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

Enclosure 5.

Received Sept. 11,1860.
Tsai, Prince of S., and Mitt-yin, President of the Board
of War, Imperial Commissioners, make a communication
. The Prince and his colleague addressed a communi-
cation to his Excellency the British Minister on the 26th
instant (Sept. 12), and a reply to a communication received
from his Excellency on the 27th inst. (Sept. 13), and being
aware that both despatches were received by his Excel-
lency, they are really at a loss to understand why he has
not replied to them.
The Prince and his colleague having been sent from the
capital by his Majesty's commands, for the purpose of
negotiating peace with the British, their sole desire was to
meet his Excellency, and in person effect with him a resto-
ration of fi iendly relations ; but ihe garrisons stationed
north Of Ho-sce-wao are under the command of the high
officers in charge of the foi ce; the Prince and his colleague
have nothing to sey to them; and were the troop 4 accom-
panying his Excellency, which they understand have
reached Ho-see•wao, to advance so far as to come in con-
tact with these ganisons, the inevi' able consequence would
be a misunderstanding between the two bodies, which
would disappoint the hope, strong as it is entertained by the
Prince and his colleague, that friendly relations may be
firmly established. a consequence seriously to be deplored.
In the British Minister's reply of the 26th inst. he stated
that his only object was to proceed to Tung-chow; the
Prince and his colleague have really no object to baulk his
Excellency's worthy purpose ; and they now engage, that
if he will station his force at Yang-tsun-tsai-tsun and Ho-
' see-wao, without making further movement onward, and
will then meet the Prince and his colleague according to
the article proposed by him at Tien-tsing, on the subject of
his admission into Peking, with a small suite unarmed, the
Convention, they promise, shall be concluded, sealed, and
signed ; and this done, a day chosen for his Excellency's
entry into I'eking for the purpose of exchanging the ratifi-
cations, that no further time may be lost.
The carriages and other vehicles required by his Excel-
lency shall be provided by the local authorities, and shall
be sent forward as soon as the numberof his suite shall have
been stated. Orders shall at the same time be given to the
military authorities to furnish an escort ; and the Prince
and his colleague will write to the high officer commanding
the forces to explain to the troops in peremptory terns, that
there is to be no unruly conduct. Thus will his Excel-
lency be enabled to advance with all speed.
The Prince and his colleague can further desire that the
local authorities supply the British force with everything
it may require at the points at which it is stationed.
If matters can be arranged in this sense, the Prince and
his colleague may be more or less spared the disappoint-
ment of their desire for the establishment of friendly rela-
tions. They assumeithat his Excellency entertains a corre-
sponding desire, and they trust that he will have the
goodness to reply to them as soon as possible.
A necessary communication addressed to his Excellency
the Earl of Elgin, &c.
Hienfung, 18th year, 7th moon, 28th day (13th Septem-
ber, 1860), about 10 p.m.
Translated by
Tiromiks WADE, Chinese Secretary.

Enclosure 6.

The Imperial Commissioners Tsai, Prince of S., and
President of the Board of War, make the following
communication.

His Excellency the Ambassador, having sent his secre-
taries, Messrs. Wade and Parkes, to Tung-chow, the
Prince and his colleague were informed by them on their
arrival here to-day of all those points upon which the Am-
bassador insists, and there is no one of these which is not
now thoroughly understood by the Prince and his col-
league.
On the subject of the powers which are to be produced
by the Plenipotentiaries on both sides, when they meet at
Tung-chow for the discussion of business, the Prince and
his colleague have no difficulty in engaging that the neces-
sary Imperial edict shall be forthcoming on their part.
To the inquiry made on behalf of the Ambassador as to
what security can be given for the faithful execution of
the engagements now entered into, the Prince and his col-
league have to reply that no comparison can be drawn
between the authority vested in them and that held by
other Ministers who may have been charged with nego-
tiations, and that this fact effords a positive assurance of
the future observance of good faith on the part of their
Government.
The Prince and his colleague having further been called
upon to state whether they can engage to conclude and
sign a convention identical in every respect with that
recently communicated to the Minister Kweiliang, and,
this effected, that the Treaty of 1858 shall be exchanged in
Peking, they willingly undertake the performance of both
these stipulations.
The Prince and his colleague having thus accepted the
above conditions without exception, have now to express
an urgent wish that his Excellency the Ambassador will not
bring up the main body of the British forces to Tung •chow,
but will limit his escort to about 1,000 men; also that the
former shall not occupy any position nearer than five li from
the town of Chang-keg-wan.* They have further to urge
that the English forces shall make no onward movement
after the Convention shall have been sealed and signed,
and that this being done, they shall bo withdrawn at an
early date.
A necessary communication to his Excellency the Earl
of Elgin, kc.
Dated; Hienfung, 18th year, 7th moon, 29th day
(14th September, 1860).
Translated by
HARRY S. PARKS.

Enclosure 7.

Ho-see-wao, Sept. 16, 1860.
The undersigned, &c., &c., has received a despatch from
their Excellencies the Imperial Commissioners, Prince of
Tsai, and Muh, President of the Board of War, under date
the 13th instant, the despatch of their Excellencies of the
14th instant, brought back by his Secretaries from Tung-
chow, has also reached me.
In reply, the undersigned has the honour to state that
he is willing, if all the conditions specified below be
faithfully carried out, to stipulate that the main body of the
British force shall not advance beyond five li on this side
of Chang-kia-wan. It will commence its march towards
that place to-morrow and it will commit no hostile act
upon the route unless it encounters opposition.
In order, however, to prevent misunderstanding, it will
be well that their Excellencies should cause a proclama-
tion to be forthwith issued, to the effect that, as peace nego-
tiations are on foot, and as the British Ambassador and
Commander-in-Chief have agreed, in compliance with the
request of their Excellencies, that the main body of the
Bi itish force shall halt at the point in question, the people
should at once return to their homes, unclose their shops,
and re-open their markets. This is essential for the pro-
tection of the people themselves. All supplies required
by the troops will be punctually paid for, if they be offered
for sale, but the country will infallibly be scoured to obtain
them, if no markets be opened.
When the proclamation above referred to shall have been
issued, and all necessary preparations shall have been made
at Tung-chow for his reception, the undersigned will pro-
ceed to Tung-chow with an escort of about one thousand
men, and having there signed the Convention, will go on,
accompanied by the same escort to the capital, there to!3x-o
change the ratifications of the Treaty of Tientsin g,aater
present to his Majesty the Emperor the autograph
with which he has had the honour to be charged by her
Majesty the Queen of England.
After these several acts shall have been performed, it is

Chang-kea-wang is 12 li (or rather less than four
miles) from the south face of Tung-chow—the distance
alluded to will, therefore, be about five tulles from the
latter city,—A,S,r.