Chapter XXV

Chinese Fishermen.—Pedro Blanca.—Preparing for Port.—Chinese
Pilots.—Beating up the Passage.—Hong Kong.—“Hail Columbia.”—
The “Susquehanna.”—Stars and Stripes.—Chinese Merchants.—
Washerwomen.—Bumboats.—Dick Simpson and John Chinaman.—
Chinese mode of Trading.—Sanpan.—A floating Community.—Boston
Jack.—Victoria, its Situation, Streets, etc.—Chinese
Barbers.—Fortune-tellers.—Policemen.—Chinese New-year.—A busy
Time.—Firing a Salute.—Arrival of Governor BONHAM.—English
Barracks.—Churches.—Hotels.—Dog or Horse?—Visit from
Men-of-war’s-men.—Tom and the Lieutenant.—Commodore Perry.—
Midshipmen.—Visit to the Barracks.—Theatre.—Fort.—Make some
Purchases.—Counterfeit Money.—Tricks of the Chinese
Merchants.—Females.—Gambling.—Cut-throats.—Short-tailed
Gentlemen.—Chinese Funeral.—Marriages.—Education.—Ouang Ouci
Yuen.—Infanticide.—Twenty-second of February.—Chinese
Artists.—Their Powers of Imitation.—Sam Shu.—Domestic Life of
the Chinese.—Food.—Temple, or Joss House.—Worship of Idols.—
Joss Sticks.—Tom as a Yankee Naval Officer.—Chinese
Men-of-war.—Pirates.—Chinese Theatre.—Masonic Temple.—The
Bethel.—Chinaman and his Shoes.—The Arrest, Trial, and
Acquittal.—Departure for Sea. 265

CHAPTER XXVI.

Fishing Junks.—New Companions.—Stove Boat, yet good Luck.—Heavy
Gales.—Bashee Islands.—Loo Choos.—The “Reaper” again.—Whaling
Ship “Jireh Perry.”—Ship “Alabama.”—“Gamming.”—Ship
“Roscoe.”—A Cure for “Bruisers.”—Ship “E. L. B. Jenney.”—Bark
“Empress.”—Ormsby’s Peak.—Bonin Islands.—Turtles.—Peel’s
Island.—A narrow Escape.—Bonin Island Inhabitants.—Japan
Expedition.—An old Shipmate.—Another Runaway.—Fourth of July
Celebration.—Ship “Rambler.”—Ship “Hope.”—Parting with an old
Friend.—Fishing.—The last Lowering.—Bound for the Sandwich
Islands.—Maui and Molokai.—Lahaina.—Anchor down.—Description
of Lahaina.—King’s Palace.—Lahainaluna.—Rules and
Regulations.—Sports and Pastimes.—Letters from Home.—
Productions of Maui.—Captain M‘Culloch.—Sad News.—Death of
Stoddard.—Voracity of the Shark.—Kanaka Church.—Small-pox. 301

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