three thousand men employed toecarry the,baggage—-method-ofcarrying
beUvy pqcMge8gf£ Magnificent avenue toj^kin—f'alt at an inn—
suburbs and walls of Pekin—gate—width. of tbefTmeisf^triuMphal
gateways—ornamented roofs—splendid shops—fyu^raljind marriage
processipnsrj-crowds assembled on, vafQgsfcd^ipp^^kepfl}ack by
soldiers.—Wall of the Imperial palace—'glimpfegf Imperial palace and
gardens—Inmense bgtt^fake coveredc^thjhe
Library of foreign manuscriPis-a-f<irXariMdta^ ^ ^ ‘^ ‘
gate into an extensive suburb—granite road pqgtin%fdj^Jffla neag
Hai-tien intended far the reception mL the Emhass^ox—AeC'Qcqtpd
with Chinese, drawings—fbeir dferi».—Bflll qf
niin-yuen—throne far the Emperor—offerings made.tyfoggv,iffcfhe
name of the Deity confounded with [ b g tjf the Emper o,r—fldmaii^.
paid to the latter—Proposal, Jo .the Embassador to perform, the
ceremony qf adoration.—Dtytigsg inscription upon jthe. English presents.—
Conduct of Russian Embassador reftyfye^-tp, ^ ,« r « 82pt)f
of prostration—-of farmer Dutch Embassadors—and L their^cmstg
quemes.—Mistrust ofvf>es Tartars agtynstfhef^disb—f^ c iffe s
tot he encountered m establishing an intercourse iptifCbing.r^fffir^
ditions proposed by thy. JSmbassador pn being urged to acLpfproslra-
tian—difficulty of having those cimdifions^ixarislatef lvj^x
Missionaries visit the ■Embqssador.,—APQ/tuguez^ffesuifp^fp^d
Qsintevprdm—Embassadsirls native interpreter p^eferppd^Epstbp^
removes, to Pekin*—lodged, in a palace—description, of ittpffjfpgs^
Christian employed as translator by Embassador,—^pxocess;qf_ rendering
papers katatbe fUnese language to be delixtygd at conrti—pap.ex
addressed to the prime minister.—Fieldrpieces intended, as presents
for the Emperor kept at Pekin.—Gunpowder tfffbwbassy
demanded..—Tasie of the Chinese for Jfriti$h manufactures.—
Extent affykin.—Chinese and Tartar cities.—Annual cer,e,mny,ff
Emperor sdirecting the plough.— Temple, consecrated, t&tymen-rtto
Ape '.earth:—Contrust'iffhP’ekin'kóitbEdropehn-. capitals.-—Property
fluctuating- hpQhina.ë^0mefy)dlb^sesnfipeoplé<i4LTribmab of the em-
pir'eAr-theirfinepiShs^o^efibow^CdTferre^—'qualifications required
fmfatb&rkMsom dscêrtainèdy^d$ri'nciples- in the cpnddet(bf public affairs
steadiness ffMflflyêmrnm'MtAkptythO dnction cf Tartars into public
hfpdéitf^PO.pnlaÈidn-rridwellmgs^f óbd^JheaUhirwssi—Conduct of the
natives.—Security, and police of the city—natives healthy'.—China
pdpuleds^frfctyi '•ïwbatwtftii&k-—emlys marriages .—Children bound to
maintam '.theimpprehtsér^itfiiÈtsvabmdönèf sdmetimesShyrauthors' c f
the'ir.b'eingsdrirflection's'thereüpMndfemdl'es chiefly exposed-—attention
of government on itbe/ocbaston^^p^ei'Missmnarie'S—^sueh exposed infants
asarè savedhy, tty latter brtyL Ckr&tidnsJand aid the Missionaries
an ‘ the conversion qftotber^Chinesei—Gonduc'k, an d character o f
the Mistionariès^sèrviees r'èndetyfi,bfmthénAMihiisifij§^Chmese’sto
Ein bassadbp-^-conce rts of\Eüvopeunrimmici»:èfc?iihvs\“'hütel.—Presents
brought by him admired—observation, ofsa^tfhipese'an seeing ttyipm*
-trai&ofM yopng English Duke.-^Objection'of Chinese to the*form <f
d nfÊ00höhuriot with an devoted bodlfancaacbmcm.— Preparations
for journey) intoiTartary.—Gracious •.message from the Emperorto
the Em bassador .—List, cf .plants collected • in provityeiif.Pe-cho-flee.
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t o u rm .y- jjaTS T u a j& r iiE r x . r i g j j p e m T o f cj&i n a . v i e w o f .t h e g r e a t
^EMPEROR1 sffiffCRT.AT H ^ S f u MMEE’s RESIDENCE IN
■ ^ .T A ^ -A s y ;..- rt
Road beyMd'Pekin—travelled by:the}Embassador'man English
ear-ridge—its combkOdiousness admired by the Chinese—culture: mfldcb
side of iheAoadAAd 'dfe“, tike- indigo, made franca, specie & of polygonum—
a green dy'e^fr&fffva. Aotittea—all plants, converted to ttSe by