Early this morning the T'Sunto (or Chuntock) arrived in this city, upon which we came to a resolution of delivering him a letter in French to request his Chop for the good treatment of the Company's ships. pp.37-40 English text of the letter.
Honqua having had for some years a law suit depending was (under pretence of that) by the T'Sunto's orders seized last night by the Conchefu's officers and carryed in chains to his house and detained there a prisoner all night, whereas the true reason was for this bravely refusing to pay the 10 p...
Tinqua has been taken up by the Mandareens and detained a prisoner these 2 days on pretence of having been security for Keowlo, who a long time since contracted to supply the Emperor annually with a certain quantity of copper, of which he has been difficient. Tinqua was this afternoon released, h...
As we determined to have the Fooyen's Chop for our good treatment before we would suffer the ships to proceed up the river, we think the best and readyest way to procure it will be be to deliver him in writing the reasons why our Honourable Masters quitted the ports of Chusan and Amoy, and their ...
We having been so long put off from seeing the T'Sunto, we resolved to go to him in chairs, without our Linguist or letting the merchants know anything of our design. The Madras, Bombay and French gentlemen joining with us, we went in a body, ordering the chairmen to carry us directly to the T'Su...