The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1845-03-29

Whereas the district magistrate, Woo, dspaAed
officer has nov returned to the Provincial city,
bringing the honorable ENJOYS Two oommunications'
which have reed aud fully Understood the MIN
islsr, we'll know the bd0oSsble Envoy has waited
long time, under tho urgent necessity Of mutual
msstiog have now determined on the 10Th instant
ooh June) 70 commence my journey from canton,
q via" tho boxus. Ia consequence oil The Eogiish
ENJOYS (sr II. Po,tinpeD Withdrawing from The
control OF affairs lin China,l and returning TO h's
country be desires personal interview, Alter which
he instantly embaks for his nation; and (the MIN
i.ter) cannot conveniently long defer an interview
preventing him (Sir II. from commencing his voy-
age.
Moreover, the Bogoe on convenient route TO
Macao and will cause any detention OF The MIN
isler and Immediately taking my departure from the
Bogue, shall proceed To Macao, with the honorable
Envoy 10 meet face TO face, and accordingly Is snail
be proper, 10 remain aud reside there several days
that IL may be convenient with your excelleocy 10
deliberate upon the friendly relations Of peace,
which may DO delightful In few days we shall
take each other by the hand, and converse and re-
joice together with understandable delight
As TO the former communications, issued en- route
there were mistakes IN writing your exceilencys
titles and your name. Truly, this was because, m
cons, quence Of communications having been re-
ceiyed from the honorable Envoy we were without
| data according 10 which to write them.
Whereas the deputed officer the district magis-
trate, Woo has taken the original dispatches and re-
turned them and whereas the honorable Plenpoten-
tiary has addressed me the previous communica-
tons (the Minister) edialely directed my clerk
| To correct and rewrlte them, and now return them
prepared for the archives fortunately, without any
accompanying dissatisfaction.
II As is becoming, i first make this communication
Iand embrace the opportunity 10 present my oompL-
ments and fishes for yous complete and perfect hap
| piness.
The foregoing communication is 10 his excelleney
c. Gushing, Envoy Extraordinary and Minister
Plenpotentary of the United States Of Ams-
TAoU KwAso, an month, 24h day-(Juns 8, IS44)
Faithful translation
PETER PARKER,
joint Chinese Secretary 10 Lhs legation.
No. 70
Macao, July 8, 1874.
SIN BY way Of preface To copies of the cores
pondence connected with the treaty Of Wang Hiya,
proceed to lay before you brief account of the
mode In which the negotiations between the Imperial
Commissioner and myself were conducted
On the 10th instant, Tsyeng arrived at the Chinese
village outside the barrier Of Macao, called by the
Portuguese Casa BraDca and on the 18th he passed
the barrier and tolk lodgings for himself and suite at
Chinese temple dedicated TO the Lady OF Mercy,
situated 10 a village within the barrier, but without
the walls, Of Macao. This village is designated by
two Chinese words, which pronounced Mong Ha
in the provincial dialect Of Canton, Wang Ha va
in the dialect Of Marking, and Wang Heah or Hiya
at the Court.
The temple had been fitted up with some degree Of
taste for the reception of the Imperial Commission
and the numerous soldiers, followers and servants
with which, according to the usage Of men Of his
rank in China, he was attended
Accompanying the Commissioner as his advisers
and assistants, three Chinese officers of dstlnc
tion,-namely Hwang, the treasurer Of the Province;
| Chow member Of the Hann college and Pwsn,
circuit Judge Of the Province Two of these persons
Hwang and Pwan, by means Of their long residence
Canton, and their general intelligence and Of
them, Pwan, by reason of his parentsge he being the
son of an opulent hong merchant, understood To
possess very liberal views in regard TO the foreign
| latIons Of China.
| On the 18th, in conformity with previous notice,
| the Imperial Commissioner together with Hwang,
Chow, and PwaD, and their respective suites came
to the residence Of the legation, to make visit Of
remony, and 10 be introduced to the legation and to
the officers of the American squadron.
The Commissioner received and entertained
| by with suitable regard to the dignity of my Gov
ernment but the interview was, at his request,
purely friendly one-no business being transacted,
the time being passed In conversation, in expressions
of mutual esteem and in exchange of assurances of
the reciprocal good will of the United States and
| China. On tue ensuing day, the 18Th, | proceeded,
accompanied by the gentlemen of the legation and
| by Commodore Parker and several officers of the
| squadron, to Wang Hiya, to return his visit We
were received and entertained in the most friendly
and hospitabse manner but no business was transac-
ted, further than to agree that Messrs. Webster,
Bridgman, and Parker, my part, and Messrs.
| Hwang, Chow, and Pwan the part of the Impe-
rial Commissioner, should meet again during the eve
ming of the day, and arrange the of nego
talion.
| At each of these interviews, every thing was con-
Quoted on footing of perfect equality, and of course
| no quesl ions of etiquette arose.
| At the interview of the evening, Messrs. Hwapg,
Chow, and Pwan, made known the readiness of the
Imperial Commissioner to proceed at to the dis
cussion of the articles of treaty between China
and the United States.
| Accordingly, on The 2lst, communicated TO Tsiy-
eng the projet of treaty; and, by agreement be-
tween us, Messrs. Webster, Bridgman, and Parker,
on one side, and Messls Hwang, Chow, and Pwan,
on the other, met together for number of days in
succe ssion, partly at my house in Macao and partly
at Wang Hiya and discussed and modified this
projet in behalf Of myself and Tsiyeng, respectively,
un 1t assumed the form of the treaty concluded
| and signed on the Sd instant at Wang Sha.
! Meanwhile on the Oath, Tsiyeng and myself had
an interview of business at the residence of the lega
ton in which interview the principles of the treaty
and sundry Incidental questions were briefly dis
| cussed.
All the points discussed on this occasion will ap-
pear in the written correspondence which ensued-it
being understood that for the purpose of putting
record our respective views the interview should be
deemed an informal one and that we should proceed
to rediscuss the several matters in question in written
| communications
Of the different subj ects touched upon at this time
there is occasion for refer, in this place. to two
only, in anticipation of what appears in the copies of
correspondence.
One is the question my proceeding to Pekng.
In this interview, Csiyeng avoweJ distinctly that he
was not authorized either obstruct or facilitate my
proceeding 10 Court; but that, if persisted in the
purpose Of going there at this time he had no power
TO continue the negotiation of the treaty.
In despatch appropriated to this matter shall
have occasion TO show the bearing and effect of this
declaration Of the Imperial Commissioner
Al the same intery sw, it was agreed by us that
| Hwang in behalf Of the Chinese and Dr. Parker