The imperial epistle from Kien Long. Emperor of China, to George the Third King of Great Britain, &c. &c. &c. In the year 1794. Transmitted from His Imperial Majesty in a box made of beautiful black wood, carved curiously and of great value, and presented to His Britannic Majesty by his excellency the right honourable George Earl Macartney of the Kingdom of Ireland, K. B. Ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary to the emperor of China in the years 1792, 1793, and 1794. Translated into English verse from the original Chinese poetry. With notes by various persons of eminence and distinction, and by the translator.