, 1859-11-21
29rcs& Grihtttte,
OUR RELATIONS WITH CHINA.


The Trcnty Hatfield.
Our readers will remember the signal scpulEe
Of tic English i!ect from the mouth Of tho
Pei-ho, when they attempted to tal-e the wrong
channel on their way with the Royal embassa-
dor 10 Peking. Our English cousins bayo not
get recovered their arliab1:ty since tho disas-
ter- They have steadily misrcprented the
reception Of the American Minister A1. Nard,
and charged that LIE c: :mpromisod the dignity
Of lis country By the degrading ecryilitr t.
which llo patiently submitted. This effort to
dire1t attention from their own blunders. not
TO call them By scyerer mime, will entirely
fail; Tho authentic record. Of Mr. Wards
movements received from China, By the last
steamer gets ut rest MI these splcnctic cf'u.
sioas Of the English press.
We quote tic following paragraphs from tic
North China Herald Of Aug. .ad:
On the 10th ult, while the powhatan was
anchored off Pei-lang, there arrived an impe-
| rial cdic. ordering that tue American Minister
and suite OF tEcuty should be escorted with al
homo. TO pckine, and that they should leave
Pc;-tapy uoon any day after tho 18TH This
eJict y:as il answer to a communication Of the
American Minister, informing the authorities
that lie was present, and ready to exchange
his treaty 1T any timo and place which they
| might appoint.
t,a the ,aorning Of the Goth, Mr. Ward and
suite laAi-d at Pci-tang, where they were re-
ccived by the escort and conducted 10 Peking
with every show Of respect. They first trav-
| oled forty-ivo miles across the country in cor
cred s:lrts, striking tho Pei.lo ut a village
| called pei-tsanr, sonlc ten milo nbove Tieu-
| tsin:,, aud thence proceeded in junks to Tocug-
c!.au, distant twelve miles from Pckins, Of
| Which it is the port. There they again took
carts to the Capitul. TIC entire trip occupied
eight days and u llalr five Of which were pass-
! ed upon the river. They passed not less than
/ six or eight ''arries between Pei-tsang and
| T0ons-cl,au, none Of thcm however, being in
repair or backed by forts. The boatmen said
they were partly to stop the English, aud part
" to afford shelter to junks when the ice was
breaking up.
The Legation remained in Peking fifteen
days, during which time they were coulned to
their quarters Not however, as prisoners,
fur they were at liberty at any moment TO walk
Out, but the Commissioners refused the use Of
horses and guides, leaving it optional with AE.
Ward to grant permission to wnlk out or not,
as lie saw fit They would, doubtless, how.
ever, have closed the gates entirely, lad not
that gentleman taken firm stand at the very
tirst interview. informIu. KwE,.LlASG that as
soon o. his movements Should be at all restrict
ell lie should close al intercourse, and demand
lis return escort.
It seems that the Emperor WITS very anxious
to see Mr. Ward, hut that he also insisted up.
on his performing tue Ko-Tow, which, being
against the principles Of his e1cclercy, was
positively refused The result of this was that
upoa the fourteenth drr Of their stay. it vas
finally concluded to receive the President
letter at pssiuc. auI 10 send his cxccl1cucy
back IN peI.Tan,. IN exchange lin trcatv and
The next day they returned accordingly.
MEETING OF THE PLES1Po7ES11AhlEs*
4 correspondent Of the China mail gives
detailed ,cscrin,;on of Mr.. Wanl.s soionrr II
p.,.:u 60. .',,,;o,, - 49, c.1,o,,.:-.
avn. "1 ~ %<'A' ~. 40s.
About IL O'Clock The next day, Ar- ward
atlenoea ny oni9 threo Of us party' went
1ne puble nall, "hefo lno 4ml'efia' eonAm's
so1ers met A'f7', s'lrrot.hoea " s'eH cfo"s
~ on'c!ns III every si'''oc u pul'en' ~. o'ssse'
~ lhs's easy summer cost'1'he: h"c!i'"n'
'ooheu n'ose ii1'c '''''n w1lfn ~ .oE'osha'' an
sa'u ''''t nus loutnes u 1'I'1l!rs1 aass na
oeea On Tic "hole peasant Iie soon oegat !,
however, upon "elsNtacT lnsAteFs7 anu v'no1
catca tie late acts Of his government IN re
spect 10 !ts plans LOT tho excliahec ol the thie
treatlcs. lie declared that tue Emperor haa
right 70 oestruct the channel OF hls own river:
aua ''ad done so az the mou!h Of ai1e reno
prevent 1ore'sn ships ascending to l'en"tsing
.'fas nc woala na'e becn hashe worthy
n'sress had oeen closed, but on tnc contfaf
every a'range'nent Eau oeen maze iof eol
: o"ct'hg ~ ttc 1ofelsh MINISTER'S 10 feh'h9
way @ re''tans me khGnsh Envoy, IoN
eVes, Haa nos gone 10 1l'as paee' bu' ''ao tIie
to torce his war through the o:rF1eF' at TAXI
even wien wasnea ol the consequences: IN
: tnas ~ 80 aonS u1e EosIsh nao oioNen II
liea'5 :nIa 10! .i'e Cn!ese, uEou "no'n tae !! !!
stona1oan.e VI ''o '1o'a'loa ~ ~. iIs' :, -
tnen Meut W ~ eo'i.f:''o e'o ieieso. ~ :.
Iusus" 'lua E'enen -tu'sttts ~ ''nansA':.
aee ''' ''''. "sa e'ite'ue' a1sI. '.,ss "A.e
!" ,ias Ics1o.1 n4". 1l'ontas !os ~. pu.l1's
M"u tnc ''s''s "l1'e. 4lha .l"en i''A.c ue'".. -,
I1ie'n anu t.e -a1us1.clu Ehso5' auu i,'s ~
:" u sn'r y. W., ~ u'tae s':e'n ~ 10 Eaa W
Nnc' ti'e 'e9a'ltons " lneit o"a uo's1
!. 1,;clt ,;s ,ar,no,,a ,s;1, tbc ran,aTis ,iat II
ftsa fI4lJ0f nj i1frEi
in tho;r ,.r;n.;;nr g, 1,r.r,e # mt 1,rcrr forf
fo cx,l,an1c the;r treaty 3lan tbev lad tn mai
Il, While tbe r.,acclnl designs Of the america
: warn moved Lv their eoIninv il, en1r onc yess
!. The different estimation in ,yhicl, the +,
oeror regarded a friendly and an coual natl,
ike tho United States, whose Chief Macist,u
was IN crcr- res,nt co,a1 to himself fre
tributary noiions ike siam Corea. Lewc|,e
nr snnoo 1voa roneotcdiv reCcrrct] tn
Il Ewc;anr 1Ie sometimes styled lin Pre-
dent n .hwanrt; or f;rcat F,nneror and sou
t;,nos pras;3nnt +, ward ,v,;cl hc 1,as 1-orn
md ,.r-,s;ona,1v l|,,mclu or nrincely rul
1o ,,ro,.c lis rcancct f,r lin s,,cI, he;n,r I
rc,,t,nns ho, ,xca,, ttc two countries thn h.,
or rt,.,,,,or f,rm of ohc;sanca rao,ired of enyf
" crom thosc n,,;ons !; a san.lwel .k;u-h
.,lrrc kuec,iars and nine knocks" would !
he ex1ected: ..but,:. sa;d the Judge. sc
!: kuec1inc and three knocks will do for fric1
"a, l,- pou.orr T]is rnmark u-as nnt take, IN
1hc ,,,n,n;ss;orprs nor r.as Tho f..rcmo,
ava,, IN ih;s ,ni,;r,,a,f for7n nca;n referred
~ ,h,t m il c.nna' ha s,;;1 tl,at tha ko-tau