The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1859-11-03

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The American Minister, Mr. Ward, has succeed
ed IN reaching Pekn, and will it is expected be
aole 10 send home his finally ratified treaty by the
correspondent of our Northern contemporary.
writing from board the American cbsTtered
steamboat Ioeywan, at anchor in the Peh-tang
river stream, to which the Chinese wished Admiral
Hope to proceed before the Taku affair tells of the
P mere rom Fekln, on the lst instant. of
kussIan courier with dispatches for General Mour-
aYleh, Governor of Siberia these desnatcbas bain
from the Russian Minister at Pekin. -"S
Count Mouravef himself reached the Peh-tanr
river on the I4th ultimo, in the Russian steamer
America, or rather, he reached the Gulf ON the
l4th, and was afterwards conveyed into the Peb-
| tang by the American steamer Toeywan kindly
placed at his disposal by the United States Com.
Ihoaore, '1or the purpose OF communicating with
| the Chnese. VI American movements he saws.
| The junk bad mandarins on board, who bronrbt
a letter from the Governor of the province of
Chilli, appointing the 8th for an interview with
MI Ward accordingly on the morning of the Sth
we went into the river which we had seen in our
former visit; it is about six miles to the nortbward
OF the Peiho, and is named the Pehtanr after the
village at entrance. There is bar at the mouth
with from ten to twelve feet of water on it at high
water but the river deepens to four and five fathoms
inside; there is a fort each side and a few
troops stationed here. Several mandarins came on
board when we got inside the bar and desired us
to anchor, which did about two miles below the
town; ana Mr.. Ward, the Commodore. and mem
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the occasion. During the interview the Governor
several times alluded to the battle at the Peho and
appeared to be desirous of saying something in ex
tenuatiOn of the course pursued by them hpt soid
nothing about our being there; he also asked WHY
the English and French Ministers had left the GnIf
and what they intended doing &C. Mr.. Ward foId
him that he came here to attend to his own bust
ness, and knew nothing about the Enoljsb and
french The answer arrived from Pekiu on the
18th, giving our Minister permission to 90 there
Arrangements were made for travelling bv the Chi
nesc, to the satisfaction of Mr. Ward and he started
on the ZOth with the members of the legation, and
the following officers of the Powhattan: Lieuten-
ants Trenchard and Habersham, Surgeons Fox and
Sandtord, Captain M. c. Tavlor Purser Gallaber
Engineer Shock, Chaplain Wood, and Secretary
Allmand.
Ihe Chinese Government now, it is understood
expresses its regret at the misunderstanding with
the estern Powers 1t is alarmed at the disan-
pearance of the English and French minister's
Which II can only explain by its fears Meanwhile
the two w estern Governments are preparino an
expedition of which little is certainly known bnt
which, If all its parts proportionate will be
large one. The political direction of this exnedi
uon Will demand qualities of the first order 1t
cannot possibly be interest further to disorran-
lze the Chinese Empire by weakening the Central
Government although not feeble, and visiting its
provinces with the horrors Of war. 1t cannot be
our interest further to involve ourselves in the mol
tIcs OF the East by acquiring territory in the Celes
tlal Empire. We have simply to vindicate the hon
or OF our flag, and obtain the execution of oar
treaty. When once the wall of Ignorance in which
interested mandarins have enclosed their EmDeror
is broken down, and that potentate ACQUIRES the
conviction that bis interests and ours in the exten
sion OF trade are identical, it nav perbaps prove
an advantage for US that we have the right to 90
to Pekin unburdened with the Obligation of main
tanning permanent embassy there After all, our
permanent interests in China are summed up in
the extension of our commerce. Our duties follow
our interest, and the main of our difficulties
has been their neglect. But this is tonic demand
ing an independent examination.
From the liverpool Post of October Toni
The American Ambassador has proceeded to Pc
Kin, and it is supposed that he has arrived there
To spite the French and English, the Mandarins
Will probably be courteous to him; but perhaps like
the partizans in ''Romeo and Juliet" Mr.. Ward
may learn that even good cause is the stronger
tor being well backed. The Government at Wash
ngton will possibly think that to stand alone though
natural is to invite discontinue: for President Bu-
Chanan will not overlook the fact that ENGLAND
must ultimately succeed in her object She is easi.
y conclllated, but can never be beaten oil. Amer
lca, negotiating separately, is not likely to obtain
any advantage that ultimately be refused to the
Allies; and, therefore, neutrality will be- resutless
Mr.. W ard IS pretty certain tn gain nothing by do
ing what Mr.. Bruce considered degrading; and
there is precedent for coming TO this conclusion
Russia has long been in active communication even
with Peln, but her fattcrv failed in securing for
herself any advantage of moment. She is now so
convinced Of this that she desires to cooperate with
the Allies.
THE PROPOSED EUROPEAN CONGRESS.
PARIS, Sunday, Oct. l6, p. M.-Although there
Is now scarcely room for doubt that the ked
OF Congress will assemble, the passimiss still shake
their heads ominously and anticipate many difficult
ties t" be overcome The great majority OF the
public, however, is hopeful and even confident re-
lusng to doubt that all obstacles to the assemblaoe
| ct the great European Council which is to settle
existing complications in the hest possible manner
Will be vanquished As to the Powers that are to
] a "a n Tt IN thD VI
rent but the prevalent belief seems to be that
what was stated on Friday will prove correct, and
that, besides the Five Great Powers six others
will be represented at Brussels, or whatever other
place the Congress is to be held at. Minor points
however, are lost sight of in the importance of tine
great fact Of the Five Powers being agreed to meet
and deliberate. Meanwhile, from Zurich we hear
nothing authentic.
Some journals assert verv positively that the
treaty of peace is on the eve Of signature that it
will be concluded within day or two; and this
may possibly be true; but then the innnortant
point of the Lombard debt win not be settled bv it,
but left to arbitration General Da01rmidas visit
to Paris is said to have reference to this question
He comes on mission, il is stated in letters from
Turin, from the Sardinian government to the En-
peror, and expressly with relation to the debt
According to one account, Austria proposed the
King of Holland for arbitrator: but an objection
having been made to thatarrangemcnt the King Of
the Begans is likely to be agreed bv all parties
concerned lftthe result Of the arbitration is to be
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signed so soon expect
With respect to the arrangement of the affairs of
Central Italy reports continue rapidly to succeed
each other; but as these only be consider
ed cOnjectural predictions of the conclusions the
Congress will come to, it appears to me that it
would be more than ever Improbable to put them
upon record.
From. the London Times, Oci Isl
The GREAT EAsTERN.-The exact time for the de-
parture of the vessel for America still seems as un-
decided ever. 1t has been stated over and oyer
again that Monday, the oath inst, or the 27th at
the latest positively to be the dav for starting
but we should be deceiving our readers if we did
not dissuade them from entertaining anv expecta-
tiOn Of this kind The day when the Great Eastern
will really leave these shores rests with the Board
! of Trade and is only with the company so far ns
| they exert themselves to comply with the very
proper requirements which the Board of Trade de-
| mand for the safety of any passengers the Great
Eastern may carry That the number Of these
same passengers will be limited in the extreme on
! the occasion OF the first voyage seems beyond
! doubt.
Rightly or wrongly, the public evidently enter
| tain a strong wish to see this great experiment
fairly tested by the only test bv which the merits of
the vessel can be judged-a real trip across the At
lantic and back. OF course, before the Great East
ern leaves, the Board of Trade are determined to
see that every precauton is adopted to secure the
safety of the ship and those on bOard but even with
this qualified guarantee, passengers will prefer to
wait and judge for themselves what the ship can
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which have as yet been made no more be fairly
taken a criterion of what the Great Ship will
! do in an Atlantic gale than ii We were to Judge
| from run at the measured mile what a vessel could
effect off the Cape of Good Hope. That tho Great
Eastern will never pitch heavily seems 70 be believed
on all sides; that she will roll and, to a certain
tent deeply, appears equally undOubted, though the
motion will be slow and STEADY.
Some time back we informed ou~ readers of the
! principal requirements Of the Board of Trade
! Very many of these still remain to D. done Done
they must and will be before the slip lelves; but
mention the fact that they still have to be effected
a reason for our belief that the Great Shin can
not and is not likely to start before the middle or
end of next month, if she leaves this winter
! 1t the Great Eastern go to sea next spring, her
run is likely to be one Of great success for BY that
time both ship and engines will be in full working
order, which they most certainly are not now. If,
on the contrary, her trial trpacroSs the Atlantic is
hurried forward, it Is more than probable that the
! whole journey will prove failure in speed. The
engineers will fear, and most reasonably fear, to
drive the engines overmu ch, for break down with
in ten miles land, and a break-du in the mid
die of the Atlantic in a winters gale, are widely
different things; and the vessel laborng only for
single day in a heavy sea will soon had out the
weakest point in her engines.
| FINANCIAL CRISIS N AUSTEM.-E Vienna, Oct
! l4th.-The loss Of Lombardy was a heavy blow for
! Austria, but Baron Brucks last financial measure
is likely to be infinitely more injurious TO her
! Public confidence Is entirely DESTROYED here and
! every person with whom have spoken on the sub
ject, expresses his conviction that the credit of
Austria abroad has received an iucursble wound -
lhere are several persons in this city who pretend
| to know the day on which the Minister of Finance
| began to issue the newly manufactured National
Loan obligations, hut there is an impression on my
mind that no one in this citv. with the execution
| perhaps OF the head of the Vienna firm of Roths-
child, had any suspicion of what was going on.
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