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this letter. A very probable reason would ap-
pear to be, that he wished to make himself iay-

this letter. Avery probable reason would ap-.
pear to be, that he wished to make himself iay-
orably known to foreigners, and did not antici-
pate such visit as that of the Hermes; but
when he found the foreign brethren unwilling
10 acknowledge his sovereignty over them, II Is
not improbable the commandant 10 at Chin-
Siang.fu was subsequently directed to request
hat all visits from foreigners should be post
poned till after the completion of the revolu-
ion. Be, the reason what it may, 1t Is certain
that he has revoked the invitation given in this
letter and that, though Mr.. Roberts proceeded
TO the north in July last, with the protested OBJ
iect of visiting the writer at Marking. he has
not yet been able to accomplish his object, nor
10 we hear that the correspondence, opened at
. thousand miles distance, is kept up, when
The parties are within o hundred and fifty miles
Of each other:
To the Editor eftae "Chiaa Maa.n
CANTON, February 6, 1854.
Ny DEAR SIR: see by your paper OF "a
February, that you have republished, from an
American newspaper, summary OF the letter
rom Hung Su-tsiuen to the Rev. Mr.. Robertsi
ind you express wish that some one would
urnish you with copy of the letter itself. !
have always thought that it would be a salts
action to many members of the community to
ZEE a translation of letter which at the time
of its reception excited such general interest,
ind which concerned others besides the indi.
gidual to whom it was sent. But as the letter
vas addressed to Mr. Roberts, / did not feel ut
liberty to furnish translation for publication,
,r to give copies Of it to those who applied to
ne for them But now that the contents OF u Q
etter have been made public by Mr. Roberts
and as suppose that many, even at
his late day, still desire to see translation OF
it, send you o copy for publication IN your
iournal, with copy of the Chinese also. here
it is:
aThough il is long since we parted, YET con-
stanly cherish remembrance OF you. NOW ,nat
he grateful breezes Of spring salute men, while
iistant, have thought OF you, my venerated eider
,rother II is indeed, praisewor,hy that you nave
reversed myriadsofieagues OF oceanic pubiishthe
rue doctrines of the Redeemer, and that you Win
all your heart serve the Lord respectfully MAKE
4 known to you, that Notwithstanding my unwor-
thiness and incapacty the Heavenly FATHER has
not cast me Off but in the fulness OF his grace has
,nabed me TO obtain possession OF the extensive
region embraced in the LANG IIre and Kiang-nan,
IL g. Uunan, Hnpih, Ngan-hWnt, and Aiang.sH.l
/ have written TO you several times, but nave YET
received no answer TO my letters.
In consequence Of the multiplicity OF pubic al
fairs engaging my attention, have not had leisure
TO instruct [the peoplel morning and evening. BIT
,rmy and the rest Of the population, and have
Taught them all TO pray morning and evening. Stii
hose who understand the gospel are not many.
Therefore deem it right 10 send the messenger
in person TO wish you peace, ana 70 re.
luest you, my elder brother, if you are not dis
oosed 10 abandon me. to [come and bring with
you many brethren 10 help 10 propagate Inc gos-
,el, and administer the ordinance OF baptism. so
we shall Obtain the true doctrine
HereaAer awacn my enterprise is successfully
n r - fhSa 1af RI
throughout the whole empire, that all may return
70 the one Lord, and worship only the true eoc.
This is what my heart truly desires 4 refrain
from alludng to other matters than the above, ana
say no more at present. Wishing you happiness,
'an' S0u' A'n'''' - HuiNG sIU-TsIUEN.
Over the name is stamped large seal, abort
two inches square, with the following six Chi
nese characters, in the old seal character, IGn
Teh, Tai Ping H,oang Tfa, !. e. the seal of Ten
Tel and Tai Ping Hyang.t
The letter is written in very good style, on
yellow Chinese note paper, and it covers one
iide of three sheets, it being in bold and free
hand. The name of the messenger who brought
the letter, was the same us that stated in the
letter; and he represented himself as an officer
of the rank of Sze-shwae, which is translated
by Mr.. T. T. Meadows as o general of division,
having command of 2,625 men. There is no
late to the letter; but the messenger stated
that he left Nanking four or five days after it
was taken, which would be about the 24th or
25th of March. He made his first call at my
residence, in Canton, on the lth May. am,
sir, yours very respectfully. A.P. d.
TAs an accompaniment 10 the above. we here
repeat the short article on the subject which ar
peared in our columns fortnight previously. aid
10 which we owe the translation OF the entire
,etter.]
An American newspaper publishes the fol-
lowing as the summary of the letter sent some
time ago by the Rebel Chief to the Rev. Mr..
Roberts, Canton, and furnished by that gentle
man himself to Mr.. Pearse, of the Chinese
Society:
aThis letter. Mr. Roberts says, "refers to our
former acquaintanceship, and the deep impression
on his mind from the instructions res
ceived states that he has frequently written to
me, but knows not whether his letters have been
received. II states that several provinces have
come under his control; that myriads of men as
semble morning and evening for worship, and OF
serve the ten heavenly commandm. nis; but cor
fesses, with apparent regret, that few Of thema
deeply versed in the doctrines of the Gospel The
The letter invites me to come and assist them,
that the Gospel may be made plain, baptism may
be received, and the truth published"
When the subject was first mentioned in
July, we suggested the publication of the ens
tire letter, but were told there were private
reasons against doing so. The nature Of these
was not explained, but they could not be very
cogent, since it has been thought fit to publish
a summary; and as the letter itself would be
much more satisfactory, we trust that some OF Q
copy will no longer hesitate to
furnish us with an unabridged translation; for
we have no great confidence in summaries,
when the originals are made inaccessible.
China Mail, Febrary2.
sThe name purposely left blank.-ED
tLn your ignorant younger brother HuNs SIrrsuUu
salutes you.
Or may the meaning not be, the Tiapiy Emperor Of
the Tien-teh Empires