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Title: Narrative of the expedition of an American squadron to the China Seas and Japan, performed in the years 1852, 1853, and 1854, under the command of Commodore M. C. Perry, United States Navy, by order of the government of the United States
Year: 1856 (1850s)
Authors: Perry, Matthew Calbraith, 1794-1858 Hawks, Francis L. (Francis Lister), 1798-1866
Subjects: United States Naval Expedition to Japan (1852-1854)
Publisher: Washington : A. O. P. Nicholson
Contributing Library: University of California Libraries
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eerful exercise. The dull look of the place is somewhat relievedin the summer time, wlien the foreign residents of Canton and Hong Kong resort there tobathe in the waters of Bishops Bay, and to recreate in the enjoyment of the healthful sea airof the place. The harbor is not suitable for large vessels, which anclior in Macao roads, several miles fromthe town. It is, however, though destitute of every appearance of commercial activity, alwaysenlivened by the fleet of Tanka boats which pass, conveying passengers to and fro, between theland and the Canton and Hong Kong steamers. The Chinese damsels, in gay costume, asthey scull their ligiit craft upon the smooth and gently swelling surface of the bay, present alively aspect, and as they are looked upon in the distance, from the verandahs above the Praya, TANKA BOAT, ETC., MACAO. 141 whicli command a view of the bay^ have a fairy-like appearance^ which a nearer approachserves^ however, to change into a more substantial and coarse reality.
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Tauka Uoat Uirl- Cbln«i« Woman and Cliilt), Macao. 142 EXPEDITION TO JAPAN. The Cave of Camoens, where the Portuguese poet is supposed to have written a portioaof his Lusiad, is a place of universal interest and resort at Macao. It is picturesquely situatedupon the summit of a small hill, on the margin of the inner harbor. Large granite rocks arehere gathered in a confused cluster, which form a natural cave, from the entrance of which

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