2009, ISBN: 1458965279, Lieferbar binnen 4-6 Wochen

Internationaler Buchtitel. In englischer Sprache. Verlag: Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 168 Seiten, L=152mm, B=229mm, H=10mm, Gew.=254gr, Kartoniert/Broschiert, Klappentext: Purchase of … More...

Internationaler Buchtitel. In englischer Sprache. Verlag: Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 168 Seiten, L=152mm, B=229mm, H=10mm, Gew.=254gr, Kartoniert/Broschiert, Klappentext: Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: WE LEAVE THE CAPE. 45 CHAPTER III. We leave Simon's Bay.? The Aiguilhas Bank.?The Indian Ocean. ?The Island of Amsterdam.?We re-enter the Trades.?The Island of Java.?The Straits of Sunda.?The Straits of Banca.? Arrival at Singapore.?The English colony of Singapore.? Diversity of Races, Religions, and Costumes.?Great Freedom of Trade.?The European, Chinese, and Hindoo towns.?Arrival of the ' Audacieuse ' in Canton river.?Reception of the Ambassador by the French squadron and the English authorities in China. ?The Earl of Elgin, Sir Michael Seymour, Admiral Rigault de Genouilly, M. de Bourboulon, Count Poutiatine, Mr. Reed, and Sir John Bowring.?The Island of Hong Kong and Castle Peak Bay. At Sea, August 13. In spite of the heavy swell which had sprung up, and the inconvenient distance at which we lay from Cape Town, we had managed to lay in our stores of fuel and provisions. We had on board 12 oxen and 50 sheep. It was high time to depart, for in place of a week we had remained more than a fortnight at Simon's Bay. On Saturday the 8th August we made preparations for getting under weigh at four o'clock in the afternoon. Two days before we hadseen the East India Company's transport ship the ' Madras' arrive in the harbour. She had come with the news of the general spread of the mutiny among the Sepoy troops and the massacre of the English officers. She had hurried to the Cape under her whole steam power to ask immediate assistance. She had taken only sixteen days to come from Ceylon. The governor was to despatch two regiments and a company of artillery-men. He is afraid to go farther, lest he should expose his own frontier to the Caffres. Similar transport ships had been sent to Mauritius, Ceylon, Singapore and Australia. All the troops on their way to China will now be d...<

2009, ISBN: 1458965279, Lieferbar binnen 4-6 Wochen

Internationaler Buchtitel. In englischer Sprache. Verlag: Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 168 Seiten, L=152mm, B=229mm, H=10mm, Gew.=254gr, Kartoniert/Broschiert, Klappentext: Purchase of … More...

Internationaler Buchtitel. In englischer Sprache. Verlag: Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 168 Seiten, L=152mm, B=229mm, H=10mm, Gew.=254gr, Kartoniert/Broschiert, Klappentext: Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: WE LEAVE THE CAPE. 45 CHAPTER III. We leave Simon's Bay.? The Aiguilhas Bank.?The Indian Ocean. ?The Island of Amsterdam.?We re-enter the Trades.?The Island of Java.?The Straits of Sunda.?The Straits of Banca.? Arrival at Singapore.?The English colony of Singapore.? Diversity of Races, Religions, and Costumes.?Great Freedom of Trade.?The European, Chinese, and Hindoo towns.?Arrival of the ' Audacieuse ' in Canton river.?Reception of the Ambassador by the French squadron and the English authorities in China. ?The Earl of Elgin, Sir Michael Seymour, Admiral Rigault de Genouilly, M. de Bourboulon, Count Poutiatine, Mr. Reed, and Sir John Bowring.?The Island of Hong Kong and Castle Peak Bay. At Sea, August 13. In spite of the heavy swell which had sprung up, and the inconvenient distance at which we lay from Cape Town, we had managed to lay in our stores of fuel and provisions. We had on board 12 oxen and 50 sheep. It was high time to depart, for in place of a week we had remained more than a fortnight at Simon's Bay. On Saturday the 8th August we made preparations for getting under weigh at four o'clock in the afternoon. Two days before we hadseen the East India Company's transport ship the ' Madras' arrive in the harbour. She had come with the news of the general spread of the mutiny among the Sepoy troops and the massacre of the English officers. She had hurried to the Cape under her whole steam power to ask immediate assistance. She had taken only sixteen days to come from Ceylon. The governor was to despatch two regiments and a company of artillery-men. He is afraid to go farther, lest he should expose his own frontier to the Caffres. Similar transport ships had been sent to Mauritius, Ceylon, Singapore and Australia. All the troops on their way to China will now be d...<

1857, ISBN: 9781458965271

[ED: Softcover], [PU: Cambridge Scholars Publishing], Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This… More...

[ED: Softcover], [PU: Cambridge Scholars Publishing], Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: WE LEAVE THE CAPE. 45 CHAPTER III. We leave Simon's Bay.? The Aiguilhas Bank.?The Indian Ocean. ?The Island of Amsterdam.?We re-enter the Trades.?The Island of Java.?The Straits of Sunda.?The Straits of Banca.? Arrival at Singapore.?The English colony of Singapore.? Diversity of Races, Religions, and Costumes.?Great Freedom of Trade.?The European, Chinese, and Hindoo towns.?Arrival of the ' Audacieuse ' in Canton river.?Reception of the Ambassador by the French squadron and the English authorities in China. ?The Earl of Elgin, Sir Michael Seymour, Admiral Rigault de Genouilly, M. de Bourboulon, Count Poutiatine, Mr. Reed, and Sir John Bowring.?The Island of Hong Kong and Castle Peak Bay. At Sea, August 13. In spite of the heavy swell which had sprung up, and the inconvenient distance at which we lay from Cape Town, we had managed to lay in our stores of fuel and provisions. We had on board 12 oxen and 50 sheep. It was high time to depart, for in place of a week we had remained more than a fortnight at Simon's Bay. On Saturday the 8th August we made preparations for getting under weigh at four o'clock in the afternoon. Two days before we hadseen the East India Company's transport ship the ' Madras' arrive in the harbour. She had come with the news of the general spread of the mutiny among the Sepoy troops and the massacre of the English officers. She had hurried to the Cape under her whole steam power to ask immediate assistance. She had taken only sixteen days to come from Ceylon. The governor was to despatch two regiments and a company of artillery-men. He is afraid to go farther, lest he should expose his own frontier to the Caffres. Similar transport ships had been sent to Mauritius, Ceylon, Singapore and Australia. All the troops on their way to China will now be d...Versandfertig in 6-10 Tagen, [SC: 0.00]<