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Article ACCOUNT OF KIEN-LONG, EMPEROR OF CHINA. ← Page 3 of 3 Article NOTICE OF SIR ANDREW DOUGLAS. Page 1 of 2 →
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Account Of Kien-Long, Emperor Of China.
cated to him , without being himself deprived of either- ' * This event is said to have taken place ; and it is reported that itjias been followed by a great revolution in the government of China , and that the old Emperor and his successor sided with opposite parties . This is not improbable , when we consider the mutual animosity that subsists between the Chinese and the Tartars , and the spirit of sedition which prevailed in secret at the time our Embassador was there .
' Of the several sons of the Emperor only four are now alive—the ei g hth , the eleventh , the fifteenth , and the seventeenth . The eleventh being Governor of Pekin , continued there during his father ' s absence . The others were at Zhe-hol : of these , the two youngest were understood to be the most promising . They were likewise courteous in their mannersfond of acquiring information about other
, countries , and curious in examining the inventions and improvements imported from thence . ' Notwithstanding the good sense of Kien-Long , he is said to be such an enthusiast in the religion of Fo , as to have brought himself to believe that his favourite deily had vouchsafed to become incarnate in his person .
Notice Of Sir Andrew Douglas.
NOTICE OF SIR ANDREW DOUGLAS .
HTTIE distinguished character of the late Sir Andrew Douglas is " ^ well known to the public . His tomb , on which is the inscription which follows this account , was raised by gentlemen high in the estimation of the country ; they felt his worth , and paid it this tribute . At a moment when-our naval heroes are receiving their wellearned honours , it is painful to reflect that he has been passed over , if not unnoticedat least undistinguished by particular marks of
fa-, vour . The justice of this ; country is too well known , to suppose ; for a moment , that his being no longer able to claim reward will prevent his family from meeting with that distinction to which they arc entitled by his very important services , and their own merit . His success in his profession has secured them from wants of a pecuniary nature ; but it wouldno doubtbe one of the highest gratifications
, , they can experience , to find these services acknowledged . Sir Andrew ' s undaunted firmness , skill , intrepidity , and coolness , on the memorable days attended to in the epitaph , will ever be remembered by those who had an opportunity of witnessing them with the most enthusiastic admiration . He has a son : that son would have succeeded to his father ' s-honours , had not a premature " death deprived
the country of one of her ablest protectors , before she had shewn her gratitude . It is one of our strongest incentives to great and noble actions , to reflect that , whether we survive or perish , we are equally secure in that gratitude . INSCRIPTION , Within this vault are deposited The Remains of Sir ANDREW SNAPS DOUGLAS , Knight ,
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Account Of Kien-Long, Emperor Of China.
cated to him , without being himself deprived of either- ' * This event is said to have taken place ; and it is reported that itjias been followed by a great revolution in the government of China , and that the old Emperor and his successor sided with opposite parties . This is not improbable , when we consider the mutual animosity that subsists between the Chinese and the Tartars , and the spirit of sedition which prevailed in secret at the time our Embassador was there .
' Of the several sons of the Emperor only four are now alive—the ei g hth , the eleventh , the fifteenth , and the seventeenth . The eleventh being Governor of Pekin , continued there during his father ' s absence . The others were at Zhe-hol : of these , the two youngest were understood to be the most promising . They were likewise courteous in their mannersfond of acquiring information about other
, countries , and curious in examining the inventions and improvements imported from thence . ' Notwithstanding the good sense of Kien-Long , he is said to be such an enthusiast in the religion of Fo , as to have brought himself to believe that his favourite deily had vouchsafed to become incarnate in his person .
Notice Of Sir Andrew Douglas.
NOTICE OF SIR ANDREW DOUGLAS .
HTTIE distinguished character of the late Sir Andrew Douglas is " ^ well known to the public . His tomb , on which is the inscription which follows this account , was raised by gentlemen high in the estimation of the country ; they felt his worth , and paid it this tribute . At a moment when-our naval heroes are receiving their wellearned honours , it is painful to reflect that he has been passed over , if not unnoticedat least undistinguished by particular marks of
fa-, vour . The justice of this ; country is too well known , to suppose ; for a moment , that his being no longer able to claim reward will prevent his family from meeting with that distinction to which they arc entitled by his very important services , and their own merit . His success in his profession has secured them from wants of a pecuniary nature ; but it wouldno doubtbe one of the highest gratifications
, , they can experience , to find these services acknowledged . Sir Andrew ' s undaunted firmness , skill , intrepidity , and coolness , on the memorable days attended to in the epitaph , will ever be remembered by those who had an opportunity of witnessing them with the most enthusiastic admiration . He has a son : that son would have succeeded to his father ' s-honours , had not a premature " death deprived
the country of one of her ablest protectors , before she had shewn her gratitude . It is one of our strongest incentives to great and noble actions , to reflect that , whether we survive or perish , we are equally secure in that gratitude . INSCRIPTION , Within this vault are deposited The Remains of Sir ANDREW SNAPS DOUGLAS , Knight ,