Journal of the proceedings of the late embassy to China, comprising a correct narrative of the public transactions of the embassy, of the voyage to and from China, and of the journey from the mouth of the Pei-Ho to the return to Canton. Interspersed with observations upon the face of the country, the polity, moral character, and manners of the Chinese nation



Digitised Book 216.73.216.10 (0)

1817

Journal of the proceedings of the late embassy to China, comprising a correct narrative of the public transactions of the embassy, of the voyage to and from China, and of the journey from the mouth of the Pei-Ho to the return to Canton. Interspersed with observations upon the face of the country, the polity, moral character, and manners of the Chinese nation

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In 1816, William Pitt Amherst, Baron Amherst, was sent as ambassador extraordinary to China, with Henry Ellis as the third commissioner on Amherst's embassy. This journal by Ellis is a narrative of the journey and transactions of the embassy, detailing the difficulties experienced by British travellers in the Far East, general observations on Chinese life and character, and a shipwreck in the Straits of Gaspar on the return voyage. Also includes a report of a visit to Saint Helena in July 1817 and of an interview with Napoleon Bonaparte.

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Ellis, Henry, 1788-1855--Travel China--Description and travel China--Foreign relations--Great Britain Great Britain--Foreign relations--China

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Description and travel International relations

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Title
Journal of the proceedings of the late embassy to China, comprising a correct narrative of the public transactions of the embassy, of the voyage to and from China, and of the journey from the mouth of the Pei-Ho to the return to Canton. Interspersed with observations upon the face of the country, the polity, moral character, and manners of the Chinese nation
Creators
  • Ellis, Henry, 1788-1855
Subject
  • Ellis, Henry, 1788-1855--Travel
  • China--Description and travel
  • China--Foreign relations--Great Britain
  • Great Britain--Foreign relations--China
Publisher
  • National Library Board Singapore, 1817
  • John Murray, 1817
Contributors
  • John Bastin
Digital Description
application/pdf, col. ill., port., maps
Provenance
  • The resource described is part of the National Library Board’s Singapore Collection, digitised as part of the NL-NAS Masterplan by Whole-of-Government (WOG) panel vendor (Konica) in 2020/2021. It was stored in hard disks and kept at Library Supply Centre prior to ingestion into Rosetta.
Table of Contents
  • Ch. I. Departure from England ...... Departure from Batavia roads -- ch. II. Expectations on reaching China ...... Arrival at Tong-chow -- ch. III. Occurrences at Tong-chow ...... Sudden departure -- ch. IV. Commencement of journey to Canton ...... Arrival at Sang-yuen -- ch. V. Embassy leaves Sang-yuen ...... Observations on suggested address to Pekin -- ch. VI. Enter Yang-tse-kiang ...... Arrival at Nan-kang-foo -- ch. VII. Pass Mee-ling mountain ...... Recapitulatory remarks on China and its inhabitants -- ch. VIII. Arrival at Manilla ...... Anchor at Spithead -- ch. IX. Sketch of the discoveries of the Alceste and Lyra ...... Author's further observations upon the Chinese nation -- Appendix of official papers -- Itinerary.
Copyright
  • Digitised images, All rights reserved, National Library Board Singapore, 2020