The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1850-07-09
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INC SEXUAL presence Oh royalty. On "wednesday.
Prince Jung Bahsdoor presented TO the Queen Of
England, the missives Of the sovereign Of Nepaui.
and yesterday, as our report announces, hs attend
Cd with his suite at the ceremony OF drawing
room. What his excelency thought OF the scenes
before him would be curious subject OF spscula-
hon; The court OF constitutional monarchy
would, perhaps, be hardly more intelhgibIe TO an
Oriental Prince, than Hyde-park review to the
sutocrst of all the Russias. Except by powerful
effort of the imagination, certain OF the household
uniforms can hardly be thought to communicate
s an dss dignity or ge aoa can I'VE
OF England were likely TO be much heightened by
the holiday costume OF its prime minister. But
the Nepaulese Prince is sagacious enough 10 argue
from what he does not see, no less than from what
he sees, and perhaps his final conceptions may
xEsst opinions not altogether unfavorable to our
customs and manners.
The motives which have secured US the favor OF
90 novel visit, appear still but imperfecty dis
closed. Lord Brougham, indeed was pre- pared the
other day to certify, from never falling intuition,
that the ilustrious strangers "had come for the
best and purest of purposes;" but the authorities OF
the East India house professed less circumstantal
information, and were content to presume that
either the desire Of knowledge, or the qualification
the dreaded to the shores of Britain. Friend
ship and courtesy, We are briefly told, have sug-
gested this interesting mission, nor 10 mere any
reason to doubt the substantial truth OF the report;
but the occasion is SO novel, and the relations Of
the parties SO peculiar that we may dwell upon the
subject at somewhat more length than would be
appropriate at the festive reunions by whioL aftsr
English fashion, the visit OF the is cee-
brated,
For thirty-Rve years peace has now subsisted.
undisturbet, between the Indian government and
this State of Nepau; but although such has been
the literal character OF the relationship, yer mere
was no cordially between the parties, and the
C0usS of Khatmandu was almost the last in India
froEl whom, but few years back, any mission OF
smity or compliment might have been reasonably
expected. The hosttes which terminated with
the peace of 1915 had been Short though decisive,
nor was any great advantage taken OF the super.
ority which rested with the British at the close OF
the campaign Nepaul was subdued, but not
subjected to British dominion, and only partially
to British influence. Stpulations were made
for the reception of an English resident at the
Nepaulese capital, but the condition was insisted
upon solely as probable method of averting flu
ture ruptures, and the Indian government even
offered to forego the privilege in favor of the Court
had been exerted on the occasion, would himself
depute an envoy on such duty. But the Nepau-
lese had deliberately measured swords with US asa
rival powell and they e ,s sn1Sls 10 S1o1 .es
the reignng dynasty had ever sustained
1t is very remarkable that the characteristic OF
modern origin SO apparently insePafaole rom IN
dian dynasties, should be discoverable evea n the
State of Nepaul, though repued for antiquity OF
lineage and traditions TO be the Wales or the AS
turias Of Hindostan: There was probably, indeed,
q HindOo principality existing from very remote
times in these parts, but the sovereign now repre-
sented by Prince Jung Bahadoor has as little con-
nection with these shadowy Rajahs as the Tartar
suiocrat Of Pekin with the legendary dynasties OF
China II was in the reign Of our George Ill, and
some years after the battle of Plassey, that the
chief Of certain hill tribe, observing the domestic
his followers, extingushed the reigning house, and
founded that State with which we are now con-
eemed The conquering clan were termed
ssGhoorkas," and the cradle of the tribe is probably
indicated by the city still called Ghorackpoor, in
abe district ceded to us by the king of Dude. But
whatever may have been the descent Of these
Ghoorkas, they soon practically asserted their
layae and actually laid Thibet under tribute, re-
seiving submissive offerings from the Great Llama
himself Inasmuch. however, as this exalted
dqnitary ia held to be the vertable living type OF
Buddha, the scandal Of such profanity became In
Soerable to all true Buddhists. and mighty
Chinese army was marched TO the Himalayas for
Ii is worth noticing that the Ghoorkas, who have
both before and since proved such formidab an
tagoniss, were beaten at every step by the Chinese
soldiers, and their first relations with ourselves
were suggested by their apprehensions on this oc-
casion. But when, satisfied with exacting re-
cantation. the Chinese Withdrew, the Ghoorkas
rapidly recovered their audacity, and IN the course
ola few years, pushed their claims and conauests
10 such an extent, that at the commencement OF
the war to which we have referred, they had ac-
tualy crossed the Sutlej, and were fighting with
Runjeet Singh for the privilege Of despoiling the
hill chiefs OF the Punjab. As our expedition pene-
trated their country, they appealed to China against
MS as they had formerly appealed 10 ourselves Is
be a probability that the forces Of England and
TaItary would come into collision on the frontiers
ofTbibet. But, with sagacity highly credltabie,
the Court Of Pekn tested the allegations OF the
Eepauese ENJOYS, by direct application to the
Governor General Of India, and on receiving his
unhesitanng ayowal that the English had no kind
aad Tchingtou, they finally dismissed their Pet-
TONERS with contumely and scorn n,
The war, as the reader knows, resulted IN dis
somfiture, though not In disgrace, TO the Ohoorka
rulers. They succeeded in iniicting on US one or
two serious revenes, and in creating, Tor a few
weeks, a persuasion that we had at length found
they have safe sulleny, and perhaps suspiciossly,
in their mountain home, debarred, like all other
native powers, from the pleasures ot.conquest, by
our supremacy, but maintaining an attitude well
calculated 10 command respect. Their country
has been respe ctably governed, and their indepen-
dence vigilsstly preserved. Cordially, as we have
said, there was none, and buI lItIle heiconrse oe
tween the two governments beyond that suggested
by political necessities. Few EDglish visiters
found admission into the Rajahs territories, and
whenever the disturbance OF general tranquility
might be thought TO suggest opportunities to the
ambitious Ill disposed, the eyes OF Indian states
men always glanced uneasily at Nepaui. sun, no
act OF overt hostility was ever corlmteu, am our
continuous successes have now left the Ghoorkts
90 isolated in their Independence, that ap2rehen-
sions for the future may welt have suggested con,
elliatory mission TO the mighty sovereign beyond
the seas. IL only half what is reported OF his ex-
ceencys sagacity be really true, he will nj least
have no difficulty, during his sojourn amongst ~,
satisfying himself that the posses SONS OF ms coun-
trymsn are in no kind OF danger from the amsliioa
or svsrice Of England lie scan scarcely rai, Of
sscertaining that the professions Of amity and the
desires Of peace which were interpreted to him on
Saturday evening" came from the very heart Of
those by whom the LuIan army is COMMANDED
and maintained; and although we mast not strain
the application Of Oriental hyperboles, yet there
can be no error in concluding mat hIsrepy on that
occasion expressed, like hts communication on
"Wednesday, sincere anxiety to preserve concord
between the two statee by that cordial alliance OF
eminent and strength which he promised for his
oysreign and himself
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