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Show - P 1 B ' 1 { o k 1en A B i:i 4 ii J i . £l BR HhEu i } L1 ¥ IS SEE ," A a1 ge .l ¥ i At IRhO " b i §i W | .‘ ," g P s g Y g L I aL 1 it R A B B . "f B 1 5 i & Te 3 et 4 $ ¥ ‘ e NER Y Vi S ) ! b iy TN & s R i L TFR o Wl N | 4 [ e b L - ' N ,. e g et T M i ‘ a ‘ ¥ =3 LT been making in Peking, {o that three new Armies were raifed to reduce the Pro vince of Quantung, and others which ftill held for and took part with 7;mg[iem Whereupon the Guardian and Uncle of the Great Cham of Tartary, called Xynchi, who fiill Reigns in China, the better to reduce the Southern Provinces in\ fubje&ion, and reCifie their diforder , he refolved to appoint {fome Vice-Roy over thofe Provinces, who being Tartars by Nation fhould have abfolute power only with obligation to pay Tribute yearly to the Emperour ThisCounfe was immediately put in execution, and in the year 1649. (when the Province o Kiang(i was full of uproar) three Vice-Roys were fent with three Armies, whic confifted for the moft part of Tartars, from Peking ; the one was made Vice-Ro of Fokien, the other of Qnantung, and the third of Quangfi, with exprefs orde to endeavour jointly the fubduing, reducing, and total Conquering of Quantung, and to drive the Emperour 7unglicus out of the whole Empire Hitherto we have only {fpoken of what hapned in the Southern Provinces confairs went in the Northern Provinces; by which it will appear with how muc zeal the Chinefes were concerned for their Liberties and the Welfare of thei Country 3 for the Commanders in chicf over the Northern Provinces, as wel thofe that had the Power over the Civil as Military Affairs, plotted togethe which way they fhould drive out the Tartars: Whereupon they railed as man Forces as they could privately, and chole one Hous to be their General 5 wh coming to the Army which he found to confift of about 28000 Men, therewit he came marching from among the Mountains into the plain Country ; whereupon many of the Natives perceiving his firength, came in to him, and fevera Cities fet open their Gates and received him and his Army, only Xigan, the fir ftrong Garrifon of Fartars within it ; befides, the Governour thercof having ob i $ While thefe Tranfations were on foot, very great preparations for War ha chief City of Xenfr, withftood him, being in truth compelled thereto, having S A ; with their Army in triumph for Peking D ei ----p - g R Garrilonsinto moft of the Citiesand Places of Concern, and fo ;narchcd bac cerning the Chinefes Revolts ; we fhall now proceed to give an account how Af | This C(;: thus fubdued, they were prefently Mafters of the whole Province and put nev): e of 1t, and got to the Mountains, as has been already relate at large 3 !3 W all the miferies of a tediou £ ered, he retreated for fafety vo the chief City of Nunchano ;' whic havi fufri)‘ow efcapedga]iveer Kinu bu taken laf a wa Siege TR 5 ;‘: i b e firft indeed he fought with good fuccefs, but at laft finding himfelf over .artsg t}) "? angfi, to defend and preferve the fame from being overcome by th 'IE:z'rtarfo s T into a Noofe, broke up his Siege,and Marched teward the Norther 1 days, before there was advice brought him of a new Army of Tartar feg ; nflan Peking to reduce the Province of Kiangfi ; infomuch that Kimus fearinm r(f) and beleaguer'd the City of Carnchen, but he had not continue thé Si: aa f £1 R -- f1 44 r ¢l IO LMY r ‘L " A e 2l A | L 1 & 1 b n rRE | 9 ( £ q BIE EIL E w4 i1 b L he was never heard f'm o of after dir ; a0 combalion, > 3 meverthele erward feverale Batte] fo, J i h‘? w Licungzus o Defea th o hear h whe an Tartar againft th {% e L | L 4o v !ik T 8. } B gii og g ' ¢ ma e as 1s fuppofed, being kill'din the Fight, becauf wards b i rErI G g 4Tk £ E v 1 g 1 ST o Ty ; lofs 3L'€""gzu ¢ bim 1 - 1 $i i MR T L Bm ----------- i o LU L &;u?d l;):om(elf ?ffaultedd on a}l fidfis by the Tdrtizr:,. who lay in Ambufcad 1g for his coming, and was forced to retreat with grea A General Defcription o 4 1ERE ) g 2 } it A L i 18 clean.sh data import.tsv out README : € |1 o i 28 i ! ' IR | 3 44 r_ him t fubmitte freel rathe bu refiftance n mad Chinefe th {erved tha and fearing lcft the Citizens might carry on fome private defign againft him refolved to put to death all the Chinefes within the City 5 which he had undoubtcdly put in execation, ha he not been diffwaded from it by one of the Vice thfl}? b confpirac an preven t willin an Roys : yet fiill jealous of them |