The Sun.
London, England, 1859-10-06 00:00:00

Mr. Ward in a friendly manner, in the hopes of inducing
him to act as mediator.

Mr. Ward's position is one of considerable difficulty ; nor
do I see, after our unsuccessful attempt at the Peiho, that
any course was open save the one he has adopted. He has
acted cordially and frankly in the spirit of his declarations
to me at Hong Kong; and it is a matter of satisfaction to
me that his concert in our previous proceedings is a strong
argument in favour of the line of conduct pursued by M. de
Bourboulon and myself.—l have, &c.,
(Signed) FREDERICK W. A. BRUCE.

(Enclosure 1 in No. 11.)
Memorandum.

The Toeywan left this anchorage on Wednesday morn -
ing, 29th June, about 11 o'clock, with the parties bearing a
letter addressed by me to the governor-general of this pro-
vince. After going north along the coast about six miles,
they discovered junks' masts over the land, and upon ap-
proaching within four miles of the coast, it then being high
spring tide and only 10 feet water, and able to find no other
channel where there was deeper water, they steered again
to the northward, and went five miles farther north.

Where the junks were seen there was supposed to have
been a small stream of water. This point was guarded by
three forts, and there was a village in the neighbourhood.
It could not be approached any nearer for want of water.
About five miles north of the forts another village was
seen, to which the Toeywan was enabled to approach within
a mile and a half, having then nine feet at half tide.
_ _ _

I herewith attach a tracing of the route of the Toeywan

No. 12.
LORD JOHN RUSSELL TO MR. BRUCE.

Foreign Office, Sept. 26.
Sir,—l have received and laid before the Queen your
despatches of the 30th of May, Ist and 14th of June, and
sth, 13th, and 15th of July, the first three giving an
account of your proceedings up to the time of your depar-
ture from Shanghae for the mouth of the Peiho, and the
last three containing a report of the events lihich occurred
on your arrival off the Peiho and of your subsequent return
to Shanghae.

The events of the first period are clear and free from all
obscurity, and I am happy to convey to you her Majesty's
entire approval of your communications with the Chinese
commissioners, and of the firmness -with which you resisted
their attempts to dissuade you from insisting upon the
strict fulfilment of the stipulations of the Treaty of Tien-
tsin. That treaty provided for the exchange of ratifica-
tions at Pekin on a day not later than the 26th of June of
the present year, a time so nearly at hand as not to admit
of any further delay.

You were enjoined by the instructions given you by the
Earl of Malmesbury, on your departure from England, to
insist upon being received at Pekin, and to refuse to ex-
change ratifications at any other place. You were fur-
ther informed that it might be advisable before your
departure from Shanghae to send an intimation to Pekin
of your approach, and to request that suitable arrange-
ments might be made for your honourable reception at the
month of the Peiho, and at Tien-tsin, and for your journey
from that place to Pekin. You were informed that the
Admiral in command of her Majesty's naval forces in China
had been directed to send up with you to the mouth of the
Peiho a sufficient naval force, and you were instructed that
unless any unforeseen circumstances should appear to make
another arrangement more advisable, it would seem de-
sirable that you should reach Tein-tsin in a British ship-
of-war.

Your conduct, therefore, in insisting upon being re-
ceived at Pekin and in proceeding to the mouth of the
Peiho, was in strict conformity with your instructions.
Upon arriving at the mouth of the Peiho you were placed
in circumstances of great difficulty, in selecting the course
you were to pursue, you were obliged to found that course
mainly upot presumptive evidence.

In these circumstances you had to weigh contingencies
upon which no safe calculation could be made. I can only
say, therefore, that her Majesty's Government, without
being able in the present state of their information, to
j idge precisely what measures it might have been most ad-
visable for you to adopt at the moment, see nothing in the
decision you took to diminish the confidence which they
repose in you.

Her Majesty deeply regrets the loss of life which at-
tended the gallant though unsuccessful efforts of the Brttish
and French forces to clear the passage of the river. But her
Majesty has commanded preparations to be made which
will enable her Forces, in conjunction with those of his
Majesty the Emperor of the French, to support you in the
execution of the instructions which will be hereafter ad
dressed to you.—l have, &c.,
(Signed)
ROYAL

J. RUSSELL.

ENGLISH
COVENT-GARDEN.

OPERA,

Under the manazernent of Miss L. Pyne and Mr.W. Harrison.
THIS EVENING, DINO RA H. Messrs. Santley, H.
Corti, St. Albyn, and W. Harrison. Misses Pilling, Thirl-
wall, and Miss Louisa Pyne.

Conductor, Alfred Mellon.
DIVERTISSEMENT. Mdlles. Lequine, Pasquale, Pier
ron, and Mons. Vandris.

Commence at S o'clock.

THEATRE-ROYAL, HAYMARKET,
Lessee, Ur. J. B. Buck tone.

TUTS EVENING the performances will cot/minims with
THE LOVE CHASE. Constance, Miss Amy Seclglvick.
After which, a new Farce, entitled TII1•; RIFLE, AND
110 W TO USE IT. Nlessrs. Buckstone. Compton, Rogers,
Mrs. 11. White, Mr Wilkins, and Mrs. E. Fitzwilliam
And HALLOWE'EN.

Commence at 7.