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into conversation with Mr. Morrison, and informed him, that he understood 
the Embassy would not remain at Court so long as the last one did : that His 
Imperial Majesty was going to Je-ho, in Tartary, and did not mean to take 
the Embassy thither. We heard that the Viceroy, Na-yen-ching, who had been 
ordered to attend to the Embassy, was since disgraced, and cast into prison. 
“ We went into one of the priest’s rooms to take tea, and found hanging 
against the wall, as idol pictures do, an European print of the head of Jesus 
Christ, crowned with thorns, and a reed in his hand. Around, on the Chi- 
nese paper, in the centre of which it was pasted, were Chinese characters. 
When requested to take it down the priest declined, saying that it was de- 
dicated, and he could not take it down ; but he showed to Mr. Morrison a 
service, in mysterious Chinese phraseology, which was read when the picture 
was worshipped. We remained at the Temple all night, lodged upon benches 
covered with mats, without any bedding whatever ; not even a pillow for 
our heads. Lieutenant Cooke and Captain Crawfurd being inured to bear 
fatigue, did not regard it : Mr. Morrison, from the want of rest, and a 
rough passage back to the ships next morning, was much indisposed for two 
or three days. The Legate intended to have given us some presents in the 
morning, but our rough lodging induced us to hasten our departure very 
early. The Chinese afterwards made an apology for treating us so ill.” 
Page 69. — Cards of Compliment received from Chang and Yin. 
These cards of red paper, in several folds, were about eighteen inches in 
length when folded. “ In the middle of the page,” Mr. Morrison has ob- 
served, “ was written their names and rank, beginning with Teen-chaon, 
‘ Of the celestial empire.’ This style of card is commonly affected in their 
intercourse with foreigners. Amongst themselves they write on much 
smaller cards their name, prefacing it with Yu-te, * your simple younger bro- 
ther,’ or some other expression of humility, and closing it with sun-show-pae, 
‘ bows his head, and worships.’ ” 
Page 73. — Flags inscribed with the large Chinese Characters Koo?ig-tsu, or Tri- 
bute-bearers ; or more properly , according to Mr. Morrison, Rung -she, or 
Envoys with Tribute. 
In the document transmitted from the Ambassador, through Mr. Morrison, 
to the Chinese government, the Ambassador and Commissioners were styled 
Wang-chse, “ Royal Envoys,” and the presents Le-wiih, “ Things given from 
