Qing · Diplomat and Envoy

Elgin 額羅金

Eluójīn

Attested AD 1857 - AD 1858

Passages: 4
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Elgin was a Diplomat and Envoy.

Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 1857 咸豐七年
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 394, passage 107
AD 1858 咸豐八年
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 394, passage 176

Places and affiliations

Polity Britain 英 · Relation Served
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 394, passage 107

References in the histories

Draft History of Qing, Chapter 394Volume 394 Biographies 181: Xu Guangjin, Ye Mingchen, Huang Zonghan · 4 passages

英遣額羅金來粵，聚兵澳門、香港，貽書索償款。 Britain sent Lord Elgin to Canton, concentrated troops at Macao and Hong Kong, and demanded indemnities in writing.

額羅金遣艇遞照會，名琛答以通商而外，概不能從。 Elgin sent a launch with an official note; Mingchen replied that beyond continuing trade he would agree to nothing.

累疏言：「英國主厭兵，粵事皆額羅金等所為。 He sent repeated memorials claiming: "The British queen is weary of war; the trouble in Guangdong is entirely the work of Elgin and his party.

英使額羅金猶不愜，遽率監赴廣東。 Lord Elgin was still not satisfied and abruptly led his staff back to Guangdong.