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

INTERVIEW IVITII SAN-KO•LIN-SIN.

tine dismounted in order to cross to him, and directly
we did so the soldiers fell upon us, tore off several of the
things we had on, dragged us across the canal, and
hurled us prostrate on the ground before the Prince.
The moment the Prince gave me an opportunity of
speaking to him, which he did by asking me •my name,
I at once clearly informed him who I was, and of the
whole 'Character of my mission
~to Tung-chow, adding
that I was returning to my ambassador when I was
stopped by his troops.
I was proceeding with a remonstrance against the
treatment I was receiving, when the Prince interrupted
me.by saying, " Why did you not' agree, 3 esterday, to
settle the audience question ?"
"Because I was not empowered to do so " 'I replied.

The Prince then continued to talk in a very forbidding
tone. " Listen ! You can talk reason ; you have
gained two victories to our one. Twice you have dared
to take the Peiho Forts; why does not that content
you? And now you presume to give out (the Prince
here alluded to the proclamation of the Commander-in-
Chief) that you will attack any force that stops your
march on Tung-chow. I am now doing that. You
say that you do not direct these military movements,
but I know your name, and that you instigate all the
evil that your people commit. You have alio used bold
language in the presence of the Prince of I, and it is
time that foreigners should be taught respect for
Chinese nobles and ministers." I endeavoured to ex-
plain the mistakes of the Prince ; told Lim distinctly
what my functions were ; that I had come to Tung-chow
by express agreement with the Imperial Commis-
sioners, and solely in the interest of peace, and I again
begged him to show the same respect to an English flag
of truce that we had always paid to those so repeatedly
sent in by the Chinese. The Prince, however, simply

laughed at.all this, and going towards a house that was
close by, directed the solditrs to bring me after him.
On arriving at the house, I was again thrown on my
knees before him, and the Prince asked me if I would
*rite for hint Having asked what it was that he
iVislicd Me to. Write; lib write to your people,
-and tell them to stop the attack." "it *Mid be use-
less for me to do so," I replied; "pia I cannot control
or influence military movements in any way. I will
not deceive your .highness by leading you to suppose.
• that anything I might write would have such an
effect." "I see you continue obstinate," he said, "and
that you will be of no use to me."

tlien hordihini ;ire 4it'ectietis, to take Mr. Loch,
he . rcif self t; litiircd 6f I; bdt td condtict
es6di•Liiito Chang-ked4laii.

[While waiting in a tent for some time, two officers
of San-ko-lit-sin's suite conversed with Mr. Parkes to
the same effect—saying he ought to stop the attack, &e.
They were then taken in a rough jolting cart to Tung-
chow, there dragged before a mandarin and questioned,
dti6 thfiii- dratted oft us if for etecution by a, party
Of ccited soldiers, and then suddenly hi,r ed aff./

oon we, found ourselves again on the Pekin road, and
.suffering pinch firuore than, before frAom SoltMg,of the
art;, as;we conlsi not Aim Joe our. hands or arms to
ward off the shackii. re ;:_,oi4id se tliat Fe were, in the
charge of Tsing Tajin, the officer already descrithtd as
being on the suite of the Prince of I ; and our first soli-
citations for relief from pain and thirst afforded him so
much cruel gratification, that we made no second appeal
to his humanity. Fortunately one of the four soldiers
itt the Cart with its Was less relentless, and gave us a
little Water; The streets Wete tiro ?dad with people, and
ottr,6piera made the best Usti ovid (if its ti) give
their return ,the 61)31..04,dt •
After We bad been gept walking a,dense crowd for,
ldegt. I Was taken ftoni the ca#, and
carried before a tribunal coniposed dt e aniiner Of sniall
rank, who made me kneel, and after treating nie iii ii
very tyrannical manner, and questioning me on a few
unimportant points, they loaded me with chains, and gave
me over to a number of rufflanly-looking jailers. _ . . .

At last we stood before a building, whicli I could see was
didoninton prisop and at the massive door opened and
aoged 611: me, fednd nlyeelf it throng or scitenty or
wild-lookingeighty piisonerg, most ot,tbout.,tiffensitp in
tlhe etrenn;i tris6on-i disease
and dirt; Arid Wlio Were naturally a:niiotis to gaze on the
new-comer.
[Ho was placed on a board and &fined 40wn.1