Polite ceremonies and East meets West in letters from China
Read letters describe Western fashion and Eastern decorums, contrasting English Lady and Chinese mistress in a scene of courtly ritual. A colonel of the train bands dazzles a Chinese family with greetings and gifts, while future marital plans and dowries unfold amid a sea voyage news round.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ubher
Great Wall
England
China
Yaoya
Yaya
Appa
Pappa
Omie
Mamma
Yaouva
Port News Arrivals From Downs Cork and Guernsey
Portsmouth May 21 reports the Tweed ship of war arriving from the Downs along with Unity Wright from Cork and Providence Breton from Guernsey. Deal May 21 notes east to northeast wind. Also arrived yesterday the Alexander from Jamaica.
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Brudenell
Brent
Plymouth
William
Elizabeth
Cartridge
Thomas
Howlett
Samuel
Winton
Tryton
Wills
Pool
His
Torrington
Gravesend
Henrietta
Hall
St. John
Castor
Langster
Success
Baker
Eagle
Tomlinson
Jamaica
Smith
Norway
Liverpool
King Frederick
Athburn
Virginia
Dover
St. Kitts
Ruffel
Louisbourg
Dogharty
Londonderry
Guadalupe
Prince Ferdinand
Piscataqua
Montferat
Diana
Warner
Peggy
Lane
Africa
Pearl
Pollard
Tarleton
Lincear
Fanny
Brooks
London
Woolf
Pearme
Evans
Whitehaven
Society
Williamson
Hambro
Helena
Wageman
Limerick
St. Kitt’s
Barrington
Fleetwood
Betty
Owen
Cork
Shrewsbury
Palliser
Pallas
Clements
de Argo
Tinker
Niger
Joaden
Argo
St. George
Spithead
Admiral Boscawen
Portsmouth
John Parke
Raffel
Reiks
Abbott
St. Helen’s
Neptune
Saunders
Firme
Somerset
Preston
Baron Sandes
Lees Court
Kent
Lewis Watson
Chipping Wycombe
Buckinghamshire
Earl of Shelborne
Tweed
Downs
Unity
Wright
Providence
Breton
Guernsey
Deal
Wind E
N. BE
Alexander
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Amsterdam
Charlotte
Von
Marquis of Monkeyman
Ranelagh
Chariot
Picquet
Sam
Lond
Peterburgh
Muller
John Gustavus Gerber
Caspian Sea
Siberia
Professor Bayer
Bockerodt
Gerber
Moscow
Academy of Sciences of Berlin
Lergi
Tawlinzi
Avares
Racheti
Russia
Don
Astracan
L'Erki
Nogays
Axai
Stavropal
Gorski
Carbada
Gora
Iwan Wasflief
Kuma
Mad Char
Gulachan
Legistan
Pic
Mr.Muller
Port News
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