names not arbitfkfyrfqf^d07ff^§cehfbèhaiÂou^^[4hfj spe'cïqipff"at ■
Tien-sing .—Troops drawn out tofe^meithe Enib/lssador ht landing—
order of parade—fans earned byufhe military—Cei emonypinplying
ubiàüityof the Emperor’s perspn-^-bis desire, lo receive the Embassy
at Zhe-bol in Tartary.—Proposal of tb'erLj:g£te rCSficiingWf§resents
-Pvér-ruléd'by the Pkeroy.-ifFpprCondiéi dffSmfa two,persons ean-
lraded~—P T ^ n h f r im ^^^Vïcêrl^üT'ff^wM'e^hiifê^^Wnfs e
theûfé0séene in aplay —fntillig encêrècjdfedfrom 'pirf£.'.0mpèr.—
Account of two missionaries aideammng to reach M s —Character
ofdvil, and military qfffM? ofTier, - sing -R e ite r s brought p rîffiï ly to
the Embassador from Pekin—their contents .—Extent m i population
of Tien-sm§n—Inhabitants residing upon th^waJ-er.^Ilÿk^isPi^^i
Tien-sing—the Cilia Celeste of Marco Polo - feM f jîÛ iy dlefl loitb'Jh'e’
holcus sorghum—^measures of dpadtyasceittaineffpyÿhfgmir^ÿi,esM
of this plant—?nillet and other esculent plants—no weeds.—Lands
subject to irmndàtibns—ànd grain toibefddiçur^WM^M^ffâp^P^
pushed on by sculling—by tracking—Iiisects^-^mdü.at;oriB.e^kègÿ^i
—causes ’‘of 'it^ fE b y count gf Pekin, of.late,-diysftifJW.
English.—Wàr of Tbifrèi^reflé$Üonsrelative-,
the Legate to forward the Embas s'ador s le tte r f io ^ f t oin-hml
himation of the passage up the nverrPdssels;fugry^^axesfn .kind
to the capital-population ofdhe^nfprif^-Methadgf ngfifii ng, the muddy
water of the Pêirhç.—7£Mnëse particular in- their. i^tjt^WÂl^èv=Tiea.—
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ly.—Indifference of Chinese Ur,ariyt cômtrfbut their hiwff—Sldfy ftp.
Abbé ReynaVs 'history-.of *the fndfèf^TcQtrohorated' inphe .Chinese,
writings,c^MLram' ' attending a■ <mandarim—ynôde -of ftravêljuig—
method of salutingcf-MilitaryjbdpOiempfoyM.-rfTravelling conveyances
-^whèel-b arrows with, sails'.rt*sA palaie g f the Emperor.^ffffnbassy
arrives at Tong-.cboofbo :eYfdbserv'aMorts mddeky-the ships in the gulf
o f Pe-cbe-lee—their departure from thence for Chii-san. g -,
■ p a g e , l £0-81.
-, n H A P T W I l .
EM$ASS^IfA%,D'S NEAR V PROCEED k THROUGH FEKIN TO A
f^ ^ . ® M E f N ’t^ ^ ^ O T B T O W ® o B . u R e t u r n s to t h é éjjjgsjtkic,- jr -
W^rèat^flamMf'^^Ê^mëii inie^e'stingTâbjW^'cohjectutes' as to its
foYMditop.—W^^nVdfip&n(pM^iaPek'û^cljstance*of Tbnf-cboo'foo
‘ fffjmî mW‘^ i f É .—Why'EÀMÿifMtcfp'fMl‘We forhief'-plj&e^femflèi
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ïfo^fêé}nplf,iaM\p'ânm,éntS, félmfûishefon thé?ôëéÈ:ÿ&r$)y the priests
—ffiécif^^ii^iPbrshipfèd^mî^^^pofwkf'bkildin'gs1 erecte'd'for
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ifjjt'ffîé, by^biblifkxbpfà^Prùfèèttëh^ofp
îÿW^^^Me^^^Êûc^dffW^!EtKp%f(^.âà''dnfieGlipse'i'of~the sun-b
Chines'e'igûordntof t h è p f é U i Ê i o f i he common- operations
of 'dritbniïètic^i^beiPSwkiï-fan-Pàiiïpùte* dnditMpi‘(lè] Wepmi/Miy^-
hadf'‘^f0e^smndWd'''coii^mWr‘a merchandise—sérih‘Jcf~their
ccM^iïuniing'' b'êfâÊ$$hè ‘GhrisiiÈh' *èra.—Ancient fabric ât Tong-
^M -^ ^ ^ ^W sé fk g o^ a f^ o tfîa c i'sfo r 'rèlïgioûs'worship—points of
reseMbîancè bûwffîfùi.hÿ WorsbiffjM*Fo and^méPifibme Roman Ca-
iholfcs—dbdndançê'ôj^imdg^sHn-WsmYs^fêm'plës^^^siâtè- fèligionfd-
pêoplè"extremely superdmms—b'êli'èv'ë m {ÈédrahÉnigr atio'iP&f'kduls.
—Death hnufurierhfêêfffàn artificèr-:ibéldhginffvh'’‘lbe Embassf^-
Cbinese buryi^^gŸâiii'^-^Éj)ôttéd~h'àrs’es , edtnjmàft.’.-—hnpléïdents '-of
husbdMr'y—joMfqfÆtiimdïs képdfA'tmag'eMpeasanh-yy^i-tidiistry of
tbë-tiiïMSh—helSih's'übfè'ciïbii'by the men.—Tieè-of kindred—relations
not suffered td‘ 'b^^%mt^ikvër''lksédîgbi4çÿ:'each other.— Near