Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1845-07-11
The Big Chinese Letter.

The Big Chinese Letter.
We find in The Union of Saturday. saws
the N. Y. Tribune of June Goth, the follow
ing translation Of the Big Letter from the
Emperor Of China to the President of the U.
States, which reached the Department of
State on Friday. The translation was made
by Mr. Parker, late Chinese Secretary orthe
Legation, and accompanied the original
The document is a great curiosity. 1t con-
sists of roll Z feet one inch long, by . feet
| | inches wide The writing is on field
of plain yellow silk with a margin of silk of
the same color, embroidered in gold thread.
The letter is in two languages, (Chnese and
Manchu Tartar in characters of large size.
and in perpendicular columns, which are
separated in the middle by the imperial seal
which is composed of Chinese character.
enclosed in cartouche about three inches
square. This roll is enclosed in wrapper
of yellow SILK, (yellow being the imperial
color,) which is again enclosed in round
box covered with yellow silk, and closed by
:wo iastenings of jade stone; and finally is
enclosed in an oblong square box or rose
wood, and padded and lined with yellow silk.
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The GREAT EMPEROR presents his re-
CARDS to the PRESIDENT, and trusts HE is
we'll
The EMPERoR having looked up and re-
ceived the manifest aoiU of HEAVEN, bold
the reins ofgOvGnment over, and soothe and
tranqnilize the Ctntral FlOwcry Kingdom,
regarding all within and beyond the border
seas as one and the same family
Early in the spring the ambassador of
!your honorable nation, Caleb Gushing, hav-
ing received your letter, arrived from afar at
my province Of Yue. He having passed o.
yer the vast oceans with unspeakabe toll and
fatigue, !, the EMPEROR, not bearing to
cause him further inconvenience by travel
ing by land or water, to dispense with his
coming to Picking TO be presented at court
especially appointed Ye King ofthe rMPERI-
AL HOUSE, minister and cOmmisSionary en-
traOrdinory, TO repair hither, and to treat
him with courteous attention.
Moreover, they having negotiated and
settled all things proper, the SAID minister
took the letter, and presented it for MY IN
sPEcTIoN; and YOUR sincerity and friend
ship being in the highest degree real, and
utmost sincerity and truth kind, at the time
of opening and perusing it, my pleasure and
delight were exceedingly profound
All and every thing they had settled re-
gardlng the regulations Of commerce, |, the
EMPEROR, further examined with utmost sim
certify and found they are all conspicuous
and forever worthy Of adherence.
To KOang Ch0so, Hen Nun, Fhh Chou,
Ning-Po and 'Shong Hae,* it is alike per-
mitted the citizens of the United States, to
proceed, and according 10 the articles ofthe
treaty, at their convenience TO carry on COM
merce.
Now, bound by perpetual amity and con-
cord, advantages will accrue to the citizens
of both nations, which, trust, must certain
ly cause the PRESIDENT also to be extreme
y well satisfied and delighted
Taon Kwang, Oath yr. 18th IN. and 9th d.
| 10th Dec. A. ID. 1874,
Great seal ofthe empire Signet ofthe
in Chinese and Tartar. imperial will.
(Signed) PETER PARKER.
Late Chinese Secretary to the Legation
= The five ports in the Chinese empire which the
Treaty opens to the Commerce of the United States.
Accompanying the letter is a communca-
ton addressed TO Mr. Gushing, our late Com
missioner 10 China, requesting him to pre-
sent it to the President, &c.
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