tjoiirneydo
Canton.
in that respect. .. The Embassador; was not.quh&tccrfein
that, this, apprehension.
p ^ n m in d .. It roight bsw^arjsenl frQm a s.bill highef'
soujcjad but, atany.rate, it was an indication, that &qm
jtjpnse^of t^^Eiiglish dand: forcés in Indian and o&jhajr
strength eivéfty ^whçrfe b«y sea* the British natipi%p'^s
felt to be too powerfnijnot to requir.e -some management
towards., it,,.even from the pro,ud.empire o f Ch^n^^His
Excellency acknowledged , to ,-the Viceroy, thatfjhe had
entertained some doubts o f tjag dis,ppsiçi§n pf&hf-j QOUjEt
or ministers of Pekin towards his country ; but in consequence;
qf the .explanations which the Emperors mi- .
pister who accompanied Jiim to Har^chqo-fqq>-; Jis
as hq, the Viceroy, gave;him of his Imperil,Majesty’s
real sentimental he relied.. .pn- the!;assuran®f§ith were
%P?s&ifWulymade to him o.f; a particular attention to
*|h!vipterfisfcsiio£ t|s |B ritish snb|f.cM in China,Yan^l hârf-
fxpressed already this |^l|igncf in thg |< ^ u n ts yyhiçh; hp
had transmitted'of hisjiggotiation frqm Han-çhpq-foo to
tin: English government, wh ich, he. doubte4 jiot, wquld
confide in the accomplishment of the premises made; to
him. The Viçeroy jthen asked the Embassador if-he
could authorize him to promise a proof, ojf the continuance
of this good disposition, by the King’s writing soon
to his Imperial Majesty, and by sending again a minister
toChina, if the Emperor were disposed to allow of such,
not with the.parade and expence o f the present Embassy,
bW'SSmplly ’asugi lestimokyrof<^||i|;ubsistirig friendship ,]™r%ey_to
oJf his^Britanaatt&M^efety. i'tE^iMsJnh.dxpeqled^ppo^ah
KingHM^U'Wr probably to
t>h^E4ppbrdin^o^fpkhQwledge feke:ip^s»t>s.vsen4h^fK|m 1
and -toitba’nk himKfor/$befhi^ the
EmbaSss^t vfo;G?rcum&lab (% ^ i s t in e h j f e m ^ .( h ^ |^ ^ t ^ it,
all;<©£ w - ^ ^ 5? ^ istilL h 0Pe(i might^p|Wigh^ate,uti in
time! | ,iku'W?hatt the 'd i s t a f l f ^ f e d ^ ^ l i e m ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ l S t 1
other,,. and1 it
i n ip i^ ^ ab le^ tcfedsfeeT^n^pi p f ft
mow .Embassy. The* Vicercy^oncludgdi thf jponvcrsa-
tion by 's^yingq draito&e^ould^immediatojs&aidisnhtehia
CQU&iedlh, to ®el*ate.(he!Snhstanie^^h^-^PPf?^efl^-ef?
together .'withe sUcb rdm|,hinaspfkjst, WjQulcf»
he ^trustedp^tyq'pef^ sa>tisfactiqrtKtQ«the /Emperofon
alhpointi ;
T h e 'p a rty had scarqdynetabarked ’anpwj.wh en■-the
violence of the-wand a n d rain-. either ^-retarded of entirely
stopped; their .progress*. After,^theUsKoweaist had^e-eased,'
theirtdffect in swelling, thersrivdr! still cpnlinuedv andiiits
current-being!favourable, fchqyipfoeeeded/rapidfy along
the' stream:»- Ahoul^ttajjcity ofppangfs in - fo 6» thedsyeafcher
was again wet', Coldyand(gloomy. The e c h nW ^ a d * ^
a' rude, appearance'../On each b a n k , ofdthe
Sometimes large masses ofI naked' 'rQfik^hfy.ast, height',
and resembMngufehe rdughmednefotof! natures: which’ had