, 1859-09-30
THE lNtT'Gn STATES MIxt-TEE NEEnLr y
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..s'r'S;sad--cc .f tic y. y, E:.E1 r l'ot.l
s,.xcr.t ,,,- ,e.,
10 IL! II" "' may ec allowed to judge of tile
s"'e'e .'s' sne ss.o'" ~ 'slt PAST ti!'a aucltnt
a't interesting sh'n"sc empire IL likely, for
eac ti''c !" e"'ae. l" os ttr :Aeatre iowurd-
WHICH '"e e!e' u 'hr ''Slllzrd world will bc
,as"e' "a" tac n'"'! INTENSE interest. England
5t4nss a!'a ';e 'n'tsa states: :''ler weary years
~ |'' ~" ''fF o''acs' "au Just sicceedru IT.
.''"Ac tFsa's {" p'sce and Commerce With the
"i'fer'" government II Ietln that was supp0s.
VI !" "eeI1e !" Western iTAue ahd civilization an
ch's'"c. t''' III" hitherto r.aled country. Thr
s"i'trss't'"'is !hat sur ages had been crystal.z
~ a"so S"esl that ~ee1ncd utterly isni'rrriou.
20 aH impressions from without. WIS cun>idtre!
bfoken, I'll that tile relissnu and commerce oi
western nat'o'io on'S waited the formal ex-
ehnuse "' trc::'cs tsI4t l,nd bcrn madcby site
UFopsr "fh.!.fs mud ratified tv til. Respective
1"'srn'atits, aud onls Lacked tll.. forms If MI
"ach!lEc hS Tue ':a!nlsiets wtth the government
IL f"Ain I" occnnr bi1dsnE, aud ~ open thu
"i'Ie chinese r',;'lr' to the introduction of u
h'E''rr "r'irT III ct,ll,=asion.
~nci "aa the apparent condition of things
";1e lanhth ast'. EaTiy in dune ttsc newly a]'.
G"'nsea rtPsrs"HtAtlvss--sir. I'r.tcr, Erit's!l
AeI'"tcr, Mir. Ward, Munster from the Inttel
s~tatrs, nAd u. GH Isnnrbi'nlun. representative T.
ri tie .rrncl' eoTcrsln'vnt-mct here "n trir
way III Fckiu. ttarll s',vcrsn.crs had appointed
respectable tiasAi f"icr, under cul.ltlasd nf 1
nigh .tccT, To u: l.iacrd at ths di>po<.t! Of the
Hin'strr, III case ct lerd, and 10 b. used Us II,
~se.'It " IN deemed lfuj'cf.
thil1t''oA"rc IatnMlt, with thc steamer Tow
llatau. vas fn accompany Mr. Ward. +" Ell.
AG'. Mr. Ward tu tiluvc about with greater
facility, small .ltaul.r called tile Tuts-
wau MAS chartered. ". dc E"urb"ulon.
-tis', hId S.tnsnrr aud one other vessel.
Ar- 1'Tacc had quite att Imposing arna
lIcrt Of .,En ba4t>. conveys uni .tnre ~atlI,S.
numbering orsr fifteen in al. His effective
force WIT by tue EnGsi>h put down ut sscarty
ioMrlccn hu"drrd 1lLeA. lnII,e..ul cunIm>sI 81.
ers canlr III here. and IN iri."rv.rws had With
Mr.. NIrd aud The Frcucls Minister, gave as
surancc that !i.e different ic:susi.ns would meet
win y curdial rrcrt,1lou ii u il,r t:.npetor. /,
is said Mr.. nrucr felns,.l tu cun,..r with these
commissioners, a1.d cresl trsu.rd them viii,
Aautar. The>u lnr,l assured Mr. Bruce t!.at,
although the Minister would be curdia. reccis~
s:i and respectfully treated yet The government
wou,d .ut 1tcrItt III arm .t,Icnt Of war Vessel.
uud IN u med force 10 pcnc.rute into thc hear,
ot tt!e empire.
Abuut tue II h or Juuc tic escorts lc[t f,er,.
for the t;ntt pt r,r|,rc. l,pn which, uoiu, 1l,ey
we're to ascrud tic j'so river to S,,i,u, vl,rr,.
ill.,. Minister, wrtr,n l.nrr n f;nnt rcrd.vv,.us
and c.,pc.rt measure, for urocrttii,,r tn TrIi1,.
Tue i'ci!,u r,vrr cmt:irs nt., tic t;nf Of P.cl.
Gle hy nuu,brr or ,nnutb.- tl,. ad;nin;,.,
country being .ery low md 1nur>l,v.
The Eus.isi having arrived tjrst lon the stl, OF
June pr,tcrrdet tn cx utt,jne the r1ycr Jhey
fund lhc mouth ob,irurt.d by a number ii
barrlrrs. co1,.,,o.rd Of s1ut.s driven duwn ,uti
c:.a,ns stretched ucross. Tl,yrr were uIso II
1.,.,l,.s Of lu,c a,.li I'll constructed forts er.
r.cted to cuxra tie rutruucr tu ,hr river. Az
Interview WIS lad i'll. the officers in charge vi
The f.rts, who reported tluy had orders ir.,n,
the l.ulte.nr not In allow uay forrj II armed
vesscls 10 20 u s:lr river, and directions to tte
upon a,Iy euch vrs.cae ax should attempt it q.
trs to rrnluye tue buircrs. They we're di
rechd tu 70 10 another branch Vi the river thai
opened i.,tp tic Gs!t ,a rlyc miles TO tllr north
wu,d, where they would tiind the GoyrYnqr
Grpvral a. Tic i'toe,ucr. ,,lv jlad been anpoirt
cd by the emperor 10 meet aud commitment.
with ,t,cr,.
Ther we're Told ttat tlis Gorernor.;e ;enc,a
was appointed hs tie i,,,t.ri,] p,yrrnn,.,t j.,
rrr.;r, nnd f,1ou,d H.. v,',E,'.z -. III: :.
viii. ali proper RESPECT. ly lint hrancI ,t IT,,
river, THE E.,.isi, cs.: L., c,,n.;'I.r This ~,
IN attempt un the part Of ,lr t,,,,,c,e n
then, from, cuiuc IL pekin.. aud ,.;,i.,, 49,.
sending out a rarty IL .,n II ,t.r. 49,.
uuulIcr rnou,! 10 tic river. a,Id IN .rr,a1 ,,;,
inr to receive them. seut rc',v .,,st ,'.a. ~.
Would 70 to 1'ckiu Ly liza. Cl1uun.i .oa 1"r ::
oti,rr. sud ,l,at if ,l,e Chinese All mt ,,..,o.
thr barriers bx u specified lime 1hry won,I =,