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APPENDIX.— C. 
OFFICIAL DOCUMENTS 
ISSUED BY THE GOVERNMENT OF CHINA. 
No. 1. Referred to in page 63. 
The Emperor of China's Reply to the Report made to Court by the Viceroy 
of Canton, respecting the Embassy from His Royal Highness the Prince 
Regent. * - .. 1 ' 
On the 29th of the 5th moon of the 21st year of Kea-king, (24th June, 
1816) the following high decree was received (at Peking) with profound 
respect : 
Tung, the Foo-yuen, and acting Viceroy of Canton, and other officers of 
rank in the province, have forwarded to Court a dispatch, announcing an 
Embassy with presents (the original word is often translated tribute) from 
England. As the English nation offers presents, and tenders its sincere 
good will with feelings, and in language respectful and complaisant, it 
is doubtless proper to allow the Embassy and presents to enter China, and 
the ship bearing them to proceed to Teen-sing, that the Ambassador and 
suite may disembark. 
Imperial orders have already been issued to the Viceroy of Pe-tche-le (Na- 
yen-ching) to arrange all affairs on the present occasion, in a liberal, gra- 
cious, and suitable manner. 
The above-mentioned Foo-yuen and acting Viceroy, with his colleagues, 
being apprehensive that at the port of Teen-sin, and other places on 
the coast, there are no persons well acquainted with the manners of fo- 
reigners, propose to enjoin the Hong merchants to select and appoint two 
men who understand the foreign character, that one may be sent to the pro- 
vince of Pe-tche-le , and the other to Che-keang, to wait there at the palaces 
of the Viceroy and Foo-yuen, to be ready to translate when required. This 
arrangement is extremely good. 
As to the foreign officer, (Captain Clavel) sent by the King of England, 
now at Canton, let the Viceroy say to him, “ I have reported to the Great 
