The Nautical Magazine: A Journal of Papers on Subjects Connected with Maritime Affairs, Volume 30Brown, Son and Ferguson, 1861 - Naval art and science |
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... English miles in circuit , and is divided into two towns : the imperial town , or King - tchhing , and the exterior one , or Wai- tching . These figures will convey a tolerable idea of Pekin . Nei - Tchhing . Hoany - Tchhing . King ...
... English miles in circuit , and is divided into two towns : the imperial town , or King - tchhing , and the exterior one , or Wai- tching . These figures will convey a tolerable idea of Pekin . Nei - Tchhing . Hoany - Tchhing . King ...
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... English despatch , that at Hong Kong , Shanghae , and in the ports on the coast inhabited by Europeans , all the Chinese possessions which have been formerly con- quered by the Tartars and by the Tartar - Mandchoux - such as Mon- golia ...
... English despatch , that at Hong Kong , Shanghae , and in the ports on the coast inhabited by Europeans , all the Chinese possessions which have been formerly con- quered by the Tartars and by the Tartar - Mandchoux - such as Mon- golia ...
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... English and French jewellery , -amongst them the presents sent to the Chinese Emperor by Lord Macartney ; silks , satins , and em- broidery , fans and bracelets , all in enormous quantities , and most of them of the most costly ...
... English and French jewellery , -amongst them the presents sent to the Chinese Emperor by Lord Macartney ; silks , satins , and em- broidery , fans and bracelets , all in enormous quantities , and most of them of the most costly ...
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... English cruisers ; and privateers there await the propitious moment for start- ing and returning with their prizes . The port of Dielette may be small , but its situation renders it of great importance to vessels in the dangerous part ...
... English cruisers ; and privateers there await the propitious moment for start- ing and returning with their prizes . The port of Dielette may be small , but its situation renders it of great importance to vessels in the dangerous part ...
Page 55
... English captains and ships have not fair play , nor access to their own trading business ; they are but little better than tools in the hands of Chinamen . Three fathoms The entrance into Cancao River is on the eastern shore , a shoal ...
... English captains and ships have not fair play , nor access to their own trading business ; they are but little better than tools in the hands of Chinamen . Three fathoms The entrance into Cancao River is on the eastern shore , a shoal ...
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