196 May 1854 Hong Kong China Arriving off the Southern side of San Koo, Mr Wright went ashore, while I took a haul or two of the dredge: 14 f. rocks; I took an Ophiura new to me, and a beautiful little spinos Lencoria, a treasure appreci- able only to those familiar with "the game pursued by the deep-sea dredger. I then sounded the east point of the island and put Pelkey ashore to hunt, while the little vessel slid slowly along the high cliffs forming the northern shore, giv- ing me an opportunity of examining its giology. The rocks were highly felspathic and intersected by very numerous thick dykes of trap, inclined at various angles to the eastward, but often nearly from perpendicular. There were some caverns of slight depth, into which a boat might enter. At the N. extremity of the island was an immense mass of rock separated from the cliffs by a chasm of great depth, but five feet only in width. Through this I passed in the skiff, not without danger from the surf, and looking down could see the bottom although the water was very clear. 197 May 1854 Hong Kong China Arrived off the western end of the island & took Pelkey on board, but saw nothing of Mr Wright although I had agreed to meet him at this point. Several shots were fired to attract his attention, and after waiting some time we saw him running down the side of the island, and soon took him on board. He had been more care- ful than at any other place we had visited, and among his collections were a large species of Cyclotoma, and a lot of "Guinea-pigs". We then "bore" carry for Hong Kong Island. Two piratical-looking crafts to the Northward, with Mast- sails and canvas jib, topsail & outrigger, appear- ing full of men, excited our suspicions and were narrowly examined with the glass, but our Pilot soon assured us that they were "Portuguese Lorcha's" a kind of armed trading vessels belonging to Macao. It was after sunset when we arrived off the E. end of Hong Kong, along the North shore of which we proceeded, with a good breeze, sailing closely by the little promon- tories and looking into the sandy coves for a good place to anchor for the