Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1845-01-11
MIR, CushIng In China.

given in the New York True Sum
At Bombay, Mr.. Gushing was the guest of
S ir George Arthur, a former Governor of Up
per Canada. During the period Of his briet
stay, he t. und time, in company with Mr..
Fletcher Webster, and Mr.. O'Donnel, all atfcche
OF the Legation, to make an interesting cxcur.
sion to the Mahratta country-one which plea
sed them far more than they could possibly have
anticipated. The journey was made partly in
coaches and partly in palanqulns. They went
as far as Poouah, situate in the Southwestern
part of the Dcccan, in Central India, and former
ly the capital oflhc Mahrattas. 1t is somewhat
celebrated for having been captured in 1903 by
Sir Arthur Wellesley and the "Iron Duke"
Here the travellers saw the largest cantomcnts
of English troops in India, and attended grand
review, where the American Minister received
the highest military honors. They also visited
celebrated Brahmin temple, being carried there
on the backs of the sacred elephants, and escor-
ted by the English Political Resident, Mr. War
den, who is f,vorably known to many of our
countrymen, after whom he inquired with great
interest
Mr.. Gushing resided in China exactly six
months to day, and during the whole period
was constantly engaged in promoting the OBJ
jects Of his mission By the non.arriva of the
st. Louis sloop of war, which lay, very singu-
larly. lorg time at the Cape, and through the
continued obstacle Of the Northern monsoon, he
ba of. IN,
Until the Imperial Parliament actually an,ici.
'ated his movements by despatching a commits.
sion to him. 1t consisted of Tsi Yeng, an i'm.
Perai delegate and plenipotentiary; Wang,
reasurcr of the Provinces Of the two Kwangs,
4 nd Pwan Pwan, another high dignity of state.
Tsi Ieng is Tartnr of Imperial blood, and
the same person who negotiated with Sir Hen.
ry pottinger His name, we might as well state
here, has been erroncou>ly spelled Kying in the
Engl sh newspapers. The parsonage seemed
to have the full confidence of his sovereign, as
ire was appointed with all the powers q: Il plen-
lpotentIary, to negotiate with the French and
American Legations, as soon as they arrived.
For two weeke the two Comm :ssioners were
employ ed day and night, with the exception OF
heir meal times and tcw hours given to
-epose, in discussing and arranging the various
uestions in controversy between the two Co
ernments, and in negotiating the treaty now
etnre the Senate of the United States, 1t was
t last agreed upon and drawn up in Chinese
nd English, bu, finally prepared in the Tartar
,iaIcct, Which is the language OF the Emperor.
1t was signed at ten o'clock at night on the
i of July last, in the Sanctuary of the Temple
'e have already mentioned, and from which, as
e have stated in part, the priests aid their i.
OILS had been previously displaced, without the
lightest hesitation, TO make room for the Com
,issioner and his suite. This circumstance con-
rms the opinion entertained by many res dents
China, that the Imperial Court there /. no par
.cular regard paid to any religion.
Mr., Gushing has left for Washington, where
will remain fortnight.