The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1843-03-31
CHINA-(CoNcLupEp.l
Chronological sketch Of History,

| MING, tune name vi wen known pontcidn III
New York; which begins by a revolt of Ichu-
yuen-tchang, the SON Of poor iaborer, whose
merit raised him TO the first military diguities.
On his accession, he takes the name of Hong
pou. This dynasty lasts 2Sl years, under IT
Emperors. This is pretty well for the dynasty
of Ming.
1850. Celebrated battle between the Tartars
and Chinese, in which more than 100, 900 of the
latter, with the Emperor Ynglsong, are made
prisoners.
! 1888. Matthew Ricci, an Italian Jesuit, ar
rves in China, 10 preach The gospel, and is the
first Of that society tpho penetrated into the
Empire.
| 1892. The Chinese enter Corea, and wrest il
from the japanese, after sanguinary war Of
seven years.
| 1914. Pekin beseiged and taken by The rebel
Li-tse-tching. The Emperor Hoai-tsong and
his consort kill themselves in despair. LLtse-
,ching assumes the imperial purple, but il OPP
posed by Prince Ou-san- Kouei, or Ou-san- shey,
who invites the Mantcheu Tartars TO his asss-
tance the usurper is twice defeated, put to
| flight, and at length killed by some peasants.
The Tarars place Chun-tsi, nephew of their
own sovereign, child of seven years of age,
on the Throne of China.
1915. Several competitors for the imperial
throne appear in different provinces, but are sue
cessively defeated by the Tarars
1919. The Iartdrs hdring completed the
conquest Of China, this year is reckoned the
first year Of the reign of Chun-tsi, with whom
begins the
Twenty dynasty, Of Using,
Che actual possessors Of the lhrone.) This dy-
nasty continues, we believe, to the present day,
and has furnished the following crowned heads
| 1649. Chun-tsi, or rather his minister ANA
ouang, governs with great ability, for few
years; but when the Emperor arrives at man.
hood, he is gully of great excuses, and dies of
the smallpox in 1861, aged "a. His reign was
much disqueled by instructions of the Chinese.
In 1850 the Jesuit Missionaries teach the ma
tives the fabrication Of small arms good
work uuly, for the apostles of peace!
| 1861. fdng-hi is great encourager oflearn-
ing and of the Christian religion in favor of
which he publishes decree in 1892 But, in
| l7l6, he revives some obsolete laws against the
Jesuits, who are never afterwards able to reco-
yer their influence in China.
! 1928. long-tching persecutes the Christians,
without ever excepting those Of the imperial
family, and first confines the Jesuits to the city
of Canton, but afterwards banishes them TO the
little island OF Ma-kau. For The encouragement
of agriculture, he fenews the custom of the
monarch, ploughing and sowing the field. In
| 1890, an earthquake at Pekin, and its enyirons,
destroyed upwards Of 100000 persons.
1875. hien.Long begins his reign by releas-
ing from prison all the Princes of the blood,
whom the policy Of his father had confined but
refuses TO stop the persecution Of the Chris
tians, which is carried on by the Mandarns
with so much severity that Christianity
may be said 10 have been extpaied from
China in the first years of his reign. In
! l77l, the Torgouth Tartars leave their set
dement's under the Russian Government,
near the Caspian sea, and, in a body Of $4,000
families, offer themselves as subjects to KEN
Long, by whom they are graciously received.
In l772, second body of 10000 other Tartar
families, a-o iorsake their settlements under
the Russian Government, and submit to the
Chinese scepre. In 1893, the celebrated Bri-
tish embassy, which sailed from England the
preceding year, under Lord Nacdrtnev, ar
rireS m China, with a view to the establish
ment Of a commercial intercourse between the
two countries. After half a century, they have
just accomplished their object England never
relnqushes her object His Lordship ar
rivss in The Janganfre bay on the 2lst of
Jolly, and on the 9Th Of August the en-
bassy is permitted to land at Matlou, whence,
on the sth, they are conveyed on board
"a fleet of junks, aud proceed to Pekin,
where they arrive on the 17lh, and are shut M
as prisoners, in an o d palace, til the 26 hi
The Emperor being at this time at Jehol. in
Tartary, Earl Mccartney is permitted TO pro-
ceed FOR that place on The I'd OF September, and
arrives there On the Sth. On the 14tb he has
his first audience of the Emperor, and ia 70
ceiyed with much ceremonicus formalitv. On |
the 18Th and l7ih, his Lordship has his second |
and third audiences, and on The 18th his sud- |
ence OF leave, when the Emperor refuses 10 en-
ter into any written treaty, be cause il wonld he
an Infringement Of the ancient Constitution of
the Empire. On the 21,i, the embassy return,
to Pekin, and on the It'll of October. they are
ordered 10 leave Pekn within two DAYS. nnder
pain of being considered as enemies. And tbu,
ended this great embassy from the first power in
Europe, and the first in the world. No doubt
The conduct Of the Celestial, but naughty bar
barIan continued o rankle in the bosom of Eng
and from tlst moment, I'LL she had st lenotb.
'iler the lapse of half century, BUNDLED this
'ncient empire in the dust and forced il into
ubmission. We have only TO add that KEN.
long died in 1876, aged about So years. in the
,2J wear of his reipn.