The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-11-22

be travelling coming into COLLISION nh thss coming 10
Ne opposite direction. me voeroy was highly inaisusnt
The accident and ordered that the railroad eAs be
severely punished for their oarelsssness
VERY INTERESTING FROM CHINA
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Run from tho Pci-tang to Pokin-Skcteh-
% or the Mandarans VINO Accompanied
Hr. Ward-Travcl I'm Carriages aad by
Csnal-Rural sights and Scencs-Im-
nense Popula alton and Agrisultur~Iists
Plenty-Junks and Canal Trackers-
Omcial Dishonosty-Arrsval I'm Poksn
and Diplomatic Chscancry-The Lega.
ton OWL prfsoncrs-Rcturn TO shsny-
hae, Sc, sc.
OUR PKKN CORRESPONDENCE.
81 PKIs, August 10, 1859.
Nnt Zeher from the Chinese Capital-Am<5ioans IN tAe
CITY, but IN Cbntsement-HoW ne Chinese Monagd an
Ofcial Imprisonment Foreign kniaery SAoald BE-
Protscted-Jourrey from the Pei sans-SzsscAes Of ne
Grand ka.darins in AEendance on M. Wara-Peps
at Huag and Chang Ping fbA-A Ram in ne Riov
J4aks-A Antiquity Of Kitchen Ranes-WaM ofa Patent
OGce-Spnng Chickens and Good OOal-Fine ste for
Railroad--Rwal Scenes and LAND Nuogcx Cow~9 10
Ae PeiAo River ,csh Aching Bone-fhe SsdI,oayt Jua
7,ackcs Of China-An Appeal for Potatoes from The
ape Barriers Against Inuasio,s-A Hint 70 EsJlhnd's
Commanders Hoo to Out OF Supplies SsnsOsities Of
the Water WAew Going North-1ae Oiy Of Yan9
hun and Its People-An Immense Oro,od Grets Ac
FbneiNos-A Htous0nd Junks IN Sight, ard Al
Crowded. G0iag Ashore-CAat VIII a MrM1-iRdte If
Land Rents and Thzes-Paaordl Life and Fine Cat
ae-Arrird, at Ho-Si- Woo-A Real Democyacy- Chain.
Cables in De for SAipping-G0ing Great Groni1
RocdA Provincial Population Of Forty AlIto Cdmels,
Mules andDonksys-E Entrance into Pekin-No Free Pro
meaading Accordod-Veyy Cunmisg Policy Of The High
Officers Wish to Hare Kd'1os0 Peyforwed-SAe Empe-
Yor Takes the Presidents Leaer-A Dyiw in The Csy
Under Difficulties, dc dc
This being one Of the first letters ever written
newspaper from this place, wish you to follow the
example Of Capt Cut,lo-of Dombey Il Son nemory-and
"make note Of it,"
In my last informed you that the American Embassy
under the Hon. John E Ward, about leaving the
United States steamship Powhatan for Pekin, and now
take pleasure in reversing by saying that we
about leaving Pekin for the Powhatan
You must be surprised to learn from the foregoing
that we arc cated at the prospect Of leaving this great
capital o. for, to tell you the TRUTH scarcely say
that we are here at ALL We certainly arrived the
9th ult but have certainly been confined to
quarters ever SINCE Not that they dared to say
that point the very first interviews but they said
eve request that you will keep your house until after the
treaties exchanged when viii furnish horses and
guides and show you everything that TO be seen"
And knowing that proper regard for own dignity
would induce to comply with this request, they have
been perfectly at their ease upon the subject
Thus we are being treated much more hke suspicious
characters than like the American Minister and his
suite. We are, in short, likely 70 leave Pekn without
having either or done any great things and hence
etion ct the prospect OF speedy release from
self imposed prison. The nature Of this treatment to
which have been subjected as honored rends win
beand very properly so-a source Of congratulaaon TO
the English press. has been demonstrated beyond
doubt that any foreign Minister visiting rekin with
particular end in view should be accompanied by large
force protect himself from threats insults loss Of time
and every species Of humbuggery. Hence Mr. Bruce
right in refusing TO 60 without force At very first
interview with them grossly insulted Witness
the following remark Of the Shanghae Judge TO the inter
prefer as IL was breaking up
~ wish you understand plainly that know perfectly
well when you are lying and when you telling the
truth" OF course Mr. Ward preparing to notice this
deserved before be could act the Judge arrived
with apology.
Things were not conducted unpleasantly during our
journey hthcr-everythng composed Of smiles AMI
bows.
On the morning Of the 10th ult landed at Petang
according invitation and there found everything ready
for transportation to this place. With unusual conde
scenson the Emperor had detailed the two highest officers
TO that had been assigned to such service
and their attentions would have rendered the trip per-
fecty delightful had 1t not been that the covered carts
furnished entirely without springs and the roads
unusually bad. This not the fault of our escort
- a..
Spanard calls Ell conbre del as and such had to be
borne patiently.
Messrs. Hung and Chang being the highest Mandarins
ever deputed to escort Embassy, deserve few
lnes-The former is not Chinese but Mantchoo,
holds the post Of "Salt Commissioner and is,
consequently, man Of great and growing wealth
lie who last year presented one hundred pieces Of
ordnance and ten thousand tae Of silver 70 the Emperor
toward the completion Of the deences at the mouth of the
Pciho and " his Majesty was pleased" to accept the
loyal service, and will probably reward him accordingly,
The Office Of Salt Commissioner is most desirable
from the fact that places even an honest manwere
such thing TO be found in Chna-n the position to make
large fortune with and in very short time. Ali
the salt consumed in the empire is manufactured trans
ported and sold by these "Sal Commissioners, Of whom
there only about dozen. OF their duties
NOMINAL demonstrated in the Of Master Tsung
whosransported us from Peitang to Pekin instead Of
transporting cargoes Of salt from Pekin to Peitang The
trouble Of looking for the Salt Commissions they
called through various channels, to limit the
labors Of those favorites Of royalty.
When add to the foregoing the fact of Master Tsung
being "a literary Mandarin and that he wears blue
ball in the top of his hat, his indicating him TO be Man
DARN Of the third cass have done with him. and turn
to Master Chang Ping Toh, brevet general in the Chi
army the Of pink Opaque ball, and Man.
DARN of the second class Though wearing higher ball
than Master Tsung Chang always yields the pre,e
dence to him, as he is literary officer while he
himself is OF the military. "Chang," when translated
into decent language, reads, The Shaker Of the Bell"
and seemed be the general impression that his brains
jus. about equal 70 engaging successfully in
poymcnt Of that nature. In the suite Of these two off,
Gals who termed escort" some thirty
forty inferior Mandarins and servants besides any
number OF baggage coolies, &c.
From the fact Of my having mentioned carts and
had roads Il must not be IMAGINED that We