中文（繁體）: 第一次鴉片戰爭後英國在廣州設立領事館，並徵召當地人組成領事館衛隊。照片中這些英國駐廣東領事羅伯遜（Sir DB Robertson）的本地護衛隊員，或站或坐，放鬆自然，一幅輕鬆的模樣。遠處是省城（廣州）六榕寺花塔。 English: John Thomson: THE Manchus, commonly called Tartars, conquered China in 1644, but the subjugation at that date was by no means complete, and it was not until the 24th of November 1650, that Canton was taken, or rather delivered into the hands of the besiegers, by the treachery of its governor.' The Dutch ambassadors, who were in the city shortly after its capture, thus describe the scene:— “It was upon the 25th of November, 1650, when the Tartars, upon this advantage, ru
中文（繁體）: 第一次鴉片戰爭後英國在廣州設立領事館，並徵召當地人組成領事館衛隊。照片中這些英國駐廣東領事羅伯遜（Sir DB Robertson）的本地護衛隊員，或站或坐，放鬆自然，一幅輕鬆的模樣。遠處是省城（廣州）六榕寺花塔。 English: John Thomson: THE Manchus, commonly called Tartars, conquered China in 1644, but the subjugation at that date was by no means complete, and it was not until the 24th of November 1650, that Canton was taken, or rather delivered into the hands of the besiegers, by the treachery of its governor.' The Dutch ambassadors, who were in the city shortly after its capture, thus describe the scene:— “It was upon the 25th of November, 1650, when the Tartars, upon this advantage, rushed with their whole army; which was soon subdued by them. The besieged not being in a condition to make any resistance. “The whole Tartar army being got into the city, the place was soon turned to a map of misery ; for every one began to tear, break, and carry away whatever he could lay hands on. The cry of women, children, and aged people was so great that it exceeded all noise of such loud distraction, *o that, from the 26th of November to the 15th December, there was heard no cry in the streets but, Strike, kill, and destroy the rebellious barbarians. All places were full of woful lamentations, murder, and rapine.” After the overthrow of Canton, the Tartars, following the plan which they had adopted in Peking and other cities of the Empire, established a permanant garrison composed of Tartars and of the Chinese and Mongols that had sided with them. Their encampment remains to this day, occupying about one-fourth of the entire area of the city and still retaining a few of its original characteristics, although the descendants of the warlike conquerors have lost much of their martial bearing, by adopting the luxuries, and taking up the more objectional characteristic 364 TA
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