The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-10-01

ward 70 receive him We were then conducted into
side apartment seated upon chairs and 1t tables covered
with rich embroidery, and subsequently served with
rich Chinese breakfast by the inferior mandarns Mr.
Reed sat a his table, which between those Of two Of
one 70 The other as for consultation these mandarins
were all dressed in heavy silk, flowing Grape, and were
a. fine looking set Of men a. ever saw Those who sat
upon Mr.. Reeds right and left were named Hwashana
"a MongoD and Kweliang "a Manchoo), and they were
both very old and noble looking menthe latter eighty
two years OF age. These the commissioners
latter being the most important days since there
was third commissioner (Keyingl, but he has since
fallen victim to the rascaly Of tho Emperor His head
was taken of for having complicated the affairs Of the
barbarians says tho Pckin Gazette; and this mild,
liberal and generally beloved old man, who also OF
imperial blood has thus been assassnated because he
tailed TO rid tho Emperor Of the foreign devils Had nc
collected troops resisted the allies and been beaten he
would also have boon bchcadcd 1t seems that China
do what is desired die If he cannot lie him
self out If il. When the facts were taken on the 10th,
''Tan" (he Of the gencraD rcporcd-The foreign
slaughter as often as they advanced After while how
the hostile tides higher than ever before washed
my troops away and oated the fire unks Of the devils
into very forts OF could not conquer the
godsn This very 'sTann is the man who arrested and
roned the vruous Keying upon his arrival at the pro-
vincia capital on his return TO Pek,n.
The Rev. Mr.. Martin, Of Nngpo, American mssiona
ry interpreted for Mr. Reed at our reception He spoke
loud, and consequently heard all that was said was
agreed that the Canton claim (Which not in tho trea
) should be settled by future commissioners TO be sent
there on their part. The English treaty, they said,
all ready for signing but herc was an nsurmountablc
objection the signing of that of the French " have
signed this treaty with you said the aged Kweilang
with faint smile to Mr. Martin but shall be visited
with the severe dspieasure Of my MASTER The nature
that seyefe dspeasurer indicated by the fate Of his
friend and brother commissioner, poor Keying Who
could blame the allies for dethroning such yranty The
English treaty signed at 1880 p. NJ. Of the 26th
inst, and the French on the 27th
July 5Yestcrday being Sunday, we put or the usual
Fourth of July salute of twenty guns until to-day,
when was joined in by Russians English and French,
with great goodwill. Late ON Saturday evening our
glasses discovered the Russian America coming
down between the forts with the American ensign at her
main. We OF knew that Mr. Reed was on board,
and shortly after dark he reached the Minnesota This
morning he paid this ship quiet VISIT and now the Com
modore in turn is dining with him We leave for Nan
gasaki this evening at five oc!ock-an hour hence The
Minnesota goes first TO Shanghae for provisions, which will
taken there for her from Hong Kong by the Antelope
who went down days back. Six OF the gunboats
down the just ahead Of the America their OBJ
ect being return with troops. What Lord Elgn's
motive is for thus strengthening his hold Of Ten tsin we
only imagine. Rumor says that he only wishes TO
make a show. The that reached us by these gun
boats of Saturday unusually definite The English
granted the free navigation Of the Yang Kiang as
high Hong Kas 800 miles above the sea- a resident
minister Pekn and indemnity to tho amount of f5 000
0O0 Canton to be held until the latter is paid The French
have secured free entrance for their missionaries to any
part of the empire and the payment Of " heavy amount
for the murder OF a French bishop some time back Of
there other concessions OF which have not
heard One thing, however is said TO be certain-our
treaty provides that shall be granted the same as all
other nations far privileges concerned and as the
others probably contain similar provision we may at
length say that China opened to the commerce OF the
world One of the rumors brought by the arrivals of
Saturday, TO the effect that the Russian Admiral
Count Poutane had srcnuously opposed the opening of
the Yang tsc Kang but that Lord Egn had threatened
TO advance upon Pekin II 1t was denied. don't know
how things look from the United States but II Is very
from this view that alliance between Russia and
France against England is more than probable Straws
show how g the wind blows and one cannot but be
struck with the friendly feeling existing between the Rus
sian and French officers here and with the general alb
of all such feeling between the present allies.
grateful piece Of information reaches AS l write
1t said that there doubt 10 whether the viruous
Keying has been beheadcd Some he has but others
that he has only been degraded and deprived of his
estates II would be gratifying in this case TO know when
Chinese mandarins lying and when they are telling
the truth. The remaining two Commissioners are now
said be trembling in uncertainty 10 their fate after
the allies shall have left The treaties will be respected,
but they expect 10 be punished for signing them.