S M EMBASSY TO CHINA.
}ourney.td whfefe/ih half an. hbarj Sumta- Zbin returned his visit .-
fgfe The conversation here beqataeJess formal : findingfin
the teuæsèfrflt/ that the EmbaoesàdfliBS residenbeibadheoin-*
tieubdfci^ithreeiyearfe in Russia, lie appeared at a loss
to gaess whàt- public EusineSS he èohld havfe Mfoagfep
f® trahsactethenfduring sodpn^ k period.' -His'surprise
led to ariexplanatitm of th e cusioiiri of European daflgns
with- regard ho theif motufel ihterGOurse) for which purpose
the respective sovereigns usually kept embassadors
habâuallf' residing ât 'eadh othèEs ' ccnirtà rjpjpè Jtnh^
meins iefciplrhcal friendship wàs maintained] an d je ï-
lduriesylikelÿ ètheftvisé té arise from • accidental misun-
déffctSadings, -were éffeetààlly prevdntddi
Surt'fcUZhiri■ deemed no less uetûaterd byyftpsohaî eu-
rioisityan Mapcfùéstiobsv than h^rrhe'desire’ Of cdrffmuna-
eating ttŸth’e Emperdr1 every infônhitioh relative to thfe
English* and other nations-o f’ Errrope#^in^m;6hfaa|
which hè could collect M his convBf^tmnwhh:;the Eaèa-
bassador. It was apparent how mtich theEmibassy leccoe*
pied the atten tion o f his Imperial Majesty» frônr theadailp
eorpesponefende heEëld eohcefhing it. Â'nd MstEkcëh
Jèneyc easily perceived that he was advanoihg more iri
the :fdal fôbject; of* his mission, that of teihéVing tfife préjudices
bf the Chinese government against 'the English,
by cbnvérgïng in fact faiailiarly through;* so' libferil a
channel with his Imperial Majesty, than hisl constrained
intercourse had permitted during his residene’d at cèüftî
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Thosj^n^miial! viajts^wkoe repeated fr^fjuenJy. Thetre*
Kppnhi via ryauttfs,. ijpxanf .a, signal, ^approach ed„ ancLgrapr fo°-
plingj each other^ithse parties, stepped 1 attmdice) from one-
vess>el"to. tjheot Imi^Qftens -at their meetings, Sun-tia^-Zhin
read paragraphs 4 takemfrom -thmE^tperon s; disjpatohe’sj tb
him, containing.some gracious*-;expressions,.towaard^lhis
Eise|lehcy;and thoa^.of his suite, oe^sionedibyihel reports
heiha-d made,of thqir comdqdiariddispbsitiori. The
picture probahlys giveni ofjtKeir. manners* by thpfonmer
Legated hayingibeen an‘fie;diseDyeiediby‘.Suii=6a-7Zhin to
he.disrbrted apd* unjust, the disgust hefojtiat saach.a >mis.-
rfdpfdsejntatipnjjwas .sufficient tocinelimavrnind like.hiss,
to ^ e , at least, as favourable .in this necdunts he t ihr^mit-r
ted of fehem^.aslcgtiidd bm^nkdstenti vjith his^ownfpbseo-
varied :and opinion: BJfcsiderihe natural liberality .of.kgs
'disposition, hj$ taste, for literature g cm tribntedpnb-doubt,
to t correct any-narrow or national :prejudioe* which -he
might originally hake.imbibed .feom’thg matiaaje.of.'his
education, and the maximsj and* *<bpin i onss Uf thpsecwith
whom he, lgved. He was'.stored with whatever knowledge
Chinese'ic&iiManeho6>Ta®tar.bookis[-could' furnish.
Was the only mandarine*, among.those whom. the^Embas-
sador had* an. opportunity, of knowing] .whot travelled
<witk .a: 'ia> ra^ el'HeI^d>mkrtt^)«R>ip fais- maastHersy tho
he stilL-th ought iriiheeessaryi to be» tendgioUs* of the
privileges . attached do. the rank, he He was - not
only a Colao, but washonoured with, the yellow-mantle