New-York daily tribune., 1858-09-30


was the Mongol "Hwashana." Second Commissioner
and PresdeL; Of the Civil Board, while the yscsn,
seat and table between them for The Briil,h En-
bassaaor On either side from this center row oi
chairs had been placed FOR the officers of the SUITE
&c. and when the Imperial Commissioner had, in con-
Torrance 70 Chinese etiquette, handed Lord ElEn
from his seian-char to lis seat II the center, and al
had taken their respective places the coup 1it was
rost striking. Tie ambassadors Of tAe hi-h con
tracing powers we're pot in ~. dress but beaind
them. and On either hand, stood illT hundred
officers Of tie two nations, eltieTng IN go.d and
gay colOrs, the rich silks and embroidery oi the
Chinese contrasting plea'ing'y with the lace and
brosdc.oth # the English and French. II one
respect there was striking difference; L was
in Tie English portion ot the audience being al
armed; each ore carried either m1ske, or sword,
whereas a fan was the most formidable weapon
worn hv bold mandarfs. wh1, from the number oi
peac0cks feathers attached L. their caps, must nave
been perfect Cis in p fray. Wherever the ye lighted
upon space free from groups ~ men or Oihce, Inc
back ground was found 20 be- eab0rately hcd up with
ornaments very characteristic If the land We were n
Highly peaked and fetted roos, turned mp according
10 CLiIe-e rules, supported hugr-m04th-d dem. rs,
n fins or Ciagens. and screc ned from the weather,
elegant panels, rich IN scroll work or over oadei IN
elaborate carvings of p0megrana-e lotus and ctron.
Among the red coats came on, IN strong relief most
awe-inspirng lion. clise.ed quantity oIt ot stone
such teeth, such claws. slcn TUT tO the tai ana
Iamuck-Eke expression OF couuttnauce as only
Chinese artist could have conceived. tIrous pant
ings hu from the walls, and handsome scarlet cloth
screens most ciahOrateiy embroidered IN iio-, h of
brilliant colors. covered every chair table, or other
wise bare space II wood work, snf over a the light
eli the moon and small number ot pretty lanterns
shed a richly picturesque effect. IN this picture. of
which can only convey very feeble impression, sat
the three Commissioners IN strong relief.
Kweiliaug now - years Of age, has fine features
with generally pleasing expression oi colutenance.
Polished IN address and with high reputation for in
teligence there l. still something wanting ~ convince
one Of bis sincerity, in which respect the Mongol
Hwashana has considerably the advantage % BIN.
He, Hwa-hana. the Second Commissioner, tort,
thckset man. i'm age q little over % years lis coun-
teuanCe is coarse, but betOkens far more character
than is usually met with N the stod Features oi the
Sons OF Ham, Hwashana nose has been unanimous
y declared To- be- smile of that OF the Protector
Cromwell; those who believe in noses may no once put
him down a republican. regicde, ana fanatic |
should merely think him man OF strong VIII win
some honesty, counteracted by sensuahty. and fear
OF the sword liz Imperial master keeps hanging over
all his servants. Grouped around these two high
fmcOnQries stood a number OF Inferior mludarns re-
ioicng in decorations Of peacock leai hers and
squirrels tails, attached with the cO.orcI bail distinct
i've OF their rank 90 the crown Of ther cotlcll sum
m,r hats OF these alone deser, ING notice Pien,
the Private Secretary If hweiliang, very clever
young mandarin whom has fallen al the detail and
labor Of the negotiations, aud who appeared TO have
great influence with his superiors the other was
General attached TO Hwashana, whom our Iransat-
antic fri nds had made much of, in consequence oi
the discovery that he was "Nsc0nnt 10y brth,
tons became ntolerably seucy, and had to be ken
Gown IA whole flight of steps by one of the able slno-
lugnes attached To the British Embassy. BY the side
of Lord Elgn stood his two Chinese Secretaries, Nj.
Wade aud Mr.. n. Lay; they were intrusted with the
Chinese version of the treaty and the English version
under the care of Mr.. ID. Cameron, senior At
tache. To the lH of kweiang-the lett being the
seat OF honor IN China Admiral Sir Michael Sey
mour and the Hon. Mr. Bruce, Secretary of Legation:
the names or places of the rest battle all power OF
description, beyond that saw Captains Sir +. Nicol-
son, ". X. Hall, 5. Osborne and Roderlck Dew,
together with Messrs. l.. Olphant, H. B. Lock, Geo.
Fizroy, Dr. Saunders, and an artist named, we be-
heye Morrison all Of Lord Elgins staff, making
gallant struggle for places with crowd Of oieutenans,
nidshipmen, engineers, and domestics, who were
evidently bent proving To the Imperial Com
Inissioners how " fierce and uncoEtrollabe' was
the natural disposition Of that Western tribe
the " ling- -keh-ee." without, however, waiting for
any order TO be established, or, maybe, despanng OF
II, The higher Powers at once proceeded to business
after short overture in which the most tender inqui
to the state Of health of not only the respective
Commissioners gone into but Her Most Gracious
Mai sly and the Emperor Henfung were likewise both
reported to be well could be expected. Lord
Egn then suggested that he would sign and seal the
English copy of the Treaty, while the Commissioners
did AS mnc1 to the Chinese version; they assented,
and the work proceeded rapidly Owing to the pres
of business Mr.. Wade had been obliged to com
pile the final copyof the Treaty in Chinese with much
haste, haste which added in small degree 10 that
Industrious Sinoogues anxiety that his document
and European criticism. One article relating
to the indemnity for losses at Canton aud
the expenses of the war, separate
from the Treaty After Kweliang had attached his
signature to the articles which ted together,
Mr.. Lay placed the indemnity one before lin, China
man like, he at possibility Of escaping
from little part OF his contract, and lm1nedi
ately made attempt to do What Is this ?"
said Le looking the picture of innocence at Mr. Lay.
whats this Never mind II; don't know
anything about it, and he gently pushed it aside;
" II is of the articles, said MIR. Lay, land
here pointing at a particular spot you must
masters assistance. ''What is it" appealed
Kweiang to his secretary; :" Am | to sign it DO
you know what it is r. NO know nothing about
it," said the polished Pen in his most silvery tone.
"Au au, smiled kweiliang family, never mind
it, mind II" and again the article was
gently pushed aside to be again brought up by Mr..
Lay, who, calm and unruied still pointed persever-
lngly at the blank spot at the foot of the sheet of
paper, and reiterated in still more silvery Pekinese,
" Ii is the article touching the indemnity, and you
must sign here, Sir" Pien quicker than his
superior in seeing that the barbarian not to be
outmaneuvered, and in moment understood all about
the article i'll dispute. Oh, yes, it il all right;
sign, said he TO Kweiang The old man quietly
drew the paper toward him, aud at once attached his
signature. The respective Secretaries now advanced
10 small table, and then the great seal, especially
struck for this OCCASION the sole credental indeed,
Of the Imperial Commissioners, stamped in ver
million on every copy OF the treaty, and then Mr.
Wade officially reported to his Lordship that the
Treaty OF Tlen-tsln was duly slgned and sealed.
vast deal more satisfaction was expressed in the
courtenanoe of the British Emba.sadOr az this an
noncemert than could be detected in those Of the lnl-
peria Commissioners, yet they looked like anything
but who had made disgaoef1l treaty. In
Deed iu spite Of all the undoubtedly great concessions
made by them on the present OCCASION il Is very
tain that the Treaty Of Nankn struck more drec,yat
the fundamental laws Of this empire, aud that too at
time when the power Of Western nations far less