Our First Ambassador to China

Zusammenfassung This 1908 biography of the British statesman, diplomat and administrator George Macartney (1737-1806) made use of much previously unpublished material, including letters and documents from the family archives. It complements the two-volume 1807 account of Macartney's life by Sir John Barrow, also reissued in this series.

Klappentext

A 1908 biography of the British statesman George Macartney (1737 1806) based on previously unpublished letters and documents.

Inhalt

Preface; 1. Early days and mission to Russia; 2. Mission to Russia; 3. Marriage, Parliament, Ireland; 4. Chief Secretary for Ireland; 5. Governor of Grenada; 6. Madras; 7. India, London, Ireland; 8. Journal of embassy from London to China; 9. Straits of Sunda and Batavia; 10. A journal of the embassy to China in 1792 1794; 11. Embassy to China; 12. Embassy to China; 13. Mission to Verona; 14. Governor of the Cape, and the last days; Index.