The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1859-12-14

Lae Gay OILS MS ARRIVAL, since sLniS5 would
not have beenin accordance with Chinese
etiquette but the next day, Thursday,
the 2Sth, he addressed to him "a letter, OF
rather to the two Imperial Commissioners,
Hwashana being the other, informing them
Of his arrival in Pekin, and his desire to
pay his respects to them at such time and
place as they might designate. During
the whole Of this day not an individual
called, not even Tsung, who had been our
kind and attentive escort from the COM
mencement Of our journey; and our pala-
tial house began to lose it's charm in sus-
spicions and apprehens;ons of what might
be brewing in high quarters, though no
one had a momentary fear Of personal
danger coming over him. The tday
Mr.. Ward received reply from the Com
missioners, couched in the most respect
full terms, congratulating him on his safe
arrival in the capital, and appointing the
next day, Saturday, the 3oth, at two
O'Clock, for the time Of the proposed inter
view, and Kia-king, a Buddhist monastery,
for the place Of meeting-a temple being
converted into public house for travellers
OR place for the transaction of public
business without the least scruple, both
by the Chinese aud japanese. The name
Of the monastery or temple was Excel
lent Prosperity On the morning of the
29th the sub-Gomtnssioner Sieh called
upon MI. Williams, the interpreter of the
Legation, with the request from the Com
missioners that Mr.. Ward would take with
| him, not his whole snite, but only bis two
Interpreters and Wallace Ward, ESQ, the
Secretaryof the Legation, as the Com
nnissioners were desirous that the inter-
view should be strictly private. The
Isub-C Commissioner, Or Judge, as he is
usually called, as be has been advanced
to that office in one Of the most important
provinces, also stated that the Emperor
was DESTROYS of granting the American
Minister an audiencs, for which purpose
some previous engagements were nee
essary. ..
Mr.. Ward met the Commissioners at the
place and time appointed, going on horse.
back with his three officials, accompanied
| by large body Of Naudarins Of all colors
Of buttons, from the blue, the highest in
distinction, down through all the grades,
who were emulous of showing him all
courtesy and honol The distance from
our quarters to thetemple is about mile
|. and half, in reaching which Mr., Ward
passed close to thegate Of Eternal Re-
pose,p opening into The adytum, the ,aactun,
sanctorum Of the Imperial Palace, around
which is thrown what is called the Pro-
ihibited Wall" or nther prohibiting, as no
mortal is allowed to pass through its
gates into the sacpd interioe without the
! Enperor's special permission. Both Mr..
Ward and the res of his party say that
nothing wonderful or admirable met the
eye ID the walls, be gate, or whatever
was reached by tn eye within. The TEN.
4 pie, also, lin whichthey met had nothing
about 1T. worthy of note, either in.
its dimensions, workmanship, or adorn-
ments 1t was selluded, neat and quiet;
and thus adapted the purpose for which
/ il was selected. ,
After the usual ivilities upon such oc-
fcasions Mr. Ward introduced the object
I OF his mission, theexchange of the ratif-
cations Of the latetreaty, and the deliy-
cry Of the Presidents letter to the Empc-
ror but the Commissioners would discuss
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nothing but the proposed audience with
the Emperor, WHICH Mr., Ward did not re,
quest aware of the embarrassments and
even serious difficulties which the subject
might create even by the discussion aud
the utter impossiblity Of his submitting
to the humiliatio1s which an audience in
yariabiy requires. Ontbe otherhand the
Commissioners were solicitous that Mr..
Ward should request an audience, which,
as the third Commissioner told MIR. Will
Jams, the Emperor himself was DESTROYS
Of comforting, having evidently heen
favorably impressed BY what he had
learned of America and Americans, and ]
wishing to see the first representative Of
that nation and that continent who had
ever appeared in bis capital. The Empe-
ror, whose name is. Hien-fung, is a young
man, being only twenty-nine years old,
and, in addition to naturally good pow
ers Of mind, devotes himself, as one ofthe
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