It may be mentioned that about this time a King's gardener from England arrived at. Canton collect specimens for the royet gardens, and he remained several years, It is also recorded that two attempts were nade to introduce vaccination to Chin:
Pirates are referred to again and again, and at one time they were said to be over 70,000 strong; the Chinese authorities took no action to suppress them, and foreigners had to provide protection for thole own shins, In 1805 two French missionaries who endeavoured to reach Peking were turned back by an Tm: perial order. directing thut they might "be re-conducted to Canton without loss of time, so a8 to be enabled to return to' their native country." An Italian missionary who had attempted to enter Shensi as brought back to Canton, where he is at present in close confinement and in considerable
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