Bloomington herald. [volume] (Bloomington, I. T. [Iowa]) 1840-1849, 1845-02-14
BLOOMINGTON, IOWA, FRIDAY FEBRUARY IA, 1916
ing the various questions in controversy

ing the various questions in controversy
| between the two governments. and in
negotiating the treaty now before the Sen
ate of the United States. 1t was at las
agreed upon. and drawn up in Chinese and
English, blu, finally prepared in the Tar
tar dialect, which is the language Of the
Emperor.
l; was signed at ten o'clock at night on
the third of July last, in the sanctuary Of
the temple we have already mentioned.
and from which as we have stated in part
the priests and their idols had been preyi
ously displaced without the sligh,es. hest
tation to make room for the Commissioner
and his suite. The circumstance confirms
ihGopinion entertained by many residents
| in China, that at the Imperial Court there
is no particular regard paid TO any reli-
gion.
When the treaty was signed, a splendid
repast was given in the Temple TO the A
merican Minister. Indeed. during the
fortnight of negotiation at Macao, the re-
speclive Legations were constantly giving
and receiving entertainments. Al one CIV
en- by Mr.. Gushing. all the American la
dies a. Macao, were present, and the Chi
nese dignilaries, 70: the first time in their
lives, performed The extraordinary duty OF
handing foreign ladies' to the dinner table,
and O. paying them the usual attentions
there. Many of the officers OF the squad
ron were also present.
The next day.. Isl Yeng was taken so
i'll ,ha. he was obliged to be removed TO
Canton, and there various other minor
questions were afterwards settled by corr
respondence, and the personal attention of
some members of our legation, acting for
our Minister at Macao.
Indeed, from the 4.h of July. for two
months following. all official correspond
encc was kept up increasingly in relation
10 matters connected with the negotiation
among these especially was that of the
personal safety of Americans in China ari
sing out of The circumstance of Chinese,
one of a mob, having been shot by an A.
merican in the streets OF Canton. while
engaged in The popular work of Insulting
foreigners. Mr.. Gushing S accoun, of these
various difficulties, is i'll the highest de-
gree graphic and entertaining.
After closing his arduous labors. and, as
we believe, achieving more for his coun-
try by far than Sir Henry Po,,inger has
done OF his, he left China on the twenty
ninth Of Aug. last, in the U. S brig Per-
ry. 4 successful voyage Of six.y-hve
days brought him to San Bias, touching at
Mazailand by the way. From this place
he proceeded on horseback. to Guadalaja-
ra, town possessing about $4,000 inhab-
ilan,s, accompanied for part of the way
By party of Mexican officers. On his
arrival, he found himself in the midst of a
serious revolution. From thence TO the
Capitol, he travelled in diligence. pass
ing the whole way through de,achments OF
the hostile armies of Paroles and Santa
Anna. Not the slightest obstacle was pla'
ced in their way, nor the smallest insult
given by any OF these troops.
At Mexico, the events occurred which
found their way into the papers. From
tha, city Mr.. Gushing travelled by dill
gence to Vera Cruz, but in consequence
of the civil war, all the troops had been
, Withdrawn from the country between We
ra Cruz and the Capitol. A.various points
on the route, therefore, strong bands o.
armed robbers had stationed themselves
and the travelling became unsafe. One o
these parties robbed our minister OF III:
travelling trunk containing among olhe
things, some private papers and letters o
value.