The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1845-03-17
THE CHINESE NEGOTIATION.
(Comeludsd.)
RsrLY or HIS ExcELLEscr CHING, &c.
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REILLY or HIS ExcELLEsov CHING, &C.
Ching. ofhs Greaa Pure Dy.assy acting Governor
General &c. make tbs reply
Upon the 10th instant, cd May,) received the
honorable PienipotsntIary's despatch, WIN q Dnei
of the United States and have read and fully
uudersloo IT, As TO your statement mat l. inc ae'
ing Governor, have before twice addressed eonimu
neaton making statements that were discordant rel
alive To the receiving OF the Imperial will now either
the honorable Plenipoteniary has not carefully OK
amined them, the translation has not been Pefspc
uous As TO the Misunderstanding i, the acting 1o-
vernon upon the % month and 25th day, (l2h ApriD
made reply, in which 1t was expressed thai "itnh
three months the Imperial will may be received
This referred the third month OF the present year.
which is this month, AID not the period oil three
months Also, on the 4ih day Of the 81 moon, can
April made reply In which II was expressed that
go TO Peking requires hfty or more days
which, connecting IL with the time OF the honorable
Plenipotentarys arrival in Yuh requesting TO enter
Picking, TO be presented TO the Emperor which the
acting Governor, did, upon the ID moon and 4th day
Ord MaIch,) report 10 the Emperor reckoning ior
gong and coming hfty days or more then truly, as
previously stated it will be IN the last decade OF the
80 month and there is place Tor any discrepancy
with the period OF my former communication. In
little time the Imperial pleasure will be received when
the acting Governor General, as behooseth me, will
lranscribe complete copy, and appoint and despatch
an officer 10 Macao, to proclaim IL aloud, that the
honorable Plenipo entary may understand Il fully.
We must wait till his excellency Tsyeng arrives
when IL will be convenient and proper, with the hon
orsble Plenipotentiary unilsdy deliberate upon the
affairs of the TWO nations and request you TO lay
| aside suspicious.
As to your honorable nations scholars and mer-
chants who have hitherto 10 the south Of China
they have been respectful and complasant and there
has not been the slightest agitation Of Injurious and
troublesome conduct, which l, the acting Governor
have very well known, and IN which have reJoiced
but wish that henceforh free commerce and good
will through myriads Of years may secure universal
peace and prosperity and upon this point my sent-
ments coincide with the honorable Plenipo,entiary's
As TO the American nations being one Of vast ex-
tent among the nations of the West, l. the acting
Governor General, had previously read the book on
and partially understood lis purport and now have
perused your excellency memoir Of the United States
which, generally speaking, agrees with what is con-
tanned IN the brief history Of the United [Satesl Pro-
yinees.
| Although our two countries are very remote from
each other, yet have long since heard that your
honorable country was the great nation among the
| Western Powers, and II is the last would dare
70 regard as weak and petty State.
A second time request no suspicion. Making this
reply TO your communication and the accompaDy ing
memoir avail myself Of the opportunity Of present.
| ing my compliments and wishes for your happiness
and promotion. As requisite, make this reply.
! he foregoing is to his excellency Gushing, Envoy
| Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary of the
! United States of America.
TAoU kwAsG, 24h year, Sd moon, l7th day. May
| 4, l5H)
A faithful translation PETER PARKER,
Joint Chinese Secretary to Legation.