Harvard University - Baker Library Historical Collections, Harvard Business School / Heard family. Heard family business records, Volume FP-4, Folder GQ-2-2, and Volume JP-2.
Mss:766 1754-1898. Baker Library Historical Collections, Harvard Business School.
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rash and ill advtae:\. manner.
The
Portugeae inatated that
it
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only
beeau.e
the
Englhh
had
dhgraced
the
Portugeee name
that the
Chineu
daTed to at te!ilot
what
they
he.:i .
I think when
the
lallt
ephode
started 1 1IIas abo",t leaving
Sium&-
ha1
for Bong-Kong. I went
Ilown
in Dent" ate8lller,
the
Iq-ee- lIIOQn , She
was
II
beautiful boat to look at but 1I'a8 not very fast. We
had.
III nice
TWl down, b\l.t were
kept
outside
thirtY-lib hour,
while
the
despatches
were aent in.
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waa tediouII, but, .. s we all 'IIBre 1n the habit of
doing the Ba:llB thin&. we dld not complain.
I we8 in Hon&-Ko:l& till December, ..hen I went .(I€!!.ln t o ShlInghal,
with Dix'IIell. liothiDg bad occurred in
the
:
lIilL'lti!ll8 except
the
uaual rQund
of duty. I had no special realon !'or ,g0111<: to Sba."lghal . e::s:cept II general
resthune.. . 'Ie never had
tM.
in old t1!1181 in Canton,
when
we lalew 11'8
could not go
~her. .
Now
that
we cO\lld go, we wanted to
Iio
it. Henee
1
wa. on
"
IY
way again to Sbangh.a.i. We went
up
in the .&.Jen a:ld
had. '"
fellaw paesengere , beside. Dixwell , ).!r. Pitkin,
llr .
Route and
!
Jr••
a.gaad . 'Ie went ta Hankaw in
the
iire- De.rt a few
~.
a!ter we arrived.
During
thh trip t() Shazl&h.ai, on the 30th
at
Janlary , 1362, occurred a
heavy enaw .tOntl. T"ne enow ten for thirty-sh: hours an a stretch, Mol
w.. lIIore than thirty inchee deep an a level , .. thing not before l::.eard of
in
that
latitu4e.
The
ne1t morni ng the gla.. I!I&I'ked a degree, Fahrenheit .
OUr
fellaw pa.senger, were very plea,ant people ,
~ .
l".tkin
npecially. !.!rs. Osgaod wall ..ife ta Captain aagaad of the ship Archer •
He
hn'i
left her and wanted employment in China. She WI'" quite a pretty
woman . 1 never saw her efter our arrival.
Captain West took com'nd
at
the Fire-Dart after Johneon left
He made L"l eltCe1lent commBnder ruld remained in her till
!
lett Chlr.a.
her.
III
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,
pring of laS2
I
made leveral tripe
up
and down tb" COBllt ,
,
and to
HankJW
and back. but they preunted nothing of special interest .
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