The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-11-18
INTERESTING FROM CHINA.

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Treaty Signed by shc Emperor, ana
American Good Faith Appreciated
Fsst Living In Pekin-People Spend
Ten Cents ~ II IL was =, Dollar-OmciaI
Vigilance I'm the Capital
We have papers from China dared Pekin the 10Th
Of August and at Hong Kong the 18th OF September
THE AMERICAN TREATY-BRITIsH REPORTS OF 'Irs
NONRArIFICATION
from the Overland FIlend OF China
was stated In our last summary, that the Emperor
had consented 70 receive the American Munster Pekin
was believed the present mail would carry 70 Washing
Emperor, when Mr. Ward got pekin, refused 70 aach
the veImon pencil unless his ExcecDcy would perform
the ko,ow-hat rs, 70 on his knees and knock hs bead
nine times on tbs ground and Mr. Ward mot pre-
pared TO do this, be had 70 back the
river PehtaDg, where the Governor tAs prove (not u,
Commissioners who made the treaty. handed ht ssale
paper purporng TO be fcation with Il M ward
ana The United States government willing encounter
force be content in four Words 7His treaty. e usss
Always open TO conviction the coGent reasons urged
Why Mr. Bruce NJ Boai boullon should have been ~
pugnacious when they found the Peho barred TO tben
leo us 10 hope different things for us
to hope IN iact, that although Admiral Hope checked
at 1aku he did not retire before the expenditure Of all
bis ammunition, he gave the Enperors forces lesson
which they woula desire repetition oi-and therefore
that, having had his victory, his Imperial Majesty could
afford, and deem the best policy De magnaninous
and raty the American treaty without requiring
mage paid BY Westerns 70 the Deity only.
But we have been disappointed and can bat opine as
We old when news Of the rebuff first reached US, that
Mr. Bruce and H. BourbouIlon than just6ed IN
their determination 70 have the highway Pekng open
10 them, not attempt there ALL Far better y 1t
Tor his Imperial Majesty Heniung opportunity
throwing all the blame Of the battle At Taku on one Of
hs princes than that he should be airecty involved in
personal insult 10 the representatives France and Eng
land The misfortune OF Admiral hopes defeat rs only
an incident which re have the power remedy; and Il
70 be hoped that without delay, demonstration
VIII be made at the Peino that Heniung must come 70
reason and throw of the absurd pretensons 70 which
Only in one particular have foreigners to envy
the Americans Their treaytAe claws for sndssaiy for
losses ao,ced and in the Of qaadason Let her
Majesty government be equally liberal admit every
and deduct pay ment out Of the duties
A NATIVE VERSION OF THE AFFAIR-JoHN WARD IN
HI6H FAVOR AT COURT AND HIS TREATY SEALED
AND ORDERED FOR EXCHANGE.
From the ekin .zette, Aug 81
The following was handed us in manuscript and, if &C.
nuine, an impo tant document Ia the form and style
we are assured there nothing 70 bring i
On The llth day Of the 7th moon Of the 9Th year OF Hen
FuDg 18th August 1862 the Inner Council had tho honor
to receive the following decree:-
Last year the ahips Of tho Yng hin [Engtshl nation
sailed into the port Of nentsug and opened Gre upon
our troops. We accordingly instr ucted the Khorchn
Prince Sangoinsn TO forty Ts ku well. the eavoys
this occasion were told by Kwe ang and Hwashina at
Shanghae that Ia ku fortified for, placed on
The defensve and they must 20 round BY the port Peh
tang The Englisbman Bruce, notwithstanding when he
came 70 1.-THE shore of nentsmg* in the 9th moon, did
not abide by his original understanding Kwei lang
port Of Taxu, destroying defensive apparatus On
the oath Of the 9th 24th June though vessels
up lar as Ki-k'oa Tan and blew up the chains
that bound the boomsl with she'll troops still did
not fight On the 2bth ten steamers and pulled up
more than ten OF the iron with which the
staked], and all hosted red flags I'm token OF deteri
patton to fight. The Governor General Of Chih H. Hang
fuh sent out letter from Intendant q Ten ug but
audac,sy 70 commence bombing the orts Our troops on
this returned the r8 sunk several of their vessels
killed several hundred Of their infantry they
The hskh troops have thus really brought this defeat
on themselves thcre has been no breach Of fah what
Meanwhile the American Envoy, John Ward, kept by
his engagement with Kweang ana his coleague sailed
10 ns port q ~ .ad for 5 %
ment. We accordingly authorized his admission into
addressed BY TIE American Envoy John Ward, to Kssliae
and HcasAana, asd laid tfarc BY those m,nias sos
has ropd rom < sea III Oe hare e a.o.9 fanss M s
IN question 10 preenMe letter he Is charged uM from AS
government 70 Ksang and his colleague, rAom zoe hauc
As regards the exchange Of this treaty, be ought
properly to return to shanghae and exchange there but
plcasedl specially to auori@ that e seal Be appdS 10
the treaty land that be deiedt 70 Hon, to hand 4 b,
saenangs Ior ancaer oopy Ms arssaid erov, aas
commerce for erer Thus do manifest our great
desire to show nursing tenderness the men from aar
Let Kweiang and Hwashana signify this our pleasure
to the envoy John Ward for his Information.
Respec this
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OF THE EMPEROR GIVEN TO MIR. WARD.
From the Overland Friend of China, Sept. 221
Our nle reaches from the 4h to the 10th Of August
in Issue Of the 9th ult which the Emperor deared
TO be handed to the American Minister There are one or
TWO eviuent mnprmts IN the GdSete-or instance, the
words the English Pu-lusz" (Bruce) printed the
English Go which, had no other copy appeared
would nave been translated English and Russians. Other
wise tne printed text quite authentcaes the manuscript
from which the translation made. is remarkable
tna tne WORD BARBARIAN does not occur in the decree
contrary 70 all usage we are spoken OF as Yng kwoh,
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1ASeoIHE AffoiNIAhSTs AND PROMPT OFFICIAL
TRANSACTIONS.
- o III nams & occuiS ~ ~ one otner paper long memorial
Wv ~; Io =; ya.h,.a " onn' nooe MonSoDan command
ns ~ one VI Tue iar west nanometan coo-
n;a ~ Sa 1Se ne mac se,oea against Jenangr nn re-
peLlon u lo1o, ana ie4Z, "when the kngeh berbar
Ia1s were mol qaet received orders 70 take the hed
" aInenae N 1908 ne nad oeen sent 70 extermhAte
rebels IN the neghborhood Of king, and having been
promoteS 70 the Yengihssar command in 1885, stood
siege OF 100 days during local Mahometan revolt His
exerhons during this expended him The Gdsce Of the
9th contains the memorial Of acknowledging the
in 0f fbo I1ty