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A710.01 Beagle Library: Mariner, William. 1817. An account of the natives of the Tonga Islands in the South Pacific Ocean. 2 vols. London: printed for the author. vol. 1. Text

entreated the god to use his influence, with the other powers of Bolotoo, that they might not take offence at what Finow had said in the morning, which was merely spoken on the impulse of the moment, when warmly agitated with sentiments of affection for his daughter, and not from any real disrespect to the gods: he supplicated him also to have regard to the general good of the islands, and not by depriving them of Finow, to involve the whole nation in anarchy and confusion. The priest remained

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, with a band of gnatoo; they then took it, with all speed, before two consecrated houses and a grave, at each place hurrying over a short but appropriate prayer to the god to interfere with the other gods in behalf of Finow, and to accept of this sacrifice as an atonement for his crimes. This being done, they returned to the place where Finow lay, but found him with scarcely any signs of life, speechless and motionless; his heart, however, could be just felt to beat. In the mean time he had been

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, to be revenged on this god for not bringing about his daughter's recovery*? * This intention of the king had only been cautiously whispered about, among a few chiefs and were constantly with him; and his sudden sickness and speedy death, which prevented him putting his threats into execution, had so occupied every body's thoughts, that the circum-stance for a time was forgotten. [page] 38

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what they declared to be the sentiments of the god, was their own invention; and this particularly in regard to what did not suit his own sentiments. He never, however, declared his opinion of these things in public; though he expressed them, very decidedly, to Mr. Mariner, and some of his intimate friends. He used to say that the gods would always favour that party in war, in which there were the greatest chiefs and warriors. He did not believe that the gods paid much attention in other

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the deceased, in consequence of which that relation will sicken and die; or, it may be buried in the house consecrated to the tutelar god of the family. This charm is not supposed to have the desired effect when the grave of a deceased person is made use of, unless the deceased, was of superior rank to the person on whom the charm is practised. [page] 44

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Mariner, on entering the house, happened to sneeze!! Immediately every one present threw down his club, for who would proceed on so important an expedition after to dire an omen*! Finow's eyes flashed with the fire of rage; directing them full on Mr. Mariner, he cursed him with the most bitter curse, strike your god! and, rising from the ground, he demanded why he came there ? to winch he answered, Your father would not have asked me that question; and I am surprised that you are so much

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recollected, was mentioned on the occasion of Toobo Neuha's assassination). It should however be noticed, that a few days * An offering to the god of weather, beginning at the time when the yams are full grown, and is performed every day for eighty days. [page]

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separation, made him again repeat that promise, and swear to the fulfilment of it by his father, and by the god who governed him, that he would some time or another return, or endeavour to return in a large canoe, (a ship,) and take him away with him to England; and in case his subjects should stand averse to such a measure, that he would complete his project by force of arms. Mr. Mariner acceded to this promise; and Finow embraced him, and shed tears. It would be very interesting to know what

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. He lamented the ignorance of the Tonga people; he was amazed at the wisdom of the Papalangies, and he wished to visit them, that he might acquire a mind like theirs. The doctrine of the sun's central situation and the consequent revolution of the planets he thought so sublime, and so like what he supposed might be the ideas and inventions of a God, that he could not help believing it, although it was not quite clear to his understanding. What he seemed least to comprehend was how it happened that

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still in their possession!) they devoutly hold sacred; they are deposited in a house consecrated to a god, and are annually carried in procession to many other consecrated houses, before each of which they are laid on the ground, and the priest returns thanks to the gods for having sent them so great a man. When the Port au Prince was at Woahoo (one of the Sandwich islands), Mr. Mariner was informed of the above circumstances by an Englishman (or perhaps an American), who was a resident there

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to other chiefs by their inferiors. There is this one universal acknowledgment, however, viz. that he is a great chief descended from a god, that he is next in rank to Tooitonga, and superior to every other chief. His [page] 8

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veneration, according to the rank of the god that inspires him. But more upon this subject under the head of religion. The civil ranks of society may be thus divided; How, or KING; EGI, or NOBLES; MATABOOLES; MOOAS, and TOOAS. The How, or KING, is an arbitrary monarch, deriving his right to the throne partly from hereditary succession, and partly from military power, which latter he is occasionally obliged to exert to secure himself in the former. His power and influence over the minds of the

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CHAP. XVIII. Enumeration of the principal notions on which the religion of Tonga is founded Traditionary account of the island of Bolotoo Division of the gods into six classes Names and attributes of the principal original gods Souls of Chiefs Souls of Matabooles Other Hotooas or inhabitants of Bolotoo Hotooa Pow, or mischievous gods The god that supports the earth Observations upon death Origin of the habitable earth, or rather of the islands of Tonga Popular tradition respecting the original

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disposition. 4. That all these superior beings, although they may perhaps have had a beginning, will have no end. 5. That the world also is of doubtful origin, and co-existent with the gods; the solid sky, the heavenly bodies, and the ocean, being pre-existent to the habitable earth, which was afterwards drawn out of the water by the god Tangaloa, whilst fishing with a line and hook. 6. That mankind, according to a partial tradition, first came from Bolotoo, the residence of the gods, an island to

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islands known by the name of Tooitonga and Veachi are descendants in a right line from two chief gods, and that all respect and veneration is therefore due to them. 12. That some persons are favoured with the inspiration of the gods, by an actual existence of the god for the time being, in the person (the priest) so inspired, who is then capable of prophesying. 13. That human merit or virtue consists chiefly in paying respect to the gods, nobles, and aged persons; in defending one's hereditary rights

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their origin, and have ever since existed in Bolotoo, are still inferior to the third class. 5. The Hotooa Pow, or mischievous gods. 6. M ooi, or the god that supports the earth, and does not belong to Bolotoo. The first class, or original hotooas, are supposed to be rather numerous, perhaps about three hundred; but the names of very few are known, and those only to some of the chiefs and matabooles; for it may easily be supposed that, where no written records are kept, only those whose

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heavenly bodies, and the ocean, has probably always been. One day Tangaloa, the god of arts and inventions, went forth to fish in the great ocean, and having from the sky let down his hook and line into the sea, on a sudden he felt a great resistance: believing that he had caught an im [page] 12

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, is termed a hotooa (a god or spirit), and is believed to exist in the shape of the body; to have the same propensities as during life, but to be corrected by a more enlightened understanding, by which it readily distinguishes good from evil, truth from falsehood, right from wrong; having the same attributes as the original gods, but in a minor degree, and having its dwelling for ever in the happy regions of Bolotoo, holding the same rank in regard to other souls as during this life: it has

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the word egi be translated lordship, or chiefship, the term of address will be more consistent and similar to ours, your lordship, your grace, your majesty. The title, ho egi, is never used but in addressing a superior chief, or speaking of a god; or in a public speech. Ho Egi! also means chiefs, as in the commencement of Finow's speech. Vol. I. p. 411. [page] 14

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as expected, the priest is not blamed, but it is supposed the gods for some wise purpose have deceived them; or that the gods, for ought they know, have since changed their mind, and ordered matters otherwise; or that the god who inspired the priests spoke prematurely, without consulting the other gods. At the Sandwich islands the priests appear to be a distinct order or body of men, living for the most part together, holding occasional conferences, and at all times respected by the body of

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practically useful as if they considered it all concentrated in their chief god. They firmly believe that the gods approve of virtue, and are displeased with vice; that every man has his tutelar deity, who will protect him as long as he conducts himself as he ought to do; but, if he does not, will leave him to the approaches of misfortune, disease, and death. And here we find some ground on which to establish a virtuous line of conduct: but this is not sufficient: there is implanted in the human breast

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CHAP. XX. Preliminary observations Cava root: ceremony of preparing the infusion, and order of serving it out, either as a chief, a priest, or a god may preside The ceremony of Ina'chi; of Fuccala'hi; of Cava fucca e'gi; of Tow-tow; of Nawgi'a; of Tootooni'ma; of Boo'too and its minor ceremonies, viz. Fa'la, Too'too, La'fa, Too'gi, Fo'a Oo'loo; with a quotation from Leviticus; of Langi, and the very singular mode of shewing respect to the remains of Tooito'nga; of Ta'boo and the ceremonies of

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purpose, which dish was given to his father by Captain Cook. V achi, usually adopted a similar plan. Cava, either the root or the infusion, cannot be tabooed by the touch of any chief of what rank soever; so that a common tooa may chew cava which even Tooitonga has touched. TOOGOO CA'VA. This ceremony consists in merely leaving a small piece of cava root before a consecrated house or grave, out of respect to a god, or to the departed spirit of a chief or relation, at the same time the ceremony of

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her to pieces; feed upon the earth of your grave; chew the heart of your grandfather; swallow the eyes of your uncle; strike your god; eat the gristly bones of your children; suck out the brains of your grandmother; dress yourself up in [page] 23

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the sick man will recover: he then prays aloud to the patron god of the family, that he will be pleased to direct the nut, so that it may indicate the truth: the nut being next spun, the result is attended to with confidence, at least with a full conviction that it will truly declare the intentions of the gods at the time. The other occasions in which the spinning of a cocoa-nut is used, is chiefly for amusement, and then no prayer is made, and no degree of credit is attached to the result

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singular of the future tense. Eboo. To weed; to clear of weeds. Ecliia. The handle of an axe, hatchet, or adze. E'coo. Mine; my own. E'foo. Ashes; dust. E'foo- foo. Dusty; covered with ashes. E'foo a. Dusty; covered with ashes. E'gi. A chief; a god. M tta m tta gi. Like a prince or chief; of or belonging to a chief; magnificent; pompous. E'ho. Fetid; putrid. El lo. The tongue of any animal. E'lo. Stinking; putrid. El a. Having the knowledge of; being acquainted with. F cca el a. Communicative. E'mo

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, hoo' lille, luscious. Hoo' g le. An instrument to dig holes for planting yams. boo'e. An instrument to weed with. Hoo' ky'. Greedy; gluttonous; eager after food. Ho'pa. The banana. Hotoo'a. An immaterial being, as a god, spirit, soul, apparition or phantom; also any evil coming, as it were, by the infliction of the gods; a bodily complaint; a boil. This word is also sometimes applied to foreigners. [page break

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; to take an oath: nai tangi m o'ni gi he egi co Toobo Totai, he swore by the god Toobo Totai. ange. Truly. M o i. Life; covalescence; fertile, (as a field): to live; subsist. Fo a m o ifi'a. Sudden death. M o i foo l a. Longevity. T i m o i. Sterile; barren. M o nga. An eminence; a hill; a mountain. M oo'nga a. Mountainous; hilly. M oonoo. Prosperity; good luck. M oonoo a. Prosperous; fortunate; lucky. Moo'too. To break; to separate; to part. Mo'toh co. A blow with the fist. M too. Dependant

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; cruel. O'fa'. To measure out lengths; to fathom: the name given to the length of the extended arms, measuring from the finger's ends of one hand, to the finger's ends of the other; and which is the mode of admeasurement they adopt, to ascertain the length of their canoes, masts, c. O'fa-be. (An idiomatic phrase), let but! would to God! Oh that! O'fi. Near; close to; at hand. O'fi- nge. Near to; approaching. O'fi nge gi f ? Whereabout? near what place? Oh na. A husband or wife; a spouse; a married

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plural number (in contradistinction to the dual) of the pronoun tow. T w-t w. To hang. T w-t w-h fo. Dependent; hanging down. A religious ceremony so called; (an offering to the god of weather). [page break

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spirit, a god). Hoto a. Appearance (resemblance). M tta- nge. Appease (to silence, or quiet a child). F cca n . Appease (his anger). F cca to goo ( nne ta). Appellation. Hing a. Appetite (hunger). F a ky'; (appetite in general) f a; (lust) f a fe chi. Applaud (to). Mav va. Applicable (fit, suitable). A'la. Apprehend (to lay hold of, to seize, or arrest). Bo ge. Apprehensive. M navah ; m navach . Apprize. T la; f cca law. Approach. F cca fi (used either as verb or noun). Approve (to). L lle-y'

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Dell (pit or valley). Loo'-o. Delude (to deceive by false report). Lo'hia'gi. Demand (a message, an order). Feco'w; (to demand or ask) ca'wle. Demolish (to destroy). Fu'cca o'chi; mo'wmo'w; (to eat up or devour) ge'na. Demon. Hotoo'a pow; i. e. a mischievous god. Demonstrate (to make clear, to prove). Fu'cca to'noo. Den (cavern, cabin of a ship). A'na. Denial (support of the contrary). Gigi'hi; (refusal) iky'. Denigrate (to blacken or dirty). Fu'cca oo'li. Denominate. Fu'cca hingo'a. Denote

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Go (to proceed forth). A'loo; (go along!) fi'amo aloo. Goat. C chi, (probably from the English word). Gobble (to swallow quickly). F lo ho a ky. Goblin (an evil apparition). Hoto a pow. God (a spirit of any kind). Hoto a. Goddess. Hoto a fafi'ne. Goggle (to look asquint). T pa. Goggle-eyed. M tta t pa. Good. Lille; i. e. well, peaceful, advantageous. Goose. P to. Gore (blood). T wto. Gorge (the throat). G a. Gory. T wto-t wto. Gosling. Oohi'gi p to. Govern (to rule as a king). Bo le. Gourd

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Implacable (constant in enmity). Fucca fa'chi. Implicate (to entangle). F hi-f hi. Implore (to entreat pathetically). Ta'ngi; (to pray to any god) l too; (to beg earnestly) hoo. Importunate (incessantly soliciting). Fa ca'wle. Impotent (weak in any respect). Vy-vy. Imprecate (to curse). Ca'be; va'nge. Impregnate (to engender). Fu'cca fan w; fucca feta'ma. Impression (a mark on any thing; an effect on the mind). Il nga. Impudent. Talaho i; tai ma; (impudently) ta'laho ia'nge. In. Gi l to

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exclamation of pity, or pain). Oia'oo ! (of wonder, or amazement) oia'oo! (an exclamation of wishing, as, oh that! would to God! let but!) o'fa-b . Oil. Lo'lo; fa'ngo; (oily) lo'lo-lo'lo. Old (as a man, woman, canoe, c.). Mot o'a; (ancient; long ago) loa. Omen. Ma'na; ilo'nga. [page break

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; (too'boo, to spring; a'nga, place). Sow (a female pig). Ch nam noo. Sow (to plant). Taw. Spacious (wide, extensive). A't . Spark: (no other word than that for fire). A'fi. Speak. L a. Spear. Ta'o. Speckled. Boo'le-boo'le. Spectre (apparition, ghost, god, or supernatural being). Hotoo'a. Speech (talk). L a; (an harangue) mala'nga. Speechless. Noa; ta'i fa l a. Speed (speedy). Va've; (speedily) va'vea'nge. Spew. Loo'a. Spider. A'anga; h na. Spill (also to pour). Lili'ngi. Spine (the back bone

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ceremony called Toogi Preparations for battle Description of the fortification of Nioocalofa. page 58 CHAP. IV. Disembarkation of the forces Siege of Nioocalofa Destruction of the fortress Cruelty of the conquerors Description of the effect of the artillery Embarkation for Pangaimotoo Ceremony of invoking a god Inspiration of a priest Return to Tonga The fortress rebuilt Cannibalism Garrison of Bea enters into alliance with Finow Finow embarks again for Pangaimotoo, leaving the fortress in the

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The king returns thanks to his tutelar god Hints of his priest Apprehension and punishment of Mappa Haano Regulations respecting deserters Cruelties exercised upon four of the enemy Desertion of Toobo Boogoo from the ene [page] xli

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the gods Strangulation of a child in the way of sacrifice Finow's death Political state of the Tonga islands, occasioned by this event Grief of Finow's daughter Mr. Mariner rebuked by the prince for his grief at Finow's death Suspicious conduct of Voona Consultation of the god Toobo Toty' Report of what had been Finow's intentions previous to his death The prince consults with his uncle on matters of political government relative to his succession. page 362 CHAP. XIII. Ceremony of Finow's

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on the virtue of chastity Investigation of the proportion of married women Conduct of the married women Conduct of the unmarried women: of the married men: of the unmarried men General view of society, as far as their notions respecting chastity are concerned Conclusions upon this subject Remarks. Page 149 CHAP. XX. Preliminary observations Cava root: ceremony of preparing the infusion, and order of serving it out, either as a chief, a priest, or a god may preside The ceremony of Ina'chi; of

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of the sen; for as they only obtain iron axes from across the sea, they naturally attribute the advantages which they possess, in having such a useful instrument, to the bounty of a sea god, whom they have accordingly designated by this name. Finow's son, who was so called, was a great favourite of his father, who, when he adopted Mr. Mariner, gave him the same name, as a proof of his real esteem. Mr. M. always went by this mime, or for shortness sake, T gi. VOL. I. C C [page] 38

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caky' he fonnooa. First peopling the land. Coe hotooa co Tangaloa, mo enne The god Tangaloa, and his [page] 40

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; (lame of foot) g too. Deed (any act or doing). Fy'gna m a. Deep (in descent as water). Lolo'to; (the sea) mooa'na. Defame (to destroy reputation). Fu'cca oo'vi; i. e. to make bad. Defeature (a change of look or feature). Ma'tta g he. Defecate (to make pure or clean). Fu'cca ma. Defence (the act of guarding). L o; fea'oo. Defer (to put off for a time). Lolo'mi. Define (to explain or make clear). Fu'cca ma'oo. Deflower (to ravish). To'ho to'ho; i. e. to drag by force. Defunct. Ma'te. Deity (any god

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there being only one, the same form as with inanimate natures is used, provided it be an irrational living being, as, booa'ca be ta'ha, hog only one; goo'li be ta'ha, dog only one; and such might be the answer to the question, how many hogs, (dogs, c.) are there? but if the word booa'ca, (goo'li, c.) is not repeated in the answer, then ta'ha must come before be, as, taha be, one only. But if the living object spoken of be a rational being, as, only one god, one man, one chief, c. then the word

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24. OFA-BE; Oh that; would to God; let but: a contraction for ofa-be ho egi; which is an idiom of speech praying the gods to shew so much love or mercy as to permit that, c. 25. LAMI LE'VA HE TOW GNO'OOE, TATTO'W-BE MO IA HE TOW TOA: lahi leva, great accordingly; he tow gno'ooe, our agricultural works; tatto'w-be, in like manner; mo ia, with it; he tow toa, our bravery; meaning, as the cultivation of our land becomes improved, our bravery in like proportion will become greater, as we shall

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A845 Beagle Library: Abel, Clarke. 1818. Narrative of a journey in the interior of China, and of a voyage to and from that country in the years 1816 and 1817, containing an account of the most interesting transactions of Lord Amherst's embassy to the Court of Pekin, and observations on the countries which it visited. London: Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme and Brown. Text

inscribed with the Emperor's name. Over this is written in Hebrew letters of gold: Hear, O Israel, Jehovah, our God, is the only God. Blessed be his Name; Glory to His Kingdom for all eternity. In another part is a kind of square tent, the Holy of the Holies of the Jews in China. They call it Bethel, in the Chinese language Tien-tang, Temple of Heaven. This place incloses their Ta-kings or great books, as the copies of the Pentateuch are called. Over the Bethel is written in Hebrew characters of gold

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A845 Beagle Library: Abel, Clarke. 1818. Narrative of a journey in the interior of China, and of a voyage to and from that country in the years 1816 and 1817, containing an account of the most interesting transactions of Lord Amherst's embassy to the Court of Pekin, and observations on the countries which it visited. London: Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme and Brown. Text

occurred to me. That their intellectual is equal to their moral excellence, may be inferred from the specimens of their poetry which have lately been given to the world.* Yet these are the people who have been pursued as beasts of prey, and of whom upwards of four hundred have been barbarously and uselessly slaughtered since the island of Java has been given up by the English. Thank God, I did not hear that any of my countrymen had ever oppressed them, but often heard, and often saw, that the

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A845 Beagle Library: Abel, Clarke. 1818. Narrative of a journey in the interior of China, and of a voyage to and from that country in the years 1816 and 1817, containing an account of the most interesting transactions of Lord Amherst's embassy to the Court of Pekin, and observations on the countries which it visited. London: Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme and Brown. Text

the bulwark. It is also dedicated to Lung-Wang, the dragon king, and god of seas and rivers. From this point, as has been conjectured by Sir George Staunton*, whose supposition is borne out by Du Halde , the canal was probably commenced. Whether the Wan-ho originally wound towards the north or south, or in a line with its present direction, cannot perhaps now be determined; but there can be no doubt that the natural course of its waters has been altered and directed northward through a channel

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A845 Beagle Library: Abel, Clarke. 1818. Narrative of a journey in the interior of China, and of a voyage to and from that country in the years 1816 and 1817, containing an account of the most interesting transactions of Lord Amherst's embassy to the Court of Pekin, and observations on the countries which it visited. London: Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme and Brown. Text

finished in the sixth year of Scun-tih, having been nineteen years in building; and that it cost more than two millions, four hundred thousand of taels of silver, or above eight hundred thousand pounds. They add a legend, that the God of Thunder, in pursuing demons to the Pagoda and there destroying them, has injured the fabric: it has probably suffered by lightning. In visiting the suburbs of Nankin, the Embassy found little to interest their attention, excepting some public hot baths near

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A845 Beagle Library: Abel, Clarke. 1818. Narrative of a journey in the interior of China, and of a voyage to and from that country in the years 1816 and 1817, containing an account of the most interesting transactions of Lord Amherst's embassy to the Court of Pekin, and observations on the countries which it visited. London: Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme and Brown. Text

city of Woo-hoo-shien, remarkable for its cleanliness, the size of its shops, and for a temple lately erected. The entrance to this was through a succession of arches, supported on columns of solid marble highly polished. Their vaults were richly carved into figures of the same form as those seen in temples established for ages. The building was dedicated to the god Fo. On the first of November, the Embassy halted at the village of Tung-ling-hien, and first gathered the tallow tree, Croton