The Sun.
London, England, 1841-09-06 00:00:00

BELGIUM.

BRUSSELS, SEPT. 4.—The day before yesterday,.
tween six and seven in the evening, a post-chaise stopPf
at the gate of the prison of this city, and lodged in it s
new inmate, who had been arrested on the same clef,
at Ostend, on suspicion of an attempt I"
swindling, just as he wai on the point of embarking:
This individual calls himself Count, and says that he 15
a Colonel in the service of what Power we do not reeol;
lect. He had in his possession a letter `
credit for forty thousand francs from a banker
of Frankfort. On the day on which he was 2r
rested he claimed. from the offices of the iron railwai
a berlin which he said contained 40,000 francs if
money. Being questioned with respect to this demand'
he said that he made it to stimulate the Z
of the officers: The Maritime Bailiff of Ostend 109
the first to conceive suspicions which led to his arrest.
On Wednesday last an English lady went to the read,'
ing-rooms of M Ver-hasselt to have some books. Whiie
the people were engaged in getting the books, the
lady very cleverly slipped four volumes into her work"
bag. This manenuvre was, however, perceived. She jar,
mediately denied the fact, though the books were found
in her possession. The police being sent for, proceed`'.
to. make a domiciliary visit to the residence of the lad,}"'
where they found 181 volumes, which she had obtained
in the same manner. This theft being duly proved, tll°
lady in question is imprisoned in the Petits Carmes.

DUTCH FUNDS.—Amsmoaso, SEPT. 3.
Money. Bit%
Actual Debt, 2)4 per Cent
Jitto, ditto 5 per cent.
A mart Syndic, 4% per cent 9ll. SIN
Ditto, ditto, 334 per cent 75% .6
Commercial Company, 4,4 per cent l5B 16634
Ditto (1835 and 1837) 5 per cent.
Loan 1837, 5 per cent. 97% 98
Exchange on London, One month l2 07%
Two months
Hamburgh, One month 35 87%
Two months 3s_-_ 62%
Dutch Papers, Sept. 4.
BELGIAN b UNDS—Baussecr, Stir. 4.
Actual Debt, 234 per Cent,
Rothschild's Loan. 5 per Cent .........
Loan of Thirty Millions, 4 per Cent 23
. 3per Cent, —
7—, ~,~-
.ka3v0q.c................••• 101 SI,
Loan of City, U:32, 4 per Cent... ......
Society of Commerce, 4% per Cent 93N
Bank of Belgium, 5 per Cent 74%
National Society.. ....
Exchange on London 'short) .................. 11 95
—Brussels Papers, Sept. 4.
AUSTRIAN FUNDS.—ViartNA, AUO. 2i
fireper Coats. Metalliques . ...................... ..... .. 101 -
Four per Cents.
Three per Cents.
Bank Shares •........„ ....... •••••••••••••• •••• ..... ...am* 'sol?
—,Allgemeine Zeitung, Sept. I •

Thirty.seven.

ERRATUM.—j, was not Sir Charles Nap4lslte•
but Colonel William Napier's Essay on, the l'cor'l6"'
which we adverted to as printed in the Vindicator.
ced in the Times of tn
f Liver'
and Co o 0
We are authorised to state that the highly re-
spectable firm of Anderson, Garrow,
The General Steam Navigation CompanYl
st
packet the Giraffe, B. Stranack, from Rotterdam, arrive.
ee
dw pa as yan mints.nou n
off the Custom-house yesterday with the Dutch mail.
NEWNHAM PADDOX. --- The Hon. Douglas
Pennant, M.P. for the county of Caernarvon, has take°
Newnham Paddox, the seat of the Earl of Denbigh, as •
a country residence, for two years.—Coventry
THE FIRST OF SEPTEMBER.— Ow Ina tO tha
Isiotmtlemvhoaisttuunrefavionurtahbele,spbriuntg,sttihlie
pabrrtereiddignes saeseasonn
el
breeding es t°
be numerous. A great many leverets perished in conse
quence of the heavy rains of the present summer. ,1 h°
harvest being so late is rather tantalizing to the sports-
men, and it is well worthy of consideration whether It
would nut be better by common consent to postpone the
commencement of shooting in such cases. In France
time for beginning the sport is varied according to the
season.—ganehester Times.
NORMAN BEGGARS.—The beggar lad seek{
himself a lass of his own caste, and merely asks her e,..
she is willing to be his helpmate. If she consents, t“,,
business is settled, and they proceed to the solemn eere:
mony of marriage. A fowl, the produce of their fibil,el.{;
is put into an earthern pot and boiled. As soon as itthe
done, the bridegroom takes up his stick and strikes 0
pot. with it. The marriage is valid for so many years
there are pieces.—Excursions in Normandy.
The Duke of Bedford has arrived at VV°l4lrll..
Abbey, from a visit to the Duke of Rutland at Longshawv
Lodge, Derbyshire.
AM'
DEPARTURE OF THE CALEDONIA ST—c' ul
safe.—LIVERPOOL, SATURDAY EVENING.--The 1W):,
mail steam-ship, Caledonia, for Halifax and 13°5t
commanded by Capt. 111‘liellar, sailed from the illelsey
this morning, carrying out upwards of 100 passenga
Lieut. Bury has charge of the mail bags. The
may
may be expected to arrive in Boston about the 10th love
BUCKINGHAM.—We have reason to belie
that Sir Thomas Freemantle's re-election for Bucking'
ham, rendered necessary by his taking office, will
strenuously opposed.-21/12sbury News. Les
A statute of Nicolas Poussin is to be erected at 0.
.Andelys, the native place of the great painter, betwee
Mantel. and Rotten. The Council-General of the }:tiru
has voted I,ooof. towards this purpose.

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EVENING SUN

CHINA.

We have from Canton letters and papers up to
the 19th of May, so that our present abstract
extends over a period of fifty days. At the insti-
gation, it was said, of ex-Commissioner Lin, Ke-
shen had been ordered to Pekin in disgrace andin
chains—there to be put to death by the most ex-
cruciating tortures: His filmily and relatives
wereto be, exterminated, and the country for
many miles round hi's birth-place to be laid de-
solate. The 'Memorial which this doomed states,
Man puts forth to the EMperor is one of the
most singular documents ever published; singu-
larly characteriStic of the idolatry of even the
highest men' in the empire-40r their adulation
and submission amount to nothing less than
worship—to the Celestial Majesty of the Em-
peror. A ship from England, loaded with pro-
visions for the expedition had sailed north di-
rect to Chusan, knowing nothing of recent altera-
tions; when her Commander (Captain Stead,
11-N.), being suddenly seized upon, was mur-
dered by the Mandarins. Trade had. been par-
tially resumed; but sadly to our disadvantage;
everything being sold for hard dollars, about
one-third aboVe customary prices, and no goods
beir,purchased from usin return, By the mid-
dle April many of the merchants had return-
ed to Canton, where they found everything in
and around their fbrmer premises exactly as it
had been left. The British flag once more floats
over the factories. On the 11th April, Captain
Elliott issued a circular, stating that trade was
going on well at Canton, and. that nearly one-
third of the teas of the season had been got out.
Early in May the Mandarins bad beun to
exhibit a great increase of insolence and auda-
city. Every obstruction was thrown in the way
of mercantile operations, and of the unloading of
merchant ships; the immediate surrender of all
the strongholds held by the English was de-
manded ; and the doctrine every where pro-
claimed, that no peace would ever be established
betwixt us so long as we held a foot of Chinese
territory in our possession, It was believed
that about this time troops were flocking from
every quarter of the interior to oppose us, and
that thirty thousand were quartered in or near
Canton ! the flower and champions of Chinese
chivalry; very superior in appearance to any
of the forces which had previously made
their appearance. The erection of a fort
—meant apparently to annoy our ships and fac-
tories—was about this time commenced near
Canton ; while the authorities were assuming
braggart airs of superiority and defiance. The
titmost panic now began to spread amongst the
Mercantile community. Money-lenders and men
of property of all sorts in hundreds commenced
retiring from a. scene where the renewal of hos-
tilities was almoSt hourly- expected by them-
-Weeping, as they went, to be compelled to leave
the home of their fathers. Oa the 18th May se-
*era' of the lighter ships of war moved up the
river; Capt. Elliot preceding them in the Neme-
sis-steamer, with a view of endeavouring to quiet
all.apprehensions. Of the results of these move-
ments no intelligence has reached us.
Meanwhile Hong Kong has been re-occupied,.
and our Commissioner has at length got a field
of exertion laid out for him exactly suited to his
talents. Cities are being planned, spacious streets
and squares laid down (on paper), and lands on
the most extensive scale allotted off for those
who choose to buy them. A code of laws has
been drawn up, port and excise regulations
published, magistrates appointed, and all the ar-
rangements made for the peaceful occupation of
a century. Such, we think, is a pretty fair out-
line of Eastern intelligenw since April Ist, in so
far as it has reached us from China—less inte-
resting by much, however, as we conceive at
least, than the information on the same subject
which India can itself supply.
' In the midst of national bad faith it is pleasing
to observe instances of individual honesty. The
annual dividend on Hingtae's debt had been duly
paid
.on the 9d May, and that on Kingqua's was
promised on the Ist June.

CHINESE OFFICIAL DOCUMENTS
EIGHT ACCUSATIONS AGAINST KESHEN,
PRESENTE]) AT COURT BY E, THE LIEU-
TENANT-GOVERNOR OF KWANGTUNG.
First—He held interviews with, and received docu-
ments from, Elliot on equal terms.
Second—After his arrival at Canton, he did not choose
out and depute either literary or military mandarins to
go to Elliot, to speak about affairs, but only employed
in his office a traitorous Ilan (Chinese) named Paonpang.
Third—The Admiral (Kwan) took the troops, and
proceeded out to sea to guard and watch the public in-
terests, but nothing whatever would Keshen communi-
cate to him, and when he (the Admiral) requested de-
finite. instructions, he was forthwith met with angry
railing, and it became impossible for the Admiral him-
self to adjust these affairs of More or less importance.
Fourth—jje issued orders to each of the forts that it
would not be allowed to those who might he covetous of
merit to ruin matters by opening fire with their mus-
ketry and great guns of their own accord, and conse-
quently these forts and the military stations were all lost
on the same day.
Fifth—He constrained Lekeen, the Adjutant-General,
to prepare an official despatch for him, acknowledging
his (Keshen's) offences, forcing him to affix his (Le-
keen's) seals to the same, and to present it to Elliot.
Sixth—He changed every measure for the worse, made
vague and incoherent representations to the Court, and
brought disaster upon the Admiral (who fell at the taking
of the Bocca Tigris.)
Seventh—At the offing of Szetsze (on the river above
the Bocca Tigris,) he fired salutes and went to receive
Elliot, and also despatched messengers to deliver his
commands to each of the forts, that they were to observe
the same arrangement, and receive Elliot in like manner.
Eighth—His affixed his seals to a document dismem-
bering a portion of our territory, and delivering it over
to these barbarian men for a place of residence.
I, E, the Lieut.-Governor (of Kwangtung), lay these
accusations before the Court.

IMPORTANT MEMORIAL FROM KESHEN TO
THE EMPEROR, AND IMPERIAL REPLY.
The'slave Keshen, a Minister of State, and acting
governor of the two Kwang provinces, kneeling, pre-
sents before the throne of the Great Emperor a state-
ment, relating how that the English foreigners have sent
a messenger to Chekeang (to restore Tinghae), how that
they have already restored us the forts of Shakelt (Chu-
enpee);and Takok, and the cruising vessels and salt
junks which they have previously captured, all of which
have been duly received, and how that the ships of war
of the said foreigners have already retired to the outer
ocean ; the said slave respectfully takes all these circum-
stances, and along with his most attentive observations
on the military position of the people offers them up,
legging that a Sacred glance may be bestowed upon
the same.
Whereas your slave, with a view to th„e defence of the
country and protection of the people, previously to the
receipt of your Majesty's commands, foolishly and con-
fusedly begged for a display of Imperial clemency in
favour of the English foreigners ;—at the same time
(seeing that such was opposed to your Majesty's wishes)
your, slave .repeatedly begged that his crime might be
visited with the heaviest punishment, as is duly recorded.
On the --28th day of the 12th moon of last year (20th
January, 1841), I received a despatch from the
Privy Council to the following effect :—" We have re-
rhved the following Imperial Edict"—" Whereas Ke-
enhas reported to us the measures he has taken in re-
ference to the circumstances of the English foreigners,
that as these rebellious foreigners are without reason and
refuse. o listen to mtaonbdes,thaate.adful example of
severity ought immediately their regard.
" Already has a flying despatch -)e'elin:%.,esenrtji(o),the dif-
ferent provinces of }tummy), Szechuen,
, that
4,000 soldiers be immediately got ready and serit with all
haste to Canton, there to await orders ;--cause, there-
fore, that ICeshen in concert with Lie TsihsPn and Tan
Tang Tingching take the necessary steps for settling
this business. If the rebellious foreigners dare to ap-
proach our inner shores, let them be immediately exter-
naimated."
And successively on the 4th day of the present moon
(26th January, 1841) I received the following Imperial
Edict from the Court direct :—" Whereas Keshen has
addressed to me a document in reference to present cir •
cumstances,of the English foreigners, which, on glanc-
ing*OVer, we completely understand, cause that our pre-
vious.edict be put in effect with implicit submission—let •
our military force be plentifully assembled together, and
a complete display of Heavenly Majesty made (in the
utter extirpation of the rebels). As far as regards the
expense necessary for these military operations, no mat-
ter whether it be the duties arising from foreign com-
merce, or the land tax, you are hereby permitted to
consult as to ways and means, and make true account of
the expenditure of such revenues. Should these not
be sufficient, you can rep )rt the same to me and.wait
our further orders, &c. &c. &c. Respect this."
Your slave, while kneeling and hearing these commands
read, reflected that though he had conditionally granted
the several items (of the foreigner's demands), yet he
but barely promised to make a representation of them
to your Majesty in their behalf. Thus in reference to one
article, viz., the opening of the trade, although it appears
that they (the foreigners) had requested that this might
take. place. during the first decade of the present moon
(23t1 January till Ist February) yet up till now I have
not, dared to permit it, and they have already sent me in
a fUreign letter in which they restore us the forts of
Shakok and Takok and every one of the cruizing vessels-
and salt-junks which they had previously captured ; and
still further, they at one and the same time despatch a
foreign officer by sea to 'Clic keang to order the with-
drawal of the foreign troops, and wrote a foreign docu-
hient Which thi;Y handed up to me and which your slave
transmitted to Etepoo by an express of 600 le a day, in
order that he might 'receive. back Tinghae, which conduct
On their part looked more mild and submissive than had
Previously been the case,
But' your slave is a man of confused and dull tinder'
standing, • What he has done has unhappily not mat file
of his Sacred Majesty ; fearing and trembling ail
I ara,..how•sluill I find words to give expression to my
leelinot,. Humbly remembering that your slave's 'per-
son has received marks of Imperial goodness, his con-
-Beietteis is- not hardened ! How should I dare, while en-
gaged on the important duty of, curbing these outside
foreigners, and struggling amid danger and difficulty, to
strive after forbidden repose ! From the moment that I

came down to Canton have I been the victim of the
craft and wile of these presuming foreigners ; in every
instance are they quite ungovernable, until that my head
aches and my heart is rent, and my morning meal comes
to me without relish ! Thus, for example, on one occa-
sion we gave the foreigners battle, but our men showed
little firmness ; we then requested that a manifestation of
Divine Majesty might be made in their annihilation. But
alas! the circumstances of the case and the wishes of my
heart are sadly opposed ! All these facts have I offered up
to vonr Majesty in repeated statements, praying that your
Majesty would bestow thereon a Holy glance. Now it ap-
pearS•that after these said foreigners had sent 'a person
to Chekeang to deliver up Tirighae, anti bli'd'reStored all
that they had captured in Kwanctung, 'and' Witlicleaw;ii
their ships of war to the outer ocean, Elliot requested .a
personal interview with me, and as your slave had not
yet in person inspected the Bocce Tigris, and as the
troops ordered from the several provinces had not yet
arrived, it did not seem prudent to show any symptoms
(of dislike to his proposal) which would have given rise
to suspicion on his part, and thus prematurely brought
on a collision ; so your slave took advantage of the op-
portunity to visit and inspect the Bocca Tigris, and 'on
the third day (25th January 1841) left the city. and
embarking on ship-board approached Szo yang (Lion's
ocean) on the Canton river, whither Elliot soon came
in a wheeled fire ship, and begged for an interview. He
scarcely brought several tens of persons in his train.
and on that day hiS language and den cunor were ex-
ceedingly respectful. But he handed up to me a rough
draught of several regulations which he had planned,
the most of which regarded the troublesome minutia of
commerce, and at the same time he agreed that after-
wards, in relation to the bringing of Opium, the leaking
out of sycee, or smuggling, he was quite willing that
ship and cargo Should be confiscated. But among (the
articles he proposed) there were some items quite impos-
sible to be granted. Your slave at the time pointed them
out and rebuked him, when the foreigner immediately
begged that they might be discussed and amended. I
consented that he might alter them, but (told him) he
must wait till they•had been maturely canvassed and
handed up to your Majesty for examination' (and ap-
proval )
Your slave, after having parted with Elliot, found
that the Sze t oyang (2d bar) is distant from the Bocca
Tigris about 60 le (20 miles), but even there the sea is
vast, the billows boiling, and the wind fierce. Suddenly
we came on the outer ocean in all its majesty ! No in-
land river can in any measure be compared to it. Your
slave immediately changed his boat for a vessel capable
of navigating the high seas, and having arrived at the
Bocca Tigris made a most careful inspection of all the
forts -round about. They may not be said to be utterly
isolated on the four sides, and rising up alone in the
midst of the ocean, yet ace they situated beyond the
extremity of our hills and quite approachable from
the sea. Supposing them to be surrounded and
blockaded, even so much as provisions for 'the
troops it would be found difficult to introduce.
Your slave then proceeded to measure the depth of
the water, beginning at the Bocca Tigris and sounding
till he came to Canton, and he found it at high tvateri to
be from one chang (two fathoms) and upwards to three
and four chang, varying continually. Now we all know
that the principal cause of these forts being erected, was
a barrier to merchant ships which draw more water, and
which in time of peace, when they submit to constraint,
dare not pass the bounds or to go round-about ; but if
they were to bring troops with intention to rebel, they
may sneak in clandestinely through every hole and
co -nen There is no necessity for their passing before the
forts, and thus may they proceed straight up to.the pro-
vincial city itself. Moreover, after - having passed the
Bocca Tigris, though we may add obstruction to ob-
struction, yet such is the nature of the country that there
is no important point by which we may.hold it.
In reference to guns mounted on these said forts,
their whole number hardly exceeds 200, barely adequate
to defend their fronts, while their sides are left quite un-
protected. Moreover, among their number, those which
may be used at a moment's notice are not many, for in
point of endurance as well as make they are alike de-
fective. The bodies of the guns are immensely large,
but the bore is very small, and the sea in those parts is
extremely wide, so that they scarcely carry to the mid-
dle ; thus, as regards their number, they are fewer than
those mounted on the foreign ships, and if we speak of
their power, they are not equal to those which the foreign
ships carry. Morever the embrasures. on the forts are
as wide as doors, almost large enough to allow people to
creep out and in by. If we had to sustain a broadside,
they would offer no protection to our people, and may be
said, in a word, to be wholly without strength. Just
now we are making inquiries, after a cannon-founder, to
see if he can cast guns upon an improved model, when
we shall have such cast ; but if we can in very deed get
them cast according to this plan, that will only do as a
preventive against the future, and not at all be in time for
the present emergency ; thus there is nothing good in
our military weapons that we may place reliance on then).
Again, in reference /to the strength of our soldiers,
I find that the keeping off the foreigners mugt be done
by sea fights, and to fight well at sea we must have good
marine troops. I have now to feel grateful to your
Majesty for specially sending land troops from the dif-
ferent provinces ; this shows the great and sacred
anxiety your Majesty feels in the matter. But then
these troops must go on board our sea going ships before
that they can give battle to the foreigners, and if they
were not firm, or it' they were not accustomed to the
winds and waves, it might entail on us the calamities of
a defeat. Now they are not accustomed to go on board_
ships and handle them, so that we cannot but use
marine soldiers. The marine trcops of Canton pro-
vince are drawn by invitation from the sea side,
and their quality is irregular and uncertain. I
had previously heard a rumour that on the 15th
day of the 12th moon (7th January, 1841) after the battle
the whole of these soldiers went to their Te tuh or gene-
ral, and under false pretences extorted money from him,
otherwise they threatened to disband. And lately,
went to the said Te tuh and asked him face to face con-
cerning it, when lie said that it was quite true, and that
he (the Te tub) having no remedy was obliged to pawn
his clothes and things, by which means he was enabled
to give a bonus of a couple of dollars to each of his
Canton soldiers, and thus got them to remain at their
posts until now. If, then, the disposition of these soldiers,
as it is, is greatly to be lamented, supposing at the most
critical moment, when we had actually joined battle,
these marine forces were to be found weak and without
energy, it might lead to the most fatal consequences ;
and although we might have veteran troops among them,
yet there would be no means^of inspiring them with a
portion of their skill and steadiness. Moreover our war
ships are neither large nor strong ; they are incapable of
Sustaining large guns, so that they are unable to repulse
the foreigners, and these are the remarks I have to offer
on the weakness of our soldiery.
I have also found by careful examination that the
characteristics of the people of Canton province are false-
hood, ingratitude, and greediness, putting out of the
question those who are already actual traitors and whom
there is no occasiosi to speak about. The rest have all
been born and dwell in the same place, mixed up with
the foreigners; they are constantly accustomed to see
them, and for many years have been as intimate with
them as very brothers. They are not at all like the peo-
ple of Tinghae, who, having never been accustomed to
hold intercourse with foreigners, immediately discovered
them to be a distinct species. But if we suppose that
what they did there they had done here—if these said fo-
reigners had deceitfully- distributed their paltry presents,
and set the machinery of their tricks to work, I really
fear that the whole people (of the province) would have
been seduced by them; they would certainly not have
shown the unbending firmness of the Tinghae people,
Such are the observations I have got to offer on the
flexible disposition of the Canton people, which circum-
stances give us still more cause for anxiety !
On looking over the records of the past, I find, in re-
ference to the putting down of the ladrones, that these
were but so ninny thieves and robbers ; the ships they
were embarked in were native ships, and the guns they
made use of were native cast guns, and yet this affair
was spun out for many years, and only put an end to by
inviting them to surrender under promise of pardon; and
under the present circumstances it is to be feared that
the wasp's sting is much more deadly !
Your slave has again and again resolved the matter in
his anxious mind ! In so far as it regards his own person
it is unworthy of notice, but the consequences touching
the vital interests of the country'and the lives of the
people involved in it, are vast, and extending to poste-
rity But, alas ! your slave has sinned in giving
battle when he could not command destiny to give
him the victory, and he has no less sinned in being
unable to settle matters in unison with your Sacred Ma-
jesty's wishes. Both of these are crimes which affect his
poor life, but what is theie in this worthy of pity or
consideration !
Still your slave, though he has sinned
in not being e
able to settle matters in unison with
your Sacred
Majesty's wishes,
. yet the territory' and
people of Canton still exist and look up to your Most
his gracious support and pro-
tection, while your rsl
tdrheouvitietthillrylivehsasofsohiliesdpethee.
glory of
oNtvhheisn
mfaatseteslr,enait,ai,iet:orinmubsry: having sinned in giving
Tartar
pie, and still more left I without a sensible la
General of th garrison
to put in operation I Therefore it is that after havingl3n
duly consulted with the
nantrGovernor, the Lite-
-easurer the Intend-
and his Adjutants, the Lieutenant,
rary Chancellor, the Judge and T
we have unanimously come
Lite-
ants of Circuit, the Chief Magistrates
fl f' V:%rtasnend less-
er districts and the ex-Governors
from the dif-
ferent that object;
ltlio‘paotnnlgi
lea'otiiiindgetlCuhlit;lit'inlign'tti&lhacet"tug of battle our troops will not
stand their ground. Moreover, in regard to. the troops
fee whichnti
provinces,
nbeeeesn, orderedtime
is bs
still
yourl necessary
nor can they all arrive at once, and the aastseciannbling of a,
large body of troops is not a thingo
11be
done'
give timely notice
in the first instance give
of it, and the foreigners would
quietly. The native traitors are sure _
loose to their madness and witravagance.
Ycur slave is vexed to death thinking of these things
even till he loathes his food, and till sleep has forsaken
his eyelids; forasmuch he does not shrink from the heavy
guilt he is incurring in stating all these facts, the result
of his diligent inquiries, and annoying
with them the
. ears of Heaven's son, and at the same time he takes
every thing connected with the foreigners and all the
foreigner's letters, and hands them up for imperial inspec-
tion. He humbly hopes that the Holy One will look
down with pity and compassion on the black-haired race,
and-shower upon them an extra measure of clemency, in
granting what is therein requested ; so that the people
of the land may not be turned to ashes. In times of dif-
ficulty is seen good Government; victory is but a transient
Nei/ 1 m restraining the ruin that is before our eyes,
we ought earefally to eredleate the cause of it for after
• ages !
In reference to all the circumstances contained in this,
whether the result of my conference with the high pro-
. vincial officers, or of my own diligent investigation, I
, Daly hope that your Sacred Majesty will condescend to
inquire regarding them, and I- beg that your Majesty
will specially appoint a high officer to come here teascer-

tain their truth. Your slave has been actuated by a de-
sire to save the country and the people from first to last,
and not swayed by the smallest atom of fear, and still
more he dare not make use of the least glossing or de-
ception.
Inasmuch, therefore, this respectful memorial is for-
warded at the rate of 600 le a clay, humbly hoping that
the Emperor's Holy glance may be bestowed thereon. A
respectful memorial.