"ducted himself in the most zealous and officer-like man ner; and, after the ship struck, his coolness, self-col"lection, and exertions, were highly conspicuous; and "that every thing was done by him and his officers "within the power of man to execute, previous to the "loss of the ship, and afterwards to preserve the lives of "the Right Honourable Lord Amherst, His Majesty's Embassador, and his suite, as well as those of the "ship's company, and to save her stores on that occa"sion; and therefore adjudge the said Captain Murray ૮૮ Maxwell, his officers and men, to be MOST FULLY ACQUITTED." 66 66 The Court was extremely crowded, and there were present Lords Amherst and Colchester. The former, being examined by the Court, stated, "that he had se"lected Captain Maxwell, on the occasion of the em"bassy, from motives of personal friendship, as well as "from the high opinion he entertained of his professional "character, which opinion had been much increased by "the events of this voyage." No. II. CHRONOLOGICAL LIST of the Kings of Lewchew, from the End of the Twelfth Century, to the Beginning Chang-tching, son of Chang-y-ven 1477 Chang-king, son of Chang-pen. 1713 The above list being copied, by Pere Gaubil, from the Chinese Report of Supoa-Koang, they have, in that translation from the original language, no doubt, acquired their present Chang-chong character of expression. No. III. NAMES and SITUATION of the Lewchewan Islands, according to the same authority. Palouma Yeouni Koumi Kaumi Te-ke-tou-non Ysi Pama The whole situate at various distances, extending from the main island towards Japan, Corea, and Pat-chong-chan (Patchusan) the island of Formosa, four only Kauli-che-ma Ola-ke-se-kou Pa-tou-li-ma lying to the eastward. The Chinese have in this instance, as in the list of kings, applied their own abominable and harsh-sounding terms to the greater number of these islands, such as Lieou Kieou, Yonchang-pou, Lun Koan-chan, and Pat-chong-chan; whilst all the native names, as Lewchew, Eraboo, Agenhu, Ashumah, Talama, and so forth, are very soft and pleasing to the ear. |