Narrative of the Earl of Elgin's Mission to China and Japan in the Years 1857, '58, '59, Volumen1William Blackwood and Sons, 1859 - 508 páginas |
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... fire was kept up from that gun till sun- set . The Barracouta , at the same time , shelled the troops on the hills behind Gough's Fort , in the rear of the city , from a position she had taken up in rear of Sulphur Creek . " Under these ...
... fire was kept up from that gun till sun- set . The Barracouta , at the same time , shelled the troops on the hills behind Gough's Fort , in the rear of the city , from a position she had taken up in rear of Sulphur Creek . " Under these ...
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... fire - rafts night - attacks are made upon them ; passen- ger steamers are fired upon , and foreign vessels , indis- criminately . An incidental result is an insult to the American flag , which is fired on from the Barrier Forts , which ...
... fire - rafts night - attacks are made upon them ; passen- ger steamers are fired upon , and foreign vessels , indis- criminately . An incidental result is an insult to the American flag , which is fired on from the Barrier Forts , which ...
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... fire on the Government buildings in the Tartar City from the guns in the Dutch Folly , but ceased at noon , to allow time for a reply to a note sent in by Sir John Bowring , pro- posing an interview with the High Commissioner in the ...
... fire on the Government buildings in the Tartar City from the guns in the Dutch Folly , but ceased at noon , to allow time for a reply to a note sent in by Sir John Bowring , pro- posing an interview with the High Commissioner in the ...
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... into cocoa - nut husks , which flashed luridly upon the tall limbless stems of the trees , and upon dark figures cowering over cooking fires , or hurrying about with water and RETURN TO SINGAPORE . 37 the preparatives of dinner .
... into cocoa - nut husks , which flashed luridly upon the tall limbless stems of the trees , and upon dark figures cowering over cooking fires , or hurrying about with water and RETURN TO SINGAPORE . 37 the preparatives of dinner .
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... fires his gun direct at the brute ; and so on , in a strain the accuracy of which may be judged of from the fact , that he estimates the lake of Socolme as having an elevation of 1500 feet above the Lago de Bai , when fifteen feet is ...
... fires his gun direct at the brute ; and so on , in a strain the accuracy of which may be judged of from the fact , that he estimates the lake of Socolme as having an elevation of 1500 feet above the Lago de Bai , when fifteen feet is ...
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Página 451 - ... mutual benefit, and, for that purpose, have named as their Plenipotentiaries, that is to say: || Her Majesty the Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland...
Página 460 - But it shall be at the option of any British subject, desiring to convey produce purchased inland to a port, or to convey imports from a port to an inland market, to clear his goods of all transit duties, by payment of a single charge.
Página 461 - ... per cent, ad valorem, and that it shall be fixed for each article at the conference to be held at Shanghai for the revision of the tariff. It is distinctly understood, that the payment of transit dues, by commutation or otherwise, shall in no way affect the tariff duties on imports or exports which will continue to be levied separately and in full.
Página 462 - Customs officers to guard the ship. They shall either live in a boat of their own, or stay on board the ship, as may best suit their convenience. Their food and expenses shall be supplied them from the Custom-house, and they shall not be entitled to any fees whatever from the master or consignee. Should they violate this regulation, they shall be punished proportionately to the amount exacted.
Página 456 - British subjects, whether at the ports or at other places, desiring to build or open houses, warehouses, churches, hospitals, or burial-grounds, shall make their agreement for the land or buildings they require, at the rates prevailing among the people, equitably, and without exaction on either side.
Página 462 - Japan, shall be at liberty to hire a pilot to take her into port. In like manner, after she has discharged all legal dues and duties, and is ready to take her departure, she shall be allowed to hire a pilot to conduct her out of port.