style="margin-top: 2em"> CHAPTER III.

The Lyra sent to survey the Island of Loo-choo—Discovery of Port Melville—Description of that Harbour, and the Villages on its Banks—Lyra nearly wrecked—Interview with Natives at the South Point—Return to Napakiang—Behaviour of the Natives at a Seaman's Funeral—Mádera's Character and Conduct—Sociable Habits of the Natives—Dinner given to the Chiefs of the Island by Captain Maxwell—Mádera's Behaviour on this Occasion—Two Women seen—A Lady of Rank visits the Boatswain's Wife—Captain Maxwell fractures his Finger—Loo-choo Surgeon—Concern of the Natives—Visit of the Prince—Discussion about the King of Loo-choo's Letter—Mádera appears in a new Character—Feast given by the Prince—List of Supplies given to the Ships—Behaviour of the Prince on taking Leave—Preparations for Departure—Mádera's Distress—Last Interview with the Chiefs—Brief Memorandums upon the Religion, Manners, and Customs of Loo-choo—Advice to a Stranger visiting this Island 135

APPENDIX.

Notice explanatory of a Chart of the Gulf of Pe-chee-lee v

Notice to accompany the Chart of the West Coast of Corea x

Notice to accompany the general Chart of the Great Loo-choo Island in the Japan Sea, and the Charts of Napakiang Roads and Port Melville xvii

Observations made at the Observatory at Napakiang xxix

Table of Observations made with Dr. Wollaston's Dip Sector: with an Engraving, and a Description of this Instrument, and Directions for its Use xxxi

   Meteorological Journal, from July to November 1816, while the
   Ships were in the Yellow and Japan Seas li

   Abstract of the Lyra's Voyage, from leaving England till her
   Return; shewing the Distance between the different Places at
   which she touched, and the Time taken in performing each Passage cix

   Geological Memorandum; being a Description of the Specimens of
   Rocks collected at Macao and the Ladrone Islands, on the Shores
   of the Yellow Sea, the West Coast of Corea, and the Great Loo-choo
   Island cxix

VOCABULARY.

PART I.—English and Loo-choo words.

PART II.—Sentences in English and Loo-choo, with a literal Translation.

   Loo-choo and Japanese Numerals—Names of Persons at Napakiang—Names of
   Places—Days of the Moon—Orders of Rank—Tattoo Marks—Hours of the
   Day.

Comparison between the Japanese and Loo-choo Languages.

Comparison between the Loo-choo and Insu Languages.

Comparison between the Loo-choo, Japanese, and Insu Languages.

Corean Words.

DIRECTIONS FOR PLACING THE PLATES.

   Sulphur Island, to face the Title Page.
   Corean Chief and Secretary To face Page 16
   Napakiang 77
   Loo-choo Chief and his two Sons 97
   Priest and Gentleman of Loo-choo 132
   The Prince of Loo-choo 176
   Scene after the Prince's Feast 196
   Gentleman of Loo-choo in his Cloak 215
   Bridge of Napakiang 222

APPENDIX.

   Chart of the Gulf of Pe-chee-lee v
   Coast of Corea x
   Chart of the Great Loo-choo Island xix
   Napakiang Roads xxi
   Port Melville xxiv
   Wollaston's Dip Sector xxxiii

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[Transcriber's note: The following errors have been corrected in the text.]

ERRATA.

Page 1, line 2 from bottom, for 11th August, read 9th August.

Page 60, top line, for was, read saw.

APPENDIX.

Meteorological Journal.—Longitude on the 1st Sept. for 124.20, read 124.48.

The longitudes in the Met. Journ. from the 3d to the 7th of Sept. inclusive are too small by 15'.

VOCABULARY.

  For Tatesee, read Tatsee.
  For Teetesee, read Teetsee.
  For Meetesee, read Meetsee.
  For Eeotesee, read Eeotsee.
  For Eeyatesee, read Eeyatsee.
  For opposite, read under, in the note on the word Hour.

[Transcriber's Note: a letter with a macron above it is denoted by [=x].]

VOYAGE TO THE WEST COAST OF COREA AND THE LOO-CHOO ISLANDS.

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CHAPTER I.

    H.M.S. Alceste and Lyra leave the Yellow Sea on a Voyage of
    Discovery—Sir James Hall's Group on the Coast of Corea—Unsociable
    Character of the Natives—Hutton's Island—Interesting geological
    Structure—Anchor near the Main Land—Corean Chiefs
    Visit—Objections made to Strangers landing—Distress of the
    Chief—His Character—Departure from Basil's Bay—Clusters of
    Islands—Murray's Sound—Deserted Corean Village—View from the
    Summit of a high Peak—Interview with the Coreans—Peculiarities of
    their Character—Language—Erroneous geographical Position of this
    Coast—Leave Corea.

The embassy to China, under the Right Honourable Lord Amherst, left England in his Majesty's frigate Alceste, Captain Murray Maxwell, C.B., on the 9th of February, 1816, and landed near the mouth of the Pei-ho river, in the Yellow Sea, on the 9th of August. Shortly afterwards the Alceste and Lyra sloop of war, which had accompanied the embassy, proceeded to the coast of Corea, the eastern boundary of the Yellow Sea; for as these ships were not required in China before the return of the Embassador by land to Canton, it was determined to devote the interval to an examination of some places in those seas, of which little or no precise information then existed. The following pages give the details of this voyage.

1st of September.—This morning at daylight the land of Corea was seen in the eastern quarter. Having stood towards it, we were at nine o'clock near three high islands, differing in appearance from the country we had left, being wooded to the top, and cultivated in the lower parts, but not in horizontal terraces as at the places we had last visited in China. We proceeded to the southward of the group, and anchored in a fine bay at the distance of two