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under the guns of English
and other foreign
men-of-war
and where there is also
strong guard of regular
Chinese soldiers.
At Foochow there has
long existed
a
fierce jealousy
and hatred of foreigners, who
have twice taken that
City by storm
in
the
and also in the second-
Chinese
War. But it is
feared by those who know
"At the present date there are 4 Foreign gunboats at
English, American, German, and French;
Christians in China best.
that a similar
feeling will extend to the other
Treaty Ports, if hostilities
break out between France
and China, and even
if the present
strained relations of those Powers
should be prolonged. As I wrote
in my Despatch No.74 of
5th ultimo, which subsequent
events have remarkably confirmed.
"The Chinese
populace of
the
large cities is generally slow
to
move; but when their
irrational and
religious
"passions have been strongly
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under the guns of English
and other foreign
merv-of-war
and where there is also
strong guard of regular i
Chinese soldiers.
a
At futon there has
long exister
a
fierce jealousy
and hatred of foreigners, who
have tivies taken that
City by stoom
stoom in
the
and alas in the second-
Chinese
War. But it is
feared by those who know
" At the present date there are 4 Foreign gumbrats at
English,/ American, / Ferman, and I'
Carstors;
French
Christian
China best.
1
that a similar
feeling will extend to the other
Treaty Ports, if hostilities s
break out between France
Cina, and even
if the present
strained relations of those Poivers.
should be prolonged. As I wrot
سند
Jame
my Despatch N.QY of
5th, ultimo, which subsequent
events have remarkably confirmed.
"The Chinese
populace of
the
"large cities is generally slow
to
move; but when their
Irrational and
religions.
"passions have been show ghly
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