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he could thereby gain an idea of their construe-

tioil; but the latter seeming self - supported * uks.

was beyond what his mind could at that time

comprehend.

As our people were too numerous to remainwith Air. M‘Intyre , without trespassing onhim , Captain WILSON requested his assistanceto form an establissiment of their own; in whichhe complied, by accommodating them with ahouse belonging to an English gentleman then atCanton; and, having provided them with ser-vants and necessaries for their table, they sent forthe crew of the OROOLONG on shore, leavingonly one officer and a few men on board, who.were alternately relieved.

Soon after our people came on shore , some ofthem went to purchase such things as they werein want of , in doing which they did not forgetLee Boo , who was a favourite with them all;they bought him some little trinkets, which theythought would from their novelty please him. —Amongst them was a string of large glass beads,the first sight of which almost threw him into anecstasy; he hugged them with a transport thatcould not be exceeded by the interested possessorof a string of pearls of equal magnitude. — Hisimagination told him he had in his hands all thewealth the world could afford him —- He ranwith eagerness to Captain Wilson, to thewhim his riches, and, enraptured with the ideathat his family should ssiare them with him, he,the utmost agitation, intreated Captain Wilson

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