Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1845-01-10


"'ed with Sir Henry 20 finger lis
name, we might as we'll state mere, has !
'ren erroneousll spelled Kying IN the |
English nc"spa perS.- This parsonage
Se"ncd To have iha full confidence a.
ms sovereign. us nc was appointed, with
gu The powers OF II pleuIpu,cut,srv, To
negotiate wiki ihu frcGch and Am.,i-
can LeEiSlatiuns. az soon as they arr
'ed.--O"e very Interesting fact Is wor.
my q! notice. No obstacles wrr.
placed IN the way OF MIR Cushins's pru.
cesiing To feSim, one great ubjcc, of
iormer embassies from ENGLAND. llr
was told there would 100 none, hn, Eud.
Ing the imperia! commission had puwer
l"II to treat with him, hc yleldud his
personal curiosity and pride. ii he en>
terlained any such feelings. IN the con-
siderair"n oil las couGiry's interests
lie therefore entered al orce upon the
negotiation so promptly aud convent
ently offered hun, aud was AN immense
gamer by this considerable. The
ChincSe commissioners wcro irtolll-
gent AID gcnt'en'uly men, they had a
rciihuo OK civil and military attendants
and SO large was ii that it was with
great difficulty they could find quarters
tor then al. 81 ieng vary uncrrp-
m"ni"nsIy took possession OF an m
mense temple dedicated to our Lady OF
Mercy M the village OF Wang liiya,
where he kept his state. Tho difficult
lies OF the languages were obviatci by
INC irankness ani tact Of Mr.. Cushing
IN docIaring at once the real objects OF
his mission, disclaiming any resort 10
iineness or force, and appealing II, once
Ia the good sense aud high character OF
Tho Chinesc Ambassadors These with
equal iramkness and confidence propos-
posed 10 employ the American inter
prefers exclusively, and by SO doing
paid our national character, and ou,
national rep 'esenia,ive, the very hign
est compliment III their power.
Fer Two weeks the two Cpmmi,sirnc :
were employed day AMI night. with Tho
exception OF their meal times aud few
hours gwen to ropoSe, IN discussing anl
arranging tho various quc,iions in cun>
tro'etsy between tho Two governments
ma IN negotiating the treaty nuw before
the Senate Of the United States twas
ri last agreed upon and drawn up IN
Chinese and English, but finally prcpa.
red IN tho Tartar dialect, which is Inc
language of the Emperor.
II was siguei al ten O'Clock NJ n;vb, on
the 81 OF July last, in tho :oanc,unr, q,
tho Temple we have already mentioned.
AID from which, as We have stated m
part, the priests and their lilo had D,cn
previously Displaced wIIhout,he slight
est hesitation To make room for the Com
missioner and has suite rhis cir,.1.n
stance confirms the opiniOn entertained
10y many residents IN China, that al the
Imperial Court there is no particular re-
gard paid 10 any religion.
When the ireuty was signed, II splen-
did repas. was given in the temple To lhc
American Minister Indeed during tn.
fort of negotiation at Macao. the rcspcc
i've Legations were constantly givinr
ana receiving entertainments. IT one.
gwen by Mr.. ushiug al! the America
ladies' nj Macao were present. aud the
Chinese dlgnitarics for the first lime il,
their lives performed the eXlraorGinar,
duty OF handing in foreign ladies Ia mn,
dinner table, and Of paying them the u.
snal attentions there. Many of the o +.
hcrrs OF the squadron wero also prosen,
he next day Isl Yeng was taken So
III that no was obliged 10 be removed 10
canton, and there various other minor
questions were afterwards sottlod by cor
respondence, and the personal attention
W somo members OF our legation actinn
Tor the Minister at Macao
Indeed, from the 4lh Of July for two
months following, all official corrcspon
dancd was kept w increasingly in rela
ton TO matters connected with the nego
tInllon among these especially was thn,
OF the porscnal safety Of Americans in
emma. arising out Of the circumstance
o! Chinese. one "f II mob having been
Shot by an American in the streets OF
canton, while engaged in the popular
work Of insulting foreigners. Mr. Cu.h
ing S account Ui these v.rIous difficulties
Is In The highest degree graphic aud On .
teriainIng.
After closing his arduous labors, and.
as we believe, achieving more for hi.
country by far than Sir Henry Potjncvr
has done for his, he left ChiAa ON the
2Oth OF August last. in the L. =. brtg
Perry. A successful voyage Of G5 DAYS
brought him TO San Bias, TOUCHING NJ
MdzatIan, by the way. From this place
ne proceeded on horseback to Guadalaia
IA, town possessing about 10000 in-
habitants, accompanied for part of the
way by party Of Mexican officers. On
ms arrival, he found himself in the mids,
oi serious revolution. From thence
10 Tue capital he travelled in n diligence,
passing the whOe way through derach.
ments Of the hostile armies Of paradcs
ana santa Anna Not the slightest oh d.
siacic was placed in their way, nor tho
smallest insult given by any of these