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before, to the west side of the altar of the moon. On the words “ Be ar- 
ranged” being proclaimed, the Ambassador and suite shall arrange them- 
selves standing. The crier shall proclaim, “ Advance and kneel j” the Am- 
bassador and suite shall advance and kneel. It shall be proclaimed, “ Bow 
the head to the ground, and arise,” the Ambassador and suite shall then, 
towards the upper end of the hall, perform the ceremony of San-kevei-kew- 
kou, (thrice kneeling, and nine times bowing to the ground,) and the music 
shall stop. 
The Princes, royal personages, Dukes, &c. shall next conduct the Am- 
bassador and suite to behind the western row of persons, where they shall 
perform the ceremony once, and sit down. 
Whilst His Majesty takes tea, the Princes, &c. with the Ambassador and 
suite, shall, aside from their seats, kneel and perform the ceremony once. 
After His Majesty has drank tea, they shall again approach their places and 
sit down. 
The attendants shall then confer upon the Princes, &c. and Ambassador and 
the rest tea, for which they shall, before and after drinking, perform an act 
of reverence. They shall then stand up, and the music shall play “ subjuga- 
tion manifested,” whilst His Majesty retires to the interior of the palace. 
The music shall stop, and the Princes, &c. Ambassador and suite, shall all 
go out. 
No. 5. 
Extract from the Peking Gazette of the 15th Day of the 7th Moon of the 21 st 
Year of Kea-lcing, (4>th September, 1816.) 
IMPERIAL EDICT. 
Upon the present occasion of the English nation sending envoys with tri- 
bute, (valuable offerings,) as they could not, when at Teen-sin, return 
thanks for the feast, agreeably to the regulated form, the conducting them 
again to their boats, for the purpose of proceeding further north, was the 
fault of Soo-lin-yih and Kwang-hwae. 
When they were at Tung-chow, and had not yet practised the ceremony, 
the forming a confused and indistinct report, and then conducting them at 
once to Court, was the fault of Ho-she-tae, and Moo-kih-ting-yih. 
Lastly, on the 7th day (29th August), I, the Emperor, issue my orders ; 
and having ascended into the Imperial Hall, and called the envoys to an au- 
dience ; but the Envoy and suite had travelled from Tung-chow all night, 
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