CONTENTS.
Brief Notice of China and Siam, and the Labours of Protestant Missionaries in these and the adjacent Countries i— xciii
INTRODUCTION.
Exclusive System unnatural and unjust — Exclusion of Christianity — Prejudice against Foreigners, and its Causes — Early Civilization of China — Population Literature — Disputes with Foreigners — Foreign Embassies to China — False Estimate of the Government, and of the Morals of the People — Catholic Missions— The Grounds of Hope for China ........ 1
JOURNAL OF THE FIRST VOYAGE.
CHAP. I. — Missionary Labours in Siam — Encourage- ments and Obstacles — Royal Family — Native Christians — Chinese Residents — Peguans — Burman Slaves — Malays — Moors — Laos — Cambojans — Cochin- China — Catholic Missions — Trade — Chinese Junks — Idolatrous Rites— Missions to China ...... 22
