The British and Foreign Review: Or, European Quarterly Journal ..., Volumen10J. Ridgeway and sons, 1840 |
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Página 349
... The following translation of a Chinese document , which we extract from No. 21 , Vol . xii . of the Canton Register ( May 21st , 1839 ) , gives a curious * Davis's Chinese , vol . i . p . 253 , et seq . The Opium Question . 349.
... The following translation of a Chinese document , which we extract from No. 21 , Vol . xii . of the Canton Register ( May 21st , 1839 ) , gives a curious * Davis's Chinese , vol . i . p . 253 , et seq . The Opium Question . 349.
Página 350
... opium ; namely : -The English , otherwise called ' The red - bristled . ' " India is that dependency of the ' red - bristled ' nation where opium is produced : the people ( Parsees ) are vulgarly called ' white - headed devils . ' " The ...
... opium ; namely : -The English , otherwise called ' The red - bristled . ' " India is that dependency of the ' red - bristled ' nation where opium is produced : the people ( Parsees ) are vulgarly called ' white - headed devils . ' " The ...
Página 351
... opium ; when they have sold their opium they proceed to Whampoa , load with goods , and return home . " Each of these ships carries three masts , and they all have flags . The English hoist a white banner , at the upper part of which ...
... opium ; when they have sold their opium they proceed to Whampoa , load with goods , and return home . " Each of these ships carries three masts , and they all have flags . The English hoist a white banner , at the upper part of which ...
Página 352
... opium were " comparatively lax , " and that " the foreigners are men from " distant lands , and have not before been aware that the " prohibition of opium is so severe . " The Celestial Court , in the various edicts which it has of late ...
... opium were " comparatively lax , " and that " the foreigners are men from " distant lands , and have not before been aware that the " prohibition of opium is so severe . " The Celestial Court , in the various edicts which it has of late ...
Página 353
... opium , and the great increase in the amount of sycee going abroad , have especially appointed Lin Tsihtseuen , the governor of Hookwang , to proceed post - haste to Canton , there to investigate and manage the affairs of the sea- ports ...
... opium , and the great increase in the amount of sycee going abroad , have especially appointed Lin Tsihtseuen , the governor of Hookwang , to proceed post - haste to Canton , there to investigate and manage the affairs of the sea- ports ...
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