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be removed to a place of more security, by any ope- 

 ration similar to the modern mode ot" castling. In- 

 deed the mode of playing this game is very obscurely 

 described ; all that is known of it has already been 

 published by Sir William Jones, in the Transactions 

 of the Society, to which I must refer those who re- 

 quire further information. 



Account of the Chinese Game of Chess. 

 TABLE. 



—- _ Refcrencti accarding to my Account. 



or Choohong, 

 cr Soo. 

 or TehoDg, 



1 GeneAl, 



2 Counsellor, 



3 Elephant, 



4 Horse, or Mai. 



5 Castles, Chariots, or Tche. 



6 Artillery, or Paoo. 



7 Foot Soldiers, or Ping-. 



8 8 Trench, or Hoa hi. 



References according to Mr. Irvi'ii^ 



1 1 The King, or Cheng. 



2 2 Princes, or Sou. 



3 3 Mandarins, or Tchong, 



4 4 Horses, or Mai. 



5 5 Castles.ChariotSjOr Tche. 



6 6 Rocket boys, or Pao. 



7 7 7 7 7 Pawns, or Ping. 



8 8 River. 



Mr. Irwin's account I shall give in. his own words 

 as follows : — " The very next day my Mandarin 

 brought me the board and equipage; and I found 

 that the Brahmins were neith-er mistaken touchins" 

 the board, which has a rivej- in the middle to divide 

 the contending parties, nor in the powers of the 

 King, who is entrenched in a fort, and moves only 

 in that space in every direction ; but, what I did not 

 hear before, nor do I believe is known (.uc of this 

 country, (China,) there are two pieces whose move- 



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