I *»■ III
rangements fop the j'-mmey into Tartary.— Leave Pekin; csreum-
fiances- of 'the jomney-.. ■ ' — - _ | l p% t t<&
c , i t a p , x iv
Arrive a t the town i f ' Chineje tp{~
diets, lt&c.~-P-qft' thb'-gredt different
-appearante o f Tartary and CMna.:—P a fs' an~exti%6i~ dinary: mountain,,
— Arrive at-the palace Cbaung-ehaunuve • the circumfiances o f it.—
Example o f the indujlry o f the peq£ants^_andthe cultivation o f the-
country*— Some account o f the tenure By which lands'are-held m
Gbitta,— Arrive at the palace pfChllachotti^eng.— B ^ f^ iptjonof it*
——Arrangements, ftttie d fo r the manner in which1 th e smhijjy- was to
make its. entrance into fieh<d'+ ___t- f s&iy
c h a p , m
A rrive at the palace < f CatiachotreJhangfuJ—^Stap a t one o f the
Emperor's pagodas.— 'The public, tyifry into fe b o l j and circumfiances.
o f it.— Befcription o f the palace provided fo r th eB riiilh emhajfy.— A
principal mandarin paps a unfit o f ceremony: to the- A r^ ffiiM ri— S ^ .
gular eonduti refpe&ing the provifons-. JuppHed fo ttth e jh lte .— fk e pt
efents unpacked and dijplayed.-— An account o f them,
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‘J’he prefents removed from the palace.— Anotification received that the?
Emperor would give audience, foj the Britijfh Ambajfador.— Or d eif
ijfuedto thefuite on the oceajiOn.—- ‘The procejfiottiathe Imperial palace
defcr-ibed,— The- Ambajfador's f r f i ' audience o f the Efapvror.— Prefents
received on- the occafon.— The Ahtbajfador's- fecond 'vifiti ib[ the
Emperor. Additionahprefents.— Favourable opinions entertained o f
tkejfiecefs-ofthe embajjfy - . f 145
( x x i |
C HAP. XW. '
The Ambajfador v ifted by mandarins -èfi the part o f the Emperor, to
invite him ta court on the dnniverfary o f his Intperial Majefiy’s birthday.—
The Whole fuite" attended on theyp'cyfan.— The Imperial palace
dferiiteds— SomeJacàautttçf’ theEtHfiUtop.— A WëCefaôn o f prejhnfs.
—-Mtiftn&fs tmnfà&ed w ith the Imperial- comf.—^Pàrti&Êâr f refont o f
the Emperor- ofChina to the King o fC rea t Britain.—Akfcripfion o f
theatrical i&tr&martbal,
and punt [bed,, ... • • p, 1^1
C H A P . KV*
Leave-the city- o f fehol.-—Wtefcriptiotfi qfflsto 'Hocks in its neighbourhood-
——Circumfiances o f theJourney.— Arrive at Pekin. Arrangements made
there.— Thcremaindlsfi o f the pr fonts prepared to Befent to the Emperor.—
Sickaefi prevails among the' foidkre-.— The Ambajfador attends
his Imperial M ajefiy. — Briefaccount o f his palace.— Further arrange—
rnents- rafpatiing the houjBold i f the mbaJfy.— Prfmts to the Em-
feron and the- grand Choulaa.— The Emperor goes /S'- TEeumen-
manyewnen to-Joe tike prefonts*— M s perfsn- and d rift particularly
defgnbed.-.— PrefentfsrecewedfromeourtfgrtheirBritannic MajeJtiesS
— Circumfiances concerning tbofe which had been font to. the Emperor^
—Report prevails, that the embajjy is.ta-kave Peking , p. 16&
. . e H A P . K t L .
Criers fu e d j’a rtBe.jdjie ioprefare fo r an immediate departure from»
Pehn.— The Emperor r fife s to allow o f any delay.^-(Sreat confu-
fitn occafbned by this JUdden. departure.— The emliajjy leaves Pekin,.
Returns to Tong-tcBew.— Order o f the junks which are t& take thee
embajfy to Canton.— Difficulties refpeHing the baggage.— The. junks-:
enttha canal.— Dfcript/on <f it.— Circumfiances o f the. Voyage*—
Flew