The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-09-27


Admiral was received by mandarin. It seems that no
mandarns appeared at all Some Of the common people,
calling themselves braves under leader and contrac
engaged in fixing the piles and booms which crossed
the river presented themselves but maintained positively
that there mandarns the place. and that the
works in progress undertaken the expense Of h
people, and without any authority from the government;
also that their object the defence Of the coast against
rebels pirates, and not hostility hndrance to In
deed the contractor promised to have the way clear for
US in two days.
We are also glad to be assured that Admiral Hopes a
pearance at Takoo ia the first instance unmstaka
bly, pacific in character. solitary man of wars boat
carried in his first message The Fury aud two gunboats
left outside the barr the rest Of the squadron was
lying thirty miles of at Shauyteen and when tho Adj
mira did in he is stated to have handed in letter
requesting that market might be opened at the fort
his ships would remain there until Mr. Bruces return
from Pekn.
There another error last issue that several
letters and messages passed between Mr. Bruce and tho
mandarins, who said Mr. Bruce would be received at
Pexin in some roundabout way, but that the river was
blocked up and man-ofwar would be allowed to pass
Mr. Bruce, it appears, received but one communication
from the shore, the contents Of which have not trans
PRED was brought from the mouth Of another stream,
not so far ascertain branch OF or connecte9
with the river call the Peiho. The place was Vste0
subsequently by the Americans who found tne water
wade in TO the shore They tried another landing,
and were pursued into the water by some cavalry.
The letter brought Mr. Bruce was found 70 nave peen
two DAYS on the road and delivered the 18th Of
June but few hours before the Admiral, as ne had
given notice he would attempted to pass the booms.
We gaiber from ali that we can collect the subject
that If the government did intend eventually to-
admit ms by some route II took not to inform us
Of the fact or other kept away from
Takoo any who might have informed US that the old
route which not closed TO trade, for junks
thick above the forts closed to the Ministers, who,
all the world has been aware for twelvemonth, were
coming Pekn exchange The Publications Of the trea-
Ii foreign Minister had been told by responsible
authority, "You cannot pass this way; by the Emperora
orders you must go round by such or such road - ho
might have had difficulty in calling on his Admiral TO
force passage But this precisely what the Chinese GO
vernment did not do On the contrary 1t appears 10 have
taken every precauon to be unrepresened in the NATTER
quite prepared, cannot but think, had Admiral
Hopes movement succeeded, to throw tho entire blame
the country people, who they themselves alleged
had these works without its orders and fired with
out its authority.
There some contradictions which we cannot OK.
plain Why should an unwarlike and very embarrassed
government fight at al Was il out Of revenge for th
half hours thrashing gave it last year, Or, it
that thought we were coming to get something
out Of III Or was it determined not 10 leave in the
enjoyment even Of what We had cxtortcd9
Our Chinese gossps were agreed from tho FIRST that
many conditions in the treaty OF Tentsn the Emperor
wQNd 10 carry out and pointed to the fact
which the Pekn Gazette put beyond dispute that Sansko