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Missionary Register Volume 21

Missionary Register Volume 21

Society, Church Missionary

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General World History

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ISBN10: 1150909005
ISBN13: 9781150909009
Publisher: General Books
Pages: 434
Weight: 1.70
Height: 0.88 Width: 7.44 Depth: 9.69
Language: English
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1833 Excerpt: ...in order to dispense with the necessity of rewarding European Industry, and of thereby acknowledging the superiority of European Genius. The general idea hitherto entertained by the majority of the nation as to the European Character was derived from a small number of Christians, so styled, who, born in the country, and partly descended from Portuguese, crouch before their nobles as dogs, and are employed in all menial services, and occasionally suffered to enlist as soldiers or surgeons. No industry, no genius, no honesty is found among them, with the exception of one individual, who indeed has a right to claim the latter virtue as his own. From this misconception has emanated all the disgraceful treatment of Europeans up to the time of the war between Burmah aud the Company. Effect of the British Conquests in Burmah on the King of Siam. When the first British Envoy arrived, he was treated with contempt, because the extent of English Power was not known. When the English bad taken Rangoon, it was not believed by the King, until he had sent a trustworthy person to ascertain the fact. Still, doubts agitated the royal breast, as to the issue of the war with the invincible Burmans. Reluctantly did the Siamese hear of the victories of their British Allies, though they were protected thereby from the ravages of the Burmans; who surely would have turned the edge of their swords against them, if the British had not conquered these, their inveterate enemies. Notwithstanding, the Siamese Government could gladly hail the emissaries of Burmah, who privately arrived with despatches, the sole object of which was to prevail on the King of Siam not to assist the English, in case of a breach, on the plea of common religion and usages. But the childish vanity of the Siamese...

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