Embassys view of Chinese junks and river life abroad
Emalis recounts Lord Macartney's embassy observations at Tong choo foo and Tien Sing. He details 30 government junks with 260 ton holds, their carpentry, waterproof cement, and the crowded decks housing many families. He notes river traffic, population on movable huts, water purification via bamboo and alam, and China's benevolent governance during hardship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emalis
Georie Staunton
Bart
Tien Sing
Dinwiddie
Ton-choofoo
Pekin
Acar
Tien
Sing
Seal
Tong Choo-Foo
China
England
Parker and Cyclops at Sea A Mutiny Tale of Fortitude
In a narrative from a historic naval episode, Parker endures imprisonment and a harsh captaincy aboard the Neptune and Sandwich, earning the executioner's nickname Cyclops. His resolve, wit, and final words inspire restraint, with references to the mutiny, court martial, and a later moral parable about kings and generosity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack
Parker
Cyclops
Riou
Exeter
Portsmouth
Admiralty
Neptune
Sandwich
Stanhope
Department of
Parker W
Tenner
Perio
Ludwidge
Origin of the Game or Chess in Early India
The text recounts the fifth century rise of a young Indian king near the Ganges whose harsh rule prompted Bramins and Rajahs to urge a kinder governance. Sissa, son of Dahur, a revered Brahmin, believed virtue could grow through reason and sought to reveal this humane path to his monarch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sitka
Vritte
Qiofe
Siffa
Bramid
Ganges
Dahur
War reports and naval timber notes from Europe
A London edition reports on a private Rotterdam letter indicating France may be at war with Prussia and Russian measures to support Poland. The piece notes Genoese property confiscations at Vienna, Emperors titles, Baltic fleet plans, pine timber shortages for ships, and disturbances in Waterford County with local outrage and threats alongside letters praising a loyal friend.
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Bayonne
Cooper
Beara
Alpe
Republic
Waterford
Newtown
Tallow
Ediane Barbully
Masoni
Céw
Peter Tai Bateding
Captain Right
Jay
Priest
Migifer
Tanith
Colliex
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Che Feiziaré
Imperial
Genozw
Russia
Corps of
Conde
Sea of
Azov
Switzerland
M. de Struye
Ratisbon
Poland
Volhynia
Padoliz
Aitonia
Livonia
Courland
Semigal
Samogitia
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