British Royal Navy ship commander and author (1819-1851)

Five years in China : from 1842 to 1847. With an account of the occupation of the islands of Labuan and Borneo by Her Majesty's forces / by Lieut. F.E. Forbes.

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Frederick E. Forbes

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Five years in China : from 1842 to 1847. With an account of the occupation of the islands of Labuan and Borneo by Her Majesty's forces / by Lieut. F.E. Forbes.