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Russia Joins the Alliance against China

Russia Joins the Alliance against China
The Washington correspondent of the .Jo~r-
nal of Commerce. publishes the following i'm.
portant information which has just been
received from ST. Petersburg concerning the
| concart of views and action between England
and Russia, in regard to Cbinn:s
Lord WoIehoIisc. tho british minister Of
st. Petersburg, has had full conference and
correspondence with Prince GortachnknF. now
primo minister. on the subject The chief OBJ.
iccts ofEnrlanl We're fully set fnrth-that j..
| to Undue" China to open her ports to the com
mcrrn Of thc world, and to receive diplnmatic
legations Mt Pckin. giving them direct inter
| course with the Imperial government.
In regard 10 these two Objects Russia has
| nCrccd tn cooperate. so far ehn can lv amic-
able means. nnl her Ambassador, Admiral
Pontialin", is instructed TO ur:,o n compliance
| with them.
This cmbn'sv was appointed for several 9th
or objects. There is disnuto concerning
boundaries on the frontier. which it was dcsira,
ble to settle. and also questions had. arisen in
regard +" the destruction. hv Chinese nufhor-
ty. Of n Russian port. Tho offenders hal al
rcndv been punished nv China l,nt the amount
of indemnity demanded by Russia;hal not been
mid. Besides That in the present situation Of
Chinese nffnira, it will hccome.ucccssary to Oh,
matters interesting to Russia. v4z'Tt
There wasn't Pekin n Russian Ecclesiastical
MissIQn, fonnd soon aftcr the reign Of Peter
tthe Great whosdVOuths were educated in the
lanSnagaSfiteratur and laws Of China, nn.l
gnrc employed rs missionaries TO Russian snb.
iccts in that Empire. IT. wns no rart of that
mission to make proselytcs to the Greek church.
Tho interests Of that mission rendered this en-
bassy cxpe1ient-
ha Pnsc
whether it would be necessary to establish
resident diplomatic missions Mt rckin hut it
wns very desirable that special Enyoys from
Christian powers should he received at that
Court The British Minister. on his part, was
| IN favor Of obtaining the privilege of sending
Ministers to reside at Pekin. But either one
| or tho other or both privileges will be insisted
upon.
| There was some doubt ns to the precise cx-
| tent OF Russian commercial privileges in China
| h,thcrto. the question had not been one of
practical Importance to Russia as she had lit
tie commerce. But it was becoming matter
OF moro interest to her. in consequence of the
| commerce winch was likely to arise, on the
Amoor river between China and Siberia. Ac.
dc. Russia would. therefore. cooperate viii,
England in obtaining commercial privileges
| for all nations.
Admiral Poutialine Ind proceeded on his
! embassy, as far Russian town on the from
tier, where ho was to await orders from pekjn
for his reception. It.was matter unsettled
whether he would be received at Pekin.
It is evident from what has passed between
will unite cordially with. the Western Powers
and the United States in breaking down tho
exclusive commercial policy Of China. Traces
Of former jealeusies oftl,e movements efssRus.
sig in Hlsrtliern China seem TO be lost ID Tho
pursuit ofgreat aud COMMON objects.