New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-11-21
THE RETURN JoURSEY-THE CEREMONY or IN
CHANGING THE RATIFICATIoSs-CH1NESbl M
PREssIoSs or AMERICA AND AMERICANS.


TUESDAY, Aug. 10, 1859.
Leaving Pekin a. proposed on the morning o. Ihnrs
day the 18th, We reached Iung-ChOw the hrst Gay
Uiihout much of the suffering endured when We went
nm a. mot of our party were furnished with horses
M roe davs' tracking with the aid Of the current,
brougb u through the immense forests Of vegetation
on The banks Of the Peho and the nnumerable towns
and villages on each bank 70 Pei-sang, where we ar
rived Sunday afternoon. near evening" and spen'!ng
the night there in our junks, We left early Monday
morning and re-uming our carriages, reached TINS
Mace about noon to-day. melancholy occurrence
made our caravan for the two last days iunefa pro-
ees-lon. The Rev. Mr. Aitohis0n, a graduate and
tntor in Yale College and for time settled IN the
ministry In Norwich Connecticut, had resided m
ShangEae and lie neighborhood for the last I'VE year'
as a missionary Of the American Board. lie vas re-
ouested by Mr. Ward to attend him u Pekn az one OF
IL ;nfertrefers his Chinese scholarship admirably
qualifying him for this service, while his moral and
social qualities won for him the respect and aiecuoh
of all associated with him. Seized win shshe HlhSse
in Pekin il terminated in obstinate dyseniefy 10 the
course Of few days and be passed IRON eah quieuy
in his litter few hours after leaving the JUNK yes
terday forenoon. His body was brought along Win
ug and will be taken on board the steamer, ana con,
viewed 10 Shanghae for Interment. II Us eohiloh sh
make il possible. -,
On reaching this town, everything was found IN
readiness for putting the last hand 10 the treaty M
Ward and his suite conducted at once TO the yanun
or Official Hail. a very respectable structure, and taste
fully fitted ND for the occasion. regiment oil cav
alrv lined the street on which the yamun II situated,
and soldiers and officers were drawn up at the gaze,
and lined each side OF the passage from the street gate
10 the yamun situated some twenty rods back. some
were armed with short swords, others with rusty
matchlocks and others still with bows and arrows
1 counted arrOvs IN one quiyer Inc gates ana
interior Of the yamun were ornamented WIN srps Oh
red cloth and also with perpendicular strips OF red pa
per covered with gilt Chinese characters all contain
ING sentiments of respect and good wishes. Three
tables were also arranged one al each end ana one az
the center on the back side OF the yamun, all loaded
L IL. a. fhtra.a. sfrlr vufrE Irf
Another table was set in front, on wich the ratlca
tons were laid, and around which MI. ward
and the Chinese officials were standing Nang-iun,
GOvernorGenenl Of the Province Of Chhl, was
deputed by the Imperial Commissioners 10 act
in their place an officer who after the Prime
Minister has no other before him IN the En-
pre His residence is Ten-tsin, 20 miles above tins
Town, at this junction OF the Peiho ana me Great va
nal whence he was ordered TO hasten down to meet
Mr. Ward and exchange the Publications. Nun-hiJr,
Treasurer of the province, was also IN attendance WIN
A large number of officials, who had Travelled quite
distance come so 100 miles, 10 do honor 70 the oc-
cs;o The notifications were laid upon the table, the
treaty having the Emperors seal attached 70 H. for ne
never signs his name, and the American PRESIDENTS
name fully and boldly written The business was soon
Dispatched and in a most agreeable manner ana spirit,
all parties standing when Mr.. Ward expressedthe hope
tot6e that the treaty would be the
bond Of lasting peace and friendship between the TWO
nations; 10 which the Governor rephed, WIN great
earnestness and apparent social Tone that the OBJ
seryance of the conditions by both parties would be
much better for this end Both he and the Treasurer
showed decided ability and humane feeling.
Thus beautifully and successfully terminated the inst
American mission to Pekin. There several
grounds for serious apprehension that the ratification
would be- defeated l the attack OF the French and
English upon the forts on the Peiho, which naturally
created new suspicious and antpathies on the part OF
Chinese against all foreign nations. ID. The course
Mr.. Ward and Commodore Tatnall thought themselves
justified in taking while living in the PehO during the
battle all Of which was well known 10 the Chinese
oiicals as one OF the Commissioners stated but which
under the known circumstances, they fully ignored
q The persistent refusal of Mr.. Ward TO perform the
ko-tow, though so much desired both by the
Emperor and his Ministers. And, 4th. The bold
assertion. and constantly repeated, Of the English
prisoner that two hundred Americans had been landed
IRON the Powhatan and actually engaged with the
French and English IN the attack upon the forts. With
such obstacles lying in his way is highly TO the honor
of Mr. Ward that, by his courage urbany and discre-
ton, he brought everything to successful ISSUE and
left behind him, doubt not impressions most favor
able TO American character and American interests.