Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1859-10-12

n Letter frem HI Ward.
We hnd In the New York Times some passages
ffom private letter from Mr. Ward, our Minister
70 China, writer On the Goth Of June, ave days
after the repulse Of the French and English IT the
mouth Of the Peiho. After describing the force Of
the British and French, and the preparations for
the removal u The barriers, and the reasons sR-
signed BY the Chinese for these obssructions, Mr..
Ward says "a
fankly told the Admiral IHope1 that ny
lish and French Minister'S that their tresfies were
made at a time when they were ut war with the
Chinese; and that II their provisions were violated
they might consider Themselves thrown hack Into
the war which had been terminated or suspended
by the treaty; that the American treaty, on the
contrary, had been made with nation with
whom we had never been at war, and that IL aaay
must be judged Of by our Government, to which
should refer the matter; but that had been In
structed by the President Of the United Stats "
force which could not overcome; that Commo-
dore Tatnall and would the next day cross the
| bank in the Toey-wan and proceed as far a. we
could. or until we were fred upon.
The grounding Of the roey wan is then stated
and the part taken by the British in relieving her
The disastrous result Of the battle il stated and
the nature Of the appeal for help. The Admiral
the Commodore would tow up their boas Mr..
| Ward thus states the result of the appeal:
Com Tattnall consulted with me on the APP
plication that had been made to him. II was a
question not without difficulty. As neutrals we
had no right to interfere to lender the smallest
| aid TO either party But could we be regarded
| strictly as nentrals? We were In company with
/ the other Powers, not by our own choice 4 had
desired to AVOID all complication with them. and
| TO secure this end had left Hong Kong so i,nme-
diately after my arrival az to draw on myself the
censure Of one Of the Hong Kong journals The
Chinese had themselves forc ed MS into our present
position, their Commissioners at Shanghai having
| insisted upon my waiting for the Engl sh and
French Ministers, and coming with them In
consequence Of this we had been incessantly re-
ceiving from them acts Of courtesy and kindness
| Now, should they be successful, we should profit
by their success. In opening the road to Pekin
to their own Ministers they would also open il TO
| tate to say to Com. Tattnall that, while we had
no right to fire gun in their defence or to give
them man to aid in the attack, we ought to rem.
/ der the required assistance to relieve the Admiral
from his position; and that accordingly his desire
to tow mp the boats received not only nv assent
but my unqualified appreciation, and was indeed
In strict accordance with my own wishes.'
| Mr. Ward was now convinced Of the hopeless
ness Of fulfilling his mission, but deemed IL hii
duty to make the effort. The result Of this effort
Is yet unknown. The following unpromising fac,
Is stated in regard to two of the Chinese with
whom Mr.. Ward communicated: 81
These men said they had never heard of thu
United States Of America, and warned the part,
that they had better return to their boat as iary
body Of cavalry had been sent for, who were Tar
tar soldiers, and recognized no distinctions among
fore IN baIbarians. While they were conversinl
with the Chinese large body Of cavalry, wei
mounted, actually appeared Ia sight rapidly ad
yancing towards them, and as thew returned I,
their boat, followed them to the waier's edgen