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 I have forgotten his name, and I ought to know it for I had business with him afterwards. The "Golconda had two large painted eyes round her horse pipes. The only way I could make my Sampan man, Boston Jack, understand what ship I wanted to go to — I said "Jack, you savy that piece of Melican ship have got eye?" He answered, "I savy plenty." Then I asked, "Jack, why that ship have got eye?" He asked, "You no savy?" I said no; then he said, "No got eye, no can see; no can see, no can savy. How can?" That is to say, if a ship has no eyes, it can't see where to go.

14th. — I sent my baggage on board of the Palmer, consisting of 14 packages. I am just tired out walking, and being carried about in a sedan chair, and feasting, as my friendly captains of many American clipper ships insist on my breakfasting and dining with them, so that I ate only a few meals at my hotel,