CHAPTER XIII.

Departure from Hakodadi--The _Highflyer_ aground--Kanagawa again--Japanese Diet and Junks--Rowing anyhow--Domestic Life--Hatred of Chinamen--What the Highflyers thought--Departure--Touch at Shanghai--Hong-Kong: a Disappointment--Growling with a Cause--Our Captain goes Home--Up to Whampoa--Our new Captain--A Dab-down--The Mud Dock Builders--Study under Difficulties--Messmates and Crossmates--The Admiral’s Visit--My Messmates--A Run on French Island--Cotton-cleaning--Warlike Preparations--Scenes on Shore 191