The Expedition to Borneo of H. M. S. Dido —— For the Suppression of Piracy, With Extracts From the Journal of James Brooke, Esq., Of Sarawak, Now Her Majesty's Commissioner and Consul-General to the Sultan and Independent Chiefs of Borneo

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ISBN: 9781332054640 出版年：2016 页码：385 Henry Keppel Forgotten Books

The visit of her Majesty's ship Dido to Borneo, and her services against the pirates, occupy comparatively so small a portion of these volumes, that some excuse may be necessary for their leading title.It was only by undertaking to make the account of them part of the narrative, that I could prevail upon my friend Mr. Brooke to entrust me with his Journal for any public object; and when I looked at his novel and important position as a Ruler in Borneo, and was aware how much of European curiosity was attached to it, I felt it impossible not to consent to an arrangement which should enable me to trace the remarkable career through which he had reached that elevation.