Britain and the China Trade 1635-1842Patrick J. N. Tuck |
Contents
The Councils of 1775 and 1776 I | 1 |
Troubles with the Hoppo 17756 | 13 |
The Foreshadowing of Debt 1777 | 23 |
Dissensions in the Council 1778 | 30 |
The Chinese Debts 1779 | 39 |
Negotiations on the Debts 1780 | 50 |
Restoration of the Council 1781 | 61 |
A Speculation in Opium 1782 | 74 |
Proposed Imperial Audience 1789 | 172 |
The Secret Committee 1790 | 179 |
the House of Agency 1791 | 184 |
The Secret and Superintending Committee 1792 | 194 |
XLVIII War with France 1793 | 207 |
App G Instructions to Lord Macartney Sept 8 1792 | 232 |
App H Instruction not to press for Debts | 243 |
App K Requests by Lord Macartney | 252 |
Relations of Supercargoes and Merchants 1783 | 83 |
The Lady Hughes Affair 1784 | 94 |
The Commutation Act 1785 | 110 |
The Select Committee 1786 | 118 |
Transfers in Treasury 1787 | 135 |
Lt Col Cathcarts Embassy 1788 | 151 |
Appendix A Preliminary Proposals by Lt Col Cathcart Aug 18 1787 | 157 |
Letter from the King to the Emperor of China Nov 30 1787 | 167 |
Instructions to Capt Sir R Strachan Bart Nov 30 1787 | 169 |
App E Supplementary Instructions to same | 170 |
App F Lt Col Cathcarts Credentials Nov 30 1787 | 171 |
Attempted Revival of Cohong 1795 | 269 |
The Naval War in Eastern Seas 1796 | 283 |
Relations with Hong Merchants 1797 | 301 |
The Appreciation of Teas 1798 | 313 |
the Providence Affair 1799 | 325 |
The Rapacious Hoppo 1800 | 353 |
The English Threat to Macao 1801 | 359 |
Peace with France 1802 | 393 |
400 | 422 |
Common terms and phrases
Ambassador American ships amount arrived Bengal bills on London Boats Bohea Bombay Camlets Canton cent Charges chests China Chinese Government Chinese merchants Chop Chowqua commanders Company's ships Conseequa contracts Cotton Council country ships Court of Directors Danish debts dispatch Dutch duty Eequa Embassy Emperor Emperor of China English Company Europeans export factory fleet Fouyuen French Geowqua ginseng Governor head dollars Hon'ble Hong Merchants Hoppo Hyson imported India informed invoiced January King letter Lord Macartney Macao Majesty's Mandareens Mandarins measurage Mowqua Munqua Nankeen obtain occasion Officers Opium paid payment Peculs Pekin Peking person piculs Ponqua Port Portuguese present private trade Puankhequa Puiqua quantity Raw Silk received request rupees sailed season Security Merchant Select Committee sent ships brought Shy Kinqua silver Spanish Spanish dollars supercargoes Supra Cargoes taels Taunton Castle tons total of Tls treasury Viceroy Whampoa woollens Yngshaw