Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog Project Gutenberg 2013-10-30 Public domain in the USA. 426 Roberts, Edmund 1784 1836 Roberts, Edmund Q. (Edmund Quincy) 05012055 Embassy to the Eastern Courts of Cochin-China, Siam, and Muscat In the U. S. Sloop-of-war Peacock, David Geisinger, Commander, During the Years 1832-3-4 Produced by Henry Flower and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/Canadian Libraries) "Embassy to the Eastern Courts of Cochin-China, Siam, and Muscat" by Edmund Roberts is a historical account written in the early 19th century. The narrative chronicles the author's experiences as a special envoy on a diplomatic mission to the courts of Cochin-China, Siam, and Muscat, aimed at establishing equitable trade relations for American commerce in those regions. Through detailed observations and interactions with various cultures, Roberts provides insight into the political and commercial landscapes of Southeast Asia during that era. The opening of the work sets the stage for the diplomatic mission, describing the initial preparations and the motivations behind the journey. The author, selected as a special agent by the U.S. government, outlines the precarious nature of American commerce and the need for treaties to combat the imposition faced by American traders. Roberts recounts the voyage from Boston, detailing encounters with various islands and their inhabitants, while also articulating the pressing challenges, including piracy and extortion, that marked the American presence in these Eastern markets. The introduction serves not only as a prelude to the specifics of the mission but also as a commentary on the economic conditions and cultural nuances encountered along the way. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/44075/44075-h/images/cover.jpg Reading ease score: 59.2 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en Southeast Asia -- Description and travel Southeast Asia -- Commerce DS Text Category: Travel Writing Category: History - American Category: History - Modern (1750+) 1110244 2025-09-17T16:16:22.480570 text/html 1099199 2024-10-23T19:25:37 text/html 505436 2025-09-17T16:16:35.809512 application/epub+zip 524655 2025-09-17T16:16:24.619562 application/epub+zip 516240 2025-09-17T16:16:23.440595 application/epub+zip 817460 2025-09-17T16:16:43.529491 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 748071 2025-09-17T16:16:34.683539 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 740357 2022-09-20T06:35:56.384484 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1031169 2025-09-17T16:16:20.837572 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 1011193 2024-10-23T19:25:37 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17211 2025-09-17T16:16:43.682453 application/rdf+xml 16705 2025-09-17T16:16:23.579574 image/jpeg 2868 2025-09-17T16:16:23.510549 image/jpeg 464477 2025-09-17T16:16:22.560555 application/octet-stream application/zip en.wikipedia