The Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1860-12-31 00:00:00

TtIE DAILY TIMES, MOND,.

in mind that, altbouzh pia would do the allied force
but little injury by killing the few prisoners who have
fallen into your hands, you would by such an act bring
down upon yourselves a terrible vengeance. I also
reminded Ilang-ki of the different treatment which he
face,irpcl when detained as a yisoner by the allies at
Canton in 18,t8. lle said,„ "Y ou be in no danger
during did ileit trid threo
f 1:
PRINCE KUNG—IMPROVED TREATMENT: •

Two days afterwards, the 28th of September, Hang-
ki again appeared, being accompanied on this occasion
by a mandarin named Sung, whom he introduced as an
officer attached to the Prince of Kung. The Prince,
, I,fang-14 said, had heard of the private visits which he
had paid nie ott. theAri4.•andgoth; and had sent for him
in order that he might hear Liarig..l7l'S ,a,e;,,e4rit of
all that had passed between us. The prince wholly dis:
approved of the manner in which I was treated, a!d
attributing this injustice to San-ko-fin-sin and the Prince
of I, declared his intention of following a very different
policy to that of the latter. "having now the direction
of foreign affairs," said. the Prince, " I shall take my
gr..' course. Therefore go to Mr. Parkes and tell him
Olaf h alla/I‘ll,lretnoviettp good quarters, and that he
shall not,haVe_ to complain ,of Iris trea;raettt now that he
is. in my hands., Let , there; be to
wri,te orders, but take,the officer Sung with you in proof
tbat.you arq actin by piar.directimp"
After a suitable reply from Mc.•ktrliek Hafrrig-lci said
to three mandating Were with hiiri3 " lestp ; he
declares that his nation will act according .0 jtstice.
Take off his chains !"
[ln several subsequent interviews Bang-ki tried to
induce Mr. Parkes to write at once_ to Lord Elgin to
make peace. Mr: Parkes disclaimed all influence in the
Matter: They *ere also desfroas that Mr. -Parkes
stead write that fit had Heed treated with kindness.
Mr. Parkes atio deCtin'ed this as he svgs st2il detained
in the common prison. The next day both,liC and Mi.
Loch 1.1.4t&v6d N;iliere rthpi,rqciVed
;3'4) good food, beds, &c., and wei:e 1
As soon as he had seen us located in our new qnaiienrfr. , .
I gave him, according to my promise, the following
note:—

"The Chinese authorities are now treating Mr. Loch
and rrtystif well, and we are informed that this is done
bI diteetion Of the Plitite of liung, We are also told
hy,.piefq WWI liis Iffabno4 is d maxi of decision and
I great intelliaence; auf, I trust
,ihaiVnder these Warm-
stances hestilities,m4 q.teniporaKly siisp`ended id give.
Bppe'rtiitlty for, negqiiition.", i,
~ , ,
Sept. 30.—One of headHang-kis. ier4aar; derivffed;
in the name of the Prince of Kung, d large' present of
fruit and confectionary.
[Hang-ki came afterwards, and had long conversa-
tions with Mr. Parkes, but all going over the old ground,
objecting to our march on Pekin, &c. They blamed
Sari-ka-lin.sin and the Prince of I, and admitted that
the drrest of the prisoners teas treacherous. In subse-
quent intertiews, the fettei?.i tram Mr. Wade to Parkes
were delivered by the Chinese.]
Oct. 6.—Hang-ki called at noon. He had been up
the whole night, he said, with the Prince of Kung,
discussing the provisions of the Treaty of 1858, and
the proposed contention. The Prince of Kung had
determined to accept both, and to give up the prisoners
in three aye time on the condition that both the
all iii.i tgo . thiatee &reds ,girould fall back a few
11
mile* an thus place Kink mstdried lietrleeri each
other. The Prince now wanted me to Write to yetir
lordship to this effect, and he also wished explanations
from me on several poll's in both treaty and convention,
particularly in respect to the resident Minister, the
pa,fnlent of indemnities, and the evacuation of the
places held 14 the d/lied troops.. 4 I again pointed out
how useless it was for me to contititie td write notes to
your lordship, and repeated my objections to tieing made
the medium of proposing that our troops should fall
back from any position they now held before or near
Pekin. It was equally useless for me, I also said, to
discuss the treaty or convention; but, in order to
gratify the Prince, I gave such explanations on some
points as I felt at liberty to make, while con others I
merely referred him to your lordship. I then wrote a
dote in Chinese to Mr. Wade, stating that I had been
irifdinled lii the Chinese authorities that they intended to
send back the vthdle of the prisoners on the Sth instant;
that their ttootis had direddy bear directed to fall back ;.
and that I trusted there would no lodger he ocettsion for
ours to advance. I also gave Hann-ki, at his particular
request, a note, stating, " If Mr. Loch, myself, and all
the other prisoners, are sent back in a proper manner,
the English Government will take no revenge. As far
as I understand the present position of affairs, the
British Government do not intend to make fresh de-
mands upon. the Chinese, if the latter agree, without
any exception, to the provisions of the treaty of 1858,
and the itistidsed e9nYention."
October 7.—At daybreak this marring we heard the
sound of a' cannonade, which lasted for a few.' minutes
and then ceased.

We anxiously. looked for the next morning, and felt
some relief when no cannonade was heard as daylight
broke. sending to Hang-ki's house, we learned
that he had returned home at three a.m., and would be
with us shortly. He came at nine, and the glimpse
obtained of his countenance, before he had put on the
look he wished to assume, showed considerable dejection
and anxiety. He explained to us why he had not
returned yesterday. " I left you full of concern," he
said, " as I knew that the city and your lives were both
in danger. Had the city been assaulted; the first
cry raised by the soldiers would have been, " Away
with the foreign prisoners !" When I inquired for Prince
Kung, I found that he was too far off for me to hope
to reach him. I therefore despatched a note, proposing
that you should be given up at once, on conditiqn that
the foreign troops should retire from Yuen-Ming-Yuen,
which they hal begun to plunder. At the same time I
received an invitation from Mr. Wade, to meet him

outside the Tih-sing gate at. four.
..o'cloci in the after-
noon. .1 went, awl we had a long discussion. Ile
demanded not only the immediate surrender of the pri-
soners, but also one of the City gates, and he' handed me
this letter, in which yon see he states the same in
writing. It is quite impossible to comply with such a
demand, and what, therefore, can be done under such
circumstances ?"

I read the note, which ran in the names of the allied
Commanders-in-Chief, demanding the liberation of all
the prisoners'who had been seized, and the'delivery into
their hands of one of the gates of the,city, as a precau-
tion against further acts of perfidy on the part of the
Chinese. I could only tell Ilang-ki that this step was
rendered necessary by their previous acts of bad faith,
and that the allies could no longer put any trust in
them. It was useless to hope that the allied generals'
would alter their determination when they had once
taken it, nor did I see any course open to the Chinese
except compliance.
At this moment the prospect before us seemed darker
than ever, but llang-ki, after some hesitation, relieved
us from our suspense by 'remarking that he bad agreed
with Mr. Wade that we should be given up to-day, as
already promised, and that we should be sent out at four
o'clock in the afternoon.

At last, at two o'clock, he told us that all the prisoners
had been assembled, and that we could take our depar-
ture. We were placed in covered carts, without being
allowed to see each other, and were escorted by a large
party of soldiers and mandarins through streets which
wore a deserted appearance to the Se-che, or north-
western gate of the city, We soon saw, with thankful
hearts, as those great portals opened, and then imme-
diately closed behind us, th it we were already free men,
for our guard, not daring to follow us out of the city,
had left to ourselves the pleasant task of finding our own
way to the allied camp.
I must not close this report without endeavouring to
express my gratitude to your lordship for the firm and
uncompromising manner in which you insisted, from the
first, upon our surrender, and which, under the blessing
of Divine Providence, has mainly contributed to our
liberation. Nor should I omit to acknowledge the great
debt I owe to my fellow-prisoner, Mr. Loch, for the
warm support I invariably received from him when-
ever a moment of trial or of danger presented itself.—l
have, Sit., HARRY S. PARKES.

STATEMENT BY SIR HOPE GRANT,
SHOWING HOW THE PRISONERS WERE
DIVIDED, AND WHICH OF THEM HAVE
DIED.
" IST PARTY TAKEN TO HILL FORT.—Lieutenant R.
B. Anderson, Fane's Horse, died on the 9th day of
captivity, 27th of September ; Mr. De Norman, Attache
of her Majesty's Legation, died on the 17th day of cap-
tivity, 6th of October ; 1 duffadar, Fane's Horse, re-
turned to camp on the 12th of October, 1860 ; 4 sowars,
Fane's Horse, 1 died, 3 returned the 12th of October.
Bedies of those who died brought in on the 14th of
October, 1860.
- "2ND PARTY TAKEN TO HILL FORT.-1 French officer,
died ; 2 French soldiers, 1 died, 1 returned 12th Oct.;
5 sowars, Paties Horoo, 1 diod, 4 roturnod 12th October,
1860. Bodies of those who died' brought in on 14th
October, 1860.
" 3RD PARTY TAKEN TO HILL FORT. —1 French
officer, died ; Mr. Boulby, died on the seventh day of
captivity, 25th September; Private P. Phipps, King's
Dragoon Guards, died on the fourteenth day of captivity,
2nd of October; 1 Sowar, Ist Sikh Irregular Cavalry,
died on the 9th day of captivity, the 27th of September;
1 duffadar, Fane's Horse, died the sixteenth day of cap-
tivity, the 4th of October, 1860 ; 2 sowars, Fake's
Horse, returned to camp on the 14th of October, 1860.
Bodies of those who died brought in on the 16th of
October, 1860.
" 4TH PARTY TAKEN TO HILL FORT.-1 French
officer, 2 French soldieri, 4 sowars, Fane's Horse. Died
in captivity; bodies brought in on the 17th of October,
1860.
" PEKIN PARTY.—Mr. Parkes, Mr. Loch, 1 sowar,
Ist Sikh Irregular Cavalry, 1 French officer, 4 French
soldiers. Brought back to camp on the Bth of October,
1860.
"MlSSlNG.—Captain Brabazon, Abbe Duluc (French
missionary.) Believed to have been beheaded in the
Tartar camp during the battle of Palichau, on the 21st
of September, 1860."

LETTER FROM LORD ELGIN.—TIIC following letter
from Lord Elgin to the Lord Mayor (then Mr. Alder-
man Cubitt), was published on Saturday •—" Pekin,
Nov. 1, 1860.—My dear Sir,—As you took an interest
in my mission to China, you may be pleased to hear
from me that I am actually at Pekin, and that peace is
concluded between Great Britain and this country.
China is now opened up to Christianity and commerce,
and if foreigners, both authorities and private indivi-
duals, conduct themselves towards the people of the
country With consideration and fairness, I hope that all
the advantages gained by the British Treaty of 1858,
and supplemented by the British Convention of 1860,
will be retained, whatever dynastic changes may take
place in the empire. I hope soon to see you in London,
and am, meanwhile, yours very truly, ELGIN AND KIN-
CARDINE.. Mr. Alderman Cubitt, M.P. for London."—
A letter from Lord John Russell to the Lord Mayor
communicated the news of the treaty of peace the per-
vious evening.

Colours were presented to the Hampshire Volunteers
at Romsey on Thursday. Lord Palmerston was present
at the subsequent banquet, and remarked that every
man, whether in the army, navy, or militia, who served
his country in this happy land, was a volunteer,
although we had been accustomed to think of the volun-
teer force as differing too essentially from those other
military and naval arrays by which the country is to be
defended. He referred to the part which civilians took
in the Sepay mutiny as a great encouragement to the
Civilian volunteers of this country.