Voyage of His Majesty's Ship Alceste, to China, Corea, and the Island of Lewchew: With an Account of Her ShipwreckJohn Murray, 1820 - 339 ページ |
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afford Alceste anchored appeared arms arrival attended Banca barge bassador Batavia boats Bocca Tigris Brazils canoes Canton Cape Cape Charlotte Captain Maxwell carried ceremony chief China Chinese circumstance coast colour considered Corea court deck distant dress embassador embassy emperor Emperor of China England European extremely favourable feet fire formed former frigate gentlemen goat grand guns hands harbour head honour immediately inhabitants island Java Javanese junks kind king land Lewchew Lewchewans Lord Amherst Lord Macartney Lyra Majesty's MAJESTY'S SHIP Malays mandarins Manilla manner miles mode morning natives natural night observed occasion officers party passed pirates present princes proas probably proceeded Pulo received reef respect returned river rocks round sail salute seemed sent shew shore side situation soon sort southward stood strangers Ternate tion tree usual vessels viceroy village voyage whilst whole wind wreck Yellow Sea
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226 ページ - That part of the island we had landed on was a narrow ridge, not above musket-shot across, bounded on one side by the sea, and on the other by a creek, extending upwards of a mile inland, and nearly communicating with the sea at its head.
312 ページ - Eh bien! your government must not blame you for the loss of the Alceste, for you have taken one of my frigates...
98 ページ - Kint-ching, the capital city, built in their peculiar style, are observed, opening from among the lofty trees which surround and shade them, rising one above another in gentle ascent to the summit of a hill, which is crowned by the king's palace ; the intervening grounds between Napafoo and Kint-ching, a distance of some miles, being ornamented by a continuation of villas and country-houses. To the north, as far as the eye can reach, the higher land is covered with extensive forests.
74 ページ - E. This is its south-west point, the main body of the island extending from hence north a little eastwardly. It is washed on the one side by the Northern Pacific Ocean, and on the other by the Tung Hai, or Eastern Sea.
94 ページ - ... and usisashee, made either of gold, silver, or brass, according to the circumstances of the wearer ; the former of these having a little star on the end of it, which points forward. This mode of hair-dressing is practised with the greatest uniformity, from the highest to the lowest of the males, and has a very pleasing effect, whether viewed singly, or when they are gathered together. At the age of ten years the boys are entitled to the wisashee, and at fifteen they wear both.
211 ページ - ... and bowsprit end, the captain, master, and officer of the watch, on whom the charge of the ship at such a time more particularly devolves, having been vigilantly on deck during the whole of the previous night and this morning. Steering under all these guarded circumstances, the soundings exactly corresponding with the charts, and following the express line prescribed by all concurring directions to clear every danger (and the last danger of this sort between us and England), the ship about half-past...
105 ページ - That proud and haughty feeling of national superiority, so strongly existing among the common class of British seamen, which induces them to hold all foreigners cheap, and to treat them with contempt, often calling them outlandish lubbers in their own country, was, at this island, completely subdued and tamed by the gentle manners and kind behaviour of the most pacific people upon earth. Although completely intermixed, and often working together, both on shore and on board, not a single quarrel or...
297 ページ - ... five feet square ; a space sufficiently large to allow him to coil himself round with ease. The live stock for his use during the passage, consisting of six goats of the ordinary size, were sent with him on board, five being considered as a fair allowance for as many months. At an early period of the voyage we had an exhibition of his talent in the way of eating, which was publicly performed on the quarter-deck, upon which his crib stood.
305 ページ - ... rendered him quite powerless, had presence of mind enough to cut with a large knife, which he carried about with him, deep gashes in the neck and throat of his antagonist, thereby killing him, and disengaging himself from his frightful situation.
246 ページ - ... lest our boats, being afloat at that period, should push out and escape them. In the afternoon some of the Rajah's people (whom we at first considered our friends) made their appearance, as if seeking a parley ; and on communicating with them, gave us to understand by signs, and as many words as could be made out, that all the Malays, except their party, were extremely hostile to us; that it was their determination to attack us that night...