China: A General Description of that Empire and Its Inhabitants ; with the History of Foreign Intercourse Down to the Events which Produced the Dissolution of 1857, Band 1J. Murray, 1857 - 480 Seiten |
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China: A General Description of That Empire and Its Inhabitants; With the ... John Francis Davis, Sir Keine Leseprobe verfügbar - 2016 |
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ambassador Amoy ancient appeared arrived authority bamboo boats Boca Tigris British called canal Canton Canton province Canton river capital Captain Elliot carried ceremony character chief China Chinese government Chusan coast commencement commissioner committee conduct Confucius considerable consul course court custom death despatched dynasty edict embassy emperor empire English European factory favour feet Fokien Fooyuen force foreign frigate gates George Staunton Hong merchants honour immediately imperial India intercourse island Jesuits junks Kien-loong length letter Lord Lord Macartney Macao majesty's ships Manchow mandarins manner ment military mission Mongol Nanking nations native Ningpo observed occasion officers opium peace Peking Peking river period person portion Portuguese present principal proceeded proved province punishment rank reign remarkable respect seems sent Shanghae side silk Sir George soon sovereign success taëls Tartar tion town trade treaty troops vessels viceroy wall Whampoa whole Yellow River