NARRATIVE OF THE VOYAGES AND SERVICES OF THE NEMESIS FROM 1840 TO 1843, AND OF THE COMBINED NAVAL AND MILITARY OPERATIONS IN CHINA: COMPRISING A COMPLETE ACCOUNT OF THE Colony of Hong-Kong AND REMARKS ON THE CHARACTER & HABITS OF THE CHINESE. The design originally proposed, when the following work was undertaken, has been somewhat departed from during its progress towards completion. Not only did the interest awakened by the various subjects treated of greatly increase, as the Author proceeded in his attempt to describe the scenes in which the Nemesis bore so distinguished a part, but the introduction of much collateral matter seemed to be cal…
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