Excerpt from Narrative of the Voyage of H. M.S. Samarang, During the Years 1843-46, Vol. 2 of 2: Employed Surveying the Islands of the Eastern Archipelago; Accompanied by a Brief Vocabulary of the Principal Languages ON the lst of August, we took our departure for Japan, steering a course for the Gotto Islands, which we passed on the night of the 5th August, and then shaped our course direct for Nangasaki, with theghope that the Au thorities of Japan might be able to afford us supplies of fresh provisions, until I could ascertain from the court whether any chance existed of my being able to land. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.

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