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Page 63 - of large size, distinctly visible in less than half the field before us, I gave over the attempt. It is certainly within the mark to say that within the circuit of this immense plain, there are at least one hundred villages, some of them small, but many numbering hundreds and even thousands of inhabitants.
Page 62 - formed of Chinese scenery. Beneath us lay the city, its shape nearly square, curving a little on the river's banks, closely built, and having an amazing number of very large trees within and around. The guide said that in the last dynasty, it had numbered 700,000 inhabitants, and now he thought it contained a
Page 87 - Abundant evidence is afforded by Chinese records, that a much more liberal, as well as enterprising, disposition, once existed in respect to foreign intercourse, than prevails at present. It was only on the conquest of the empire by the Manchus, that the European trade
Page 87 - the nations of the West, does not date further back than Ptolemy, the celebrated geographer, who seems also himself to have been indebted to a Tyrian author, named Marinus. Previous to this period, however, the account of the existence of the land of Confucius, and an appreciation and demand, for the splendid silks made there, had reached Europe.
Page 107 - that what goods the King buys shall pay no custom; that rice imported pay no custom, that all goods imported, pay three per cent, after sale; and all goods exported,
Page 62 - an immense city at our feet, with fields of rice, and sugar cane, noble trees, and numerous villages, stretching away in every direction. It was grand and beautiful beyond every conception we had
Page 10 - ' Formosa had always belonged to China, and now the Chinese wanted it, the foreigners must quit the island immediately. If not, let them only hoist the red flag.
Page 17 - From 20, to 30, people, were all that were killed by this enormous expenditure of powder and shot. It was nearly 3 PM before the 18th landed, accompanied by Sir Hugh Gough, and staff. They landed close to a high wall, which flanked the
Page 110 - trade ; to the Mandarins, that the foreigners were of so barbarous and fierce a temper, as to be incapable of listening to reason.*** The grievances suffered by our trade led to a remonstrance, in which the principal points were the delay in unloading
Page 11 - defence, by hopes of relief, assuring them that Koxinga had lost many of his best ships, and soldiers, and began to weary of the siege.