which was- inpIosed;hi§ Majestyfo'I&terfo: the Emperor,
between both hands lifted abovd his, head; | and in that
manner, ascending the few 'steps that led to the throne,
apd behdingron one »knee, presented the box, withra
short adress, td his 'Imperial Majesfcyj who^i gMeiOhsJ})?
receiving the samevri th in s own hands, plafced?itlby his
side, rand expressed Mthe*satisfaction he fofoai jtfig deptl-T
“ piony which his Britannic Majesty gave tohfomofihis
o esteein arid good will, in #»ding him an Embassyiwbh.
11 a letter,, and raire -presents;, that he, on his; parb eiaiter»
‘ ‘ talned serifiriients of the® same lurid towardit lhe ,sd«g4
“ reign of Great Britain, and hoped that harmony should
“ always be maintained among their re^ectivie:snbjeetsilt
This mode of reception of the representatfofeod£ the
King of Gfeat Britain, was feonsidered bydfer/Ghinese
court, as particularly; honourable and distingnhfesd •
Embassadors being seldom received by the EiripQBQf on
his throne, or their credentials delivered by them intdshisr
own hands, but into that of one ofihifc cdurtfers® These
distinctions, So little material in themselves, were how«
ever’understood by this refined people as significant £>f
a change in the opinions of their governirieht in respect
to the English \ and made a favourable impression upon
their minds*
His Imperial Majesty, after a little more conversation
with the Embassador, gave, as the first present from him
to his Majesty, a gem, or precious stone, as it was called
by the Chinese, and accounted by them of high value»
It was upWtdsijfa foot in fori gthn fold; curiously carved
into'adbfrii intended to-resemble a-'seg-ptre, such as is al-
way^iplibed Upon the Imperjaiuhrbne, and isugpnsidered
as embfomaciGtof prosperity and^peace,--
^.foThelCtóriese’Vetiqnettb^eó.rilring that Embassadors
should}, i^esideslijjhe presents brought! in tbepiame of.the
soverefoai..ofier others on their,opua^wjuiwhis E'xcellenpy,
and.the'. MMisterp^mks tHejChiinese. jeallied.ham, the in?
fe®ior Embassadorjitóp^tfpllypiyssBiltrid^fipi1'®; which
his; Imp^pial.Majesty-coiidescendedltoJrepeiy'a and gavè
in return others; fo them. Those presents’ we're probably,
-an both sides, de^s:-valuablesap.ehp estimation ofi'the; re-
flivvers than in that; of-the .donors^vbnt'vwere cq.utua»My
aoceiptabfopnporiTheydriridbatfotepf being tokensg^j£
respect on the pné pgntfoarid l^rm
upoiiiAeother.
During itheyetoinbnies; his Imperial. MajeÉJ^aappeap-
ed;perfectly ,unreserved, eheerful, and uriafFected’. The
froritispieiGe to thehrst volume of this work,riéa portrait
;ofddm,: from: a drawing by. Mrl Alexander, One of th e
draughtsmen! to JheEmbassy» h it was b id e under unfe-
vonrable EaTcu>mstanceS;i yet the persóri.dElsfoaa’iïfl manner,
are ^erfecdyMke die;(sl%inad; but the ft$uies:rif:fehe
JEa0e,rwhcch wfefe taken Jby •stokltfo andthba glaneeiUbeasr
a- less strong rese'mblance.^ This,; bf all the dra^vings
made by Mr. Alexander throughout thenbute, the)‘gentlemen
of the Embassy, who had an opportunity aficoni-
Visit tó the
Emperor*« •öOört.