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CHINESE OFFICIAL DOCUMENTS. 
China and beyond it. Let the Mung-koo, Kings, Dukes, and so forth, 
know it. 
Respect this. 
No. 9. 
Translation of a Paper issued in the Form of a Proclamation, addressed to 
native Chinese at Ta-tung, in the Province of Gan-whay, respecting the 
British Embassy. 
On the 4th of the 9th moon (Oct. 24.), a letter was received from the 
Seun-taou (a civil officer), on opening which it reads as follows : 
On the 29th of the 8th moon (Oct. 19.), a document was received from the 
Chin-taou, saying, 
On the 23d of the 7 th moon (Sept. 14th), was received with due respect 
a communication from the noble viceroy Pe, on opening which it appears 
as follows : 
The English Tribute-bearer is returning to his country through the 
interior (of China) by water. Kwang, the salt commissioner at Teen-sin, is 
appointed by imperial authority to take the oversight and management (of the 
Embassy) through the whole of the journey. It is also appointed that the 
Treasurer, Judge, and Major-general of each province be on the boundary 
of the province, to receive, escort, watch, and restrain (the persons of the 
Embassy). 
When the boats bring up at any landing-place, or a change of boats takes 
place, let there be a numerous party of police runners appointed, and re- 
quired to clothe themselves in the jackets bearing the badge of their office : 
let them join with the military to prevent the populace from coming to gaze, 
and thereby cause a crowd and clamorous noise : let there be a special 
oversight and restraint kept up to prevent the loss of any thing. The po- 
pulace on each bank of the river are not allowed to laugh and talk with the 
foreigners ; nor are women and girls allowed to show their faces. 
Further, foreign envoys coming to China are by law prohibited from pur- 
chasing books or other articles. 
On this occasion the envoys bearing tribute, travelling by water to the 
south, are not allowed, any one of them, to land at the places which they 
