Voyages Made In The Years 1788 And 1789 From China To The North West Coast Of America To Which Are Prefixed An Introductory Narrative Of A Voyage Performed In 1786 From Bengal Observations On The Probable Existence Of A North West Passage And Som

Author : John Meares
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9780282631260
Total Pages : 666 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (312 download)

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Download or read book Voyages Made in the Years 1788 and 1789, from China to the North West Coast of America written by John Meares and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-07-27 with total page 666 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Voyages Made in the Years 1788 and 1789, From China to the North West Coast of America: To Which Are Prefixed, an Introductory Narrative of a Voyage Performed in 1786, From Bengal, in the Ship Nootka; Observations on the Probable Existence of a North West Passage; And Some Account of the Trade Between the North West Coast of America China The veffels committed to my command, were fitted out in the ports of the Eafi', by the commercial Zeal of Britifh fubjee'cs in that part of the globee - It was my office, under their fpirited and confi dential encouragement, to explore new regions of Trade;-the interefi therefore of thofe patriotic merchants and gentlemen, who had eu tru'fied a Very confide'rable pmper'ty to my care and controul, and the hoiiour of gaining a (mall portion of that reputation which is due'to th'ofe who promote the extenfion of the 'britiih comm'erc'e, were the-{ole Incentives to my zeal, and 'aione'fiippor'ted me under the difficulties, and amidi't the dangers I encountered in difcharging my duty. 'when'i wa's firuggling with 'the I'torms Of the Pacific Ocean, - 'when I Was'lock'ed up in ice, and'fufi'erilirg the accumulated Wretchednefs of that fituation on the {hores of America, - or when I was engaged in advancing the principa; objeet of the Voyage, and availing myfelf of any accidental opportunity Which occurred, of exploring thofe dubious coails, I little thought it would be my future 'lot to give the hifiory of this part of my maritime life to the world. - 'if I had looked forward to the pofiibility'of fnch an event. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.