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In the forenoon of the 29th, they passed several Chinese fishing boats; and the sea was covered with wrecks of boats that had been lost, as they conjectured, in the late boisterous weather. They were in latitude 22 1', having run 110 miles since the preceding noon. On the 30th, they ran along the Lema Islands, and got a Chinese pilot on board.
We were still surrounded by fishing-boats, and we once more sent the cutter on board one of them to endeavour to procure a pilot, but could not prevail. However, one of the Chinese directed us by signs to sail round the westernmost of the islands or rocks of Lema, and then to haul up. We followed this direction, and in the evening came to anchor in eighteen fathoms.
On this disappointment we kept on our course to the westward, and the next day being the 7th, we were abreast of a chain of islands which stretched from east to west. These, as we afterwards found, were called the islands of Lema. These islands we left on the starboard side, passing within four miles of them, where we had twenty-four fathoms water.
He was at that time the Marquis de Lema, a middle-aged beau, who was always ready to fill any gap in society where a noble marquis was needed. He began life, strange to say, as a journalist, and as such made himself so useful to the ex-King of Naples that the King, to reward him, hired the famous Farnesina Palace for ninety-nine years.
We took every precaution in anticipation of our dangerous enemy, but for once they were not needed: either the hurricane did not break out at all, or else it broke out at a great distance from us; for we were only visited by a trifling storm of no long duration. On the 8th of July we again reached the vicinity of Macao, and entered the Straits of Lema.
Of the large class of Chrysomelides, only five varieties were to be met with; namely, two sorts of Donacia, a beetle of the form of a Lema, and two varieties, of the form of Eumolpes. Lastly, three Trimerides were discovered, namely, two Latridii and a Pselaphus. Our stay in the Bay of St.
The announcement caused a sensation, as usual, though it was an old story. It was reported off the port bow; and the captain said it was Lema Island, a considerable distance from Hong-Kong. "The Chinese name of Hong-Kong is Hiang-Kiang, which means 'sweet waters," said the commander. "It is a ridge of rocks, the highest point of which is over eighteen hundred feet above the water.
"The time came, just before we lost the loom of the land, when Wilbur could stand it no longer; as a sailor, used to responsibility and command, he had to speak his mind. "He dropped aft beside Lee Fu, and put his hand to his mouth. 'You're running to your death! he shouted. 'You've already lost Pootoy. If you can't haul up and make the lee of the Lema Islands
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