The New York herald., 1851-09-30
Important Commercial Mission.

THE EETURN OF yR. BALESTIER, IRE AZzRICAN
COMMERCIAL AGENT TO TIE EAsr-IxPoRTAST
NEGOTIATIONS WITH COCHIN CHINA, SLAM, BOa-
NEo, AND THE MALATAN ISLANDS.
Mr. Josekh Baiestier, the Commercial Agent Of the
Unit,d States government in the Ess arrived in this
city on Sunday last in the steamship Baltic after an
aberce Of two years during which he had been engaged
II srectng regulations and rc;e treaties of the
bishest Importance 70 this coGa;ry. Mr. Bslestie-
formerly merchant of this city and in 1893
cut ~ General jackson for the purpose Ct opening to the
Untd States the trade of silgapo-e-the eye Of tie
East. Al t-st lie compelled 70 remain ~ Rho, &C
Island within forty miles Of Sir gspcre and there be
trorght about such negotiations thew open the ports
Of sinssrore 70 our comEer;id ma-ns and hs became
the American Consul of that place where he coaur-d
for fifteen years. With this prestige, and not being
politician the government Of General Taylor sent oat
Mr. Balstier about two years ago negotiate friendly
intsrcourfe with Cochin China the kingdom Of Siam
Bornso and the Msayan Islands; and for tha. purpose
he was directed by the administration to proceed by the
overland route 20 China where he would hnd ns.onal
shi al BIS dpossl 70 carry the objects Of kis mission
A. soon as be arrived In the Central rlowcry Land
and the ship Wa. ready to sail he embarked for Cochin
China a. the frst place embraced in his instracions
end there he found the government wholly unwilling 20
enter into any negotiation whatever no, ony with the
American govcrnment but With suy Euro,eau powers
TIE hTst Gnsarin received him with polite attention
and every hscorrg honor but stated that his ins.rc-
ticns from the gcvs-nmett positive net 70 ste 20
any prcrostoEs fer comnsrcis friendly intercourse
The rsIon q this nosrte-course Mr. Balsster ascer.
tainsd vac tkst French ship Of war and also an Ane-
riean chip, had tine previously made hostile de-
Eobsrsins sg,inst shrrils Of ssat county and
they rented Il against the combined aeets Of the whole
q tbs Old World aud the NeS Having no instruc ions
70 employ force. Mr. Bsettier haa NJ other alternative
. a. L
hcIec 70 BE- more sgccezg lie preceded to The king
dn n siam snd ths-, he vas received i.b --est DE-
uorrsttc7s Of respect sn1 ffiendship ard f5r some
tine D. hoptd 20 revive and re-etab.ish she broken
treaty With thai Ahgdon. TEe tra-y va 10 tae eas.:
Ia; ;he trade shor3 BE- eper but - king hss ns-a7.
rohsd u 70 himfsf ard wil not p.Tis a. subject. 70
trsfe with thcss y ether pations To break " tti.
noTtiy ~as TIE otiec: Of Mr. Bssste-s mission Pro.
ui,ss haa bssn hid 70 that sge,t bos they we're
made only o Tlsy re American agent again. the pr
ii'h sgent siE JsI, Brooke who s.skBs tho SAFE
ctisci e; frgisus. Both were ul;la&;s.y defeated
HsvirF faisd 10 siam. NJ Bs.s.er Pr seed ID o. De-
IL largest hilnl IN tie word rszt % Esr Holland
tsirs .oo miles long BY icOo trosd ia fertility gra
sad Ia Trcdacti,n me-; valuable -his isud sdelled
into ssvsrNi rTncirais.ss hue ;he Dutch have arys
ssans 10 y. with The sultan O. nrua - q .he
rost Important portions q ths island NJ Palss.~r
succeeded ln making an siTsnis so1s onu,re treaty
nd also laid tn bs ofa rssty ~,h SIR jams Rssoka
ie RsJsh q seravak another dss.s- II tLe l.land
N. eopdtious ard spuis;cr, ofth tr,a,y havs been
" sgrt.d 10 tut i 10 not % ~ ,Drs.-d slr james
Bfoohs havng bssn eorfssd "a frooe.d 70 Easlrd co
account = 81 b. ah bsfor. q csud ~ sxoou.@d rh-.
, every reason. however . believe that 70 avn short
ns it I'll b. duiy perfected Dornso yroeu,-. eor..
rerper and varioUs 'riess vh ~ ore q. ariim ny
md rlary otksr Important srtlclss n eoume--.
MI bsisssisr did good servs IN rreseriinr fs fscn
The American sovefnnest g. n. Rssh = Lud 60. ~
ihe NalsJsn sanis ss an artnos sazm.Gt q n. hiud
treatment q az Ansfiesu efs- tLas hld been sbip.
WRECKED tn the siard s,ns ystrs frsvicaly n. Ns-
'ysns lad forgos,sn al tiui ts mater aui tLsy VI.
'qeaiy 'ufTrs'd sBd De- giisd a The friendly reeog
milton Amorg the prssnss isr.. ga ns1al enc.
eu'ea a. the mint at Ptisdsirha, md bearing az 10
scrption sutsbl- 10 the o,e a.ion Ms n IA. /. a..
cid.dly fsscrstl. impression a. LuM
Thus having dischsrged be nis,ion 4. In ss, L..
IN trdsr TO return hone; tg. % lcsosn. a N. -,.
ckness that prevailed he conpsl~d 20 r..urp and
'smet 70 Europe overland ty way q ths Rsl Sea ana
falts to England whence be arrived b tn Ra.e IN
his city, on Sunday last Tei,, "a WAshinston
From The forging Particular vbi.t W have ot,ap.a
rom ressbe source viii be seen ths. .his gs..,sut,
ss succeeded, to some estsrt IN the object - hs ,-
or, While In other points he las failed not fro.n auy
'ut Of hs tu. from clrcunstsnees Which he could
xsrcise 70 control The American g,vernmeu,, how.
have IL In their roser to command 6uscsss Al lssst
CT these There y msasr,ial rcsty viii
sm and The government CT that kingdon have 6rokss
Could they net be iiekss into Observance n tas
vs q natioDs. and due respsc. for the sag q tLs
nited stsies? II would az all stenis, BE- worth trI
'i,h Coctin Chine there i trso'y snd Therefore
be U. ted States gvefrmeut soes net yoasos c,im
bat Vcusi entitis them % employ force Ia That
ut We tnh hta''s government can compel tLess r.-
ftv'1s 70 tti..ve ffsrt tly 80 &c. commercial roi-
'tsi tEa issn ~ th.td, ,r.s ne sounerslsl val