Narrative by Capt (later Sir) Murray Maxwell (1775-1831), Royal Navy, of the part played by his ship, HMS `Alceste', in Lord Amherst's Embassy to China, including an account of his exploration of Korea and the Lu-chu Islands, and his engagement with ... 1816-1817

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Narrative by Capt (later Sir) Murray Maxwell (1775-1831), Royal Navy, of the part played by his ship, HMS `Alceste', in Lord Amherst's Embassy to China, including an account of his exploration of Korea and the Lu-chu Islands, and his engagement with ... 1816-1817

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William Pitt Amherst, Earl Amherst of Arracan (1773-1857), succeeded as second Baron Amherst of Arracan in 1797. A Lord of the Bedchamber in 1804-1815 and 1816-1823, he served as envoy to Naples 1809-1811 and as special ambassador to China in 1816. He was made Governor-General of India in 1823, successfully led the colony through the First Burmese War, and retired to England in 1828. He died in 1857. From the description of Earl Amherst of Arracan letters to Sarah, Countess of Arraca...

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