Excerpt from The Mission to Siam, and Hue, the Capital of Cochin China, in the Years 1821-2: From the Journal of the Late George Finlayson, With a Memoir of the Author IN the year 1821, a mission was sent by the governor-general of Bengal to the courts of Siam and cochin-china, having for its object the Opening of a friendly intercourse between those countries and the British possessions, and the establishment of free trade on both sides. This mission it is well known was not at tender? With the success expected; little or no positive advantage was gained to our trade, but the foundation of a friendly intercourse was laid by the visit, and the knowledge procured may prepare the way for a future attempt under more favourable circumst'ances. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.