Excerpt from A Voyage to Japan, Kamtschatka, Siberia, Tartary, and Various Parts of Coast of China, in H. M. S. Barracouta State processions - Grand junks and discordant music - Second visit of Admiral to the Governor - Presents to British officers from the Japanese Government - Exorbitant charges - Japanese zeal - Refuse presents - Erroneous opinion of England and the English - Meteoro logical remarks - Beneficial effects of the climate l7viii contents. 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.

"A narrative of experiences in the Orient and along the coasts of Russia in the years 1854-56. It provides detailed descriptions of China and Japan and was wriitten during and immediately after the opening of those two countries to western commerce." (Hill 1716)

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