ChinaT. Fisher Unwin, 1899 - 456 pàgines |
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Pàgina 34
... ships at the Yalu during the late war . A number of the vessels were captured , a number were destroyed , and only a remnant returned to carry back the news of the disaster . Some years later Kublai fitted out another fleet carrying ...
... ships at the Yalu during the late war . A number of the vessels were captured , a number were destroyed , and only a remnant returned to carry back the news of the disaster . Some years later Kublai fitted out another fleet carrying ...
Pàgina 65
... ship of the clan . To this chieftain succeeded in course of time his son , whose grandson , Nurhachu , born in 1559 , was destined to justify his miraculous origin by vanquishing for himself and his successors the ancient. A MONUMENT AT ...
... ship of the clan . To this chieftain succeeded in course of time his son , whose grandson , Nurhachu , born in 1559 , was destined to justify his miraculous origin by vanquishing for himself and his successors the ancient. A MONUMENT AT ...
Pàgina 95
... ship- ping . So successful was he in these enterprises that he quickly amassed colossal wealth , and with it gained considerable power and importance . Follow- ing a time - honoured precedent , the Emperor , fearing to combat him , made ...
... ship- ping . So successful was he in these enterprises that he quickly amassed colossal wealth , and with it gained considerable power and importance . Follow- ing a time - honoured precedent , the Emperor , fearing to combat him , made ...
Pàgina 98
... ships to the fugitive population . With an immense force he subsequently attacked the Tartar detachments on the coast of Fuhkien , and gained considerable advantages over them . He then proceeded northwards , and even ventured to under ...
... ships to the fugitive population . With an immense force he subsequently attacked the Tartar detachments on the coast of Fuhkien , and gained considerable advantages over them . He then proceeded northwards , and even ventured to under ...
Pàgina 100
... is . so far distant , and the winds on the east coast so boisterous and so dangerous to your ships , if you do think fit to send hither I desire it may be but once A REBUFF TO RUSSIA ΙΟΙ every eight years , and 100 THE RISE OF THE MANCHUS.
... is . so far distant , and the winds on the east coast so boisterous and so dangerous to your ships , if you do think fit to send hither I desire it may be but once A REBUFF TO RUSSIA ΙΟΙ every eight years , and 100 THE RISE OF THE MANCHUS.
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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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Pàgina 120 - The lovely Thais by his side, Sat like a blooming eastern bride, In flower of youth and beauty's pride. — Happy, happy...
Pàgina 214 - The merchants of Great Britain wish to trade with all China on principles of mutual benefit; they will never relax in their exertions till they gain a point of equal importance to both countries, and the viceroy will find it as easy to stop the current of the Canton river, as to carry into effect the insane determinations of the hong.
Pàgina 364 - ... sectaries drank up the blood, greedily tore asunder the quivering members, and pledged themselves to eternal secrecy by a mutual consciousness of guilt. It was as confidently affirmed that this inhuman sacrifice was succeeded by a suitable entertainment, in which intemperance served as a...