Our First Ambassador to China : An Account of the Life of George, Earl of Macartney, with Extracts from His Letters, and the Narrative of His Experien (Paperback)

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.