The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1845-03-14


sumo 10 20 10 P,king, the Governor General must
memorisxe the Emperor, and await his august Ma
Jestys pleasure, that he may do accordingly. Ger
tainiy, Ill not answer hastily 10 proceed 10 lien
Ism, lest ON the way reports may be circulated per-
baPs 10 The producing OF suspicion add anxiety
Therefore II Is proper that should, beforehand IN Ike
this reply together with the expression OF my desires
oI The daily Increase Of your health aud happiness
The above communication ISL @. Gushing, Envoy
Extraordinary aud Minister Plenipolentiary OF
the United States OF America.
TAou kwAse, 2ih year, I'd moon, la day. March
l9, lS44)
A true translation;
PETER PARKER
Joint Chinese Secretary 10 Legation.
Macao, March %, 1874.
STA The Undersigned, Commissioner and Envoy
Extraordinary and Minister Plooipotentiary of the
United states OF America TO the Court Of Pskng and
bearer OF letters from the President OF the United
states 10 the August Sovereign, aud also invested
With full and all msDner OF power, for and in the
name Of the United States, to meet and confer with
amy lerson or persons bearing the like authority
from the Chinese Empire, aud 10 negotiate and con.
olude and sign treaty or treaties for the purpose OF
regulating the intercourse Of the people Of the two
countries, and for establishing and confirming perma-
nenl relations of justice aud Friendship between Chi
ma aud the United Safes has the honor TO aeknow-
ledge the receipt this day Of your exeeeneys com
mun,cauon of The l7th Instant
The Undersigned tenders his hearty thanks TO your
exceency for the Information given of tho happy
old ago and good health of His Majesty the august
Sovereign, and fthe peace which tho Empire en-
Joys A he undersigned will lose no time Ia eonmu-
nioating Intelligence of these gratifying facts to the
President Of the United States.
Tue undersigned has read the residue Of your ex-
eelleDcy's communication with that respectful aiten-
ton which Is due TO your exoelency's character and
10 the distinguished station which you occupy IN the
Chinese Empire.
Your exeelency presents various considerations
which induce you to think IN the first place. that il
Is not convenient for the undersigned TO proceed to
the North and in the second place that there is no
occasion iora ueaty between China and the United
States OF America.
The undersgned regrets that he cannot, consist
entity with the views and instructions OF his Govern
ment discuss either Of these questions with any per-
son, however eminent in character and station, en-
eept that person he an Imperial Commissioner.
IL the undersigned were permitted to discuss these
questions with your eKcellency, he feels sbu dainty
confident that he should be able 10 exhibit satisfaco-
~ reasons 10 reply 10 the arguments presented by
your excellency And be feels aimed express
his disappointment that he does find 10 the frontier
province an Imperial Commissioner having powers
co-extensve with his own, and authorized TO adjust
with him the terms and conditions OF the future inter
course of the two nations especially If the Imperial
Gosernmeut be DESTROYS not 10 have the legation pro-
coed To the North Under any view OF the latter
pint, questions Of commerce might well have been
settled here reseryng other and higher questions to
be discussed and settled at the Court OF the august
Sovereign.
Tne undersigned cannot forbear respectfully TO adj
vert 10 Of fact in the communication OF your
excellency. In that communication the following
expressions occur, namely: As to the public des.
patch, in which il is stated the figas Brandtroine
has gone TO Manila, 10 take IN full supply Of pro.
risions,n sc.
Your excellency will see, on reyertng to the com
munication which the undersigned had the honor to
make that the above expresslons do not in it,
aud that IS impossible they should have done so, in
asmuch as, at the time that communicate ion writ
ten, the undersigned was on board the Brandywine,
then lying at anchor in Macao roads Her voyage
10 Manila was a subsequent event And, while alb
staining from all present discussions suggested by
your exceency the undersigned desires to advert to
two OF the statements incidentally made in your COM
municaton.
Your exceency observes that it has been custom
ary IN the case of previous foreign embassies, for
the chief magistrate of the frontier province to
moraiize the Emperor on the subject, and TO ascer-
tain his will as TO an interview with the Envoy
The undersigned suggests, as to this, that il was
TO afford opportunity of conveying to the Emperor
such preliminary intimation OF the contemplated
mission Of the undersigned, that the Consul of the
United States at Canton was commanded by the Pre-
sldent of the United States to make known that fact
to the public authorities Of the two Kwang Provin
The undersigned lis highly aattered to learn, from
your sxceency s communication, that the Emperor,
on receiving the above intimatlon was graciously
pleased to take interest in the welfare of the Envoy
OF the United States, and to desire to relieve him
from the additional toll and trouble of continuing on
from the frontier Province to the Imperial Court.
This act of kindness, which is in Iull accordance
with the benefcent character of his Imperial Majes-
ty with the civilization and courtesy of the Central
Empire, and with the spirit Of distinguished hospl-
tally which 1t has manifested in times past towards
the ENJOYS Of other Governments, augments the so-
ctude OF the Undersigned TO present the Emperor
IN person the letters Of business and of amity which
he bears from the President Of the United States.
Furthermore, your excell.ncy deprecates any such
course oil procedure on the part of the undersigned
might produce suspicion and anxiety.
The undersigned assures your excellency, on this
point, that his admission to the court of the august
SovereignIs one OF peace and friendship; that the
Government OF the United States is animated only
with sentiments Of respect and good will for that Of
China; and that he himself, while firmly adhering to
the discharge OF the substantial parts Of his duty I'D
the punctual fuflmenl of the instructions of the Pre-
siden Of the United States that head, yet is both
willing and ready, in the mode of doing this and OF
approaching Peking, to consult the opinion of the
high funconarles of the Empire, so far as he conss-
teny cam in order to avoid all possible cause of
PIclon and anxiety. He deems himself bound by his
instructions TO continue his journey to the North
but II the Imperial Government prefer to have him
proceed to the Court by some other route, rather
than to be conducted by the squadron of the United
States to the mouth OF the Pih-ho whatever addi-
tlonal personal Inconvenience he may sustain by
adopting such other route he will cheerfuly encoun-
ter this order that he may thus evince the friendly
disposition Of the United States Of America towards
China. ....
In conclusion the undersigned tenders TO YOUR ex-
cellency the expression Of hrs high respect, and Of
bis wishes for your health and happiness
G. CUSHING
To his Exceency the AcTrNe GoyERNoR GENERAL
OF KwANe Tune AND kwAsd ST.
Translatop.]
Communication Of Ching, acting Governor General Of
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