Excerpt from Journal of Three Voyages: Along the Coast of China, in 1831, 1832,& 1833, With Notices of Siam, Corea, and the Loo-Choo Islands
The reader will observe that the voyage of the "Lord Amherst" was undertaken for commercial purposes, under the direction of the English East India Company; but Mr. Gutzlaff enjoyed every facility for imparting religious instruction. The latest information from Mr. Gutzlaff was, that he had departed from Macao on a third voyage, with the hope of reaching the court of Peking before his return.
He went to Eastern Asia under the patronage of the Netherlands Missionary Society; but his expenses have been chiefly defrayed from his own property. A few English and American friends have, however, been allowed to share in his good work by their contributions to supply him with books and medicines for distribution and use in China. To aid his further efforts, any profits which may accrue from the publication of this volume will be sacredly devoted.
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