The Sun.
London, England, 1842-11-25 00:00:00

TREATY OF PEACE.

TO THEIR EXCELLENCIES VICE-ADMIRAL SIR NV. PARKER,
AND LIEUT.-GENERAL SIR HUGH GOUGH, G.C.R.,

COMMANDERS-IN-CHIEF.

Gentlemen,—lt affords me great satisfaction to have
it in my power to inform you that my negotiations with
the Chinese high officers who have been appointed by
the Emperor to treat for
stage that authorises me to beg that you will consider
hostilities suspended. peace, have advanced to that

I had hoped to have been able some days earlier to
make this communication to your Excellencies, but the
necessity for carefully translating : the already volumi-
nous correspondence which 1 have had with the Chinese
rdailsll‘t.canlice which we are from the city,
as for replying in Chinese
their memoranda and messages,
precludes more than one daily communication
have combined to unavoidably prolong
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have finally acceded to its
e translation), it is to be signed by those high
Commissioners. After the-
latter are difficult to convey in
officers and myself, and then dispatched to Pekin for the
Emperor's assent, which it is estimated will be received
back here in about twelve or fourteen days from the date
CCat e°lncillion'inliullienenrsicesta:srn d forms (which
of its dispatch, so that we cannot, at the soonest, reckon
on a final reply in less than three weeks from this date.
The Itigh Commissioners would be very glad to per-
suade me to act at once on: the provisions of the treaty,
by requesting your Excellencies to withdraw the ships
and troops, but I have distinctly informed them that that
cannot be done ; and it is almost needless for me to say
that, in the (I trust most improbable) event. of the Em-
peror declining to confirm the acts of his Commissioners,
it will then become necessary to renew hostilities with
increased vigour.—l have, &e., •
her
(True copy.) -, •
Majesty's Plenipotentiary.
11. POTTAI.NHG.EsI: ,
Lieut.-Colonel,
Deputy-Adjutant-General Expeditionary Force.
Steam-frigate Queen, off Nankin, Aug. 17, 1842.
Commissioner C. F. Simonin.

Gentlemen,—The treaty of peace having now been
Ano. 29, 1842.
Steam Frigate Queen, off Nankin,
happily si,rned, and the Emperor's assent to its provisions
having liken ise been intimated through an imperial
edict, addressed to the High Commissioners and Go-
vernor-General, of which I inclose a translation, I feel
anxious to relieve the people from the great distress and
inconvenience which the present embargo on this river
causes ; and should your Eicellency concur in these
sentiments, I hew that his Excellency the Admiral, williissue
I e
steamerstlie tn t necessaryde dispatch to her :Majesty's ships at orders, and also send instructions by
Chinhae and Amoy not to interfere further with the trade
the
at those plitees.—l have, &c.,
HENRy POTTIGER,
Her Maje Sty's Plenipotentiary.
• (True Copy.)
A. S. 11. AIOUNTAIN,
Lt.-Col. Dy. AA-1,;,.-Gen. Ev. Farce.
Their Excellencies Vice-Admiral Sir William
Parker, K.C.8., and Lie ut.-G eneral Sir
Hugh Gough, G.C.8., &c.
N.B.—The inelosure to this letter is not forwarded, as
it will,
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course,eing lAengse,ntthebry
was her 4
40 time to copy it.lj esty's Pleniputen-
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Newkien,T, his Imperial Majesty's Governor-General of
the provinces of Keangnan- and -Reangae, &c., makes
this communication., - • • •
On the return of the officers whom be had sent, Keen
Yangan and Lieshine, the Governor-General learns that
the Honourable Envoy desires to arrange a conference
with himself and the late Minister Elepoo. It is with
great joy find pleasure that the Governor-General has
I heard it.
t k'rom this time forward . •
.the feelings and wishes of the

- - .
rsOvQ,c. tries-will become .known to each, and peace and
y be for ever Otahlished..
Wit Minister Ilepod is now residing at Wrisa, V a
distance from Nankin 4..500 le, so that he certainly can
never arrive here so quickly. as in one or two days.
,The Governor-General finds on the bank of the river
a temple named Zoinghhai-tze, suitable for a conference,
and ha would arrange to start at about 10 A.M. of the 6th
of August, so as to be on the spot about noon. He will
not take with him more than from ten to twenty fol-
lowers, and he would request, the Honourable Plenipo-
tentiary, and the Honourable Commanders-in-Chief,
there to meet and confer with him.
To the High Officers commanding the British
Naval and Land Forces, Sir W. Parker
and Sir H. Gough.
Taon Kwan, 22d year, 6th moon, 29th day,
August 5, 1842.
(True Translation.)
J. R. MORRISON.

Chinese Secretary and Interpreter.
A copy addressed to her Britannic Majesty'slPlenipo-
tentiary, Sir 11. Pottinger, Bart„ is in precisely the same
words, with the difference of the addresti.

(True Copy.)
A. S. 11. MOUNTAIN.
Lieut.-Col. Dy. Adj. Gen. Ey. Force,

Ex tract.—(Translation).
Newkieng, Viceroy of the Two Keang provinces, hereby
makes the following distinctcommunication in reply :
I have further received an answer from his Excellency
the Plenipotentiary, dated the 6th day of the moon (11th
Aug.), in which he wishes reparation for the past, and
security tbr the future. lam perfectly acquainted with
the circumstances of your affairs, and, people residing at
Canton having been exposed to insults and extortions
for a series of years, and assuredly the High Commis-
sioner Keying and Elepoo will most minutely investigate
the matter, and take measures that in future the peopla
of your honourable nation carry on their commerce to
advantage, and not receive injury thereby.
Besides sending a reply to his Excellency the Pleni,
potentiary, it is proper that I likewise transmit this to
convey the assurances of my sincerity.
A most important communication.
To Parker and Gough, Naval and Military
ComManders in Chief of the great Eng-
lish nation.

Taon liwang, 22(1 year, 7th moon, 9th clay,
1. e. 14th August, 1842. _ _

(A true translation.)
E. THOM, Assistant Translator and Interpreter to
her Majesty's Commission in China.
(True copy.)

A. S. H. 31011iiTAIN:vneut.-Colonel, Deputy
Adjutant-General Expeditionary Force.

(Intercepted—Copy.)
Memorial from the General commanding the Tartar
Garrison at Nankin, to the Emperor :
His Majesty's slave, Tecupee, kneeling, reports the
circumstances of a portion of the force having, after the
loss of Chin-Keang, fought their way out, and of the
men, women, and your children of that garrison, having
many of them;successively escaped from it., and repaired
for shelter to Nanking and Tanyang, as well as of the
measures that are now being adopted for their temporary
shelter and relief, having respectfully prepared a memo-
rial on this subject, he humbly prays the sacred glance
to be east thereon.

He has already, in concert with his Majesty's servant
Newkieng, Governor-General of the two Kean,g pro-
vinces, respectfully reported the loss of Chin-Keang
on the 21st July, and his ignorance at that time as to
the fate of the Lieut.-General Haeling and his com-
panions in arms ; since that, however, he received on
the 29th and 30th of July, successive communications
from the Imperial High Commissioner, whereby he
learned that the Lieut.-General Hauling, shortly
after the loss of the city, died constant to his charge,
leaving only a son and daughter, who are now concealed
in the house of one of his domestics, of the name of Ke-
seang ; also, that many of the men, women, and young
children, escaped from the garrison, have fled for shelter
to Tanyang,* where their numbers now amount to Sup-
wards of a thousand, to whose shelter and relief the pre-
fects of Chang-chow and Soochow have been commanded
to attend, distributing to them daily food. The High
Commissioner, at the same time, called on his Majesty's
slave tv send officers to collect them together ; but his
Majesty's slave being just at present engaged in the
watchful defence of Nankin itself, did not deem it right,
at this moment of pressing emergency, hastily to collect
them together at this capital. While, therefore, he
made arrangements for the shelter of those Who had fled
directly hither, he sent an officer with money to Tan-
yang to make arrangements for the relief and protection
of the rest there.

'On the Ist of August the officer whom he had sent to
Tanyang, Kemugu, a Tscoling of the Tsin,gchow bri-
gade, but long stationed at Nankin, as a Ittteakeaeas,
reported to him, that of the battalion of 400 officers and
men of the Tsingchow brigade, aiding in the defence of
Chinkeang, 111 cflicers and men had fought their way
out, bearing wounds about them, and are now in the
retinue of the High Commissioner Keying, who has pro-
ceeded to Changchow ; that the number of persons
escaped-from the garrison, who are.. now taking shelter
'at Tanyang, is about 1,600 adults, and more than 400
children, for whose temporary shelter and support pro-
vision had already been made by the High Commissioner
Keying, who commanded the two prefects of Soochow'
and Changchow to attend to them, and to supply them
with daily provision. his .Majesty's slave has, under
these circumstances, desired of these prefects to continue
earefully to attend to and provide for their comfort.
With regard to the. soldiers
.of the Tsingehow brigade,
:aiding' in the defence-of Chinkeang, who, wounded and
mutilated, fought their way out, and have come hither
for shelter, their number at this moment is 58 officers
and men, in addition to upwards of 80 men, women, and
children of the proper garrison of the place. In the
shelter and care of these due orders have been given,
and as soon as the storm of barbarian invasion shall be
a little overpast, other arrangements shall be made for
receiving into Nankin the refugees, men, women, and
children, now in the departments of Soochow and Chang-
chow, and here making proper provision for them.
When Chinkeang fell, his Majesty's slave, owing to
the urgent need of defence at Nankin, and the small
force there was to defend it, was unable to afford that
garrison relief. Shame and regret leave him on this ac-
count without place where he may stand. He requests
that it may be the Imperial pleasure to subject him to
the severe censure of the Board of War.

The particulars of the action, in which the soldiers of
the Tsingchow brigade were engaged, and the number of
those wounded and slain, as well as the full number of
the men, women, and children, escaped from the garrison
of Chinkeang, shall be duly reported as soon as his
Majesty's slave shall be able to ascertain the details with
accuracy.
With rospeet is this report now made, regarding the
collecting together of the refugees, and the measures
taken for their relief and succour, and with humility is
the august Sovereign implored to cast his sacred glance
thereon. A respectful memorial.
(POSTCMPT.)

The scattered and wounded remnants of Chinkeang,
,garrison,-and of the portion of the Tsingchow brigade
co-operating With it, have many of them fled successively
to Nankin, and his Majesty's slave has carefully inter-
rogated them. The soldiers say that when the rebellious
barbarians attacked the city, both those of the garrison
itself and thoie of the brigade confederation with it, re-
sisted with all their strength and courage, and killed
very many of the foreigners, and that had the reinforce-
ments from other provinces, at that time outside the city
walls, come up to their aid, they would certainly have
inflicted a very severe chastisement on them.
At the present moment the provincial capital of Nan-
kin is in the utmost emergency of pressing danger, and
the forces sent to it by the terror-spreading General
(Peking), are for the most the remnants of such as have
already been defeated and scattered, while all the best
and fresh troops are now engaged following in the train
and guard of the same general, who has 'crone to establish
his head-qUarters at Changchow ; and now 'while the
steamers of the rebellious barbarians arc actually press-
' ing upon the capital his Majesty's slave received a com-
munication from the terror-spreading General stating
that he will establish his head-quarters at Changchow, to
be ready to act in such way as circumstances shall point
out. But Changchow is more than 500 le distant from
Nankin, and his position there leaves it not at all in
his power to afford relief in this emergency. The
vexing thoughts which night and day occupy the mind
of his Majesty's slave, fill his whole soul as it were with
a perpetual fire.
Besides writing, with all express, to the terror-spread-
ing General that he, in obedience to the already an-
nounced pleasure of the Emperor repair, with all speed,
and with his most effective officers and bravest troops, to
relieve this place, his Majesty's slave also -has thus re-
spectfully to lay this further representation -before his
august Majesty, humbly praying the sacred perusal
thereof.

There is a second postscript, which, as it contains only
a recommendation of a particular officer whom the
General has called into employment, has not been trans-
lated.

Taon Kwang, twenty-second year, sixth month,
twenty-ninth day. sth August, 1842.
(True Copy.)
A. 11. S. MOUNTAIN, Lieut.-Colonel,
Deputy Adjutant-General. Expeditionary Force.