Kathay: A Cruise in the China Seas

China--Limited opportunities--The Chinese nation compared with others--Its antiquity--Magnitude of territory and practicability of laws--Supposed origin of the Chinese-- Fables...

Set Sail--Sea-sickness--Get a good offing--Sail ho!--Islets of St. Paul--Shipwreck there--Sufferings--Crossing the Line--Fernando Noronha--Fire--Remarkable peak--Arrival at Rio-...

China Sea--Anchor off Macao--Canton River--Whampoa--Trip to Canton--The San-pan--Pagodas--Lob Creek--Salt Junks--Description of a Junk--Mandarin, or Search Boats--Pirates--Crowd...

Passage Ashore--A-ti--The Praya--Forts--Governor's Road-- Description of Macao--Murder of Amaral--Manoeuvring of Seu and his Triumph--A new Governor--His Death--Council of Gover...

Fabrico del Tobago--Manufacture of the Cheroot--Description of the process--Female Operatives--Gigantic effects--Midshipman attacked--A delightful Evening--Boat ahoy--Disappoint...

Within larger limits I would willingly indulge in a more extended description of Southern Africa, which is set down by geographers as the "Cape Region;" but as each day now dimi...

Christmas and the New Year in Macao--Removal of remains of Da Cunha--The Dead give place to the Quick--Chinese manner of Fishing--A new principle in Hydraulics--Inspection of Ma...

Up the Canton River again--Bay of Canton--Bocca Tigris--Forts at the Bogue--Their Construction--Conduct of Chinese when Attacked--The Feast of Lanterns--the Rebellion--Paddy Fie...

Drive to the Balsa--Meaning of the word--A Mob of Women--Nora Creena--Magic, slipper--Description of the drive--Ferryman of the Females--Decline the office--The Suburbs--A la Ba...

Trip to Macao--Disappointed in getting ashore--Mail arrived-- Get no Letters--Expression of Sentiments--Causes and Effects --Overland Mail--Idea of a Route--Happy Valley--Chase...

_Thursday, June 17th._--Have at last got amongst the variable winds, for we struck a breeze yesterday immediately after exercising, and went pitching along at the rate of eight...

Landed at Cape Town on a fine jetty, which projects some distance into the bay. This, with another about a mile above, are the only landing places. Stopped at "Parke's Hotel," a...

Island of St. Paul--Steering for Java Head--Land ho!--Christmas Island--Straits of Sunda--A Beautiful Scene--Sentimental Simile--Come to Anchor--Anger Point--Village of Anger--O...

Visit Hong-Kong--A beautiful Morning--Harbor of Hong-Kong --Settlement of Victoria--Line-of-battle ship Hastings-- Forecastle logic--An arrival from the Northern Seas--Her B. M....

Shanghae is situated in about 30 deg. 26' N. latitude; longitude 120 deg. 48' East. Reached it on the 16th of May, and came to anchor about one mile below its walls, off the dwe...

Our passage to Hong-Kong was unmarked by any incident worthy of especial notice; and we reached that harbor safely upon the second of March, and came to anchor. Found every thin...

Came to anchor in Macao Roads on the 4th of June, having made the passage to Shanghae and back in just forty days, including stoppage there, at Amoy, and delay from getting agro...

Anson's Bay is just outside of the Bogue, and from our anchorage had a fine view of the Forts, some eight or nine being in sight. Tiger Island was also conspicuous, and the form...

On the morning of the 29th of May, came into the port of Amoy and anchored. Communicated with our Consul, who stated that our commerce was very small at that point, and although...

But I must cease my digressions, lest my sickness become epidemic, and extend to my readers, in which event I should fear they would not be "at home" to me. To continue:

It is very difficult to find incidents on board of a man-of-war which you can feel justified in setting before the public; for be it known, in regard to the "secrets of _this_ p...

An early drive--Visit to Churches--The Cathedral--Description --Reflections--Church of the Binondo Quarter--The Dead Child --Baptism--Life's Entrances and Exit--Ceremony of taki...

The principal advantage possessed by Hong-Kong--I shall designate the settlement henceforth by the name assigned to it by common consent--is the facility its position affords fo...

Pass through Sunda Strait--H. B. M. S. Rattler--Catch the Trades--A learned opinion on Diaries--Extracts from Diary--Isle of France--Its Romance--Bourbon--Mauritius-- Cape of Go...

The island of Formosa--from going on which we so narrowly escaped--is destined from its position and importance, to become, at a time not long future, a place of considerable tr...

The flag-ship being now daily expected, we unmoored, and came down to Macao, awaiting her arrival in the outer Roads. Lay there, rolling, with occasional trips on shore, until t...

A peculiarity about Anger is, that there are no musquitoes there, and very few of the noxious vermin that destroy the romance of tropical climes. It does very well in poetry, to...

Ty-foong passed--Pleasant Season--Theatrical Exhibition--The Macaense--Philharmonic Society--Italian Opera--Awaiting Orders for Home--Thoughts of Home and Friends--Idea suggeste...

Some suppers had to be ordered, and somebody had to eat them. Suppers are _spiritless_ affairs without wine--nay! I deny the soft impeachment,--no _pun is meant_! And wine came...

One of the invalids, whom we were bringing home from the squadron, died and was buried at Cape Town. Poor fellow, he was never destined to see his native land again. His disease...

We are now upon what might be called with poetical license, "classic ground." Over these seas the small caravels of Columbus sought the land, which had appeared to him in dreams...

China--Limited opportunities--The Chinese nation compared with others--Its antiquity--Magnitude of territory and practicability of laws--Supposed origin of the Chinese --Fables...

Christmas and the New Year in Macao--Removal of remains of Da Cunha--The dead give place to the quick--Chinese manner of fishing--A new principle in hydraulics--Inspection of Ma...

China Sea--Anchor off Macao--Canton River--Whampoa--Trip to Canton--The San-pan--Pagodas--Lob Creek--Salt junks-- Description of a Junk--Mandarin, or search boats--Pirates-- Cro...

Island of St. Paul--Steering for Java Head--Land ho!-- Christmas Island--Straits of Sunda--A Beautiful Scene-- Sentimental Simile--Come to anchor--Anger Point--Village of Anger-...

Trip to Macao--Disappointed in getting ashore--Mail arrived--Get no letters--Expression of sentiments--Causes and effects--Overland mail--Idea of a route--Happy Valley --Chase o...

An early drive--Visit to Churches--The Cathedral-- Description--Reflections--Church of the Binondo Quarter --The dead child--Baptism--Life's entrances and exit-- Ceremony of tak...

Drive to the Balsa--Meaning of the word--A mob of women --Nora Creena--Magic, slipper--Description of the drive --Ferryman of the females--Decline the office--The suburbs --A la...

Fabrico del Tobago--Manufacture of the cheroot-- Description of the process--Female operatives--Gigantic effects--Midshipman attacked--A delightful Evening--Boat ahoy--Disappoin...

Set Sail--Sea-sickness--Get a good offing--Sail ho!--Islets of St. Paul--Shipwreck there--Sufferings--Crossing the Line--Fernando Noronha--Fire--Remarkable peak--Arrival at Rio-...

Passage ashore--A-ti--The Praya--Forts--Governor's Road-- Description of Macao--Murder of Amaral--Manoeuvring of Seu and his triumph--A new Governor--His death--Council of Gover...

Ty-foong passed--Pleasant season--Theatrical exhibition --The Macaense--Philharmonic Society--Italian Opera-- Awaiting orders for home--Thoughts of home and friends --Idea sugge...

Visit Hong-Kong--A beautiful morning--Harbor of Hong-Kong --Settlement of Victoria--Line-of-battle ship Hastings-- Forecastle logic--An arrival from the Northern Seas--Her B. M....

Up the Canton River again--Bay of Canton--Bocca Tigris-- Forts at the Bogue--Their construction--Conduct of Chinese when attacked--The Feast of Lanterns--The Rebellion--Paddy fi...

Pass through Sunda Strait--H. B. M. S. Rattler--Catch the trades--A learned opinion on diaries--Extracts from diary --Isle of France--Its romance--Bourbon--Mauritius--Cape of Go...