The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-10-11

treaty If Tientsin "Ohl they would say, this 8,
after years proparat'Nk all the force thatthe barba-
rams could muster afail,st us WELL II ID enough Tor
lhc loeghcIs 70 deoish ono or two batteries on .as
coast aod Afterwards b have piece OF paper signed 70
rid ourselves Of them for two years-ct us sign ana
quickly" Thus Asiatie policy, which believes
IN nothing but force, and 1t is therefore necessary TO re
with according to its morality and according 70 the drit
All this IS very true IL may said but is also very
costly But it is less costly than IL appears at first
sight for il really concerns only the sending
. TO Tekin an army Of hundred thousand men,
And If tho experience which have had Of the
Chino So give us the right Of expressing opinion,
etey suhce 10 obtain the results we propose as the OBJ
jet Of the expedition That would make II, 800 mon
be furnished by each of the two Powers That would
DC for ordinary divisions with its details Of artillery,
engineers and commissariat. 1t might DO WELL perhaps,
join 10 or two sqnadrons Of dragons OF Ari
can chassenrs Horses can be procured in the north OF
China. The Mongols opposed US with cavalry last year.
and by paying those who would be induced to bring US
horecs for purchase, might without doubt succeed in
procuring teams for tho artillery and in mounting small
body Of 200 800 men, who might render good service
But II IL was considered Indispensable have dis
position certain number OF horses for the first day. tho
simplest plan would be to buy them at MANILA and TO
have them conveyed by one Of the transports that have
been constructed specially for that service, and that
capable Of carrying three or four hundred horses.
by taking advantage Of the southern wind, the voyage
from Manila 10 Pekin might be made in eight ten DAYS
The horses the Philippine Islands small but full Of
fire. and as TO the artillery would need neither great
number Of pieces nor pieces of large cabre The ried
suffice Tor all the eventuaes in the plains as the Chi
nese would not bring guns with them. For attacks upon
fortified points our old pieces, capable OF throwing "a
pound balls distance of 1000 yards would easily
destroy all the works Of the Chinese The most deli
cate point would be the organization OF the means
o. transporting malsriel Tor the army Il must
not be supposed, however, that this organiza-
ton presents very formidable difficulties particularly
II they are oreseen Pckin only thirty leagues from
the sea- and connected herewith by the river eho of
which Il would be necessary to take advantage We
to-day that from the Ten sn the capital Of the Coles
ua EMPIRE the depth OF that river is only three four
feet and therefore would be requisite to provide fiat
boats TO carry the material and the Sick and might also
be well to furnish boats, with o certain number Of
steam engines and wheels which might be in position
like the steam gnnboas that constructed TO navigate
the lakes and rivers Of Italy.
As the transport of the army itself to China the
greater part il not the whole might be put board the
old sailing vessels and rgates that yet in use In the
service but by the engineers considered unfit for
sion into propeers but which, with the deck guns
removed would make the best transports might indeed
be useful 10 show these to the Chinese Ignorant they
Of everything which other nations they
well informed notwithstanding, upon everything relating
to rhine affairs and in this respect they consider
very inferior the English from the fact that while the
latter have sent their largest ships OF the line into the
Chinese waters We have shown them only frgates. The
best thing could do therefore, would be to make
of the Hercules the Jemappes the Tagus, the Fredand
and many others of the fine ships that considered
marves in their days. and which now threatened with
being converted into mere receiving ships although they
calculated to render good service at upon
siops like the present The commercial marine might
transport the materials OF war, and would be well
employ for that service ships of less than five hundred
tons burthen. Finally, by arranging that of the
the commencement of January next they would be all
assembled in tho Chinese in time to profit
by the first breath of the southern wind, which
would bring them in a fortnight to the mouth
Of the Peho and that would still leave delay four
months, certainly more than We require 70 ht out div
sion of anry and TO arm as transports fifteen old vessels
and frirates.
All this, it may be objected involves great expense;
but objection Of the kind be thus That
after victory will not be hard to make the Chinese pay
the expenses of the though Chusan and Pekn
be occupied till after full payment nor would it be
the eyes Of the Chinese and thus prove to them that
can be- il we wish, something else to them than ormd
able birds Of passage
But there another which appears stronger
still in determining to take the which advise
That is that England will certainly do less and
it would be therefore, but proper for to show ourselves
in every respect on footing of equality. Declared
to-day as well as yesterday we do not believe that this
alliance could be maintained If other OF the
70 o. the
has in China more positive interests than have
selves, but will depend solely and entirely upon
selves to deveope increased interests of when
shall have the courage good 10 get rid Of the
obstacles which, through our protective system, have
imposed upon ourselves to the development of our ma
and Of foreign trade. Besides since years
past relations with China have very much progressed
although we are still reduced through the imperfecon Of
transmarne communication TO do business there
second hand less true however, that there have
been years have bought from China more than
England by packet boats Of the Peninsuar
tai Company and which England sold to ns with their
ii.
These conditions must be changed More still the ire
sistihlc movement which drives the European races
the world and the dissolution inevitable of that
imposed long since by the Aongolans upon 800
millions of men, will necessarily produce and that within
shorter period than think the conquest Of those vast
regions by people of superior civilization. This will
be Of the greatest events Of history consider
able perhaps in its results than the conquest Of the Indies
the discovery of America, and is Important to
that country shall hold itself always ready play
in those events the role which suitable its power and
rank in the world
The Policy OF the Eastern Powers To-
wards Europe.
Translated from the Journal des Debats Sept for the
NEW YORK HERALD
In former times-tha is TO say, still at tho end Of the
last century-when ambassador Of a Christian Power
asked to present HIS letters Of credit to the Sultan of Con-
stantnope the following ceremony generally took place.
On the day designated by the asrologers lucky day.
the Ambassador with bis suite and reasonable quantity
of presents aghed ct the door Of the old Serago There
he was received by officers sol Of the palace who at
and invited him to rest while one Of them would go and
inform the Sultan Of his fortunate arrival The Ambassa
press him with the conviction that be had to wait as an
feror parsonage and as asupplicant Then, when was
thought that he had been kept waiting long enough the
messenger came back to announce that his master
had graciously received the Ambassadors demand
for an The request for az, an audience had
of the Caphs, Padshah, Khan of the Khans, &C.
&C., in about the following words" Majesty unbelever
country. begs the honor of presenting the tribute
which his master sends to the Commander Of
the benevers; ana 80 great rs the lmpudcnCe
or these people, that he dared also to solicit the favor of
being admitted to your Sublime presence. Please your
mercy TO the audacty Of these unbeevers" To
this the Sultan answered that as the unbeever had
brought tributes with him, bis mercy was willing to
cept them and to receive the bearer who had
Gar to present them The messenger moved by such
extraordinary generosity added them "But, Lord, this
unbelcver in approaching the stes Of your Hghness
has been obliged to pass through many barbarian
countries infested with men, similar to himself, that he
has suffered great deal in his journey, and is almost
naked and nearly famshed Let him have TO and be
clothed replied his Hghness; let my vizer take Of
him previously to his introduction to me-" In order to
officers finally begged the Ambassador to follow them TO
the palace Of the Emperor, and after having led him
through the yards and gardens he placed
Of the vizcr Refs end title which translate by
Of a lnlfp