The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1858-08-03
BALTIMORE.
TUESDAY, AUGUST 3. 1858.

inc in unison for months at the gates of China,
demanding admission but meeting with no re-
sponse. The Bogue forts are demolished; numbers
of war iunks have been captured or destroyed;
Canton is in possession of the combined forces of
England and France, and YEH, the terrible YEH,
whose ''vermillion edicts" were stained with the
blood of seventy thousand victims, is carried off
prisoner to Hindostan; but the Mantchou Emperor
of the owery land listens with serene indifference
to such accounts of barbarian successes, as are
permitted to reach him in his northern capital on
the plains of Pe-tchee-lee Under the surveillance
of English and French oflicia{wg ne fat Tartar
General, assisted by leaner gague, regulates
the internal affairs of Can't and manages to
maintain secret correspondence with the multi
tude of Chinese braves who hover around the
city, beating tom toms, displaying banners en-
blazoned with strange devices, and making
extraordinary efforts to put to fight the 'foreign
devils without coming within range of their field
pieces But if the ''outside barbarianS' will not
abandon their conquest neither will the Imperial
''Son of Heaven" consent to appoints commissioner
of equal rank, to confer with Lord ELGIN and Baron
GRos, and their "moral supporters" the Russian
after puzzling themselves for long time, before
they could decide upon what it would be best for
them to do, proceeded finally, to astonish the cees
tails, by showing them how not to do it." Mr.
REED, however, is growing impatient. He was
sent to China to treat with somebody, and he is
reported to be willing to enter upon negotiations
with any one that wears respectable pig tail and
does not cut his nails too short Even this Repub-
lican liberaty is not appreciated at Pekin in the
manner it deserves to he. Our Minister is polite
ly requested to refrain from meddling with mat
tiers that do not concern him, and inasmuch as the
United States has already taken ample satisfaction
for the insult that was offered 10 her flag, he is
coolly asked 'what more can any reasonable
ambassador demand?' 1t has been further init
mated to him. that he had better return home and
leave his countrymen to be cheated by the Chinese
traders, and insulted by Chinese officials, in the
good old fashioned way. Judging from the little
Mr.. REED has been able to accomplish up to the
present time, and from the dilemma in which the
diplomatic quartette appear to be placed, we are
rather inclined to believe that JOHN CHINAMAN's
adviceis after all, perhaps the best that could be
followed. Steam Frgate that cannot approach
nearer the port to which she was sent than to ena-
BILE those on board of her TO see it indistnctly at
remote distance, by the aid of telescope, may be
essential to support the dignity of ambassador,
but in all other respects, so ponderous piece of
naval architecture is far more ornamental than
useful Let US hope, however, that with the same
means at our command, we should scarcely have
blundered quite so much as the English appear to
have done. When it was determined that the al
lied fleet should proceed Northward to the mouth
of the Peiho, or White river which, rising in the
Northwest of Pekin, flows through the
great plain of Pe-tchee-lee and empties into the
shallow Gulf of the same name at distance of
one hundred and thirty miles from Pekin, it might
have been conjecured from the fact of there being
bar across the mouth of the Peiho, that the gum
boats, lying idle before Canton, would have proved
more efficient in forcing the passage of the
river than vessels of heavier draft Exactly
the contrary course was, however, pursued. All
the English gun-boats were left behind, where they
were of little or service, and all the larger YES
sells were taken which might have proved useful
at Canton, but which were of doubtful utility on
the Peiho river. OF course, when, after waiting
expectation of welcoming a Chinese Commission
er, of proper rank, empowered to treat for peace,
it was determined TO ascend the Peiho and attack
the populous city of Tien-Sing, the French gum
boats entered the river without any difficulty,
but. two of the English steamers event
at the bar, and stuck there" How many more
Of the nineteen vessels comprising the squadron,
by this mishap fell back to their old
in the Gulf, We are not informed; but
we told that it was then concluded to send the
Sampson down the coast to bring up couple
If gun-boats. JOHN BULL growls at these revela-
lions, and has no doubt that they twill be trum-
'peted loudly enough in France, and all over the
Continent. Here" he says, "is the position.
The French are inside the bar, and ready for
work; the English are outside the bar, and inca
'pable of doing anything. What the English
Admiral could not do with twenty gun-boats
and powerful feet, the French Admiral has
done with two gun-boats and a small fotilla.
1T is useless to attempt to ignore disguise these
things. And now,' he adds with spice of |
litter sarcasm-''the French newspapers have a |
fact-a fact which they well know how to whipup |
into an ocean of froth. A blunderer is always
too late, and always in hurry" But he had |
carcely given vent to this spenetic outburst, be-
ore intelligence arrived that at least portion |
# the squadron had crossed the bar; that fort at
he mouth of the Peiho, mounting one hundred |
nd thlrty-eight guns, had been captured with |
ut small loss to the allies and that the combined
orces were advancing up the rivera river navi-
ated by more vessels and boats than any other
n the world-towards the great city of Tien-Sing;
hat six thousand French troops, originally des-
med for Cochn-China, were on their way to
Din them, and that there was at length some
reliability of conquering a peace-a consumma-
on which, we have no doubt, the wandering,
plenipotentiaries most ardently de-
Ire to witness. What part our Minister is yet
estined to play in the closing acts of the Cees-
al trag-comedy the future alone can reveal, and
the future we are perfectly content to leave the
evelopment. Material aid we well know it
absolutely impossible for him to render, while
ne "moral support he is facetiously supposed to
i've to the allies, the Chinese are the last persons
the world to understand. They are sensible
My to
"Apostoc blows and knocks
nd care nothing for ''Vermillion edicts," unless
ney are accompanied by the power to enforce
neh. IL we had any grievances that required to
ieuhiesSed, we can scarcely be said to have won
ny great honor by the position we have assumed
the Emma quarrel. If we were content to per-
NJ Tue oeiesas TO violate their treaty obligations
MN impunlty, and subject to constant insult and
annoyance our citizens trading with them, it was
together work of supererogation on our part to
end steam frigate TO the Antipodes bearing an
powerless to act in manner bacom;no
ur dignity as nation, and constrained, as a con-
,quence, to occupy subordinate position 70 that
ssumed by the Representatives of other nations
mong whom he might righfully claim to rank as
a equal.