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-out ;pf sanbtherddtter fam. feke:Emfiei^m|&3t as hemsant
to resign his crown;in>the hfty-'seYerithiypgj|$É the cur-
•rentYcycl^3:ans wering. to;the1 y earihS) Qi&sof %e Christian
jeralihe should be glad tot sèeisuch Ministerifey'tb^titiipCj
or as sohffilafterwards asyuaiglijhe convMientw Thus the
'uhdertakihg?hut contrary totheprospects whiqh clouded
lils progress j succeeded., at length spoBdidy
in obtaining permission, but tecei>ii*%. an invitation, for_
a, similar/intercourse with the court of, Ghina^whenever
the.Governmcttfe ofdpreat Britain and the Company shall
deem Wx|*adr0Kt hbMeiijw jti
jdThsisg^sfenE Embassador, his suite, and attend
dants i o Europeans i and Chinese. ^ntinuedyAhCantpr
terjhayfo all theirae^pfenEes ctefmyed. bpnhfe Imperial
Majesty.^ k
■ ’This consideration alone would have been.sufficient
to indueeibis Excellency ho remove» to, and. wait for the
departure>bf,the Li°h atiMacaói%ht&e he mightibe supposed
to be óiit b f the Chinese territories,>ankl no longer'
consequently, at the Emperor s charge... The same honours
were paid to the Embassador on his leaving, as hq
had received omhis:arriving at Canton. Thé) attention
of the Viceroy towards him was uniform throughout;
hisrpersonal. regard seemed to increase in proportion to
his . further acquaintaneefwith his Excellency ; as well
as ;the consequent inclination . h e. avowed in favour of
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