 | John Slade (editor of the Canton register.) - 1839 - 286 Seiten
...abolition of the traffic in opium, the undersigned foreign merchants hereby pledge themselves tiot to deal in opium, nor to attempt to introduce it into the Chinese empire. 56 Having now rerorded their solemn pledge, they have only further respectful Iji to stale to HE that... | |
 | 1839 - 120 Seiten
...entire abolition of the traffic in opium, the undersigned foreign merchants hereby pledge themselves not to deal in opium, nor to attempt to introduce it into the Chinese'empire. Having now recorded their solemn pledge, they have only further respectfully to state... | |
 | 1840 - 364 Seiten
...20,283 chests were promptly offered for surrender. The foreigners present, also sent in a solemn, public pledge, not to deal in opium, nor to attempt to introduce it into the Chinese empire. Mr. King, an American merchant, then sent in a petition to the commissioner, stating that he had never... | |
 | 1842 - 3588 Seiten
...the factories. Captain Elliot demands passports. 25i/«. The foreign merchants pledged themselves " not to deal in opium, nor to attempt to introduce it into the Chinese empire." Under this date captain Elliot addressed the two following letters to the governor. " Elliot, &,c.,... | |
 | Samuel Hazard - 1840 - 466 Seiten
...Majesty's subjects now present in Canton opium, the undersigned foreign merchants hereby pledge themselves not to deal in opium, nor to attempt to introduce it into the Chinese empire. 212 213 further respectfully to state to his Excellency that aa indi* vidual foreign merchants they... | |
 | James Dunwoody Brownson De Bow, R. G. Barnwell, Edwin Bell, William MacCreary Burwell - 1853 - 658 Seiten
...superintended the delivery in person. The market value of the opium, at the time, was about $9,000.000, and the cost price nearly 811,000,000. Most of the...measures. He executed several persons purposely before tho factories, in order (o strike terror both to foreigners and Chinese. An order from the emperor... | |
 | James Dunwoody Brownson De Bow, R. G. Barnwell, Edwin Bell, William MacCreary Burwell - 1853 - 678 Seiten
...market value of the opium, at the time, was about $9,000,000, and the cost price nearly $11,000,000. Most of the foreign merchants of all nations signed...renewed. To stop the sale and use among the people Lm resorted to the most violent measures. He executed several persons purposely before the factories,... | |
 | Robert Alexander - 1856 - 216 Seiten
...entire abolition of the traffic in opium, the undersigned foreign merchants hereby pledge themselves not to deal in opium, nor to attempt to introduce it into the Chinese Empire." Lin having reported to the Emperor, that 20,283 chests had been delivered up, the Emperor sent down... | |
 | Samuel Wells Williams - 1897 - 504 Seiten
...night. On the 25th most of the foreign merchants of all nations signed a paper pledging themselves " not to deal in opium, nor to attempt to introduce it into the Chinese Empire : " how many of the individuals subsequently broke this pledge on the ground that it was forced from... | |
 | Chester Holcombe - 1900 - 424 Seiten
...entire amount of opium was eventually surrendered, and most of the foreign merchants gave a written pledge " not to deal in opium nor to attempt to introduce it into the Chinese Empire." Many of them, however, broke their pledges and soon after again became actively engaged in the trade.... | |
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Most of the foreign merchants of all nations signed a pledge, '' not to deal in opium, nor to attempt to introduce it into the Chinese empire ;" and the captains of most vessels signed a bond, demanded by Lin, not to bring in any more opium. Both the... 
