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whole period was constantly engaged in pro-
noting the objects Of his mission. By the
non-arrival of the ST. Louis soop-ol-war,
which lay, very singularly, a long time at the
Cape. and through the continued obstacle of
The northern monsoon, he was under the ne
ccssity OF remaining at Macao until the I'm
rerial Government actually anticipated his
movements by dispalching commission TO
him. IL consisted of Isl Yeng, an imperial
delegate and plenipoeniiary, Wang, treasurer
oi the Provinces, Of the two Kwangs, and
Pwah Pwan, another high dignitary of state.
Isl Yeng is a Tartar of the imperial blood,
ana the same person who negotiated with Sir
Henry Pounger. His name, we nigh, rs
well state here, has been enormously spelled
kying in the English newspapers. peg
sonage seemed TO have the full confidence of
his sovereign, as he was appointed, with all
The powers OF Il plenipoten,iary, Ia negotiate
with the French and American Legations, as
soon as they arrived.-One very interesting
TACT is worthy Of notice. No obstacles were
placed IN the way of Mr.. Cushing's proceed
ing tn Pekin, one great object of former en-
hass,es from England. He was told there
would be none, but finding the imperial com
mission had power fulyto treat with him, he
yielded his personal curiosity am. pride, if he
entertained any such feelings, 10 the consider
ation oil his couniry's interests. lie there
lore entered at once upon the negotiation so
promptly and conveniently offered him, and
was an immense gamer by this consilerate
course The Chinese commissioners were
intelligent and gentlemanly men; they had a
re!inue of civil and military attendants, and
SO large was II that it was with grea, difficulty
they could find quarters for them all. Isl
I eng very unceremon!ously took possession of
an immense temple dedicated to sour Lady of
Mercy in the village oil Wang Hiya, where
he kept his state.-'rhe difficulties of the lam
guages were obviated by The frankness and
'nct of Mr.. Gushing in declaring at once the
real objects of his mission, discaming any
resort To inesse or force, and appealing al
once TO the good sense and l.igh character of
the Chinese Ambassadors. These with equal
irankness and confidence proposed TO employ
The American interpreters exclusively, and by
SO DONG paid our national character ana our
national representative, the very highest COM
Plmeni III their power.
For two weeks the two Commissioners
were employed day and night, with the ex-
cePiIon Of their meal times and few hours
gwen TO repose, in discussing and arranging
the various questions in controversy between
'~ wv S'NCiHNISutSS dill III nCEOllatlU0 Inc
treaty now before the Senate of the U. S. !,
was at last agreed upon and drawn up i'm
Chinese and English, but finally prepared in
The Tartar dialect, which is the language Of
the Emperor.
II was signed at ten o'clock at night ON the
Sd of July last, in The Sanctuary of The Tenn
pie we have already mentioned, and from
which as we have stated in part, the priests
and their idols had been previously displaced
without the slightest hesitation to make room
Tor the Commissioner and his suite This
circumstance confirms the opinion entertained
by many residents in China, that AT the Impe-
rial Court there is no particular regard paid
10 any religion
When the treaty was signed, splendid re-
past was given in the TempIeiu the American
Minister. Indeed during The fortnight of ne
goiIatIon at Macao, the respective egalions
were constantly giving and receiving enter
'ainments. AT one given by Mr.. Gushing all
the American ladies at Macao were present,
ana The Chinese dignitaries for tie first time
IN their lives performed The extraordinary duty
OF handing III foreign ladies To The dinner liable,
ana OF paying them the usual attentions there.
Many oil the officers Of the squadron were al
so present.
The next day Tsi Yeng was taken so i'll
mat he was obliged 10 he removed to Canton.
ana there various other minor questions were
afterwards settled by correspondence, and the
personal attention of some members OF our
legation acting for the Minister at Macao
indeed, from The 1th of July for two months
following, an official correspondence was
Kept up increasingly III relation 10 matters con.
hected with the egolialion-among these
especially was that of the personal safety Of
americans IN China, arising out of the cir
cumstance OF Chinese, one OF mob, hav-
ing been SHOT by an American in the streets
OF canton, while engaged in the popular
WORK OF insulting foreigners.-Nr Cushing's
account OF these various difficulties is in The
hlghesi degree graphic and entertaining.
Alter closing his arluous labors, and, as we
believe: achieving more for his country by
lar ilian Slr Henry Potuger has done for his,
he lett CHINA on the 2Oh Of August last, in
the Z. ,. brig Perry. successful VOYAGE of
oo days brought him TO San Bias, touching at
MaZatlan, by the way. From this place he
proceeded ON horseback TO Guadlalara. n
town possessing about 10000 Inhabitants.
accompanied Tor part Of the way by party
oil Mexican officers. On his arrival, he found
himself In the midst of a serious revolution.
from thence 10 the capital he travelled in IA
diiIgence, passing the whole way through
deiachments Of the hostile armies of Parades
and Santa Anna. Not the slightest obstacle
was placed in their way, nor the smallest
insult gwen by any Of these troops.
Az Mexico The events occurred which found
Their way into the papers, Of which our rea-
ders were duly advised. From that city Mr..
Cushing travelled by the diligence 10 Vera
Cruz but Ill consequence Of the civil war, all
the troops had been Withdrawn from the
country between Vera Cruz and the capilal