Category: Adventure
The following narrative is a record of my experiences during the late memorable war between China and Japan. Without going into any detailed account of my earlier life, some few facts concerning myself are probably necessary for the better understanding of the circumstances wh...
I directed my retreat towards the dockyards, with a view to getting round to the south part of the town, as far as possible from the quarter by which the Japanese were entering...
1. Chapter 1The following narrative is a record of my experiences during the late memorable war between China and Japan. Without going into any detailed account of my earlier life, some few...
7. Chapter 7A very queer craft is a Chinese junk. Few Europeans have any defined idea what they are like. They are of different sizes, most of them suited to the numerous rivers and canals...
5. Chapter 5I slept till the middle of the following day, and would in all probability have slept longer but that I was awakened by my hosts, if so I may term them. My clothes were quite dr...
4. Chapter 4Nothing of interest occurred during the day and a half that elapsed before the departure of the despatch-boat. Punctual enough as to time she steamed out of the harbour under co...
2. Chapter 2We reached Tientsin without further mishap, and turned over our cargo to Mr. H----'s agent, who disposed of it at a handsome profit, though hardly sufficient, I thought, to warr...
3. Chapter 3It was dark long before we got back to the bay where we had anchored the _Columbia_, and we might have found it impossible to make out her whereabouts if Webster had not hoisted...