Ofício do [magistrado do distrito de Xiangshan], ao [procurador de Macau], sobre a construção ilegal praticada por um português residente em Macau
This official imperial edict, issued on the first day of the tenth month of the fifty-third year of the Qianlong reign (26 October 1788 CE), originates from the Office of the Special Commissioner and Magistrate Peng of Xiangshan County. Addressed to the foreign headman Anlaiduo, the document formall...
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| description | This official imperial edict, issued on the first day of the tenth month of the fifty-third year of the Qianlong reign (26 October 1788 CE), originates from the Office of the Special Commissioner and Magistrate Peng of Xiangshan County. Addressed to the foreign headman Anlaiduo, the document formally designates an encampment site and mandates the establishment of a market pavilion (*xūtíng*) to ensure pacification and orderly governance. It instructs Anlaiduo to submit a formal petition for boundary demarcation and construction commencement, notes the foreign residents’ non-observance of auspicious dates in local custom, and stipulates deadlines for demolition of existing structures—including *liao* (local administrative posts) and *pu* (market stalls)—while explicitly prohibiting enslaved Africans (*hei nu*) from carrying out such demolition to prevent unrest. The text references an incident involving the hasty dismantling of a vessel by Black labourers under foreign direction, attributing responsibility to the foreign party and issuing formal admonishment. Marginalia include annotations dated 20 March [year unspecified], a manuscript number (59100), archival code (T106), and a note indicating authorship by Hao. The document bears multiple red imperial and official seals and reflects Qing administrative procedures concerning foreign presence, territorial control, and labour regulation in late eighteenth-century Guangdong. |
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{{PAGE:1}}
今特諭
立案為據
[Stamp — top center]
[紅印，部分可見於「諭」字上方]
[Marginalia — bottom left]
59100
{{PAGE:2}}
特調香山縣正堂彭
諭夷目咹嚟哆知悉：照得營地許設
墟亭綏靖
[Stamp — top right]
[Red seal, partially visible: characters include “方” and “章”]
[Marginalia — lower left]
乾隆五十三年十月 初一日
年三月廿日
{{PAGE:3}}
[Main text]
本縣飭看該夷日將擇定
日興工具稟以便清出界址建
造去後茲據該夷日稟稱番
{{PAGE:4}}
[Main text]
人無論日子但敢拆毀寮舖
三兩日立即興工等情前來
查爾夷人風俗不擇日期而
{{PAGE:5}}
[Main text]
在內地則應擇日興工此議
隨地施行如定期而民人不遵
拆遷其处在民人若無定期
{{PAGE:6}}
[Main text]
而遽飭黑鬼拆船滋事其
咎則在夷人合諭飭遵諭
到該夷目即便遵照將定於
{{PAGE:7}}
[Main text]
何月日興工建造立即具稟
本縣以凭飭着各寮鋪拆毀
毋得擅令黑奴拆毀致啟事
{{PAGE:8}}
[Main text]
端大干未便特諭
{{PAGE:9}}
乾隆五十三年十月
初一日諭
[Stamp — center]
[Red square seal with illegible Chinese characters]
[Marginalia — top right]
[UNCLEAR: faint ink marks, possibly "10/17"]
[Marginalia — right side]
T106
{{PAGE:10}}
[Main text]
年三月廿日
又寫郝
[translation]
{{PAGE:1}}
By special order
To be formally recorded and retained as official evidence
[Official seal — centred at top]
[Red imperial seal, partially visible above the character ‘諭’]
[Manuscript annotation — bottom left margin]
59100
{{PAGE:2}}
Special Commissioner of Xiangshan County, Magistrate Peng
To the Foreign Headman, Anlaiduo: Be it known—
It has been decreed that the encampment site be officially designated and a market pavilion (xūtíng) established therein, to ensure pacification and orderly governance.
[Stamp — top right]
[Red official seal, partially legible: characters include “Fāng” (‘square’) and “Zhāng’ (‘seal’)]
[Marginal note — lower left]
1st day of the 10th month, 53rd year of the Qianlong reign (i.e., 26 October 1788 CE)
[Additional marginal note, likely later annotation:] 20th day of the 3rd month [of the lunar calendar], [year unspecified; possibly indicating a subsequent administrative action or copy date]
{{PAGE:3}}
The county magistrate hereby instructs the said foreign party to select, at their earliest convenience, a suitable date upon which to submit a formal petition—thereby enabling the precise demarcation of the boundary and the commencement of construction. Subsequently, the said foreign party has submitted a petition stating that ‘the indigenous people’…
{{PAGE:4}}
Regardless of the date, individuals dare to demolish huts and shops;
construction work commences within two or three days thereafter.
It has been ascertained that these foreign (i.e., non-Chinese) residents do not observe auspicious dates in accordance with local custom.
{{PAGE:5}}
Within the interior territories, a date for the commencement of construction works shall be selected; this proposal is to be implemented locally. Should the populace fail to comply with the stipulated deadline, their dwellings shall be demolished. Conversely, should no fixed deadline be established for the populace, demolition shall not proceed.
{{PAGE:6}}
[Main text]
…whereupon the foreigner hastily ordered the Black labourers to dismantle the vessel, thereby provoking unrest.
The responsibility for this incident rests entirely with the foreign party; accordingly, they are hereby formally admonished and instructed to comply strictly with this directive.
Upon receipt of this edict, the said foreign superintendent is to obey forthwith and implement the arrangements as stipulated.
{{PAGE:7}}
[Main text]
On what date was construction commenced? This must be reported to the county authorities immediately.
The county magistrate hereby orders all local administrative posts (*liao*) and market stalls (*pu*) to be demolished.
No person is to authorise enslaved Africans (*hei nu*) to carry out this demolition, lest it provoke unrest or disorder.
{{PAGE:8}}
The matter is not yet suitable for formal instruction.
{{PAGE:9}}
October 1788
Imperial Edict, First Day of the Tenth Month
[Stamp — centred]
[Red square seal bearing illegible Chinese characters]
[Marginalia — upper right corner]
[Unclear: faint ink marks, possibly indicating ‘10/17’ (i.e., 17 October)]
[Marginalia — right margin]
T106
{{PAGE:10}}
20 March [year]
Also written by Hao |
| fulltext_transcription | {{PAGE:1}}
今特諭
立案為據
[Stamp — top center]
[紅印，部分可見於「諭」字上方]
[Marginalia — bottom left]
59100
{{PAGE:2}}
特調香山縣正堂彭
諭夷目咹嚟哆知悉：照得營地許設
墟亭綏靖
[Stamp — top right]
[Red seal, partially visible: characters include “方” and “章”]
[Marginalia — lower left]
乾隆五十三年十月 初一日
年三月廿日
{{PAGE:3}}
[Main text]
本縣飭看該夷日將擇定
日興工具稟以便清出界址建
造去後茲據該夷日稟稱番
{{PAGE:4}}
[Main text]
人無論日子但敢拆毀寮舖
三兩日立即興工等情前來
查爾夷人風俗不擇日期而
{{PAGE:5}}
[Main text]
在內地則應擇日興工此議
隨地施行如定期而民人不遵
拆遷其处在民人若無定期
{{PAGE:6}}
[Main text]
而遽飭黑鬼拆船滋事其
咎則在夷人合諭飭遵諭
到該夷目即便遵照將定於
{{PAGE:7}}
[Main text]
何月日興工建造立即具稟
本縣以凭飭着各寮鋪拆毀
毋得擅令黑奴拆毀致啟事
{{PAGE:8}}
[Main text]
端大干未便特諭
{{PAGE:9}}
乾隆五十三年十月
初一日諭
[Stamp — center]
[Red square seal with illegible Chinese characters]
[Marginalia — top right]
[UNCLEAR: faint ink marks, possibly "10/17"]
[Marginalia — right side]
T106
{{PAGE:10}}
[Main text]
年三月廿日
又寫郝 |
| fulltext_translation | {{PAGE:1}}
By special order
To be formally recorded and retained as official evidence
[Official seal — centred at top]
[Red imperial seal, partially visible above the character ‘諭’]
[Manuscript annotation — bottom left margin]
59100
{{PAGE:2}}
Special Commissioner of Xiangshan County, Magistrate Peng
To the Foreign Headman, Anlaiduo: Be it known—
It has been decreed that the encampment site be officially designated and a market pavilion (xūtíng) established therein, to ensure pacification and orderly governance.
[Stamp — top right]
[Red official seal, partially legible: characters include “Fāng” (‘square’) and “Zhāng’ (‘seal’)]
[Marginal note — lower left]
1st day of the 10th month, 53rd year of the Qianlong reign (i.e., 26 October 1788 CE)
[Additional marginal note, likely later annotation:] 20th day of the 3rd month [of the lunar calendar], [year unspecified; possibly indicating a subsequent administrative action or copy date]
{{PAGE:3}}
The county magistrate hereby instructs the said foreign party to select, at their earliest convenience, a suitable date upon which to submit a formal petition—thereby enabling the precise demarcation of the boundary and the commencement of construction. Subsequently, the said foreign party has submitted a petition stating that ‘the indigenous people’…
{{PAGE:4}}
Regardless of the date, individuals dare to demolish huts and shops;
construction work commences within two or three days thereafter.
It has been ascertained that these foreign (i.e., non-Chinese) residents do not observe auspicious dates in accordance with local custom.
{{PAGE:5}}
Within the interior territories, a date for the commencement of construction works shall be selected; this proposal is to be implemented locally. Should the populace fail to comply with the stipulated deadline, their dwellings shall be demolished. Conversely, should no fixed deadline be established for the populace, demolition shall not proceed.
{{PAGE:6}}
[Main text]
…whereupon the foreigner hastily ordered the Black labourers to dismantle the vessel, thereby provoking unrest.
The responsibility for this incident rests entirely with the foreign party; accordingly, they are hereby formally admonished and instructed to comply strictly with this directive.
Upon receipt of this edict, the said foreign superintendent is to obey forthwith and implement the arrangements as stipulated.
{{PAGE:7}}
[Main text]
On what date was construction commenced? This must be reported to the county authorities immediately.
The county magistrate hereby orders all local administrative posts (*liao*) and market stalls (*pu*) to be demolished.
No person is to authorise enslaved Africans (*hei nu*) to carry out this demolition, lest it provoke unrest or disorder.
{{PAGE:8}}
The matter is not yet suitable for formal instruction.
{{PAGE:9}}
October 1788
Imperial Edict, First Day of the Tenth Month
[Stamp — centred]
[Red square seal bearing illegible Chinese characters]
[Marginalia — upper right corner]
[Unclear: faint ink marks, possibly indicating ‘10/17’ (i.e., 17 October)]
[Marginalia — right margin]
T106
{{PAGE:10}}
20 March [year]
Also written by Hao |
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| spelling | Ofício do [magistrado do distrito de Xiangshan], ao [procurador de Macau], sobre a construção ilegal praticada por um português residente em Macau This official imperial edict, issued on the first day of the tenth month of the fifty-third year of the Qianlong reign (26 October 1788 CE), originates from the Office of the Special Commissioner and Magistrate Peng of Xiangshan County. Addressed to the foreign headman Anlaiduo, the document formally designates an encampment site and mandates the establishment of a market pavilion (*xūtíng*) to ensure pacification and orderly governance. It instructs Anlaiduo to submit a formal petition for boundary demarcation and construction commencement, notes the foreign residents’ non-observance of auspicious dates in local custom, and stipulates deadlines for demolition of existing structures—including *liao* (local administrative posts) and *pu* (market stalls)—while explicitly prohibiting enslaved Africans (*hei nu*) from carrying out such demolition to prevent unrest. The text references an incident involving the hasty dismantling of a vessel by Black labourers under foreign direction, attributing responsibility to the foreign party and issuing formal admonishment. Marginalia include annotations dated 20 March [year unspecified], a manuscript number (59100), archival code (T106), and a note indicating authorship by Hao. The document bears multiple red imperial and official seals and reflects Qing administrative procedures concerning foreign presence, territorial control, and labour regulation in late eighteenth-century Guangdong. Manuscripts Portugal. Arquivo Nacional da Torre do Tombo PT/TT/DCHN/1/2/000106 1788-11-04 Anlaiduo Guangdong foreign presence Peng magistrate Qianlong Reign Edict Qing labour regulation Special Commissioner Office Xiangshan County boundary demarcation petition enslaved Africans prohibition market pavilion vessel dismantling incident {{PAGE:1}} 今特諭 立案為據 [Stamp — top center] [紅印，部分可見於「諭」字上方] [Marginalia — bottom left] 59100 {{PAGE:2}} 特調香山縣正堂彭 諭夷目咹嚟哆知悉：照得營地許設 墟亭綏靖 [Stamp — top right] [Red seal, partially visible: characters include “方” and “章”] [Marginalia — lower left] 乾隆五十三年十月 初一日 年三月廿日 {{PAGE:3}} [Main text] 本縣飭看該夷日將擇定 日興工具稟以便清出界址建 造去後茲據該夷日稟稱番 {{PAGE:4}} [Main text] 人無論日子但敢拆毀寮舖 三兩日立即興工等情前來 查爾夷人風俗不擇日期而 {{PAGE:5}} [Main text] 在內地則應擇日興工此議 隨地施行如定期而民人不遵 拆遷其处在民人若無定期 {{PAGE:6}} [Main text] 而遽飭黑鬼拆船滋事其 咎則在夷人合諭飭遵諭 到該夷目即便遵照將定於 {{PAGE:7}} [Main text] 何月日興工建造立即具稟 本縣以凭飭着各寮鋪拆毀 毋得擅令黑奴拆毀致啟事 {{PAGE:8}} [Main text] 端大干未便特諭 {{PAGE:9}} 乾隆五十三年十月 初一日諭 [Stamp — center] [Red square seal with illegible Chinese characters] [Marginalia — top right] [UNCLEAR: faint ink marks, possibly "10/17"] [Marginalia — right side] T106 {{PAGE:10}} [Main text] 年三月廿日 又寫郝 {{PAGE:1}} By special order To be formally recorded and retained as official evidence [Official seal — centred at top] [Red imperial seal, partially visible above the character ‘諭’] [Manuscript annotation — bottom left margin] 59100 {{PAGE:2}} Special Commissioner of Xiangshan County, Magistrate Peng To the Foreign Headman, Anlaiduo: Be it known— It has been decreed that the encampment site be officially designated and a market pavilion (xūtíng) established therein, to ensure pacification and orderly governance. [Stamp — top right] [Red official seal, partially legible: characters include “Fāng” (‘square’) and “Zhāng’ (‘seal’)] [Marginal note — lower left] 1st day of the 10th month, 53rd year of the Qianlong reign (i.e., 26 October 1788 CE) [Additional marginal note, likely later annotation:] 20th day of the 3rd month [of the lunar calendar], [year unspecified; possibly indicating a subsequent administrative action or copy date] {{PAGE:3}} The county magistrate hereby instructs the said foreign party to select, at their earliest convenience, a suitable date upon which to submit a formal petition—thereby enabling the precise demarcation of the boundary and the commencement of construction. Subsequently, the said foreign party has submitted a petition stating that ‘the indigenous people’… {{PAGE:4}} Regardless of the date, individuals dare to demolish huts and shops; construction work commences within two or three days thereafter. It has been ascertained that these foreign (i.e., non-Chinese) residents do not observe auspicious dates in accordance with local custom. {{PAGE:5}} Within the interior territories, a date for the commencement of construction works shall be selected; this proposal is to be implemented locally. Should the populace fail to comply with the stipulated deadline, their dwellings shall be demolished. Conversely, should no fixed deadline be established for the populace, demolition shall not proceed. {{PAGE:6}} [Main text] …whereupon the foreigner hastily ordered the Black labourers to dismantle the vessel, thereby provoking unrest. The responsibility for this incident rests entirely with the foreign party; accordingly, they are hereby formally admonished and instructed to comply strictly with this directive. Upon receipt of this edict, the said foreign superintendent is to obey forthwith and implement the arrangements as stipulated. {{PAGE:7}} [Main text] On what date was construction commenced? This must be reported to the county authorities immediately. The county magistrate hereby orders all local administrative posts (*liao*) and market stalls (*pu*) to be demolished. No person is to authorise enslaved Africans (*hei nu*) to carry out this demolition, lest it provoke unrest or disorder. {{PAGE:8}} The matter is not yet suitable for formal instruction. {{PAGE:9}} October 1788 Imperial Edict, First Day of the Tenth Month [Stamp — centred] [Red square seal bearing illegible Chinese characters] [Marginalia — upper right corner] [Unclear: faint ink marks, possibly indicating ‘10/17’ (i.e., 17 October)] [Marginalia — right margin] T106 {{PAGE:10}} 20 March [year] Also written by Hao |
| spellingShingle | Ofício do [magistrado do distrito de Xiangshan], ao [procurador de Macau], sobre a construção ilegal praticada por um português residente em Macau Anlaiduo Guangdong foreign presence Peng magistrate Qianlong Reign Edict Qing labour regulation Special Commissioner Office Xiangshan County boundary demarcation petition enslaved Africans prohibition market pavilion vessel dismantling incident |
| title | Ofício do [magistrado do distrito de Xiangshan], ao [procurador de Macau], sobre a construção ilegal praticada por um português residente em Macau |
| title_autocomplete | Ofício do [magistrado do distrito de Xiangshan], ao [procurador de Macau], sobre a construção ilegal praticada por um português residente em Macau |
| title_full | Ofício do [magistrado do distrito de Xiangshan], ao [procurador de Macau], sobre a construção ilegal praticada por um português residente em Macau |
| title_fullStr | Ofício do [magistrado do distrito de Xiangshan], ao [procurador de Macau], sobre a construção ilegal praticada por um português residente em Macau |
| title_full_unstemmed | Ofício do [magistrado do distrito de Xiangshan], ao [procurador de Macau], sobre a construção ilegal praticada por um português residente em Macau |
| title_short | Ofício do [magistrado do distrito de Xiangshan], ao [procurador de Macau], sobre a construção ilegal praticada por um português residente em Macau |
| title_sort | ofício do [magistrado do distrito de xiangshan], ao [procurador de macau], sobre a construção ilegal praticada por um português residente em macau |
| topic | Anlaiduo Guangdong foreign presence Peng magistrate Qianlong Reign Edict Qing labour regulation Special Commissioner Office Xiangshan County boundary demarcation petition enslaved Africans prohibition market pavilion vessel dismantling incident |
| topic_autocomplete | Anlaiduo Guangdong foreign presence Peng magistrate Qianlong Reign Edict Qing labour regulation Special Commissioner Office Xiangshan County boundary demarcation petition enslaved Africans prohibition market pavilion vessel dismantling incident |
| topic_facet | Anlaiduo Guangdong foreign presence Peng magistrate Qianlong Reign Edict Qing labour regulation Special Commissioner Office Xiangshan County boundary demarcation petition enslaved Africans prohibition market pavilion vessel dismantling incident |
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