A collection of writings given to the American Geographical Society by Gideon Nye.
Formosa: search for foreigners in the island, 1851; extracts from Benyowsky's memoirs, and other papers -- [Letter from G. Nye to Commodore Perry, dated Dec. 8, 1853 -- The morning of my life in China -- Peking: the goal, the sole hope of peace -- Inaugural address at Concordia Hall, Canton, Dec. 15, 1873 -- British opium policy and its results to India and China -- The opium question and the northern campaigns ... -- The event of the hour -- [Letter from G. Nye to the editor of The American Centenary, dated July 19th, 1875] -- The rationale of England's attitude toward China