A Voyage Round the World, from 1806 to 1812 In Which Japan, Kamschatka, the Aleutian islands, and the Sandwich Islands were Visited; Including a Narrative of the Author's Shipwreck on the Island of Sannack, and His Subsequent Wreck in the Ship's Long-Boat; with an Account of the Present State of the Sandwich Islands, and a Vocabulary of Their Language.

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Departure from England--Voyage to China--Transactions at Canton--Author enters on board an American ship--Passage to Kamschatka--Touches at Japan--Transactions there--Arrives at the harbour of St. Peter and St. Paul--Some account of the Russian settlement at that place. 15