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list of the presents, proceeded to make his report to the emperor of China. 

 The treasurer having come with the emperor's orders for us to advance, 

 we entered Zhe-hol on the 29th September, 1787, and were lodged on a 

 high plain to the westward of the city. 



" On the 30th September we proceeded by invitation to meet the Wun- 

 gyih Ho-tsou'n-teng*, who wears two peacock's tail feathers with red on 

 the top of his head-dress, (red button on his cap,) and Kou'n-ye'.thu' and 

 ThI-ta'-yin who wear two peacock's feathers with a ruby on the top of 

 their head-dress. The Wun-gyih told us : — 'Our master, the emperor, 

 is much pleased at the arrival of the ambassadors, and will receive the 

 royal letter and presents so soon as to-morrow, when the ambassadors also 

 will see him and be interrogated by himself. You must be in waiting at 

 6 o'clock to-morrow morning when the emperor comes out, and you must 

 bring the band of music, which he has heard you have with you.' On the 

 following morning we were in attendance in front of the palace before the 

 emperor appeared. He came out about 7 o'clock, when the royal letter 

 and presents were delivered by us, and the Wun-gyih Ho-tsou'n-teng and 

 Kou'n-ye'-thu' and ThI-ta'-yIn in the midst of all the officers of the Court. 

 The emperor spoke as follows in the Tartar language to the Wun-gyih, 

 who repeated it in the Chinese language to the interpreter, and he com- 

 municated it to us: — 'The two great countries were always friends in 

 former times, and owing to a little difference which happened once, no 

 letters or presents have passed. But now, a mutual intercourse and good 

 understanding prevails, and friendship has been re-established. I am ex- 

 ceedingly glad to hear that my royal friend, the Lord of the golden palace, 

 fulfils his religious duties and cherishes all the inhabitants of the country 

 as if they were the children of his own bosom. Let the ambassadors sub- 

 mit all they have to say.' — We replied, ' Your majesty's slaves will sub- 

 mit to our royal master all your majesty's orders; and communicate to 

 the Wun-gyih Ho-tsou'n-teng, and to Koun'-ye'-thu' all we have to 

 represent.' 



"The emperor then said, ' Let them convey to my royal friend, in order 

 that he may worship as I do, this Shikyd Muni image, the representative 

 of the Deity, which has always been worshipped in our palace, — this figure 

 of the Deity, embroidered in silk, and this Yu-yui jewel (sceptre ?) which 

 I always carry in my hand.' The Wun-gyih Ho-tsou'n-teng and Kou'n- 

 ye'-thu' brought and delivered the same to us. We then made our band 

 of music play before the emperor, who approved of it and said it was very 

 pleasant. After his majesty had conferred presents on different great and 

 subordinate officers, we were placed in the same line with the 48 princes 

 of Tartary, and allowed to see an entertainment, (Chinese play.) 



* This is evidently the same person, who was the first minister of the empire 

 during Lord Macartney's embassy, and who is styled by Sir G. Staunton, 

 " lioo-chooDg-taung Colao." 

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