B
Baboom, an Armenian, trick played by him at Canton,612
Bamboo, the practice of flogging with, instanced,161general utility of this plant,309reflexions on the punishment of,380compared with that of theknoutin Russia,383
Bedford, Duke of, his portrait in China,115
Beverageof life,464
Bishopof Pekin, his visit toYuen-min-yuen,110
Books, ancient ones of China,276
Breakfast, Chinese,89
Briareusof China,471
Bridges,337one of ninety-one arches,520
Budha, compared withFo,468
Burying-ground,497
C
Calendar, national, an engine of government,391
Camellia Sesanqua,536
Camelopardalis, noticed by Marco Polo,46
Canal, Imperial,335observations on,506-512
Cannon,299
Canton, reasons for the Embassy avoiding it,33situation of foreigners trading to it,610
Carriagesof the Chinese described,90those made by Hatchett puzzle them,113
Cavalry, Tartar,410
Censorate,363
Ceremonyof the Court,21
Chain-pump,311
Character, physical, as given by Linnæus not correct,184moral, of Chinese and Tartars,186
Charactersof the Chinese language,248keys or roots of,251examples of the composition of,255
Chastity, palace of,235
Chemical Arts,298
Checksto the absolute power of the Emperor,362
Childrenstill-born exposed in the streets,176
Chou-ta-gin,70
Chou-ta-gin, kind attentions of,604
Christian Religionmight once have been introduced,449
Churchmen, intrigues of, not easily obviated,18
Cingalese, of Chinese origin,53
Cities of China, walls, towers, and gates of,91observations on,500
Cleanlinessno part of the Chinese character,77
Cock-fighting,159
Coffins, splendid appearance of,95
Collieries,594
Commerceof the Yellow Sea, how carried on,60
Comedydescribed,201extraordinary scene in one,221
Comparisonof China and Europe,29of a Chinese and a Hottentot,49
Compass, an original invention of Chinese,39observations on,61explanation of the circles on,62
Conclusion,621
Conductof Chinese prepossessing,80
Confucius, religion of,451no statues to the memory of,458hall of,459
Cork Convent,597
Corvorant, the fishing,506
Cottons, manufactures of,307cultivation of the plant,556
Court of China, forms of, immutable,21manners and amusements of,191
Crimes and punishments,367
Criminal offences, mode of trial for,370
Crowd of personsatTing-hai,57atTien-sing,78atTong-tchoo,86inPekin,96
Cruelty, instance of,161
Crystal lenses,341
Cuckoo-clocks,181
Currents, violence of, inChu-sanArchipelago,54
Customrespecting Embassadors,22
Customsand dress not subjects of ridicule,74
Cycleof sixty years,293
D
Daughtersalways sold,145
Day of rest, policy of observing one,154
Decimal Arithmetic,297
Deitynot personified in China,457
Deluge, universal tradition of,432
Deodato, an Italian missionary,107
Departments, public,365
Descartes, his idea of prolonging life,466
Dignities, personal,385
Dispositions, natural, altered by influence of laws,160
DistillationofSeau-tchoo,303
Drama, state of the,218extraordinary subject of one,222obscenities of, compared to those of Theodora,223absurdities of, similar to those of the amphitheatres,224
Dressof the Chinese,71
DutchEmbassadors, humiliating conduct of,9their missions not calculated to make terms,13
Dutieslevied at Canton,613
E
Ebriety, not a Chinese vice,152
Eclipseof the moon, observance of,216ceremony on occasion of,285
Egpytianmythology in China explained,424deities compared with Chinese,477
Embassador, English, proceeds to Gehol,104refuses to submit to the ceremony,117his introduction at court,196his hotel in Pekin,332
Embassadors, Dutch, treatment of, at Canton,9lodged in a stable at Pekin,11reception of, at court,208visitYuen-min-yuen,215
Embassies, Dutch and English, different treatment of, explained,17from Europe in the last century,23
Embassy, English, a necessary measure,22attention of the Chinese to,604expence of, to the Chinese government,605expence of, to the British government,608
Emperor of Chinalaughs at Van Braam's aukwardness,13considers Embassadors as his guests,22an observation of,104obeisance to, on his birth-day,116inspects the presents,119life and character of,226causes the death of his Empress and son,226conceives the deity to be incarnate in him,228his ode in praise of tea,280observations of, on the mechanical powers,312maxims on which he acts,360checks to the absolute power of,362patronizes agriculture,399instances of gratitude in,482
Encyclopedists, French, their testimony of the Chinese character,26
Espirit des Loix, false conclusions drawn in,148
Etymologicaldeductions fallacious,241
Eunuchs, bad character of,230
Expenceof the Embassy, to the English and Chinese governments,605
Eyeof the Chinese remarkable,49
F
Faceof the country near thePei-ho,70
Failureof the Embassy, supposed reason of, stated,8
Faminesattempted to be explained,584
Feetdistorted of Chinese women,73not noticed by early travellers,75difficult to account for,76
Feasts,155
Ferry-girls,595
Fevers, contagious, not frequent,349
Filial duty, a precept rather than a sentiment,143
Fire-worksdescribed,206
Fishing, various modes of,533
Fishermen, condition of,558
Foreligion of,468
Formosa, strait of,34
Four seas, an ancient expression,14
Fo-shee, the lines of,277
Franciscanconvent in Madeira,598
Fruit-trees, how propagated,569
Funerals,483
G
Gamesof Chance,157
Ganesacompared with Janus andMen-shin,469
Gangacompared with Egyptian and Chinese deities,472
Gardening, general account of, by Lord Macartney,131
GardensofYuen-min-yuen, some account of,122
Gatesof Chinese cities,92
Gehol, appointed for the celebration of the birth day,104park of, described by Lord Macartney,126
Geological observations,429
Geometryand geography little understood,295
Gill'ssword-blades, acceptable presents,113
Giraffe, or Camelopardalis, noticed by Marco Polo,46
Glass,305
Government, the pride of,20stability of, accounted for,359
GovernorofChu-san, arbitrary proceeding of,49
Grammarof Chinese language,267
Grammont, Monsieur, his letter to the Dutch,7
Great Britainand China, compared as to their extent and population,576
Gunpowder,300
H
Hager, Doctor, remarks on the publication of,239mistake of,253
Hang-tchoo-foo, alarm created in, by three Englishmen,526
Hatchett's carriages puzzle the Chinese,113
Herodotusapproves the custom of selling women,140
Hieroglyphicalwriting, Chinese characters different from,237
HillsofPe-tche-lee, character of,64
Hindooand Chinese features totally different,427
Historyof China, why so little known,357
Homerdegrades women,140
Homicidepunished with death,368
Honour, high notions of, incompatible with despotism,179
Ho-tchung-tang, the minister, anecdote of,183trial and condemnation of,387
Hottentots, resemblance of, to the Chinese,48portrait of one, compared with Chinese,50
Humiliationof the Dutch Embassadors,9
I
Ice, a luxury enjoyed by the poor near Pekin,109
Idolatry, one cause of,485
Jewishlaw punishing children for their fathers,375
Jewsmight have carried the silk worm to China,437remarks on these people,438
Immortals, sons of, a sect in China,463
Imprisonmentnot known as a punishment,378
Incenseburnt before the Chinese compass,42
Infanticide, remarks on,168extent of, in China,169common among the ancients,171probable causes of,173
Inns, none in China,421
Inscriptionon the flags of the yachts,69those on monuments,326
Inundation,515
Jones, Sir William, his opinion of the Chinese,27of their arts, sciences, &c.,356
Ireland, peasantry of, compared with those of China,578
Iron-ware,298
Italian opera, Chinese drama a burlesque on,219
Ivory, cutting of,308
K
Kamskatka, known to the Chinese,14
King of Holland, Emperor's letter addressed to,43
L
LakeofHang-tchoo-foo,523
Lama, religion of, in China,464
Language,Chinesewritten character of,236method of studying,259colloquial,264number of words in,265grammar of,267Mantchoo Tartar,270sooner lost than religious opinions,405inconvenience attending our ignorance of, at Canton,615
Lanterns, feast of,484
Law, one of an extraordinary nature,165effects of this law,166a curious case of,373
Laws, code of,366
Lensof Mr Parker,342
Leibnitz, binary arithmetic of,277
Letterof M. Grammot to the Dutch factory,7of the Emperor of China to theKing of Holland,14
Literature,274
Lowang, one of theChu-sanislands,36
Lowther-hall, grounds of, compared to the park of Gehol,134
M
Macao, surmise with regard to,20
Macartney, Lord, his account of Chinese gardening,126of the birth-day ceremonies,196his observations on the Tartars and Chinese,415
Madagascar, a people on, resembling the Chinese,45
Madrid, strange notion of the inhabitants of,99
Mahomedansvisit China in the ninth century,47get into the interior in the thirteenth century,442
Malaysof Scythian origin,51
Man-midwives, none in China,353
Mannersof domestic life,142a concern of the legislature,178and amusements of the court,191
Mansfield, Lord, his observation on early risers,229
Mantchoo Tartars, probably a mixed race,185a language of,270policy of,412
Manure, an article of commerce,84
Marco Polo, supposed to have brought the compass from China,40
Match-locks, why preferred to firelocks,411
Mechanicalpowers,311
Medicine, state of,344
Meetingsof the people rare,396
Merchants, how considered in China,180
Micare digitis, a Roman game,158
Michael de Murano, chart in the church of,47
Military, establishment of, &c.,405curious manœuvre of,504
Minister of State, miserable lodgings of,10
Missionaries, remarks on the communications of,3-28-31accompanied by spies when they visited the English,105story of an infant saved by one,174condition of those in the capital,445unjustly accuse the Chinese of superstitions,462cause their own persecutions,446