The History of China, Volum 2W. Thacker & Company, 1808 - 658 pàgines |
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Pàgina 19
... side . The only rebuffs with which these pirates met were inflicted by the boats of English men - of - war . Their anxiety to make prizes sometimes led them to mistake these war- vessels for peaceful traders , when they were ...
... side . The only rebuffs with which these pirates met were inflicted by the boats of English men - of - war . Their anxiety to make prizes sometimes led them to mistake these war- vessels for peaceful traders , when they were ...
Pàgina 41
... side of mercy . He also endeavoured to avert danger by anticipating it , and he was fully impressed with the truth of the saying that it is better to prevent than to cure a malady . In this spirit an edict was passed in 1824 forbidding ...
... side of mercy . He also endeavoured to avert danger by anticipating it , and he was fully impressed with the truth of the saying that it is better to prevent than to cure a malady . In this spirit an edict was passed in 1824 forbidding ...
Pàgina 47
... side . One of the man- darins present , catching hold of Matheson , passed his hand round his neck , signifying by this action that he deserved to be beheaded . Mr. Matheson was equal to the occasion , and , seizing the official ...
... side . One of the man- darins present , catching hold of Matheson , passed his hand round his neck , signifying by this action that he deserved to be beheaded . Mr. Matheson was equal to the occasion , and , seizing the official ...
Pàgina 49
... side and of Kobdo on the other , forgot to pursue their accustomed avocations at the expense of their neighbours . The Chinese had , therefore , every reason to feel gratified with the results of their most extensive conquest , and , so ...
... side and of Kobdo on the other , forgot to pursue their accustomed avocations at the expense of their neighbours . The Chinese had , therefore , every reason to feel gratified with the results of their most extensive conquest , and , so ...
Pàgina 53
... side . The Khokandian ruler again threw aside the mask , and lent his troops and a general - instructed , no doubt , to advance his master's interests as much as the cause of the Pretender . Encouraged by the sight of so many fresh ...
... side . The Khokandian ruler again threw aside the mask , and lent his troops and a general - instructed , no doubt , to advance his master's interests as much as the cause of the Pretender . Encouraged by the sight of so many fresh ...
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army arrangement arrived ARTICLE attack British Burgevine Canton Canton river capital Captain capture carried Chinese authorities Chinese Government Chinese officials Chung Wang command Commissioner Consul defence despatch duty edict Emperor of China Empire Empress English Europeans favour fire fleet force foreign forts French garrison guns Hienfung Hongkong honour hostile Hung Chang Imperial Imperialists important intercourse Japanese junks Kashgar Kiaking Li Hung Chang Lord Elgin loss Mahomedan Majesty the Emperor Majesty's Major Gordon Manchu mandarins matter ment merchants Michael Seymour military ministers months Nankin Ningpo obtained officers opium peace Peiho Pekin Pekin Government Plenipotentiary ports position possession Prince Kung proceeded province Quinsan ratifications rebels reign residence river ruler Russian sent Shanghai Soochow subjects success surrender Taepings Taoukwang Tartar Tien Wang Tientsin tion Tonquin town trade Treaty Treaty of Tientsin troops Tseng vessels Viceroy Wei Hai Wei Yamen Yunnan
Passatges populars
Pàgina 572 - ... mutual benefit, and, for that purpose, have named as their Plenipotentiaries, that is to say: || Her Majesty the Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland...
Pàgina 559 - ... have resolved to conclude a Treaty for that purpose, and have therefore named as their Plenipotentiaries, that is to say: Her Majesty the Queen of Great Britain and Ireland, Sir Henry Pottinger, Bart., a Major-General in the employ of the East India Company, etc.; And His Imperial Majesty the Emperor of China...
Pàgina 360 - China had recovered from her internal confusion, there was nothing to be gained and much to be lost by protracted resistance to the peoples of the West.
Pàgina 605 - Inasmuch as inquiry into the circumstances by the Chinese Government has shown the existence of many obstacles to the mission to Thibet provided for in the separate article of the Chefoo Agreement, England consents to countermand the mission forthwith. With regard to the desire of the British Government to consider arrangements for frontier trade between India and Thibet, it will be the duty of the Chinese Government, after careful inquiry into the circumstances, to adopt measures to exhort and encourage...
Pàgina 608 - Commission will enter upon its duties as soon as possible, and will bring its labours to a conclusion within the period of one year after appointment. The alignments laid down in this Act shall, however, be maintained until the rectifications of the Delimitation Commission, if any are made, shall have received the approval of the Governments of Japan and China.
Pàgina 593 - It is further understood that so long as the laws of the two countries differ from each other, there can be but one principle ' to guide judicial proceedings in mixed cases in China, namely, that the case is tried by the official of the defendant's nationality, the official of the plaintiff's nationality merely attending to watch the proceedings in the interests of justice. If the...
Pàgina 592 - YamSn shall address a circular to the Legations, inviting Foreign Representatives to consider with them a code of etiquette, to the end that foreign officials in China, whether at the ports or elsewhere, may be treated with the same regard as is shown them when serving abroad in other countries, and as would be shown to Chinese Agents so serving abroad.
Pàgina 594 - British merchants, when opium is brought into port, will be obliged to have it taken cognizance of by the Customs, and deposited in bond, either in a warehouse or a receiving hulk, until such time as there is a sale for it. The importer will then pay the tariff duty upon it, and the purchasers the likin ; in order to the prevention of the evasion of the duty.
Pàgina 144 - The three principal points on which these negotiations were to be based were compensation for losses and expenses, a friendly and becoming intercourse on terms of equality between officers of the two countries, and the cession of insular territory for commerce and for the residence of merchants, and as a security and guarantee against the future renewal of offensive acts.
Pàgina 589 - Her Britannic Majesty's Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary at the Court of China, and Li, Minister Plenipotentiary of His Majesty the Emperor of China, Senior Grand Secretary, Governor-General of the Province of Chih-li, of the First Class of the Third Order of Nobility.