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Coast of Ching and Corea.
JULY,
but is entirely omitted both in Horsburgh's chart of the east coast of China, and in the new Admiralty chart, which give the name of Hih shan or Black islands, to another larger group, which bears about W. S. W., 6 or 7 leagues from the first. Returning to Canton in company with the Melville, Blenheim and Modeste, we all passed within these groups, having a depth of 15 and 16 fathoms, 6 or 7 miles to the westward of the outer group; the southeastern islet of which is in lat. 28° 55′ north, and long. 122° 17′ 9′′ E., or 8' east of the Pagoda hill near the suburbs in Chusan. Wellesley.
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Black islands. These islands have a black appearance, correctly resembling the description given in Horsburgh of the Heishan is- Jands. They are distant from the main 6 or 7 miles. Good obser- vations were obtained, which place them in latitude 28° 25′ north, and longitude 121° 55′ east. They are not laid down in the Adıni- ralty chart.
Hihshan islands. H. M. ship Blonde anchored in the neighbor- hood of the Hihshan islands, in 7 fathoms water near the northwest part of the group. These islands are laid down as four in number in the Admiralty chart, but there are at least twelve; the latitude was ascertained to be 28° 52′ N., and long. 122° 5′ E. Blonde.
On the 9th July, at noon, Patahecock, one of the Kewshan islands, bore by observation N. 12° W., distant 65 miles; soon afterwards, steering N. by W., land was reported ahead, distant eight leagues. These proved to be the Heishan or Black islands, whose position in all the charts, except Dalrymple's, is incorrectly laid down. Our reckoning from noon places them in lat. 28° 50' N., and long. 122° 18′ E. Pylades.
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From Chusan to Shantung promontory. On the 31st of July H. M. ship Wellesley left the Kewshan group for the gulf of Cheihle. Tungcha shan. On the following morning, several small islets of the Chusan group were seen, the northeastern of which were two small rocky islets, which were supposed to be Tangcha shan. These islets, by their bearing would be in lat. 30° 15′ N., and long. 123° E., or 524 to the eastward of the Pagoda Hill, Chusan. The ship passed 6 miles to the eastward, and had no bottom with 25 fathoms. The whole space between these islets and Ghusan appears to be filled up
with islands. On the ship's return in September, we observed a great many that were not laid down in the charts.
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On the 31st of July, H. M. ship Pylades sailed from the Kewshan islands in company with the squadron. On the following day passed the islands of Tsinshan and Teching. The latter is laid down cor-
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