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 canoes Canton Cape Cape Charlotte Captain Maxwell carried ceremony character chief China Chinese Chinese language circumstances coast colour considered Corea deck distance dress embassador embassy emperor Emperor of China England European extremely favourable feet fire formed 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 Macao Malays mandarins Manilla manner miles mode morning natives natural night observed occasion officers party passed pirates present princes proas probably proceeded Pulo received reef remarkable respect returned river rocks round sail salute seemed sent shew ship shore side situation soon sort southward stood strangers Ternate thing tion tree usual vessels viceroy village voyage whilst whole wind wreck Yellow Sea
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82 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.
128 ページ - Chinese to disarm them, for it appears that, in the first instance; they defended themselves nobly against their attacks, as well as those of the Japanese. Not even a bow or arrow was to be seen ; and, when they observed the effect of fowling-pieces in the hands of some of the gentlemen, they begged they might not kill the birds, which they were always glad to see flying about their houses ; and if we required them to eat, they would send in their stead an additional quantity of fowls on board every...
219 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...
240 ページ - British seaman can give vent to the warmer feelings of his heart, It is his mode of of thanksgiving for benefits received ; and it equally serves him to honour his friend, to defy his enemy, or to proclaim victory. This day we continued improving our fence, and clearing away a glacis immediately around it, that we might see and have fair play with these barbarians, should they approach. They had retired behind a little islet, (called Pulo Chalacca, or Misfortune's Isle,) about two miles from us,...
113 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...
305 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.
83 ページ - Chinese innovations ; or, at least, they appear to have altered but in a very slight degree. Indeed, it is very obvious that a revolution in manners, and alteration of habits, are by no means so likely to occur with a people thus living in an obscure and secluded state, as among those who have a wider intercourse with other nations. The only connexion which the Lewchewans have had with their neighbours, and that but very limited, has been with Japan and China, from neither of whom they were likely...
254 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...
162 ページ - calmly observed. that he would first pass the batteries, and then hang him at the yard-arm, for daring to bring on board a British man-of-war so impudent a message. His boat was then cut adrift, and himself taken into custody. The junks now commenced firing blank cartridge, which we returned with three guns from the ship, affecting to consider this as a mere salute. On the next tack, we passed close to these warriors, who remained quiet until we got inside of them, and opened Chuen-pee ; when that...
104 ページ - The island of Lewchew itself is situate in the happiest climate of . the globe. — Refreshed by the sea-breezes, which, from its geographical position, blow over it at every period of the year, it is free from the extremes of heat and cold, which oppress many other countries ; whilst from the general configuration of the land, being more adapted to the production of rivers and...