A Salem shipmaster and merchant; the autobiography of George Nichols . , andmany lives were lost. Nothing more worthy of note occurred while Iwas at Manila, and having completed the cargo,an assorted one of indigo, sugar, etc., we sailed i While at Manila, thinking it might be two or threemonths before the season would allow me to return home,I planned to take a trip to Japan. I was to go in theActive with a small cargo of sugar, piece goods, gentleman from New York then at Manila, took greatinterest in this enterprise, which, by the way, was consid-ered a very bold one, as the Japanese
A Salem shipmaster and merchant; the autobiography of George Nichols . , andmany lives were lost. Nothing more worthy of note occurred while Iwas at Manila, and having completed the cargo,an assorted one of indigo, sugar, etc., we sailed i While at Manila, thinking it might be two or threemonths before the season would allow me to return home,I planned to take a trip to Japan. I was to go in theActive with a small cargo of sugar, piece goods, gentleman from New York then at Manila, took greatinterest in this enterprise, which, by the way, was consid-ered a very bold one, as the Japanese ports were closedagainst all foreigners, the Dutch alone excepted, andassisted in purchasing my cargo. My intention was toship for Ningpo. But arrived at Japan, I was to feigndistress and put into Nagaski for repairs. Once allowedto land, I hoped to be able to dispose of my cargo advan-tageously. I set sail and had been out about a week, whenthe monsoon changed, and I was prevented from going day or two more of favorable weather would havebrought me to Parlor closet where the china was kept which was sent home from India in theship of Jerathmiel Peirce, father-in-law of George Nichols, MARRIAGE AND LAST VOYAGES 77 for home, via Europe, on the 12th of November,1802. We had a safe and pleasant passage to theCape of Good Hope, arriving there about the 10thof January. We put into Table Bay for refresh-ments, when we were informed of a very interest-ing event which had occurred there a few daysbefore. This Cape, which was taken by theEnglish from the Dutch some years previous tothis, had been by a late treaty of peace ceded tothe Dutch, and they sent officers and troops totake possession. They arrived the latter part ofDecember. The British general and officers pro-posed surrendering the fort immediately, but theDutch General said, No, that he should preferto wait until the first of January, as that was agala day with them. On the 31st of Decembermost of the troops th
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