Journey ■
Cantonto of mountains which isbrchund that town on several sides.
= Its whole cokrse does not exceed two Kundrfed miles ;
being generally through a hilly and little frequented
country;Land It has no communication with ahy consi-
Arable road, river, or canal, until it reaches Han-choo-
foo. Fewer vessels of any kind are seen upon it, than in
any other part of the empire-where the Embassy had
passed by water ; and, indeed, it iVas less adapted for
navigation; but even here, the remotest spot was cultivated
and populous. Below Han-choo-foo the fiver1 was
very much enlarged and crowded ifrlfch Vessels of evdty
kind passing to and from the Eastern sea. j
Another river takes its rise to the Southward of thesame
mountains, on which the Embassy was to embark after
passing by: land over the intermediate space. The gr£at
road from Pekin to Canton lay through Nan-kin, tbeaiSL
cient capital of the empire; but the necessity of going
to Han-ehoo-foo, between which and Canton the inter-
course by land was rare, led the present travellers thro
routes perhaps untrod by Europeans before. They had,
therefore, a fair opportunifey^of observing the real state
of some of the interior parts of the country.
The amicable visits between the Viceroy and* the Embassador.
were repeated ini their covered barges, as well
as on the day during which preparations were making
for, their journey by land. From the Viceroy ’s-station
as governor of two great provinces; and from bis kindred
t»the Emperor, nosubjact in China could be higher., joimep to
orjw*a§ entitled.to mane» prnfaiuadforms o f respect from —r1. >..*.
all ot'hbnclasses -ofl^iaaiese;;; - but his meek mind-seemed
tq| shurt ^ L He.insisted. Both) on
Chow-ta-^hin and Vamta-Zhin sitting! in his presence^
who- were thus.enabled to assist; at the interviews he had
with his Excellgiahy nor was the^Gbinese; interpreter
iindenany Constraint before Jsim, Me succeeded te*bunr
ta-Zhin in-d regular and^almost* dailly cprrespondtwe
wfdibhe Emperor, from wkom.tebonveyed ? sey^rakpur
cions- mgssages tojj -thei Etnfeassador; TheI conversation
with-the Viceroy turnedfrequeELtly on; the ƒ grievances jj to
which foreigners, and ‘particularly .thei-|baglhh, ^
subj/ectediat>Ga®l©», Has natural;behevolencejdisposed
him to--attendee such complaints.;; andGhawrta-Zhin,
whombedradt ahem intolh is; con£d;ence?,-;ahd2up(mi whose
attachment-the^ iknbassadoB bad'; rCasoni-to irely, undertook''
to; explain and- press the| matter, .to him inv private;
It might be' advantageoushkeWi&js,'. that- The remonstrance's
-thus made might, in the. Viceroys’ private dispatches
written during the. journey,vreauh. his Imperial
Majesty unmixediwith other, subjeets.: It
I The Viceroy» and Embassadd^awiersisoan; informed,
that-every thing was - ready fo® piiEsuing their journey.
Some little difficuby had, however,.oecurredin the pre,-
parations>f©r-nt. So numerous.a party,had seldom passed
that way. A proportionate* number of horses were not