh,o|e
walks meeting Jnd crossing-jeach other, Increased in ef-
fe c t,a sto d iv e4 it/an d recreation, thgpictual dimensions
of the g ro u n ^H
Opposite to this;garden, in the middle of the harbour,
is a small circular, island, which^lmlonged.formerlyTö
th g Jesuits :of Macao. On this' island' were rejected a
church, ^college, andean observatory. This island is
naturally romantic, and,Tike others in the neighbourhood
of Macao, has mósFof its surface covered with huge
rocks^tumlu^d^^lonfusioff one upon another. Among
these a. circular shaded path led to the summit of the
island which is completely conical. Round the base óf
this rockj^cone rs a band or belt of level .ground, about
thirty oifSitrty yards in width, part of which wits raid
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out for a botanical, and part for aIkitchen, garden, and
was well watered by springs; issuing from the rocks. T h e
whole island was defended from the sea-by a parapet
wall. A ll the improvements fell fcoscfeeay with the son
ciety to w h ich .it belonged-; and the place retains only
now some vestiges o f its former beauties. T h e «harbour