The Chinese Repository, Volume 16Elijah Coleman Bridgman, Samuel Wells Williams proprietors, 1847 - China |
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American Amoy appears arrived Board boat British subjects called Canton Canton river character China Chinese language Chinese Repository Christian Cochin-china Commissioner communication Compton Confucius Consul Macgregor death despatch ditto duty emperor empire English Excellency feelings fire foreign factories Fuhchau gate give gospel governor heathen heaven hemp Honan hong Hongkong honor houses Hwang imperial inclosed J. F. DAVIS John Francis Davis king land late laws letter Macao magistrate Majesty's Majesty's government mandarins means ment merchants missionaries missions month native Ningpo notice object officers opium persons Pestonjee piculs Plenipotentiary port present Priest province punishment readers received remarks reply residents respect riot river Shanghai Shin ships silk silver Sir John Davis Society spirit streets tael temple Thirteen Factories tion Tongking trade translation Treaty troops tsien vessels walls Whampoa whole word