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Excerpt from The Chinese, Vol. 1 of 2: A General Description of the Empire of China and Its Inhabitants
Commons' committee of 1830 - Act of 1833 - Lord Napier appointed chief commissioner to China His difficulties and death Mr. Davis succeeds Edicts of the Viceroy Administration of Sir George Robinson Increase of smuggling The opium-trade Debts of Hong merchants Visit of Admiral Maitland Evils of the opium tra¿ic Efforts for its suppression Proceedings of Commissioner Lin, and their results - Massacre of an English boat's crew The Volage Affray with war-junks The Psyche Afi'air of the Thomas Coutts Collision with Chinese vessels English trade stopped - War declared 111.
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