Ofício do magistrado do distrito de Xiangshan, Yang, ao procurador de Macau, sobre a compra de rapé
This imperial edict, issued on the 28th day of the seventh month in the 41st year of the Qianlong reign (1776), is a formal proclamation by Yang, Magistrate of Xiangshan County, addressed to foreign headmen—including Wei Li’an and Wei Li Duo—operating in the Macau region. The document concerns the m...
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| description | This imperial edict, issued on the 28th day of the seventh month in the 41st year of the Qianlong reign (1776), is a formal proclamation by Yang, Magistrate of Xiangshan County, addressed to foreign headmen—including Wei Li’an and Wei Li Duo—operating in the Macau region. The document concerns the mandatory procurement and supply of tribute commodities, specifically 400+ taels of foreign opium and patterned glass bottles of an approved type, under established tributary regulations. It records that these items had been received and inventoried, with valuation submitted for official review, and directs the County Magistrate to despatch an official to Macau to procure and deliver the required quantity without discretion. The edict admonishes repeated delays in compliance, rejects excuses relating to vessel non-return from the “Lesser Western Ocean”, and censures prior secret sales as gravely inappropriate and requiring immediate correction. Marginalia identify the document as No. 313 in the Ding Series, No. 46, with a later circular seal of the Tokyo Chamber of Commerce dated June 1904 and a manuscript annotation “T46”. The text reflects Qing administrative procedures governing foreign trade and tribute obligations in the Pearl River Delta during the late eighteenth century, providing primary evidence of regulatory enforcement, commodity control, and Sino-foreign commercial interaction at the Macau frontier. |
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{{PAGE:1}}
[Stamp — top center]
諭
[Marginalia — left center]
313
丁46
1776
{{PAGE:2}}
[Main text]
香山縣正堂楊 諭夷目唩黎咹等
知悉照得鼻烟一項
貢典在所必需先經叠諭頻催該夷
{{PAGE:3}}
[Main text]
目自應實力查訪或有上年積貯
或有別路携來均應儘數購備乃
今屆期將近而該夷目屢諭屢推
{{PAGE:4}}
[Main text]
均以小西洋船未回為辭急公趨事
豈宜出此合再嚴催諭到該夷目
唩嚟哆等務必確查購備上好真
{{PAGE:5}}
[Main text]
實洋烟四百餘辣并合式花樣瓶
盖逐一照数收存開價馳禀
本縣以凭另差来澳買繳毋得任由
{{PAGE:6}}
秘賣致誤 其大干未便速速特諭
[Stamp — center, overlaid on text]
[Circular stamp: TOKYO KAIGISHO. 1904.06.
{{PAGE:7}}
[Main text]
乾隆四十一年七月
廿八日
[Stamp — center]
[Red square seal with illegible seal script characters]
[Marginalia — right of stamp]
T46
[translation]
{{PAGE:1}}
[Stamp — centred at top]
Imperial Edict
[Marginalia — left-centred]
No. 313
Ding Series, No. 46
1776
{{PAGE:2}}
The Magistrate of Xiangshan County, Yang, hereby issues the following proclamation to the foreign headmen, including Wei Li’an and others:
Be it known that snuff constitutes an item required for tribute ceremonies. As stipulated in the established regulations governing tributary practice, repeated official proclamations have already been issued, urging and pressing upon you—foreign merchants—to supply this commodity without further delay.
{{PAGE:3}}
[Main text]
The said foreign official is accordingly required to conduct a thorough investigation—ascertaining whether grain stocks have been carried over from the previous year, or whether supplies have been brought in via alternative routes—and to procure the full requisite quantity without exception.
However, as the stipulated deadline now approaches, the said foreign official has repeatedly been instructed to act, yet has persistently deferred compliance.
{{PAGE:4}}
All excuses citing the non-return of vessels from the Lesser Western Ocean are unacceptable when urgent official business is at hand.
Such pretexts are wholly inappropriate; the matter therefore requires renewed and stringent admonition. Upon receipt of this directive, the foreign headmen—specifically Wei Li Duo and others—must conduct a thorough and definitive investigation, and procure and supply only the highest-quality genuine articles.
{{PAGE:5}}
Four hundred and more taels of foreign opium, together with patterned glass bottles of the approved type.
Each item has been duly received and inventoried in full; the valuation is submitted herewith for your immediate attention.
This matter is referred to the County Magistrate, who will accordingly despatch an official to Macau to purchase and deliver the required quantity—no discretion is permitted in this regard.
{{PAGE:6}}
Sale conducted in secret has caused serious error; this is highly inappropriate and requires immediate correction. A special directive is hereby issued without delay.
[Official seal — centred, superimposed on the text]
[Circular official seal: Tokyo Chamber of Commerce. June 1904.]
{{PAGE:7}}
Year 41 of the Qianlong reign (1776), seventh month
28th day
[Stamp — centred]
[Red square seal bearing illegible characters in seal script]
[Manuscript annotation — to the right of the stamp]
T46 |
| fulltext_transcription | {{PAGE:1}}
[Stamp — top center]
諭
[Marginalia — left center]
313
丁46
1776
{{PAGE:2}}
[Main text]
香山縣正堂楊 諭夷目唩黎咹等
知悉照得鼻烟一項
貢典在所必需先經叠諭頻催該夷
{{PAGE:3}}
[Main text]
目自應實力查訪或有上年積貯
或有別路携來均應儘數購備乃
今屆期將近而該夷目屢諭屢推
{{PAGE:4}}
[Main text]
均以小西洋船未回為辭急公趨事
豈宜出此合再嚴催諭到該夷目
唩嚟哆等務必確查購備上好真
{{PAGE:5}}
[Main text]
實洋烟四百餘辣并合式花樣瓶
盖逐一照数收存開價馳禀
本縣以凭另差来澳買繳毋得任由
{{PAGE:6}}
秘賣致誤 其大干未便速速特諭
[Stamp — center, overlaid on text]
[Circular stamp: TOKYO KAIGISHO. 1904.06.
{{PAGE:7}}
[Main text]
乾隆四十一年七月
廿八日
[Stamp — center]
[Red square seal with illegible seal script characters]
[Marginalia — right of stamp]
T46 |
| fulltext_translation | {{PAGE:1}}
[Stamp — centred at top]
Imperial Edict
[Marginalia — left-centred]
No. 313
Ding Series, No. 46
1776
{{PAGE:2}}
The Magistrate of Xiangshan County, Yang, hereby issues the following proclamation to the foreign headmen, including Wei Li’an and others:
Be it known that snuff constitutes an item required for tribute ceremonies. As stipulated in the established regulations governing tributary practice, repeated official proclamations have already been issued, urging and pressing upon you—foreign merchants—to supply this commodity without further delay.
{{PAGE:3}}
[Main text]
The said foreign official is accordingly required to conduct a thorough investigation—ascertaining whether grain stocks have been carried over from the previous year, or whether supplies have been brought in via alternative routes—and to procure the full requisite quantity without exception.
However, as the stipulated deadline now approaches, the said foreign official has repeatedly been instructed to act, yet has persistently deferred compliance.
{{PAGE:4}}
All excuses citing the non-return of vessels from the Lesser Western Ocean are unacceptable when urgent official business is at hand.
Such pretexts are wholly inappropriate; the matter therefore requires renewed and stringent admonition. Upon receipt of this directive, the foreign headmen—specifically Wei Li Duo and others—must conduct a thorough and definitive investigation, and procure and supply only the highest-quality genuine articles.
{{PAGE:5}}
Four hundred and more taels of foreign opium, together with patterned glass bottles of the approved type.
Each item has been duly received and inventoried in full; the valuation is submitted herewith for your immediate attention.
This matter is referred to the County Magistrate, who will accordingly despatch an official to Macau to purchase and deliver the required quantity—no discretion is permitted in this regard.
{{PAGE:6}}
Sale conducted in secret has caused serious error; this is highly inappropriate and requires immediate correction. A special directive is hereby issued without delay.
[Official seal — centred, superimposed on the text]
[Circular official seal: Tokyo Chamber of Commerce. June 1904.]
{{PAGE:7}}
Year 41 of the Qianlong reign (1776), seventh month
28th day
[Stamp — centred]
[Red square seal bearing illegible characters in seal script]
[Manuscript annotation — to the right of the stamp]
T46 |
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| spelling | Ofício do magistrado do distrito de Xiangshan, Yang, ao procurador de Macau, sobre a compra de rapé This imperial edict, issued on the 28th day of the seventh month in the 41st year of the Qianlong reign (1776), is a formal proclamation by Yang, Magistrate of Xiangshan County, addressed to foreign headmen—including Wei Li’an and Wei Li Duo—operating in the Macau region. The document concerns the mandatory procurement and supply of tribute commodities, specifically 400+ taels of foreign opium and patterned glass bottles of an approved type, under established tributary regulations. It records that these items had been received and inventoried, with valuation submitted for official review, and directs the County Magistrate to despatch an official to Macau to procure and deliver the required quantity without discretion. The edict admonishes repeated delays in compliance, rejects excuses relating to vessel non-return from the “Lesser Western Ocean”, and censures prior secret sales as gravely inappropriate and requiring immediate correction. Marginalia identify the document as No. 313 in the Ding Series, No. 46, with a later circular seal of the Tokyo Chamber of Commerce dated June 1904 and a manuscript annotation “T46”. The text reflects Qing administrative procedures governing foreign trade and tribute obligations in the Pearl River Delta during the late eighteenth century, providing primary evidence of regulatory enforcement, commodity control, and Sino-foreign commercial interaction at the Macau frontier. Manuscripts Portugal. Arquivo Nacional da Torre do Tombo PT/TT/DCHN/1/1/000046 1776-09-10 Foreign Opium Supply Macau Foreign Headman Patterned Glass Bottles Pearl River Delta Administration Qianlong Tributary Regulations Tribute Commodity Procurement Wei Li Duo Wei Li’an Xiangshan County Magistracy {{PAGE:1}} [Stamp — top center] 諭 [Marginalia — left center] 313 丁46 1776 {{PAGE:2}} [Main text] 香山縣正堂楊 諭夷目唩黎咹等 知悉照得鼻烟一項 貢典在所必需先經叠諭頻催該夷 {{PAGE:3}} [Main text] 目自應實力查訪或有上年積貯 或有別路携來均應儘數購備乃 今屆期將近而該夷目屢諭屢推 {{PAGE:4}} [Main text] 均以小西洋船未回為辭急公趨事 豈宜出此合再嚴催諭到該夷目 唩嚟哆等務必確查購備上好真 {{PAGE:5}} [Main text] 實洋烟四百餘辣并合式花樣瓶 盖逐一照数收存開價馳禀 本縣以凭另差来澳買繳毋得任由 {{PAGE:6}} 秘賣致誤 其大干未便速速特諭 [Stamp — center, overlaid on text] [Circular stamp: TOKYO KAIGISHO. 1904.06. {{PAGE:7}} [Main text] 乾隆四十一年七月 廿八日 [Stamp — center] [Red square seal with illegible seal script characters] [Marginalia — right of stamp] T46 {{PAGE:1}} [Stamp — centred at top] Imperial Edict [Marginalia — left-centred] No. 313 Ding Series, No. 46 1776 {{PAGE:2}} The Magistrate of Xiangshan County, Yang, hereby issues the following proclamation to the foreign headmen, including Wei Li’an and others: Be it known that snuff constitutes an item required for tribute ceremonies. As stipulated in the established regulations governing tributary practice, repeated official proclamations have already been issued, urging and pressing upon you—foreign merchants—to supply this commodity without further delay. {{PAGE:3}} [Main text] The said foreign official is accordingly required to conduct a thorough investigation—ascertaining whether grain stocks have been carried over from the previous year, or whether supplies have been brought in via alternative routes—and to procure the full requisite quantity without exception. However, as the stipulated deadline now approaches, the said foreign official has repeatedly been instructed to act, yet has persistently deferred compliance. {{PAGE:4}} All excuses citing the non-return of vessels from the Lesser Western Ocean are unacceptable when urgent official business is at hand. Such pretexts are wholly inappropriate; the matter therefore requires renewed and stringent admonition. Upon receipt of this directive, the foreign headmen—specifically Wei Li Duo and others—must conduct a thorough and definitive investigation, and procure and supply only the highest-quality genuine articles. {{PAGE:5}} Four hundred and more taels of foreign opium, together with patterned glass bottles of the approved type. Each item has been duly received and inventoried in full; the valuation is submitted herewith for your immediate attention. This matter is referred to the County Magistrate, who will accordingly despatch an official to Macau to purchase and deliver the required quantity—no discretion is permitted in this regard. {{PAGE:6}} Sale conducted in secret has caused serious error; this is highly inappropriate and requires immediate correction. A special directive is hereby issued without delay. [Official seal — centred, superimposed on the text] [Circular official seal: Tokyo Chamber of Commerce. June 1904.] {{PAGE:7}} Year 41 of the Qianlong reign (1776), seventh month 28th day [Stamp — centred] [Red square seal bearing illegible characters in seal script] [Manuscript annotation — to the right of the stamp] T46 |
| spellingShingle | Ofício do magistrado do distrito de Xiangshan, Yang, ao procurador de Macau, sobre a compra de rapé Foreign Opium Supply Macau Foreign Headman Patterned Glass Bottles Pearl River Delta Administration Qianlong Tributary Regulations Tribute Commodity Procurement Wei Li Duo Wei Li’an Xiangshan County Magistracy |
| title | Ofício do magistrado do distrito de Xiangshan, Yang, ao procurador de Macau, sobre a compra de rapé |
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| title_fullStr | Ofício do magistrado do distrito de Xiangshan, Yang, ao procurador de Macau, sobre a compra de rapé |
| title_full_unstemmed | Ofício do magistrado do distrito de Xiangshan, Yang, ao procurador de Macau, sobre a compra de rapé |
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| title_sort | ofício do magistrado do distrito de xiangshan, yang, ao procurador de macau, sobre a compra de rapé |
| topic | Foreign Opium Supply Macau Foreign Headman Patterned Glass Bottles Pearl River Delta Administration Qianlong Tributary Regulations Tribute Commodity Procurement Wei Li Duo Wei Li’an Xiangshan County Magistracy |
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