The Express.
London, England, 1860-11-29 00:00:00

'PHI WAR IN CHINA.

(nON ♦ PITO= OOTTOINOTT TO TTZSDAT'II Gamin)
The following der goateka a.d enclosures have
been received at the Fateiga-alos Irvin the Merl al
Elgin, her Maimty's Invoy aad Minister Pleni-
potentiary in China :

Bsormerso. allftll,lllo.
My Lord,—Oe Use early reersing Ms Sky seeseelles
that on which I addeensd le year lordship my thigebsii
the 11th inst., from Tearless, and when I ens elreely
korschack, two whitubeleseed Mandates arrived in hot
haste from the northdriszteg with the. a War to me
from Prime Tsai and his eelleagee, the truslatice of whir&
is the first of the docenewle horwllh essiceed. TIM cam-
sonication, as your lonlehip will observe, was segaswhet
defiant in its tom. The writers expressed surprise at my
laving started with • force from Tien-tan, in spite M
Writ letter of the previous day, which letter had not how-
ever reached me until two days after my asperitye from
that ; and required me to rulers thither in terms
slightly imperials. It appeared to me that the pew way
of deahog with such a ocesnumicatice was to take no notice
of it whatever, mid aoccodiogly, without making my reply
to it. I accompanied the advancing column at the semi to
Nai..teicteim, • village which had been already Azad spire
as the limit of that days march, sad which was shoal eight
mile beyond Yang-ism.
At about 7 o'cicck is t.lss evens( a further osnmesice-
bon from the mane pereoessis reached me at our sew belt-
ing place. Its tranialise forms the seemed encloser. of
this despatch. It pewees to be • reply to my eocuottaica-
twa to the., of which the copy was met to your lordship
is my dispatch referred to above. Both in letter and in
spun it if more modest than that which I had received from
them only twelve bows before. It concede' unceedilios-
ally almost all the points in controversy between as. A
strung desire a manned that the British army may sot be
permitted to go beyond Homewso, • village one day's
nArvh mo advance of Nastsietman, and this request is et
conapuiied by the ennewhst ingenuous remark, that, if
halted there, it will still be suMciently seer to be celled
into play, ,hould any bitch occur ia the cooduct of nego-
tiations.

Before replying to this oommanicatioa, which mold not
manifestly be treated with the mme dim:amid as In pre.
&mom I midmost! to Llmteaaot•Osseral Sir flops Goat
a Ismer, the copy of whirl, together with a copy of kis
retie. f,irais reclaim* 3 d this despatch, with the view of
amerterning -briber oral we were in a position to con-
tinue, without interruption, our hostile advance ea Tung.
chow. If the mower to this Inquiry had boa is the air
maim, 1 might perhaps ham domed it expedient to &chars '
t listen to any overtaxes from the Chime. plenipotentiaries
lota I Amid have hem either under of within the walls
that city. Wiles I learnt, however, that in the pa&
meat at the commandeein-eldef it would be mossory, be.
foot undertaking a tooth which alight aid it the assault
ef Twig-chow, to engage a large depot of slams at How►
woo, and to bring ep heavy gone operations which would
campy from eight to tea days at the least, sad w \is\
might perhaps neon* a mask more masiderahle wpm&
tam of time, I resolved, with hi mike maned sad rm.
carmen, to make a conmanketies I. the Chinese Pisa-
ponsmitimass, which might perhaps have the sleet ef
bringing miners to a speedier mom and enable urn to avoid
delays, which at this lOWA of the year, and in the proud
low mate of the river, aro not unatniaded with bawd. I
may rid test I do mot think I ociall notably, for the
•P••• tm 'lays a a furtuight, during which the
gourd would ham been espied to cosseatratiag
a lop mmy at Ho•me•weo ham tamed a deaf ear

M wall evertinee as Primes Ton and his collesgues were
melting. wltheatjedityng the Dad that the avowed object
of cur motive Pais was ace the real is., sad that while
poised to be =forcing the stipulations of a treaty,
We were, In point of fact, Dent on the coupon of the um-
pire A desperate attempt to lead, ardent( probably Is
appeal to the pandas= of die pomading in our rear, or a
speedy hest iato Tertiary, would have been the only alter-
native open to the Emperor sad hie advisers, it this eat-
viction had obtained pommies of their minds.
The communication which, under then circumstances, I
deternuaid to address to the Chimes plealpotentiaries =sin
subotance to the effect that the British army would continue
its ad...ace oo Tang-chow, erushing all opposition which it
might eueounter. But that if the Chinese authorities gave
me the =unties for their good conduct which I required,
won :d muse it to belt at • point within an easy stage of that
any, and proceed from there with an escort ot 1,000 au to
Tang-chow, for the drestare of the coevention, and to
Pain, for the eics et the ratideationi of the treaty of
Mica n. I embe these assillikai in a letter which I
=trusted to Mese= Wade sad Pubis for delivery, re-
reenniankng them at the =se three M eadeavour, if peed,
Die. to obtain a mew= ingrawien with the prince and his
=League, is I thought that what they might sey verbally,
in ozonised= of ear nal dews sad object. in China ea
each to ncredon. *bon fortlininst time • functionary of the
highest authority wie she= to come into cootact with m,
yacht he likely to predate a much more salutary effect than
asything winch I could write. Per reasons which they ex.
pinned as their return, end which were perfectly snider-
• dyer me, them gandemes eventually decided not to
my letter. But they obtained walla to the prints
and his collesges, met conducted all the other douse of
their important end nienewhat basardous minion with
=dad* which does them the greatest h..notir.
A to ise from Mr. Wade narrating briefly the
principal incidents of this minim, the translation of a
comminwation from Priam Tin and hie colleague, which
minded them on their way, cad of a further communication
from the same pining which Messrs. Wade and Parkes
bought back with them from Tung-chow, form enclosures
1, 3. 6. of this &speak.
Chi their return, I put Baron Gros sad Lieuterant-Gene-
ral Sir Hope Grant in posiessioa of the inforrratice which
they bad gathered during their minion, and the following
plan of proceeding ws, after deliberation, mreed on. The
comanadoes-inohist resolved to promeC ea Monday,
the 17th ineterat, from Hoose-wae, to the point
at which It bad been arranged the& the balk of the
allied army should halt, and which K wee sisiesseced
would De reached in too days' march ; at the mane It,:
ratter before the departure of the army, Mr. NM. -
took to siert from Tung-chow, accompartied by some of the
lent:mesa of my suite, who were =proved thither for the
=Pelf making preparations for the reeeplica of the em.
yle* that pits, and to procure for ss the means of
tmesport, in which we were may deleted. Mr Rope Groat
also determined to take advantage af Mr. Parkes's return
Tungehow to seed with him diens of the quarter-
isesterGeneral's department, aid of the conunisesnat., and
to furnish an escort for the protection of the whole party.
The French arnionador sad onamieder-ia -chid resolved .
on their bide to adopt somewhat similar messurea.
The last enclosure of this despatch is the copy of • letter,
which I Mr. Parka to haver to the Prince Teat
sad his col ty is his arrival at Tempelew. It uterus
them that I mass enbelantielly to the teem for entitle a
peddle aellieness of or peadift dilemmas with Chills,
which they had bees Waded by Mena Weds and Parkes
to offer. I required., liseseeer, that a proclamation ihoold
Mimedietlely he Mead is apprise the people that it was at
the request of the Mame commiesioecre themselves that
the British may halted at the place hied upon: and I
added that I would some ands no obligation to withdraw,
it from this advised pennon until I should have bees
Mailed that the Anises govenimeat bad resolved to keep
its treaty isperinseata I also adverted in this command-
cation to the feet that I was the bearer of a letter from bee
Ilaj•ety to the Emperor of China, which I should desire' to
dcheer me my arrival at Pekin.— I have. be..
Was AND Kurcauera.
The Lord John Russell, he.

lacloor• 1.

Received Sept. 12, 1/180, 6 a.m.
Taal, Prime* of S., he., and Mah, President at the Board
el War, Se., Imperial Commimiaaara, mks a commoalefr
lion :

The rine* and his eoll having had the great homer
remove hie the taVnera (ratlines fteonaidit
ministers plesdpritentiszy• aid thee
rrede as
finate with hie expediency the British minister 441.
Mee* settle the form In which the ettpulatiorst accorded
were to le arranged, addressed a despatch to that Area M
bit smeltery Ile British minister, tire the 25th IBM
(ie.th se, ). Presuming that his excellency cannot tun as
bay. Wormed hemelf of Mem freas, they are, indeed, she.
aishad to hare that hie eirellebey ha., notw:thst.adiom
semis arrayed him troops, aid L reweini forward from Teat-
ime.

The of his excellency's govenunest being rola-
VOW to endive for ever vitt the gorsetunsist
if Chios. is this hostile movers's' (literally, array of troop)
sasasedMt If a hostile movement be accessary, thee
selaboas d, sot exert. Is view of arose enema-
It appear& to the prises aid hie eoll,agise. that it
gout 1e for Indira, on their put, to hurry forward with-
: est gni** delibiraticia, and it becomes their duty to re-
onali lIIICaGag the Ilritarit mania, to sec back to
pinkssparters is Tisdale lb. whole force he has brought
• 'how. with him, thereby to Any that he hes so haling of
eminveilp owl MPut It im some deer •is the power of the
=and Ida sellesgse to renew to Thetis, awl in cos-
wall him' dis: whatever/ there is to be delltee-
paw sheet; sash the wares (cesvistart with pro
firkins) of stoma
racysag. that if Zit iv repaired th, elevation
et the treaty saw 18111aildlti sa without y additions 'atm.
ordinary, they see ein We o r
tweitang,t
then wlll sot ma thee womb.
Bet If the Deilre 1/1114/10f issiets nu Mewing with a
loon. if he sill VIN esed Ise his troops. it is Onto that h.

• nay arm wol tLa mini Miro equivaleat
• K :hope. mown utentlowod without soy reoroot,
par wA stopowilhiy Joiwriod.

Fla set ease* la bit beim ferf...,reintiettm Tire weep
el imareeirM ball the
of Hwearewoe, eelMilliwit my a!•
%between awe attlbe album tbe wegoilatioes of pewee
ffbeeasaNitglistbr 3 ; war li leed* br the
bb to Intarbew They tow aaly hl
test bit tweiway this!' over what hr boa 'taut
Tay am. at baton,' where they will wait until hie
tuba a reply to say that his trims are ne-
tball to ; that thereupon they may pressed to
TbiabiL

• anansginnannarics paranoid to Li. Eaddlonay
Ur SA at
Inoramp. rat MI Pena, fll6 da, *pt. U, In*
Tranland Tsodaa Wain, Clunen Seentiry.
Enclosure 2.
Inarivad at Nato.trat-trar, dept. u, IMO, 7 p.n.
-,e• a, and Nub, Pasoan, at the Board odWor,

ha —la-sWelOTrinziirselooer;, make ZelenunialeS in
athe am* of the 7th day of the preset moon (nth
Mlllmthe prime mad the rehires his collates re-
r)elepateli fns hi aseelhaey the British nunider,
ia vat* he Adis that " he hod never hind err odor
Ora • pis* =hike of the present
.geseie." Them
weak IMO press his ezrellsary isswoon in he and?"
for hiendly reistioas, are need gratifying to the imperial
His enralleary proceeds to ay, " that it
wwerillik=weasky showed himself unable_ Jo So
tie esersatlea imei that his excelleneyitnildi
his shay, to eras to farther loss of time, MINIM
to sane phis ewer L; and bad acoordinrk
solved to proceed to
sad his . here had the beam la les
by the gracious rnmsdt of bii4eitho.,
'may
planipotengarW for the
They lass reached Matta, where it
aatil the forams of the British synth*
hek
St wields to Theisia, and then Se
%alio ewe this HA treaty (consathal
aally esiehiseell, mad se Wag the posikel fa
teresieatioa, that ao farther Use might be kelt
einshi, fogies • farther ion of
ra aaherg
thee,
hie sia te_preesall to Tesspelsew e
theyelas sal eshseeps we
re ,to seteepthileherists
they have mashed Mat" this Nov* bask sealtaV
weld aseelaa • fartherpselpearsent at the del,
=wash' be beet Wry thialtabosi44s there
the part.. therefore, the Dahl:
ski*r wilterre his foss to the p aid
Ye WS Uwe it la her te repair al ease
te fame Ewa
hr eraidereSsaappre=
meta of Bat hi ney be
Oat time real be by then moyeasists to ead
he, there yeah be ae ahhelkai whaiseir to his
baling his hoes at Taitphis, sod seirskisi some
yaw swab (bstwesa that teem. sad Mates)
sow swab le sell Me dravilarsi, at whirls
beim slehlt be al
it
dispeeell el. Let hie easel-
keery
_elide whether it shall be ere or Nput Pies
Nei him Iles palace sad hie oollesrase which he choose,
restry. , ea seelpt of We reply, will ease a day for • We-
11111d billag them at whatever spot within reach ps.
igt=jar wiEwstlrwrelling further, concluded aor=
. the. pisisoeitioes originally brought f
anal it isisa st. Thus., amnia', there will be 00 delay,
tlihaine should Dot run smoothly, what difiScul*
MUM his =saw bass in reocasineecins hie earth upon
Tre"r. h Teal wser be too Wm.
essearaey `
ceped to reply with all speed. The
prime sal lls salle will make • point al awaiting has
we:Esgs thsir
hash sal than seelefieg their special commie-
s's' le nos thewtlai.d peace, they set out im
Me bras lid 1$ b impaii that there should be perfect
Is Am pi" sta b. is., which ey us ; but
M this sies se doubt or apprebenaionth to his es.
saw. •
A
BM el elletellollestiou addressed to his escollenqy
the
Meahary, yenr, 7th moon, ll* day (12th Septet-
by
WAIA, Chinese Secretary.

34.
tied-tinui, Sept 12, 1860.
eir.—la lingeee of Oth inst. I informed your ex-
ileibeet, Yeti weekbeed It Se be my linty, in cousequaeos
of fee erreitere Id* down by the Imperial Commis-
sioner, lg le Mies% to him that I should call an
year exesliemey ewe" awe to Tung-ehow, and that I
Wnet eanslais satreaty withthe Chinese government
WI elided that pine.
Mate nett Tirellnin I have been apprised of the nomina-
tion of yew
.eded Oa min of very high rank mid
Weed obbailiat Moe opunieelosen more me that Ow
laid paws feta thiteeporerof the mad ofeasia elossew,
sad lark* at to ewer with them at woo pelt afar to the
Madan I armee this, I should be glad to learn from yosr
ezesibeeey weather there are any military difficulties in
she way at as amediate advance on Tung ehow ; that there
an awe while voted nut be superable by your excellency
the terse wrier your commaact I ooaddeutly believe •
it there he an which would, in your judgment, coca:
Noe delay; it woad be my duty to col:wider them in dealing
with times everheres of the Chineee plenipotentiaries. —I
ELGIN AND KINCAIDDIL
His Zzoo="Bar Hope Greet, /C.C.S., tic.