CONTENTS

OF

THE SECOND VOLUME.

CHAPTER I.

Amnesty disregarded.-Bad faith.-Treachery rewarded.

- Protest against peace. Ministerial suicide.-Oppo-

sition to treaty. Return to reason. State of Canton.

Treaty denounced.

Rabble encouraged. — Conse-

quences of license. Selection of new ports. - Stipu-

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lations of treaties in common

CHAPTER II.

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Appointment of Keying.-First interview.-Sovereignty

of Hongkong. - Proposed restrictions on trade.

Residence within towns contested. State of Chusan.

-Intrigues. Chusan described. - Shanghae. -Ad-

vantages of that port. -Ningpo. - Traces of the war.

Limits of excursions. Foochow. Treatment of

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CHAPTER III.

Ancient impediments.

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Remedied by treaty.—Privileges

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of the Navy. Treaties in common. Evasions.
Negociations by various Powers. - Russian trade.
French trade. Extravagant expectations from trea-
ties. High tea duties. - Their effects.

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CHAPTER IV.

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Keying's position at Canton. - Consuls at Amoy and

Foochow denied residences. · Grievances remedied. -

Compulsory good faith.— Bad feeling of government.

- Koolangsoo evacuated.-Keying visits Hongkong.-

Misinterpretation of treaty.-Collision at Foochow.

Reparation of losses. Mutual acts of justice. -

Chusan considered. - Progress of Hongkong. Eva-

cuation of Chusan.-Friendly feeling

Another Canton riot. - Unfair distinctions. Numerous
demands on the navy. Neglect of Chinese govern-
ment. Popular bad feeling. Macao in danger. -
Outrages at Canton. Evasive excuses. - Expedition

to Canton. Immediate reparation. — Improved con-

duct. Disorder of province.

Tragical occurrence.

-Sentences of the guilty.-Impotence of govern-

ment. French opinion

Disorganized state of country. Arms in hands of the
people. Piracy. Secret societies. Popular insur-

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Romish missions. - Negociation for rights.-Declaration

in favour. Explained. Protestants protected.

Arrest of Romish Bishops. Adventurous mission.

Activity of Romanists. - Protestant missions calum-

niated. Their difficulties. Unsettled points. - - Ob-

jects five-fold. — Former divisions among Romanists.

-Bishop of Victoria. - Mission at Shanghae. - Foo-

chow and Ningpo. - Canton and Amoy -

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CHAPTER VIII.

Indo-Chinese nations.-Must soon be laid

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-As described by Kampfer. - Natural advantages.
-Singular government. Unpractised in war.-
Subserviency of Dutch. Imprisonment at Nangasaki.
- Christianity proscribed.-Native Japanese rejected.
Attempts of foreigners. - Adventure of Phaeton

frigate. More civility since war with China. - Visit

of the Samarang - Mission from United States.

From France. European degradation at Jédo.

course of policy

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Cochin-China, or Annám. - Conflict with two French

ships. Five Annamese vessels destroyed.

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Insig-

nificant amount of trade.

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English visit to Annám.

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Civil reception. Negociations. Heavy rains and

hurricane. Marble caverns. End of negociations

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and departure. SIAM. Chinese colonists. Treaty

with East India Company. - Failure of negociation,

in 1850. COREA. - Absolute dependence on China.

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- No intercourse between subjects of two countries.

Visit of the Samarang, in 1845.

Subject to both Japan and China.

China

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Trade with

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