The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-07-04

AMERICAN INTERESTS N CHISA.-The depar-
tuYe Of Mr.. Reed, or new Commissioner to China,
is an event that is regarded with uumixed satis-
faction by all who have any connection with the
trade Of that empire. American Interests in that
SO unae,led state that this effort TO place them
OF more satisfactory footing although / may
not succeed to the full extent Of our expectations,
must still lead to q great improvement in tie pre-
sent position OF affairs If it had no other effect
than to impars unity Of sentiment aud action 10
there, 1t would slil be an important step gained.
From the correspondence which We la'eli pab-
llshed between Commodore Armstrong AID the
American merchants Of Canton and o.ha Chi
nese ports, it is evident that no very cordial
state Of feeling exists between the Ameri
can mercs1tile community and The United
States officers out there The former .hiok,
and justly, that the chief object Of our keeIing
equa5ron In these waters is 10 protect our trade;
ard Ike al parties who regard only their
Own Interests, they do not stop to measae The
conditions un6er which that protectios shoid be
afc-d d. Tie Commodore On the station Grip
pied by the suallusse Of bis squadron, aui re.
stiaiEed probably BY instructions from tn de-
paIiment, .ske a cloeer view Of bis rcsponfllli-
tee than he might otherwise b. disposed TO do
lad be more vessels al his com nand The un-
fortunate precedent Of the case Of Com na1dor
Ringgold no doubt has also its share in inincipg
him to observe mastery inactivity" That
4. A.
Exploring Expedition. rendered the most critical
services 10 American trade at Canton and W,am-
pea 6urirg The summer Of 1854 add the result Is
that be now figures On the retired list OF the late
Naval Board. We DO not say that bis prompt
sod energetic action on that occasion wasone
Of the CAUSES Of lis retirement We merely ven
tue to suggest tina. those services should have
weighed something in the decision Of lis case
by the Naval Retiring Board
Whilst en- the subject we cannot avoid refer.
ring to similar remarkable forgetfulness ,f this
gallant officers conduct, which is Observable in
tie protest Of the American merchants addressed
to Commissioner Farser, in March last They
state 10 that document that the only exceptions to
the general system Of dependence GA British pro-
teotion that they can recall are the expedition
against the pirates at Kolun by the United states
steamer Powhatan, and the late operations 1t the
Barrier Forts. This is the more strange wlen Il
Is remembered that among the names that were
signed to the requisition calling upon Com mauder
Ringgold 70 send vessels to Whampoa aud Can
ton, and who publicly thanked him for The i'm
poriant service which he rendered by 90 dong to
American trade, were the very firms who signed
the protest against Commodore Armstrong; con-
duct We publish in another column The Official
correspondence which took place on the occasion.
As We have before said, however, the mission
Of Mr. Reed will reconcile all these differences
and discrepancies, and impart, IL rot better az.
pect 10 cur relations with The Chinese, Of lcas.
more vlgo, rs ard homogeneous character to our
OWE policy b that part CT the world The new
Commissioners Instructions are no doubt OF such
a nature as n deane clearly tbe course which our
naval commanders oug~t TO pursue In reference