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rage wanting on either fide ; for it was manfully fought out by both, 
call thirty thoufand Men were kill'd on the part of the Cbiuefes, and no
that of the Tartars (wo had never loft fomany Men before in any one 
this Quartel;) yet at laft they took the City, not fo much by their own 
h, as Treachery hatch'd withinit: for theyhad Brib'done of the Corn. 
s with Money and promife of Preferment, to fet open the Gate corn. 
ohis Charge: which he performing according to the Agreement, the 
:ame rufhing into the City, and won the fame in the fpace of a few 
laying it level with the Ground in a mof* miferable manner. The Tu. 
Governor having underftood the Treafon, took it fo much to heart, that 
',d himfelf prefently, that he might not live to fec the ruine and defo.
hat was coming upon the City and its Inhabitants. The Emperor's 
ouncellor had undoubtedly follow'd his Example, and undergone the 
ate, had he not been prevented by the Tartars, who took him and fav'd 
only out of delign that he fhould be ferviceable unto them in difco. 
-he Condition ofthe Country: But he not valuing his Life, fcorn'd to 
e Title of-(. I N'G to the Tartar, and would in no wife be perfuaded 
Re the Oath, and betray the Truft repofed in him by the Emperor. The 
wondring at the Courage. Stability, and Conflancy of this Man, gave 
erwards both his Life'and Liberty, thereby to let the World know, 
tfhat theyunderfiood how to reward Vertue and Integrity. But he, more cruel
to himfelf than the Enemy, knowing very well what Reward (according to 
the Cbinefe Law) ,would fall to his flhare, depriv'd himfelf at laft of his
own 
Life, which his Enemy had fpar'd, by following the Example of the foremen
tion'd Tutang: for it is a known Law and Cufom in China, though very un.
reafonable, That all Generals and Commanders of Forts and Garrifons, 
though they behave themfelves never fo well, if they come off unfortunately,
forfeit their Lives when they return home. 
The Tartars after the taking and deftroying of this City, immediately iffud
out a Proclamation, That the Inhabitants of no City fhould fnffer any Da-
mage either in Life or Eflate, if they would cut off their Hair, leaving
only 
a fingle Lock behind,; and pull out all the Hair of their Beards, except
their 
Muflachio's, and likewife goCloth'd after the Tartar Fafhion. 
Although this Command was flri&, yet it carried with it fome fhew of
Favor, and confequently gain'd a kind of Love, until the Tartars, by fome
barbarous A&s they committed afterwards, were very much hated and abo-
minazed. The Story goes thus: There being at that time feveral Merchants
come to the City with Commodities from other Parts of Ciua, to Trade 
withal, the Tartar at their Requeft gave them free leave to go and come;
whereupon 
d gene rat Defcription of 
binefes fufpefing the return of. the Tartars after that they had qu 
meft'ick Troubles, and fetled their Affairs, in the mean time 
iipply the Frontier Places with f1rong Garrifons, and raife more 
the fecurity of their State:" which was fcarcely perform'd befo 
as they imagin'd ; for the Troubles and Mutinies being appeas 
that King returns with a mighty Army into the Weft of Leaotunig 
ven order to feventy thoufand Horfe (whom he fent before) to h 
]hief City of Leaoyang, affuring them he himfeif would follow witl 
f his Army. Thefe Horfemen, to flew their Courage and Valour 
approach'd, but theyStorm'd the City, and in two days time bec 
aof it- heo'ir theiJr Kinve came  to tothem with his Porces. There