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1841.

Coast of China and Corea.

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rectly in the Admiralty chart. The former is in lat. 30° 29′ N, and long, 123° 6' E. Off the southwest end of Teching, we observed a heavy break extending more than a cable's length from the shore,

Shantung Promontory. From our leaving the Kewshan islands, until the 4th of August, being then in lat. 35° 12′ N., and long. 123° 35′ E., the wind was from the southeast with misty weather. It then drew round to the S. S. W., still contiuuing hazy. On the morning of the 5th of August, we observed the promontory of Shan- tung. This is a high bold point, with a rugged termination towards the sea, and it has a small pagoda near its end.

Alceste island is small but high, and appears surrounded by reefs. A rock, high above water off its northeast point, bore S. S. E. when on with the north point of Shantung. There is a small island about 5 miles to the westward of Alceste island. The promontory north- west of Shantung is high and rugged, having a small barren island near it; opposite to the island is a bay with a sandy beach upon which several boats were hauled up.

1. At 6 P. M., with the northern rock of Kungtung

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W., Great Chuhshan was W., about II leagues dis-

Kungtung 崆峒(Kungkung tao) and 芝罘 Chefon. The north rock of the Kungtung group is high and square. Chefow cape is high, and at a distance from the eastward, appears like an island ; to the southwestward is a remarkable hill with a top resembling a chimney.

Chuhshan bearing S. by W. W., and Chefow S. W. plainly visible from the poop, N. W. by W. tant. The ship anchored for the night in 111⁄2 fathoms, with the Great Chuhshan N. W. by W. W., cape Chefow S. S. W. † W., north rock of Kungtung S. by E. easterly. Very little tide or current was found at this anchorage. Weighed the next morning at daybreak, and carried regular soundings of 12 to 10 fathoms towards the Great Chuhsan, which is higher than the islands in its vicinity, and although of a very barren appearance has a small village on its southeastern side, and cattle were observed on the sides of the hills. Little Chub- shan bears N. 85° 40′ E., from Great Chuhshan, distant about 3 miles.

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Shamo. A small island, named Shamo, lies N. 57° W. from Great Chuhshan, and N. 15° W., about 3 miles from Little Chuhshan. Toki lies about 7 miles to the northwestward of Shamo; the Wellesley subsequently visited the island twice: it is mode- rately high and has a high peak near the centre, and is nearly the