o f a Hottentot.-Malay of the fame defcent as the Chinefe.— Curious coincidences
in the Cujloms f f thefe and the Sumatrans.— Cingahfe of Chinefe Origin.— One
of the Brigs diffiatched to Chu-fan fo r Pilots.— Rapid Currents among the
JJlands. —■ Vifit to the Governor.— Difficulties in procuring Pilots.— Arbitrary Pro•
seeding of the Governor.— Pilots puzzled with our Compafs— Ignorance o f-A r r iv e
in the Gulph of Pe-tehe-lee.— V ift o f two Officers from Court, and their Prefent
— enter the Pei-ho, and embark in convenient Yachts.— Accommodating Conduit
o f the two Officers— Profufon o f Provifons.— Appearance o f the Country— o f the
People.— Drefs 'o f the Women.— Remarks on their fmall Beet.— Chinefe an uncleanly
and frowzy People— Immenfe Crowds o f People and River Craft at Tien-
Sing— Decent and prepojeffing Conduit o f the Multitude— MuflcalAir fung by
the Rowers o f the Tachts— Favourable Traits in the Chinefe CharaRer— Face
and Prodults of the Country— Multitudes o f People Inhabitants of the Water.—
Another lnftance of arbitrary Power— Difembark at Tong Tchoo, and are lodged
in a Temple. - “ " P aSe 25
C H A P . III.
Journey through the Capital to a Country Villa o f the Emperor.
Return to Pekin. The Imperial Palace and Gardens o f Yuen-
min-yuen, and the Parks o f Gehol.
Order, o f Proceffion from Tong-choo to the Capital— Crowd affiembled on the Occa-
flon.— AppIarance of Pekin without and within the Walls— Some Account o f this
City.-Proceed to a Country Villa o f the Emperor— Inconveniencies o f— Return to
Pekin— Embajfador proceeds to Tartary.— Author fent to the Palace o f Yuen-min-
yuen— M ife r a b le Lodgings o f— Vifit o f the Prefident and Members o f the Mathematical
Tribunal.— O f the Bifbop o f Pekin, and others— Gill's Sword-blades—
Hatchett’s Carriages— Scorpion found in a Cajk packed at Birmingham— Portraits
of Englijh Nobility.— EffeRs of Accounts from Tartary on the Officers o f State in
Pekin— Emperor’s return to the Capital— InfpeRs the Prefents— Application
o f the Embajfador for Leave to depart.— Short Account of the Palace and Gardens o f
Yuen-min-yuen Lord Macartney’ s Defcription o f the Eajlern and W Jlern Parks
i f Gehol— And his general Remarks on Chinefe Landfcape Gardening. 87
C H A ^
C H A P . IV .
Sketch o f the State o f Society in China.— Manners, Cuftoms,
Sentiments, and Moral Character o f the People.
Condition o f Women, a Criterion o f the State o f Society— Degraded State o f in
China, — Domeflic Manners unfavourable to Filial AffeRion. — Parental Authority—
III EffeRs o f feparating the Sexes. — Social Intercourfe unknown, except
fo r gaming. Their Worfhip Jolitary— Feafs i f New Tear— Propenfity
to gaming. Influence o f the Laws feems to have deflroyed the natural Cha-
raRer o f the People.— Made them indifferent, or cruel— Various Inflances o f
this Remark in public and in private Life— Remarks on Iifanticide— Perhaps
lefs general than ufually thought— CharaRer o f Chinefe in Foreign Countries—
Temper and Difpofltion f f the Chinefe. Merchants. Cuckoo-Clocks— ConduR of
a Prince of the Blood. O f the Prime Minifter. Comparifon o f the Phyfical and
Moral CharaRers of the Chinefe and Man-tchoo Tartars. General CharaRer o f
the Nation illaflrated. - ® *3®
C H A P . V .
Manners and Amufements o f the Court— Reception o f Em-
baifadors.— Character and private Life o f the Emperor—
His Eunuchs and Women.
General CharaRer o f the Court— O f the Buildings about the Palace— Lord Macart-
ney’s Account of his IntroduRion— O f the Celebration o f the Emperor's Anniverfary
Feflival— O f a Puppet-Shew— Comedy and Pantomime— Wreflling— Conjuring
and Fire-Works— Reception .and Entertainment o f the Dutch Embaffadors from
a Manufcript Journal-Obfervations on the State f f the Chinefe Stage— Extraordinary
Scene in one o f their Dramas— Grofs and indelicate Exhibitions Sketch o f
Kien-Long’j- Life and CharaRer— Kills his Son by an unlucky Blow— conceives
himfelf immortal— Influence of the Eunuchs at the Tartar Conquefl— their prefent
State and Offices— Emperor's Wife, Queens, and Concubines— How difpofed o f at
his Death. - - • ' *9 '
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