the_o sack_n and_o pillage_n so_o many_o town_n the_o jesuit_n who_o be_v â—â—he_v sole_a preacher_n and_o propagator_n of_o the_o christian_a religion_n in_o china_n have_v suffer_v very_o much_o both_o in_o their_o person_n and_o good_n from_o the_o insolency_n of_o the_o soldier_n but_o chief_o from_o the_o chineses_n who_o march_v among_o the_o tartar_n but_o this_o be_v contrary_a to_o the_o express_a order_n of_o the_o viceroy_n and_o general_n of_o the_o army_n who_o be_v far_o from_o authorise_v those_o violence_n which_o they_o sufficient_o testify_v by_o the_o oblige_a reception_n which_o they_o ever_o after_o give_v to_o those_o father_n for_o they_o give_v they_o all_o the_o safeguard_v and_o protection_n which_o they_o can_v desire_v and_o with_o great_a familiarity_n and_o confidence_n they_o consult_v with_o they_o about_o their_o affair_n and_o this_o must_v likewise_o be_v say_v that_o whatever_o the_o jesuit_n suffer_v it_o be_v not_o upon_o the_o account_n of_o 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and_o wonderful_o compliant_a to_o the_o humour_n of_o all_o person_n which_o can_v be_v deny_v to_o be_v a_o very_a apt_a disposition_n to_o incline_v they_o to_o receive_v the_o first_o principle_n of_o the_o christian_a religion_n and_o afterward_o to_o induce_v they_o to_o give_v credit_n to_o those_o truth_n which_o it_o teach_v when_o upon_o examination_n they_o shall_v find_v they_o so_o conformable_a to_o the_o most_o refine_a light_n of_o reason_n but_o to_o speak_v something_o of_o the_o virtue_n and_o vice_n of_o the_o tartar_n it_o must_v be_v acknowledge_v that_o they_o be_v not_o so_o effeminate_a and_o sensual_a as_o the_o chinese_n they_o be_v not_o allow_v to_o have_v so_o many_o wife_n and_o do_v detest_v and_o abhor_v those_o infamous_a and_o abominable_a vice_n which_o be_v not_o fit_a to_o be_v name_v and_o yet_o be_v frequent_o commit_v by_o the_o chinese_n which_o give_v occasion_n to_o the_o emperor_n xunchi_n assoon_o as_o he_o have_v take_v possession_n of_o 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neither_o do_v it_o appear_v that_o the_o whole_a nation_n be_v guilty_a of_o that_o vice_n perhaps_o this_o be_v only_o the_o rage_n of_o some_o few_o of_o the_o most_o barbarous_a and_o the_o very_a dregs_o of_o the_o people_n i_o must_v likewise_o declare_v that_o their_o word_n be_v not_o to_o be_v rely_v on_o too_o much_o especial_o if_o it_o redound_v to_o their_o profit_n and_o advantage_n to_o falsify_v it_o but_o it_o must_v be_v consider_v that_o they_o be_v barbarian_n and_o near_o enough_o neighbour_n to_o the_o mahometan_n to_o have_v learn_v this_o vice_n from_o they_o who_o be_v so_o easy_o absolve_v from_o it_o by_o the_o law_n of_o their_o false_a prophet_n and_o i_o wish_v to_o god_n that_o this_o vice_n be_v peculiar_a to_o the_o mahometan_n and_o tartar_n and_o that_o machiavelli_n have_v not_o propagate_v the_o practice_n of_o this_o doctrine_n more_o than_o ever_o mahomet_n do_v it_o be_v not_o the_o turk_n and_o tartar_n only_o who_o violate_v their_o oath_n and_o promise_n unless_o we_o must_v repute_v all_o perjurious_a and_o false_a person_n to_o be_v turk_n barbarian_n and_o mere_a infidel_n this_o be_v the_o best_a information_n i_o can_v receive_v of_o the_o religion_n of_o those_o tartar_n who_o conquer_v china_n and_o this_o be_v all_o â—â—he_n account_v i_o have_v of_o their_o virtue_n and_o vice_n and_o now_o i_o shall_v say_v something_o of_o their_o form_n and_o manner_n of_o government_n chap._n xxvi_o the_o government_n of_o the_o tartar_n in_o china_n the_o excellent_a endowment_n oâ—â—_n the_o young_a xunchi_n the_o reformation_n which_o hâ—â—_n make_v of_o the_o mandorin_n and_o eunuch_n in_o thâ—â—_n court_n the_o virtuous_a freedom_n of_o the_o tartarian_a woman_n the_o tartar_n though_o they_o be_v barbaâ—â—ians_n and_o infidel_n yet_o their_o method_n of_o government_n may_v give_v very_o good_a instruction_n to_o our_o wise_a politician_n these_o people_n who_o as_o i_o have_v already_o remark_v do_v in_o a_o manner_n surround_v the_o whole_a continent_n of_o chinâ—â—_n be_v possess_v of_o a_o very_a vast_a country_n which_o be_v divide_v into_o several_a state_n and_o kingdom_n which_o the_o chineses_n make_v mention_n of_o according_a to_o the_o general_n division_n of_o the_o whole_a world_n into_o four_o part_n call_v they_o the_o eâ—â—sâ—â—ern_n western_a northern_a &_o southern_a tartar_n and_o the_o truth_n be_v that_o nation_n be_v possess_v of_o so_o vast_a a_o country_n that_o it_o seem_v to_o be_v a_o little_a world_n the_o most_o potent_a of_o these_o people_n be_v the_o eastern_a and_o northern_a and_o it_o be_v these_o who_o under_o the_o command_n of_o their_o young_a king_n xunchi_n conquer_v china_n they_o have_v for_o a_o long_a time_n be_v at_o war_n with_o those_o tartar_n who_o be_v more_o advance_v to_o the_o western_a and_o southern_a part_n and_o it_o be_v very_o remarkable_a that_o have_v make_v a_o truce_n and_o accord_n among_o themselves_o which_o give_v opportunity_n 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child_n upon_o the_o same_o pain_n of_o death_n thus_o the_o tyrant_n lie_v deal_v with_o divers_a of_o the_o mandorin_n as_o well_o those_o who_o declare_v themselves_o for_o he_o as_o those_o who_o in_o some_o measure_n testify_v a_o respect_n for_o the_o memory_n of_o their_o prince_n it_o be_v a_o just_a recompense_n to_o these_o traitor_n and_o chastisement_n to_o those_o who_o too_o late_o regard_v their_o loyalty_n to_o their_o king_n and_o country_n this_o be_v the_o miserable_a condition_n of_o the_o empire_n of_o china_n during_o the_o year_n 1640_o 41_o and_o 42._o the_o tartar_n enter_v not_o to_o make_v open_a war_n till_o the_o end_n of_o 1643_o hear_v then_o that_o zunchin_n the_o lawful_a emperor_n have_v lose_v both_o his_o empire_n and_o life_n the_o fame_n whereof_o can_v not_o be_v keep_v within_o the_o wall_n of_o the_o city_n but_o be_v quick_o disperse_v all_o over_o china_n and_o from_o thence_o through_o tartary_n in_o each_o of_o which_o state_n it_o make_v different_a impression_n in_o the_o mind_n of_o man_n according_a to_o their_o good_a or_o ill_a affection_n to_o the_o emperor_n and_o empire_n the_o tartar_n do_v not_o make_v any_o show_n of_o joy_n at_o the_o news_n of_o zunchin_n death_n he_o rather_o seem_v very_o much_o move_v at_o it_o as_o a_o very_a deplorable_a accident_n of_o a_o most_o pernicious_a example_n and_o therefore_o aught_o to_o be_v severe_o and_o condign_o punish_v but_o he_o be_v not_o displease_v at_o the_o new_a right_n to_o that_o empire_n he_o judge_v do_v thereby_o accrue_v to_o he_o he_o begin_v not_o only_o to_o discourse_v of_o it_o but_o to_o argue_v it_o very_o hot_o he_o maintain_v that_o he_o be_v now_o free_v from_o any_o obligation_n which_o lie_v upon_o he_o from_o the_o oath_n by_o which_o the_o tartarian_a prince_n have_v tie_v themselves_o to_o the_o royal_a family_n of_o china_n never_o to_o make_v any_o attempt_n upon_o that_o state_n forasmuch_o as_o that_o family_n be_v now_o extinct_a 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the_o imperial_a court_n and_o six_o of_o the_o principal_a province_n of_o the_o empire_n have_v already_o overcome_v the_o great_a difficulty_n in_o make_v himself_o the_o sovereign_a monarch_n of_o that_o great_a empire_n and_o now_o that_o he_o be_v possess_v of_o the_o force_n and_o treasure_n of_o china_n no_o prince_n of_o that_o nation_n can_v hinder_v he_o from_o confirm_v his_o authority_n and_o triumph_v in_o his_o rebellion_n that_o it_o be_v of_o dangerous_a consequence_n to_o leave_v in_o this_o usurper_n a_o example_n to_o other_o rebel_n of_o oppress_v their_o king_n and_o subdue_a their_o state_n and_o subject_n thus_o they_o argue_v in_o the_o council_n of_o the_o cham_n of_o tartary_n and_o at_o last_o conclude_v that_o as_o it_o be_v on_o the_o one_o side_n of_o high_a importance_n to_o go_v and_o revenge_v a_o prince_n and_o state_n oppress_v so_o on_o the_o other_o side_n it_o be_v neither_o just_a noâ—â—_n equitable_a that_o his_o highness_n shall_v leave_v his_o 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the_o tartar_n have_v with_o these_o argument_n justify_v their_o claim_n to_o the_o empire_n of_o china_n it_o now_o remain_v that_o they_o shall_v confirm_v it_o with_o the_o power_n of_o their_o sword_n and_o for_o this_o they_o prepare_v with_o all_o possible_a expedition_n and_o the_o more_o eager_o for_o be_v a_o warlike_a and_o generous_a nation_n they_o be_v persuade_v that_o not_o only_o the_o justice_n of_o their_o pretension_n but_o their_o honour_n engage_v they_o in_o it_o that_o thereby_o they_o may_v avenge_v the_o quarrel_n of_o all_o king_n â—â—n_fw-la make_v this_o perâ—â—idious_a traitor_n who_o â—â—y_v his_o treason_n have_v possess_v himself_o of_o â—â—he_a empire_n by_o reduce_v his_o lawful_a sovereign_n to_o that_o extremity_n that_o out_o of_o despair_n he_o become_v his_o own_o execuâ—â—ioner_n a_o example_n and_o terror_n to_o all_o â—â—isloyal_a subject_n all_o these_o consideration_n fix_v the_o â—â—artars_n in_o their_o resolution_n for_o the_o conâ—â—uest_n of_o china_n and_o present_o they_o isâ—â—ued_v out_o all_o convenient_a order_n for_o this_o â—â—xpedition_n they_o recruit_v theirtroop_n â—â—ith_o new_a levy_n and_o in_o a_o short_a time_n â—â—hey_n raise_v several_a potent_a army_n but_o â—â—ill_v they_o be_v unwilling_a to_o pass_v over_o â—â—he_a wall_n or_o make_v any_o irruption_n upon_o â—â—at_a empire_n till_o they_o be_v call_v in_o by_o â—â—me_n of_o the_o head_n of_o the_o loyal_a chineses_n persuade_v themselves_o that_o if_o they_o defer_v their_o entrance_n into_o china_n till_o they_o be_v importune_v thereto_o from_o they_o they_o shall_v thereby_o both_o betters_n secure_a and_o justify_v their_o conquest_n and_o clear_v themselves_o from_o all_o reproach_n of_o break_v their_o league_n which_o till_o then_o they_o have_v preserve_v with_o that_o empire_n they_o be_v stay_v in_o expectation_n of_o some_o such_o overture_n when_o it_o present_v itself_o to_o they_o as_o favourable_o as_o they_o can_v have_v wish_v for_o one_o of_o zuâ—â—chin's_n general_n to_o who_o he_o have_v commit_v the_o guard_n of_o the_o frontier_n towards_o tartary_n send_v to_o the_o tartar_n to_o solicit_v they_o to_o enter_v into_o china_n thiâ—â—_n possess_v the_o tartar_n of_o all_o the_o advantage_n which_o they_o have_v so_o long_a wisheâ—â—_n for_o as_o judge_v they_o absolute_a necessary_a for_o the_o accomplishment_n of_o their_o design_n the_o general_n who_o be_v call_v vsanguâ—â—_n have_v always_o keep_v his_o loyalty_n to_o hiâ—â—_n prince_n unspotted_a though_o in_o this_o lasâ—â—_n occasion_n he_o can_v not_o render_v he_o anâ—â—_n important_a service_n for_o the_o rebelâ—â—_n be_v so_o numerous_a and_o the_o loyal_a subject_n so_o feâ—â—_n in_o comparison_n that_o they_o can_v make_v no_o considerable_a attempt_n but_o now_o this_o vsanguè_fw-fr do_v most_o passionate_o desire_v some_o opportunity_n to_o revenge_v both_o the_o death_n of_o his_o master_n and_o
of_o his_o father_n who_o be_v a_o great_a officer_n in_o the_o emperor_n of_o china_n court_n and_o be_v put_v to_o death_n by_o the_o tyrant_n for_o the_o approve_a loyalty_n both_o of_o himself_o and_o his_o son_n therefore_o vsanguè_fw-fr who_o want_v neither_o zeal_n to_o revenge_v his_o king_n nor_o sense_n of_o his_o own_o injury_n consider_v that_o there_o be_v not_o in_o the_o whole_a empire_n force_v enough_o to_o attempt_v the_o bring_v the_o tyrant_n to_o his_o condign_a punishment_n that_o it_o be_v not_o to_o â—â—e_z hope_v that_o any_o of_o the_o prince_n of_o the_o â—â—loud_n royal_a can_v ever_o regain_v the_o impair_v that_o the_o whole_a state_n in_o all_o likeâ—â—ihood_n will_v become_v the_o prey_n and_o â—â—poil_v of_o some_o new_a upstart_n traitor_n and_o wherefore_o he_o judge_v that_o it_o will_v be_v â—â—ess_o dishonourable_a for_o that_o nation_n to_o â—â—ubmit_v to_o the_o dominion_n oâ—â—_n a_o empeâ—â—our_n who_o have_v win_v it_o by_o conquest_n though_o he_o be_v a_o foreigner_n since_o there_o â—â—as_v no_o probability_n for_o the_o chineses_n to_o imagine_v ever_o to_o be_v able_a to_o shake_v off_o the_o yoke_n of_o tyranny_n for_o these_o consideration_n he_o judge_v it_o expedient_a to_o address_v himself_o to_o the_o tartar_n who_o he_o know_v to_o be_v both_o powerful_a and_o courageous_a and_o therefore_o believe_v that_o iâ—â—_n must_v be_v they_o only_o who_o can_v the_o soon_a reward_n the_o tyrant_n according_a to_o his_o desert_n and_o therefore_o resolve_v to_o call_v they_o in_o to_o the_o conquest_n of_o this_o empire_n and_o oblige_v himself_o to_o give_v they_o entrance_n through_o that_o part_n of_o the_o wall_n which_o be_v commit_v to_o his_o guard_n without_o all_o dispute_n this_o be_v a_o mosâ—â—_n pernicious_a resolution_n and_o such_o as_o can_v only_o tend_v to_o the_o complete_n of_o the_o entire_a ruin_n of_o the_o whole_a state_n in_o all_o appearance_n this_o vsanguè_fw-fr be_v more_o inâ—â—ent_a upon_o 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and_o more_o odious_a to_o the_o people_n and_o it_o be_v easy_a to_o imagine_v that_o this_o hatred_n will_v in_o a_o short_a time_n produce_v some_o conspiracy_n powerful_a enough_o to_o ruin_v he_o but_o that_o which_o be_v yet_o more_o considerable_a be_v that_o the_o southern_a province_n which_o be_v the_o rich_a and_o the_o most_o powerful_a of_o all_o china_n have_v already_o crown_v and_o acknowledge_v for_o their_o lawful_a king_n a_o prince_n of_o the_o royal_a family_n who_o may_v in_o a_o short_a time_n raise_v force_n as_o potent_a as_o those_o of_o the_o tyrant_n and_o have_v the_o advantage_n of_o right_n and_o justice_n on_o his_o side_n be_v quick_o in_o a_o condition_n to_o fight_v he_o or_o if_o he_o be_v desirous_a to_o spare_v the_o blood_n of_o his_o people_n he_o may_v easy_o find_v out_o some_o other_o way_n to_o cut_v he_o off_o the_o government_n of_o this_o new_a king_n be_v already_o very_o plausible_a to_o his_o subject_n he_o be_v very_o mild_a and_o 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to_o take_v so_o far_o a_o prospect_n or_o else_o as_o it_o be_v very_o probable_a he_o be_v not_o sufficient_o inform_v of_o what_o pass_v in_o the_o southern_a province_n till_o such_o time_n as_o the_o tartar_n be_v already_o enter_v into_o china_n for_o the_o relation_n which_o come_v then_o though_o it_o be_v very_o obscure_a in_o this_o point_n as_o in_o divers_a other_o not_o sufficient_o remark_v the_o time_n yet_o it_o seem_v to_o intimate_v that_o the_o prince_n be_v not_o crown_v nor_o submit_v to_o as_o lawful_a king_n till_o after_o the_o tartar_n have_v pass_v the_o wall_n this_o inconsederate_a proffer_n and_o demand_v of_o vsuaâ—â—guè_fw-fr be_v most_o acceptable_a to_o the_o tartarian_a court_n be_v it_o be_v that_o great_a advantage_n to_o their_o interest_n which_o they_o have_v so_o long_o covet_v and_o they_o judge_v to_o be_v thus_o call_v in_o be_v a_o full_a acknowledgement_n of_o their_o right_n and_o that_o now_o there_o remain_v nothing_o but_o take_v 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retreat_n at_o last_o the_o tartar_n enter_v the_o town_n which_o they_o do_v most_o horrible_o desolate_a they_o think_v it_o not_o sufficient_a to_o sack_v and_o pillage_n it_o according_a to_o their_o usual_a custom_n unless_o they_o massacre_v likewise_o all_o sort_n of_o people_n they_o find_v therein_o as_o well_o the_o inhabitant_n as_o the_o corsair_n who_o have_v enter_v the_o town_n and_o those_o who_o they_o have_v compel_v in_o by_o force_n there_o be_v a_o innumerable_a multitude_n slay_v in_o that_o place_n but_o the_o general_n do_v not_o think_v himself_o sufficient_o avenge_v by_o the_o ruin_n of_o that_o city_n but_o that_o he_o may_v full_o discharge_v his_o fury_n and_o rage_n he_o pillage_v and_o ruin_v ten_o other_o neighbour_a town_n though_o they_o have_v not_o at_o all_o assist_v or_o contribute_v to_o the_o rebellion_n of_o this_o place_n the_o spoil_n and_o plunder_v of_o this_o town_n be_v very_o rich_a for_o several_a who_o expect_v it_o shall_v have_v 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interest_n at_o the_o court_n that_o the_o emperor_n be_v only_o inform_v what_o town_n he_o have_v take_v know_v not_o that_o he_o have_v ruin_v and_o desolate_v the_o country_n and_o therefore_o the_o general_n instead_o of_o hear_v that_o he_o be_v complain_v of_o there_o see_v he_o be_v the_o more_o consider_v as_o if_o thereby_o he_o have_v merit_v much_o and_o do_v his_o prince_n good_a service_n this_o gain_a credit_n to_o the_o report_n that_o the_o general_n be_v rather_o a_o counterfeit_a chinese_n than_o a_o natural_a tartar_n for_o this_o manner_n of_o make_v war_n and_o enhance_a the_o fame_n of_o his_o victoriâ—â—s_n be_v more_o like_o a_o chinese_n than_o a_o true_a tartar_n chap._n xvii_o the_o corsair_n trouble_v and_o perplex_v the_o general_n they_o possess_v themselves_o of_o the_o city_n tunquam_fw-la and_o maintain_v it_o against_o several_a assault_n they_o deliver_v it_o up_o upon_o composition_n the_o cruelty_n of_o
the_o general_n soldier_n the_o corsair_n hereafter_o never_o leave_v the_o general_n in_o quiet_a it_o be_v in_o vain_a to_o hope_v to_o conquer_v they_o for_o his_o abominable_a cruelty_n make_v they_o ever_o return_v both_o more_o potent_a and_o more_o numerous_a for_o one_o bark_n which_o he_o destroy_v there_o return_v thirty_o and_o for_o one_o man_n a_o hundred_o or_o two_o these_o be_v the_o very_a term_n of_o the_o relation_n which_o remark_n that_o the_o sea_n and_o rivers_n be_v cover_v with_o ship_n and_o man_n as_o if_o it_o have_v rain_v arm_v man_n from_o heaven_n some_o flee_v to_o the_o pirate_n for_o refuge_n not_o be_v able_a to_o be_v long_a spectator_n of_o the_o cruelty_n which_o be_v exercise_v upon_o their_o countryman_n other_o come_v to_o avenge_v if_o they_o can_v the_o death_n of_o their_o father_n their_o child_n and_o other_o near_a relation_n the_o loss_n of_o their_o estate_n and_o the_o honour_n of_o their_o wife_n daughter_n or_o sister_n and_o innumerable_a other_o person_n come_v in_o to_o they_o who_o know_v not_o how_o to_o put_v a_o more_o acceptable_a period_n to_o their_o burdensome_a life_n and_o consolate_v themselves_o that_o they_o shall_v there_o meet_v with_o a_o death_n more_o desirable_a or_o a_o life_n less_o miserable_a they_o hope_v at_o least_o whilst_o they_o be_v at_o sea_n they_o shall_v be_v at_o liberty_n for_o some_o time_n to_o take_v breath_n and_o they_o do_v not_o despair_n but_o they_o shall_v be_v able_a to_o do_v some_o eminent_a exploit_n whereby_o at_o last_o they_o may_v aveâ—â—ge_v themselves_o on_o the_o tartar_n the_o viceroy_n likewise_o seem_v as_o if_o he_o design_v to_o give_v these_o miserable_a people_n no_o respite_n he_o present_o put_v out_o to_o sea_n as_o if_o he_o be_v resolve_v not_o to_o let_v one_o escape_v he_o and_o be_v inform_v that_o they_o be_v betwixt_o lautao_n which_o be_v a_o little_a isle_n just_o opposite_a to_o mâ—â—cao_n and_o the_o city_n of_o anslan_n in_o one_o week_n he_o thrice_o go_v into_o this_o road_n in_o search_n of_o they_o but_o still_o return_v without_o meet_v they_o it_o be_v believe_v he_o have_v no_o great_a mind_n to_o meet_v with_o they_o though_o he_o go_v to_o seek_v they_o out_o this_o be_v a_o stratagem_n often_o practise_v by_o politician_n there_o be_v a_o great_a report_n that_o the_o pirate_n be_v extraordinary_a powerful_a that_o they_o have_v a_o well_o regulate_v army_n that_o their_o vessel_n be_v fill_v with_o desperate_a man_n who_o be_v resolve_v either_o to_o conquer_v or_o perish_v after_o they_o have_v sell_v their_o life_n at_o a_o dear_a rate_n therefore_o the_o viceroy_n not_o think_v it_o will_v be_v for_o his_o advantage_n to_o have_v such_o a_o rencontre_n he_o return_v thrice_o without_o find_v they_o or_o rather_o without_o seek_v for_o what_o he_o have_v no_o mind_n to_o meet_v wit_n once_o at_o last_o when_o he_o be_v just_o ready_a to_o enter_v into_o the_o city_n of_o canton_n he_o have_v intelligence_n that_o the_o corsair_n have_v possess_v themselves_o of_o a_o place_n distant_a some_o two_o day_n journey_n from_o that_o city_n then_o be_v necessitate_v to_o put_v out_o to_o sea_n he_o return_v at_o that_o very_a instant_n with_o a_o great_a many_o vessel_n and_o man_n and_o present_v himself_o before_o that_o town_n there_o he_o find_v that_o the_o alarm_n which_o have_v be_v give_v he_o be_v false_a therefore_o he_o return_v high_o displease_v as_o he_o say_v that_o he_o have_v find_v no_o enemy_n to_o fight_v with_o but_o perhaps_o he_o be_v not_o so_o much_o afflict_v at_o it_o as_o he_o pretend_v this_o be_v only_o the_o subtlety_n of_o the_o man_n who_o be_v willing_a to_o disguise_v his_o fear_n the_o number_n and_o force_n of_o the_o pirate_n increase_v daily_o and_o the_o relation_n say_v that_o they_o be_v almost_o as_o innumerable_a as_o the_o sand_n of_o the_o sea_n these_o terrible_a army_n do_v incessant_o rove_v about_o and_o infest_v all_o part_n of_o the_o province_n of_o canton_n and_o give_v the_o viceroy_n more_o business_n than_o he_o desire_v now_o he_o be_v not_o so_o hot_a and_o resolute_a as_o he_o be_v before_o he_o learn_v by_o experience_n that_o he_o must_v be_v necessitate_v to_o change_v his_o conduct_n to_o which_o he_o be_v incline_v by_o the_o advice_n of_o the_o viceroy_n in_o civil_a affair_n who_o be_v a_o prudent_a person_n and_o understand_v better_a than_o he_o to_o deal_v with_o the_o pirate_n these_o two_o chief_n conclude_v that_o it_o will_v be_v more_o available_a to_o be_v less_o fierce_a and_o hot_a and_o more_o circumspect_a and_o prudent_a in_o the_o manage_n of_o the_o war._n they_o place_v guard_n at_o the_o gate_n of_o all_o the_o town_n in_o the_o province_n where_o there_o be_v none_o before_o there_o they_o examine_v all_o who_o come_v in_o or_o go_v out_o for_o they_o know_v that_o the_o corsair_n have_v intelligence_n in_o all_o the_o town_n and_o that_o their_o confederate_n be_v busy_o employ_v in_o hatch_n some_o great_a conspiracy_n thus_o the_o tartar_n who_o before_o make_v a_o mock_n at_o all_o the_o chineses_n can_v do_v be_v not_o now_o so_o confident_a and_o courageous_a as_o they_o have_v be_v they_o have_v reason_n not_o to_o be_v so_o for_o the_o league_n and_o combination_n of_o these_o corsair_n be_v like_o a_o terrible_a hydra_n which_o instead_o of_o seven_o head_n have_v more_o than_o seven_o hundred_o thousand_o they_o judge_v it_o likewise_o convenient_a to_o make_v a_o new_a renumeration_n of_o people_n in_o all_o the_o town_n but_o especial_o in_o canton_n that_o they_o may_v see_v if_o there_o be_v more_o or_o few_o than_o in_o their_o first_o register_n after_o which_o they_o make_v a_o order_n that_o no_o master_n of_o a_o family_n shall_v retain_v any_o more_o domestic_n than_o what_o they_o shall_v allow_v of_o and_o who_o name_n be_v register_v and_o these_o be_v no_o more_o than_o be_v precise_o necessary_a for_o each_o family_n this_o war_n of_o the_o pirate_n have_v bring_v most_o miserable_a calamity_n upon_o the_o whole_a country_n in_o which_o the_o tartar_n as_o well_o as_o other_o have_v their_o share_n for_o the_o land_n lie_v waste_v and_o uncultivated_a and_o there_o be_v none_o in_o the_o country_n who_o dare_v venture_v to_o carry_v that_o small_a crop_n they_o have_v into_o the_o town_n for_o let_v they_o go_v which_o way_n they_o will_v they_o can_v not_o avoid_v meeting_n either_o with_o the_o tartar_n by_o land_n or_o the_o pirate_n by_o water_n the_o countryman_n therefore_o will_v not_o carry_v any_o provision_n into_o the_o city_n which_o occasion_v great_a want_n and_o scarcity_n there_o the_o soldier_n by_o the_o general_n be_v permission_n be_v scatter_v and_o disperse_v all_o over_o the_o country_n and_o seize_v upon_o all_o the_o provision_n they_o can_v meet_v with_o this_o complete_v the_o ruin_n of_o that_o province_n and_o if_o at_o any_o time_n some_o of_o the_o country_n people_n to_o preserve_v any_o thing_n from_o those_o which_o persecute_v they_o at_o home_n run_v the_o hazard_n to_o carry_v it_o into_o the_o town_n they_o be_v no_o soon_o enter_v have_v escape_v all_o the_o danger_n of_o the_o way_n but_o they_o be_v seize_v upon_o to_o row_v in_o the_o navy_n and_o many_o time_n before_o they_o can_v reach_v the_o city_n the_o corsair_n have_v apprehend_v they_o upon_o the_o same_o account_n for_o on_o both_o side_n there_o be_v a_o prodigious_a number_n of_o vessel_n which_o both_o sail_v and_o row_v and_o for_o this_o they_o stand_v in_o need_n of_o a_o great_a number_n of_o man_n to_o tug_v at_o the_o oar_n these_o outrage_n can_v not_o be_v commit_v without_o very_o frequent_a murder_n and_o massacre_n throughout_o the_o whole_a country_n and_o these_o be_v so_o numerous_a that_o the_o description_n of_o the_o desolation_n of_o this_o province_n will_v require_v a_o whole_a history_n the_o putrid_a body_n do_v so_o infect_v the_o air_n that_o it_o occasion_v a_o cruel_a plague_n thus_o these_o miserable_a people_n be_v afflict_v with_o war_n pestilence_n and_o famine_n all_o these_o calamity_n come_v upon_o they_o at_o the_o same_o time_n each_o of_o which_o will_v have_v be_v sufficient_a to_o have_v ruin_v this_o once_o flourish_a province_n so_o that_o the_o rich_a plentifull_a and_o most_o delicious_a of_o all_o the_o province_n in_o china_n lay_v most_o dismal_o ruin_v in_o comparison_n of_o what_o it_o be_v former_o and_o so_o it_o remain_v to_o this_o very_a day_n and_o it_o be_v say_v all_o this_o mischief_n arise_v only_o from_o the_o ill_a conduct_n of_o the_o general_n for_o this_o rash_a man_n by_o his_o cruelty_n drive_v the_o people_n to_o despair_v and_o he_o be_v not_o only_o content_a to_o give_v a_o ill_a example_n but_o he_o give_v
the_o chinese_n emperor_n will_v command_v and_o head_n they_o but_o this_o negotiation_n have_v not_o a_o more_o fortunate_a success_n though_o the_o captain_n by_o his_o rare_a and_o unparalleled_a loyalty_n make_v it_o evident_a that_o guequan_n who_o be_v certain_o one_o of_o the_o best_a prince_n that_o be_v ever_o crown_v during_o the_o late_a tarâ—â—arian_a war_n can_v not_o possible_o have_v employ_v a_o person_n of_o high_a merit_n and_o capacity_n to_o serve_v he_o against_o his_o enemy_n his_o courage_n and_o valour_n gain_v great_a renown_n among_o all_o his_o countryman_n and_o his_o last_o adventure_n give_v occasion_n to_o discourse_v of_o they_o and_o enlarge_v upon_o they_o in_o this_o present_a history_n chap._n xxi_o the_o corsair_n possess_v themselves_o of_o several_a place_n and_o return_v to_o assault_n canton_n the_o general_n rout_v they_o at_o sea_n the_o chineses_n manage_v their_o affair_n ill_a and_o thereby_o only_o exasperate_v the_o tartar_n and_o consume_v the_o rest_n of_o their_o force_n i_o must_v now_o draw_v to_o a_o conclusion_n the_o information_n i_o have_v receive_v concern_v the_o achievement_n of_o thâ—â—se_a pirate_n who_o do_v daily_o afresh_o toil_n and_o torment_v their_o enemy_n the_o general_n be_v almost_o at_o his_o wit_n end_n this_o man_n who_o seem_v so_o indefatigable_a in_o war_n find_v out_o those_o now_o who_o give_v he_o sufficient_a employment_n both_o by_o land_n and_o sea_n they_o have_v now_o make_v themselves_o master_n of_o three_o or_o four_o the_o best_a place_n in_o all_o the_o province_n of_o canton_n and_o there_o they_o defend_v themselves_o in_o spite_n of_o all_o the_o tyrant_n fury_n and_o all_o that_o the_o tartar_n can_v do_v to_o drive_v they_o out_o they_o lay_v siege_n to_o several_a other_o place_n and_o block_v they_o up_o very_o close_o but_o they_o be_v much_o more_o powerful_a at_o sea_n and_o high_o dissatisfy_v that_o they_o have_v so_o precipitately_a and_o inconsiderate_o 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