Excerpt from Journal of an Expedition From Sincapore to Japan, With a Visit to Loo-Choo: Descriptive of These Islands and Their Inhabitants; In an Attempt With the Aid of Natives Educated in England, to Create an Opening for Missionary Labours in Japan I have just received the following Journal from the hand of my esteemed friend Dr. Parker, with a request that it may find its way to the Public. I cheerfully comply with that request as any movement in the portion of the world to which it relates must be interesting to this country. It is the first attempt made by a religious party to enter Japan, since the expulsion of the Roman Catholics. Though beaten off, that very circumstance may call for explanations, which may end in opening a door, long and obstinately closed, both to the Merchant and the Missionary. I have ventured on a few corrections; otherwise the Journal is as it reached me. 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.