The Oriental Herald And Journal Of General Literature Vol 12 PDF Download

Excerpt from The Oriental Herald, and Journal of General Literature, Vol. 18: July to September, 1828 On the nature of the respect thus inspired into the Chinese Government, and the fruits thereof, he says, Although the English experience a full share of the haughtiness and insolence with which foreigners are generally treated while in China, yet the Chinese themselves can no more conceal their dread of the military charac ter and power of the British nation, than they can deny their com mercial preponderance among the various nations who visit the port of Canton for trade; and, whatever advantages the servants of the East India Company may have derived, in their various discussions with the Chinese authorities, from the Opinion which they entertain of the power and commercial superiority of the British nation - cd vantages to which the present state of the whole foreign intercourse may be justly ascribed; it is, nevertheless, the fact that the Excuse in China are considered as the objects of more peculiar jealousy; and hence their whole conduct is watched with more scrupulous care. The Chinese respect the wealth and property, the ships and the servants, of the Company; and that respect is intimately connected with their own interest; but I do not think they would at all equally respect an individual, though having the commission of the King of Great Britain. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.