CHAPTER I 
VOYAGE OUT TO INDIA. 
Embark. — Departure from the Lizard. — Arrival at Madeira. — Remarks on the Island. — 
Plants. — Wine Trade, &c.— Cape Palmas. — Pass the Line. — St. Helena. — Visits, 
and other Transactions there.- — Remarks on the Island, and its Value to Great 
Britain. — Voyage thence to the Cape of Good Hope. — Arrival there. — Tour in the 
Country. — Observations on its Importance as a Naval Station. — Departure. — Isle of 
St, Paul. — Nicobar Islands. — Arrival in the Hoogly River. 
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