Excerpt from 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 A special or confidential agent being necessary to carry into effect the new measures of government, lhad the honour to be selected for that duty, at the particular recommendation of the secretary of the Navy. 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.