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

together, the custom when tney
rior and chn chnnedN (wecomed) their approach WIN
tho most submissive gestures Upon landing an inter-
prefer, TO them that the war was wa8ea only
against tho and not against the people, ne was
told .wecomc great kings We are ready to submit 70
your rule and to obey you in all things Ihe peculiar
language OF this speech the conviction in my
mind that the Mandarns had given them to understand
that the object OF the allies was to conquer the country
and ensays the people MI s sns ~ river
Pile between the forts and Tentsn Now, as this million
Of people had passed all OF their lives IN watching
hunks in working up and down the river, with
their srgocs of and salt Is not surprising that the
sscntre population Of villages should have thus APP
preached trembngy 70 tender their submission two
unknown monsters in the shape Of steam gunboats,
the strong currents and that too without any apparent
motive power The only wonder to is that they had
the courage TO avoid running away.
According to the plans which had been formed the al
lies pushed ON up to Ten tsn on the 10Th followed by
Count Poutane and Mr. Reed As they approached this
city the country which, since leaving tho forts had
been low and muddy became little higher and slightly
undulatng There no high land TO be seen even in
the twelve ccn feet high banks opposite the CITY, and
sent in other demands to Pekin They would have car
rcd these demands in person. but the river higher up
thoroughly alarmed was glad be allowed
appoint commissioners Another succession Of conferences
fruitful than the first, for on the 14th the
Russians signed treaty which granted them everything
they wanted and on the 10th Mr. Reed was equally for
tulate. ! believe, howcver-rumor says so-that Mr..
Reed wished them declare the introduction Of
opium of the two, illegal but this they Of course
laughed at, for two In the first place. it must
have been of the very things for which the English
conended and in refusing which they would consequently
be supported by them aud secondly the import of OPIUM
since has been authorized by the is source
OF great revenue eyery chest Of 1t that now enters
China paying the Emperor $25 In addition to other de-
mands, Of which know nothing, rumor says that one
of the Russian Admirals main points ermisson TO
make Russian settlements upon the Chinese side of the
Anioor river" This, II seems, was granted after con
siderable difficulty. wonder that it at
tended with diculty9 Who can spread out map Of the
to that the shadow of the black eagles wing is at
length cloudng tho Chinese frontierS AT the end Of an
equal lapse OF time will have spread over the entire en-
pre-. To return, however, TO the present
Three or four days since gunboat came down the
river and brought the of threatened rebellion
al Pekin II was the head Of the college Of Russian
priests which has been located there for years who
rived Ten n and informed Count Pouatnc OF the fact
II seems tina, the blockade of the river had resulted in
great scarcity Of rice in the capa and that the
getting hungry 1.-THE Emperor and his ministers
frightened that they will consent to anything the
Archbishop is reported 10 have said.
II may be asked: ''Why do not Mr.. Reed and Count
Pouatne take their departure now that their object
gancdf In reply to this can only tell you that before
Having Hong Kong, Lord Egn, Baron Gros, Count Pouta
tine and Mr.. Reed had consultation, during which il
agreed that they should work together and in OF
succeeding before the others that he was TO remain upon
the 10 lend moral support TO the others As wrte
the news reaches me that the English and French
pected certainly TO sign their treaties this morning" This
readily FOR preparatory order Just issued for
the sailing Of English steamer with dispatches We
hear also that If the treaties signed expected Mr.
Reed will come down the 25th in which case the Pow
hatan will leave directly for japan and the Minnesota for
tho same destination via Shanghai The Mississippi having
already preceded US the japanese will doubtless imagine
second edition Of the 'Perry humbug about 10 take
place
promised some time back to give my reasons for sup
pos ng that Russia welded greater influence at the CAPT
tai OF China than any of the three other Powers
by asking-Who the present rulers OF China?
The answer the defendants of Mongo Tarars Again
Who compose the population OF Russiay The answer Is
Cancassians and Mongolians. Who are Mongo Tararss
Answer-A mixed race, called the sManchoos p sprung
their indicates from the Tartar and Mongol
Hence the ruling race u China and the half Of the popula
Russia nttef by to associate with and
assmlate with each other II is therefore, natural 10
suppose that there has long existed freedom Of frontier
intercourse well calculated TO keep the authorities well
the people in communication with each other The
istencc Of this frcedom Of Intercourse Is further demon
existed between Russia and China through the wds OF
Tarlary Minlchooria and Siberia and by the College Of
Priests who have always been retained at Pekn no mat
ter what the foreign policy Of the government
happened to be. II is also further demonstrated
by the fact that Count pouanc received dispatches from
Russia via esin. and that his subsequent intercourse
with the mandarins they Seemed TO understand each
other perfectly" Some one may now ask, "What was
the Necessity then, for having Russian vessel here at
a Why send Count Poutaitnc through Tartary and
Mantchurias There dozen answers to these qucs
tons lie might have preferred carrying his home along
show his flag alongside OF those OF the English
and French; Be all this as i may, rumor says
the lead and that had II not been for Count Poutane
and the English and French guns, Mr. Reed would
have been treated Just Mr.. Robert McIanc four
years snce-with indifference almost with contempt-sim
py from the fact that Of wishes being urged politely
aud kindly instead Of at the lannon's mouth Let us
again return TO Ten sin to incidents the war, and
other general Information.
The reader must remember that we are now seeing this
locality for the FIRST time hence touch upon lighter sub
jecis than otherwise should. Instead Of spreading
bridge over the Peo, Ten tsn, the Chinese have
a "bridgc OF boats moorcd from shore 70 Shore
which string Of pedestrians constantly elbowing
their way. Whenever junk heaves IN sight the middle
section e these boats cast adr, and she passes
OF these passages says that one more "frcc hghts
often rcsu, from them II 1t is something like ferry
boat when the bell taps for her starng-pcopc fear
fully. reach her in time for jump. Thus ID Is
at the Ten tsrsrdge II boats Tardy pedestrians
the approaching sp and sing out Justify TO the boaimen
10 'hold on mnute but the boatmcn suddenly become
deaf and the gulf widcns Then should the disappointed
sufficient force they generally end by Tin
contnen,ly pitching into said deaf boatmen shortly at
ter which the police appear upon the scene with their
bambcoe and beabor both parties until quiet restored.
tcrng the Chinese character This eye witness
tells that he has them trying drown each other
order that they might get possession ~ empty bottle
that had been thrown overheard and IL is well known
fact that " beat upses and lives IN danger Of being
os other boat will pull 70 their assistance They
1--WE are all safcl Those mems lives regulated BY
fate II they destined 10 be saved they will get out
somehow and II % be drowned must not resist the
godsl' There is cxaggcraon about this. Who, then
blame enlightened nations for taking advantage Of
might ~ fierce such people 20 do what is rghts
After the America and the gunboais n the allies had
been al Tcn,sn about two weeks Mr. Reed wrote down
for the Antelope. merchant propeller which char
tered By the Commodore for Mr. Reeds at the rate Il
5000 pr month for Fix months, which he had ct the
mouth q IN" river, u b. cent up TO him. friend of
mine who uted her that he found the river
fun of turns and bends that he boxing
the compass several times. After the Antelope had
anchored inside ~ the "briigc q boats" the banks
were daily crowded by curious pcople many of whom
had evidently travelled miles 70 her. They said
70 be curious the nag Of thc Flowcry Naiionhe
people Who every powerful but who opposed
TO fighting wonder they don't imagine Us TO be
large society N "fricndss"
That which l. said 20 have surprised these ignorant
crowds than anything else the silent OF
arcun which was owned BY English officer anchored
under the banks. This gentleman. who TO have
been greatly wanting In humanity often amused himself
by killing the dogs which came down ~ bark
the shipping and they these animals dropping
dead around them every and thcn the crowd could
only attribute ID 10 some supernatural agency. II IS
scarcely 70 be wondered at that they should call us
foreign devils khink
cannot Close - letter without saying word in favor
II these English Black Sea gunboas and expressing the
hon. I'M hn--i ihn and