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A Voyage round the World, in the Years MDCCXL, I, II, III, IV - Compiled from Papers and Other Materials of the Right Honourable George Lord Anson, and Published under his Direction, by Richard Walter, Chaplain to his Majesty's Ship the Centurion (Paperback)
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A Voyage round the World, in the Years MDCCXL, I, II, III, IV - Compiled from Papers and Other Materials of the Right Honourable George Lord Anson, and Published under his Direction, by Richard Walter, Chaplain to his Majesty's Ship the Centurion (Paperback)
Series: Cambridge Library Collection - Maritime Exploration
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text.
Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original
book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not
illustrated. 1781 edition. Excerpt: ... the Commodore could proceed
. to England, without laying in a large quantity both of provisions
and naval stores for his use during the voyage. The procuring this
supply was attended with much perplexity; for there were people at
Canton who had undertaken to surniih him with biscuit, and whatever
else he wanted; and nis linguist, towards the middle of September,
had assured him from day to day, that all w DEGREESs ready, and
would be sent on board him immediately. But a fortnight being
elapsed, and nothing brought, the Commodore lent to Canton, to
enquire more particularly into the reasons of this difappointment:
and he had soon the vexation to be informed, that the whole was an
illusion; that no order had been procured from the viceroy, to
furnish him with his sea stores, as had been pretended; that there
was no biscuit baked, nor any one of the articles in readiness,
which had been promised him, nor did it appear that the contractors
had taken the least step to comply with their agreement. This was
most difagreeable news, and made it suspected, that the surnishing
the Centurion for her return to Great Britain might prove a more
troublesome matter than had been hitherto imagined, especially too,
as the month of September was nearly ended, without Mr Anson's
having received any message fronAhe viceroy of Canton. And here,
perhaps it might be expected, that a satisfactory account should be
given of the motives of the Chinese for this faithltss procedure.
However, as I have already, in a former chapter, made some kind of
conjectures about a similar event, I shall not repeat them again in
this place; but shall content myseif with observing, that, after
all, it may perhaps be impossible for an European, ' aorant of the
customs and manners of...
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