The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1815-04-29

voss offers the heartfelt tribute OF bis warm
est thanks.
(oigned) EDW. BAYEES,
Adlt. Gen. \. "A.
from late London papers received at the
Office d the New-York Commercial Adj
vertiser.1
INDIA.
Statement by the Emperor Kia King, of
the rebellion in his provinces, and at
tempt 10 surprise his Family and Pa
lace.
Jmherial Notice.
4" An attempt at revolution has been made.
for which blame myself /, whose virtues
are of an inferior class, received with much
generation the Empire from my Imperial
Father, eighteen years ago. l have not dar-
ed to indulge myself in sloth. When ascen-
ocd the throne. the sect of the FULTON "a
threw into rebellion provinces, and the PEG
pie suffered what cannot bear TO express.
ordered my generals to go against them,
and after eight years conflict, reduced them
to subsection. hoped that hencetorward !
should have enjoyed perpetual pleasure and
peace with my children, the people. Unex-
pectedly, on the 9Th OF the 9Th Moon, the
sect Of Fun-lu q. c. Celestial reason-illumin-
ate) banditti OF vagabonds created distur-
Dances, and caused much injury from the
che lie, 10 the district of Isaw, in Shang- tune.
| fastened to order Wan, the Viceroy Of pe-
Kin, to send forth an army to exsern.inate
them. ihis affair was yet atthe distance OF
1000 Lee G. LIE IS 18th Of an English mile(
but suddenly, on the 5;h of the 9th Moon,
Us years. rebellion arose under my own
armpit, (2) the misery had arisen in my own
house, (3) a band,tti of seventy persons and
more, of the sect of Teen-le, violated the
prohibited gate, and entered withinside. They
wounded the guards, ard entered the inner
palace.
g Four rebels (robbers) were sei1ed and
bound, others assembled the wall with a
flag my imperial second son seized a mus
ket and shot two of the rebels my nephew
killed the third. After this they retired, and
the palace was restored to tranquility. For
this am indebted to the energies of my irn-
5eriai @scund ION, Tie prince and tue chief
officers Of the Tung-tzuug Gate led forth the
troops, end after two days and one nights
utnsvst exertiofI completely routed the rebels.
he family Of Ia-tzing has Continued to rule
the empire ITO years, My Grandfather and
Imperial Father In the m ost affectionate
manner loved the people as children / am
unable to express their virtues and bene-
volenee. Though cannot pretend to have
equalled their good government and love of
the people, yet have not oppressed OF ill u
sed my people this suddeR change am uu-
able to account for. It must arise from the
low state of my virtues. ard my accumulated
imperfeCtions. can only reproach myself.
Though this rebellion has burst forth in =
moment, the seeds have been long collecting
-Four words, carelessness, indulgence sloth
and contempt AZ express the source whence
This great crime has arisen. Hence, within
side and withoutside 50 are in the same
state. The have again and third time
civ en- warning, till my tongue is blrnted and
my lips parched with frequent repetition, yet
none OF my ministers have been able to-
comprehend it. They have governed care
Nothing like it occurred during the dynasty
OF Ham Tang, of Sung, or of Ming The at
tempt Of the assassination in the close of the
dynasty, Ming, does not equal the present by
more than ten degrees.
when ] think of it cannot bear to men
ton it. ] would examine myself, restrain
and rectify my heart to correspond to the
gracious conduct of Heaven above me, to do
away with the resentments of my people
who are placed below me. All our ministry
(6) who would be honestly faithful to the tly-
nasty of Ta-tZing, must exert themselves for
the benefit of the country, and do their ut
most 70 make amends for my defects, So as to
reform the manners ofthe people
"Ihose who can be Contented TO be mean
may lang their caps o. against the wall,
and go home and end their days, and not sit
as inactive or dead bodies in their places to
secure their incomes and thereby increase
my crimes. The tears fall as my pencil
writes. / dispatch this to inform the whole
empire-Received on the 18th Of the tenth
Moon"
Q) White water fower-t September 28th
~ Under my own arm-pit, q strong ex-
preston for mis- own family-(3) Within my
own walls-(4) contempt or neglect of bust
ness-(5) In my own family and abroad in
the empige-(6) Servants in great Offices
u The Cap With the button is the insignia
of Office.
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