ChinaT. Fisher Unwin, 1899 - 456 pàgines |
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Pàgina xiii
... British victories Chinese inconsistencies Peace concluded Massacre of Englishmen - Secret societies - The Cantonese obdurate - Hung's visions - Rebel successes -An impious proclamation - The T'ienwang called to account - A march on ...
... British victories Chinese inconsistencies Peace concluded Massacre of Englishmen - Secret societies - The Cantonese obdurate - Hung's visions - Rebel successes -An impious proclamation - The T'ienwang called to account - A march on ...
Pàgina 30
... the King's Library of the British Museum , which is noticeable from the fact that the paper on which it is printed is almost black . The KUBLAI'S CAMPAIGNS 31 explanation of this colour is given by 30 THE YUAN AND MING DYNASTIES.
... the King's Library of the British Museum , which is noticeable from the fact that the paper on which it is printed is almost black . The KUBLAI'S CAMPAIGNS 31 explanation of this colour is given by 30 THE YUAN AND MING DYNASTIES.
Pàgina 172
... trading fleet . The Portuguese , whose Government had pro- mised to support the British venture , threw , however , OPENING OF TRADE 173 every obstacle in the way of 172 VI THE OPENING OF DIPLOMATIC INTERCOURSE WITH CHINA • 172-188.
... trading fleet . The Portuguese , whose Government had pro- mised to support the British venture , threw , however , OPENING OF TRADE 173 every obstacle in the way of 172 VI THE OPENING OF DIPLOMATIC INTERCOURSE WITH CHINA • 172-188.
Pàgina 173
... British colours over them . This kind of argument had the effect which it always has had upon the Chinese . Negotiations were opened at once , and the right to trade was granted on condition that the guns captured from the Bogue Forts ...
... British colours over them . This kind of argument had the effect which it always has had upon the Chinese . Negotiations were opened at once , and the right to trade was granted on condition that the guns captured from the Bogue Forts ...
Pàgina 174
... port four English , two French , two Dutch , one Danish , and one Swedish vessel . In 1742 H.M.S. Centurion , commanded by Commodore Anson , the AN ADVENTUROUS TRADER 175 first British man - of - 174 DIPLOMATIC INTERCOURSE WITH CHINA.
... port four English , two French , two Dutch , one Danish , and one Swedish vessel . In 1742 H.M.S. Centurion , commanded by Commodore Anson , the AN ADVENTUROUS TRADER 175 first British man - of - 174 DIPLOMATIC INTERCOURSE WITH CHINA.
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advance affairs Allies appointed army arrived attack British campaign Canton capital Captain captured Ch'ienlung Chiach'ing China Chinese Chinese Government command Confucius Court death decree defeat despatched difficulty districts Dowager Empresses dynasty edict Emperor Empire enemy English envoys Faithful Prince father favour fleet followed force foreign forts frontier Galdan garrison Gordon hands Heaven honour Hungchang Imperial Imperialists Japanese Jehol Jesuits K'anghsi Korea Koxinga Kublai Kunshan Lord Elgin Lord Macartney Manchu mandarins marched Meanwhile ment Ming Dynasty ministers mission missionaries Mongol murdered Nanking native negotiations neighbourhood occasion officials once palace peace Peking port position possession present Prince Kung prisoners province rebellion rebels received recognised reign returned river sent Shanghai ships Sir Thomas Wade soldiers Soochow sovereign success Szech'uan T'aip'ing T'ungchih Taku Taku forts thousand throne Tientsin tion took trade treaty tribes troops Tsêng Tsungli Yamên Tungchow Viceroy victory walls Wang Yunnan
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