Author: Rajah of Sarawak James
Publisher: DigiCat
Published: 2022-05-28
Total Pages: 450
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →The Expedition to Borneo of H.M.S. Dido is a book by James Brooke. It presents a journal of naval and maritime history, filled with exotic communities, destinations, intrigues, fights, and discoveries.
Author: CAPTAIN THE HON. HENRY KEPPEL, R.N.
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Published: 1846
Total Pages: 520
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: Henry Keppel
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
Published: 2009
Total Pages: 398
ISBN-13: 3941842951
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →The visit of her majesty's ship Dido to Borneo, and her services against the pirates, occupy comparatively so small a portion of this volume, that some excuse may be necessary for its leading title. It was only by undertaking to make the account of them part of the narrative, that I could prevail upon my friend Mr. Brooke to intrust me with his Journal for any public object; and when I looked at his novel and important position as a ruler in Borneo, and was aware how much of European curiosity was attached to it, I felt it impossible not to consent to an arrangement which should enable me to trace the remarkable career through which he had reached that elevation. I hope, therefore, to be considered as having conquered my own disinclination to be the relater of events in which I was concerned, in order to overcome the scruples which he entertained against being the author of the autobiographical sketch, embracing so singular a portion of his life, which I have extracted from the rough notes confided to me. That his diffidence in this respect was groundless will, I trust, be apparent from these pages, however indifferently I may have executed my unusual task, during a long homeward sea-voyage; and, from the growing interest which has arisen throughout the country for intelligence on the subject of Borneo and the adjacent archipelago, I venture also to indulge the belief that the general information will be deemed no unfit adjunct to the story of personal adventure.