Ebook The Expedition to Borneo of H. M. S. Dido

The visit of her Majesty's ship Dido to Borneo, and her services against the pirates, occupy comparatively so small a portion of these volumes, that some excuse may be necessary for their leading title.

It was only by undertaking to make the account of them part of the narrative, that I could prevail upon my friend Mr. Brooke to entrust me with his Journal for any public object; and when I looked at his novel and important position as a Ruler in Borneo, and was aware how much of European curiosity was attached to it, I felt it impossible not to consent to an arrangement which should enable me to trace the remarkable career through which he had reached that elevation.