Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1841-01-23

s,raeh: bul they knew not the Jesus Of whom l
spoke"
The hrst Pope who Appears to have sent n mic
son for the eonversion of the Tirisrs or Chinese Ia
tho Roman Catholic faith was Innoceai w. Ho dis
patched Giovanni Carpini. a monk, through Russia,
IN the yeai 1916, {" Batutakhsa. on the banks of The
Volsn. from whence They were conducted 10 the
Msngol Tartar Govt. just AZ the Khan was about 10
os installed. Cirpini was astonisacd by the display
of immense treasures. and. having been kindly irsai.
ed. was sent bach with a friendly letter; he Was Ia
thor pleased than scanJalised by the near resemblance
OF the rites OF the Chinese Bndhisis To the forms Of
Catholic worship. and Inferred from thence that they
either already were, or would very son 10. Chs,s
tnn' In l256. Rubnquis WINS i'm like manner des.
pa caed by ST. LOUIS. during his crasi ado to tho Holy
Land wan directions 20 procure tho friendship of the
Nongols. He reached al length the court of the
Sfsai Khan. where. like hrs predecessors. he Observed
h near resemblance ,fLami worship to he forms o.
Roman Catholicism, and concluded that IL must be de-
rived from a spurious Cal siiauiiy; perhaps hat Of tn
HISTORIANS.
John de corvino. despatched to Asia in 1855 by
rope Nicholas Nv, was the hrst suecessial promoter
OF The Roman Catholic LiIui ia Cnini: he arrived al
Cambula las Peking was called by the Tartars) and
met with a kind reception irup the Emperor. notwIta
standing the hostility Of ike jealous HISTORIANS. lie
was allowed 10 build u church, furnished with a sies
PIE and bells. and issid 10 have baptized some thou
sandsoi converts. a' well a. To have instructed mum
NN' " iaAhat w ht LtAll language, nnu The tonrl
OF Christianity. The news of has progress reached
Clement V. ON his accession 10 tho p,prLoin, asd a,
WAS immediately appointed Bishop oi Canbula. with
a numerous body OF priests. who were despatched Il
JOIN him IN his labors. On the death of Coryino
however nh Probable th AT NJ successor. pJssessed q
ihe sane enterprise AMI inddstry. was roldy 10 sue
coed MN; Tor the establishment winch he had found
Oh appears to have &c 'soj, or at ieIst saas mo in.ig
nihcanes.
Abuninnt evidence is aGjrled b. Chinese record.
nat smneh more liberal aswell as enierPnzing dispJ
siioa once existed IA respect To f0re'gL intercourse
taan prevails Mt pre.ent. T. wa. ONLY ON the corquc.
o tho empire by the NJ nehOws tn A the Eurea.,
trade was limited 10 Canton; aud the iealou. AN
wntc liul Tartar dom nj m. Gaia 81 shed hy TIM, hand
iul OF harharians has un1ucsiiuls5ly occasionel ma
, ny additional Obstacles TO an increased commerce. vii
5 the resi ofthe world. We have already noticed ia
= Sainese Junk', which wsre son by lba Ba,uta as "a
west ne tho coast OF Malabar.' abouIihs end of the IN;
i; iesnih century. Even before the seventh century.
c appears from native records that mission, were ,sr
/; from china To the surrOu ding nations, with a view q
inrIiing mutual. intercourse. The benefits ofindu..
eni trade have always been eIiolled by the p,onI
I at that country; tho contempt, therefore. with viii,
me present Tariaf government effects O. trent A.
European commerce must We referred entirsIy IN N
8 iehrs which IT cnieriain' regarding the influence
8 IN 'reased knowledge on the stability offs dominion
e According to the Chinese books, commerce. ON
hrsi Establishment Mt Canton, remained free fom d
&c 20 many years but ITS increasing Importance soC
n led The officers OF 10 convert il into
source OF gam. As in Siam and Cochin China at pr
sent the presumption ofall important goods seem.
u one time to have been claimed; but this did not Ia
long and The trade. after having continued to mere.
a Canton was subsequently carried TO other ports
Tue empire. The endeavor to prevent the orportatis
Of SILVER appears 10 have been an error very early G
= hoIrsh0di bat tho regulation on this subjeci. As mig
DE expected have always been as futile as they are
The present day.
Ia our next rsferenence TO this subject. we sha
continue Inc snriy history of this most reinIrkable pc
pie from the period of the first arrival Of the PorI
gnose merchants in 1916. For n large portion of /,
heis We are enabled to furnish. we are Indebted TO
&c" work upon the subject. ec.utIy published
Lnndoa by Mr.. Davis, laie Chief Commissioner of I,
n English Government in China.