id author title date pages extension mime words sentences flesch summary cache txt mdp.39015002986019 Johnston, James D. China and Japan: being a narrative of the cruise of the U. S. steam-frigate Powhatan 1860 .txt text/plain 99451 3195 56 two years and three months' service as the Senior Lieutenant, or Executive Officer, of the Flag-ship of the East The day previous to this little fĂȘte, I accompanied Mr. Farnum and several of the officers of the ship to the residence of a wealthy gentleman in the country, where we While he remained on board, two large boats were employed transporting to the Minnesota the numerous articles of provisions, etc., which we had brought for her from Shanghai. The Commodore had been compelled by indisposition to deny himself the pleasure; and the party consisted of Captain Pearson of the Powhatan, attended by five officers of the ship his diplomatic engagements having prevented his departure from China at the time of the first visit of the ship board the Toey-wan from a neighboring gun-boat to inform Flag-officer Tattnall that the English Admiral had ./cache/mdp.39015002986019.pdf ./txt/mdp.39015002986019.txt