Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1859-11-07
HOW MINlSTER WARD VISITED THE GOvEENOr.
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UsNthAl lc CHINA.
The Journal of Commerce has a i,tt,r dated :. l. :
tagship Fowhaian July lj, in which i, an account of
the visit OF Minister Ward aud Colnrun,lor T,n,u ., H.
GovernorGeneral of Chinese province on the Col: of
Fechelc, al the North entrance of the P-i.by The ~
~ steamed up to the river in the Tocy wan and were
transferred 10 iunk in !ch they sailed TO the l,nr
place The correspondent says
At the jetty carriages found in readiness Il "
Ward and his party and such carrases' Ia ,,II,l .,
their ud crousness that had been told they vopl
be chariot IL was toeraby patent th, they were no,
such as those OF odcn time IN which warriors fought and
royalty aud nobility rode. The body was abouf q fc,
long by widc, and high from the floor TO the ton IN
side The entrance In the 'front.' the Min;sie, ,iou
modore and all. being obliged To climb over tho sh
and then climbing in headforemost, adjust BODY arms
and legs, according 10 the space they had TO occupy
However brave Commodore had shown himself -,
Mexico bearing upon him the honorable he rec,,.
ed ihejr and however sagaciOus and "ssnper pdratg
our Minister In whatever unexpected positions he NAV be
placed here was position in which courage and cino-
macy were impotent-a real fy from which there was no
moylng-s complication which the genius of a Me-
ternich could neither create nor dsentangla
Then crawling in upon sllfours the ion Ambassador
with his portfolio full OF documents the President
autograph letter TO his Imperial Majesty Hien.fung the
Son Of Heaven, aud gallant Commodore After him
at his side. encumbered with sword epauleeS and cno
peau! What could appear undigui6ed and ludr.
rons, II not designed for the keenest insuy But NOT a,
y are there more things in heaven but more on carh
han other our Western philosophy ard fancy has dream
oi This butchers tart oi sehicl. was chariot in tho
eyes OF the Chinese alike Of the governors mandsrins
PA
fought, and royalty going excursions was wont 10
conceal itself from the gaze Of mOrtas The recep,ion
was designed to be most honorable TO Mr. Ward and The
commodore, and will make doubtless brilliant ma co in
the annals OF the Cecstias Our Minister and Co1ImC
dore would have parted with their hcads as every
knows, sooner than practice the lo-'o or KNOCKING
their heads nine times the floor when admitted q, ,
presence of the Emperor but when it was mere matter
OF usage and convenience and not Of disconrtesy ar
insult, they had too much nsgninity to take eXccptn
aud enjoyed the novelty IL the squeezing A. ,bcrc
he Lea fbaN
Sr obliged, 10 Scai tncHisclscs au tie GoOt which how
ever comfortably cushioned with body snd lcss A.
right angles To add TO the remembrance Of thesc STATE
coaches, " not TO the pleasure OF their motion the s
rest on the axle without sprii gs and the tires of tc
whce instead OF the surface Of the Americas
projections like the cogs ia wheel The constant Jolt
nS OF such vehicle is OF course anything but
IL was drawn by mule instead of horse Which 10 .
ever was 10 good condition aud harncssed In Pnrore
aud American style and whose driver walked by hi. sic
There was one pccula IA tho construction OF The
favorable TO their interests as well as 10 their ho
comfort and service. From the top Of the cr,re and
IN line with IT, an awning projects over the whole length
OF the mule tie front end being upheld by wooden stan
chons resting the shafts thus protecting the moor
mule from the fcrvor Of the sun wen as the
81 The carriage he dfaws
Fhe goullemrn trmbcd apt crowned inta a. s, dom
as they might Sc be called amidst gre, rro, of fl
nese men aud boys, there being not a woman 10 he cen
many OF whom very probably were gazing uron wIi,s
men for the first time. II mu.t be added 4, fbar r,
that intense their interest aud curic.ity IN ,
Quoted with extreme proprieiv. IL was pleasant ta M
serve the kindly forbcarincc OF the police officers arp,
boys, pressed flle beyond she prescribed line of ar
proach. They struck the ground ON each side Of T,
iransgre'sor but carefully avoided inhicnr bIo, ON
hm. Indeed good nature anil " We considrr the class
o9s9s'ng the crowd good mNnncrs pcrvard the whole
proving That, noisiih'enin, rc ,io'cut f"ultfcs ,I
foreigners At fret contract whth tct eof. rs.t,.,
with the Chiucsc there are huc innate qualde. uii,
would command admiration, had they the Appropriate,
cniifrc ai.i SCOPE Tor Developments
Arrived ir Dc a4sasl psrtune of The Ccycrro- ~,
ntcrfirV vas mg Nhigi fcssicd n lhc qc,.ien 10 ID.
shaugha0, ad ihen IN default nf their comns NJ Ws,d
should proceed 10 PekR and there await the s,iI ~