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Show the Empire of C 11w a oned; whi , ing with Kiangus, who gave him occafion, and provoked him on purpofe to dra him to Battel; but the Tartar tooka better courfe, fearing the uncertain event o War ina Battel, and knowing how to overcome his Enemy at a far cheaper rate be cape Ming as being butill furnifhed with Provifions; he refolved to delay him {o long, ril he fhould be compelled to leave the Field for want of Vidtuals and other necefla s oy Ope over th that what | whom hehad fent an Embaffadour with very rich Prefents, and feveral hand{ome Women,with order alfo to demand his Daughter in Marriage for the Emperour his Nephew, and requeft him not to give any afliftance to Kiangus the Re '.fdl to th lml'clf to th 7imgli bel. And fo much operation had this Embafly upon the King of Taniju or Wef - He likeyif ' (o fiand u 1 of oppreff S bcaring o ; €W tronble 'y, wherea ng brough y when the nd 40000 | Was ghd a ey fromth of the Empir cern UPO 5 thc cight nade rcfld h E the {pace of three days, with the help of the Peafants which were compelled to 4 1rench come in, a deep Gracht of ten miles in circumference was drawn round about it Whereupon Kiangus finding himf{elf thus penned up, and that norelief wast be expected, but he and his muft either be kill'd or ftarv'd, like a Valiant Commander he {peaksto his Men after this manner. You fee Fellow-Souldiers int what a firaight we are reduced, there being no hopes to efcape but by Fighting lik Men, the Sword on oue fide, and Hunger on the other encompaffing us 5 let us not [uffer onr [elves to Perifb with Hunger, but rather with our Swords in our bands dearl [ell them onr liwes, or with their hax.ard, cut the way to our [afety through our Enemies CarcafSes 5 1 for nry part will dye with my Zable inwy hand. Hehad no {fooner ended his Speech, but heand all his Forces make a Sally out into the Gracht where both fides fought for a while with equal Courage, till Kiangus unhappil ftruck with a Dart, fell downdead, at the very fight whereof the Chinefes de{pairing of making their way through the Enemy, fome flung down their Arm and called for Quarter others betook themfelvesto Flight 5 fuch as {ubmitte freely to the Tartars, had their lives fpared, for they now thought they had don endughin overcoming fo great and dreaded an Enemy, whofe power woul have endangered the lofs of the whole Empire. After they had cleared th Field, and totally routed and deftroyed the Chinefe Army, they Marched into th City Taitung, whole Plunder was given to the Viftorious Souldiers : And no ifo Gar goo o n fetl th fo car tak firf n hav ra Gen th afte lon inall places, Marched back in Triumph to Peking, where he was received wit great joy - for acco andod And now having thus fubdued the Rebels, and made all things to becom peaceable and quiet, he bends all his thoughts to accomplifh the match betwee an tar -Ta Wef o Kin th o hte Dau th an ew Nep hi rou the Emp beh craf hi ug thr whe on Per i e thit ne jou take for that end h viour, he at laft obtained his {uit, and al(o licenfe for the Exportation of a grea a lar th fo Stat grea ver i kep wa di We Th es Hor o numbe ic fo pe Eur o thol wit om Cul {am th iag Mar Kings maintain i ' d,oicefi ee bet c ere dif n n mak ty Bea fo onl chu won wer rou Emp ard he b that he & 2;fiK to the Fiel artars bein » beaten Tartary, that he returned immediately the Embafladour with a fatisfa&ory an{wer, and promife that he-would continue from thence forward in Peace an Kiangus having alfo {ent thither for aid, butfindAmity withthe Great Cham ing himfelf frufirated in his Expe&ation and deferted; thought itmoft advifabl for himto make towards the City of Taitung ; into which he was no {ooner entered, but the Tartar Forces were at his heels, and got to the very Gates; and i ard the We os of Kimnhim. Khe humour ned asif h Forces5 bu aving by th ries; befide, another reafon that caufed him to be unwilling to give Battel was becaufe hefirft defired to reccive an anfwer from the Weftern Tartar King, t k'lfizward though he had a very great Army athis back, yet he avoided by all means fight S m to bch on, Wh addicion of feveral more Forces,which he had from the Southern Provinces ; and / bme thc rea w.h it qua ef hig th o hte Dau th wit Inter-marry onl R k ' angns to chaflife himfor his Revolt, and by the way ftrengthens him(eif with th |