j^mey t» disposition in them to .harass their ..poorer, neighbours
with vexation^ suits; but. it tiseasserted- that, in ^facb,
m o n e ^ k th|^grand instrument.ofedepisiam in thexGhir
n es& tourts, which«gene raily find'reason, at the. bottom
of the longest purse.. The dispensers..^, justig^. are nqt
placed in China above temptation,- by the'amount- of
their salaries, which would render, thé .aocept^ncte./of
presents asunnècessaiy/as they are.improper.
The influx of silver from Europe intojChina, witfiin
a century has occasioned, a.great increase in. the, gricg.
df all articles .of consumptions and has. altered tjieqjro^,
poxtion between the fixed salaries of thei^eypral officers
of government, and the usüad expehce.s ófitheia®f£esp,gc&
tive stations. The ancient missionaries mention, in they;
accounts, the extreme cheapness of livin,g: at that timé inr
China ; but many of thefeeóessaries.of life, are not ‘ nov?
fewer than in England.
An occasion happens of partiality in all ^differences
between Tartars and Chinese, when it could séa<reèly b,e
expected that the balance of justice would ber held ;with
an. equal hand between the conquerors and the., con 7
quered. This inconvenience is little felt,howey©r^in
the southern provinces, where the travellers were, now
pursuing their route. Few Tartars-:were. ;to be .found
there except*, suclv as filled considerable employments,
whose leaning towards individuals of their own nation,
there was consequently but little opportunity, of betray*
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in n#^abfimrM»o1d ^ f -Koap g - s ' ^ a d - ' ■ -
hm^of'thel^^tlfe^^^ef^iiae^siie travellers dbffffT day.
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and ‘oiififelfte^^iefly mills
^ith^dA^r.shp^dl^H^it'he
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distanee^of’ some indeed^ ox^b'^k,f'¥alM^o,i’dit,t
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cpy;erb'd^wit,h reed^f-and i»rushe®,?knd I’pfrirely in'uridalfed
for;a part’ of the ybSib.: tNot^kt viM'a^fiS^'fe^hfeHesn ;'j niff
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sbi;4feated;sbmetimeS-a^J|bl|t^approache^ilj®|^d3bat.
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