Two copies of a letter from William Wyndham Grenville to the Board of Control, reporting the King's wish that the mission to China should proceed despite the death of Cathcart, and enclosing a proposed letter to Lord Cornwallis, 8 Jul 1789
Account for and full description of the articles purchased by the EIC in 1792 for presentation to the Emperor of China by Lord Macartney, together with those purchased in 1787 for Cathcart and handed over to Macartney (three copies)
Informed that severall of the Canton merchants were gon to Chinchu, some of them with a design never to return, by reason of the hardships the Fooyen imposed on them; that the present Fooyen was the same that was at Canton when we were there 3 year ago, that so unreasonably mulcted our merchants ...
This evening we were acquainted that the T'Sunto would be down in 2 days, that he had already appointed the Chungya to officiate as Hoppo. The Chungya who acts as Hoppo is a young man about 28 years of age and has a very good charracter.
English text of the proclamation by the T'Sunto: I, Kong, First President of the Chief Court of War and Mandareen in the Soveraign Councill called Tou Hay Yuen, T'Sunto or Pretor Generall of the Two Provinces of Canton and Quansi & c, as well over the Mandareens of the Sword as of those of th...
Resolved that Messrs Naish, Godfrey and Nicholson be at liberty to talk freely with Suqua and endeavour to persuade him to undertake to engross the green teas this year expected in Canton, and to secure what may probably be sent to Amoy, which may soon be brought from thence to this place, and li...
Mr Godfrey opened this consultation by reporting all that passed between Suqua, Messrs Naish, Nicholson and himself, to the following purport. That as he as the senior merchant now in Canton, wee therefore gave him preference to all others, being agreed to let him know what commodities wee were t...