Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1859-11-28
RICHMOND WHIG.
MINISTER WARD INpEKIN.


AND THEIR wHIPS-H0w AN INSULT TO TIE
| EMBASSY WAS PUNISHED-TIIE KO.TOw-PRO.
BABILITY OF THE EMPEROR HAVING WITNESS
ED THE FIRST INTERVIEW BETWEEN THE AM
| BASSADoRS-A GREAT COMPLIMENT TO THE
AMERICANs.MORE ABOUT THE Kow.TOw-
THREATS AND COUNTER THREATS
| Correspondence Of The Philadelphia Ledger)
PESIS, July "a, 1859.
M2, =. NJ this day, the American Minister attended
by suite OF nineteen civilians and officers of the Pow
hatan, passed through the gate which looks toward
the rising sum- entered upon broad of this city,
penetrated mile more and took up his quarters in
spacious aud well ventilated "yamoon," ian officials
| residence in its eastern quarters
We left the Powhatan, on the morning of the I9th
nave been voyagng by daylight since and have
pcrenced the most marked respect and attention from
our escort along the entire route We have also been
admired ~ by perhaps a million of Chinamcp with
but one evidence Of hostile feeling and have finally
made something very like triumpha entry into the da
| Pidated capital of this great empire.
The "evidence OF hostile feeling" spoken of occur.
red as we were leaving the seaport OF PciTang
punished on the spot by very large policeman armed
with very large, black whip, plated like ordinary
cart whips and carried by all policemen that have
yet seem The insult offered by equally large vii
lager who, "a we were landing INDUCED in some laugh
terexcitng remark respecting the "Faukwe" foreign
devils Mandarin overhearing this ouburst of
w.t. called the attention Of the policeman to the
wag, who swooping, in bis direction like a hungry hawk
gave him several healthy cuts before he could follow the
example oil some twenty thirty Others by jumping
into the waist deep mud aud water Their friends on
shore seemed to enjoy their mshap wonderfully and to
whose account so many ncr.ons had hcen J; % alo'
board
JuLY 8o-Mr Ward, attended by his Secretary OF lie.
CATION and two nterprctcrs wen, q, borSohacl ;n, a.
centre of the cy this morning IN bis r r,cryo,r ,i,h
kweiliang and Hwasha-na who assisted by Judge
from Shanghn, called Scih IL will be remembered that
these officials left Shanghe on the 18th ultimo boppr
TO be here by the fine We arrived or
the Emperor would keep away until they did come
and should be ready to receive Maseer "Seh" they
he having lived many wears at Shanghai and cin
cd 10 ne familiar witb the cus,o,s e.,
The object of This interyiew vas 10 ss,a.t n H. e. Il
exchange of the ratified treaties. bul In tbIs tL,y -,
not successful and tbnrs hegon 70 loot 80
tan-as If the great American peope were ,og ~, b
humbuoped tIur Minister tool No., T., "a ;S,
nnon tic coio,.in, tIa,co.n, P ''' 'N" 'u'er''e"
81 have come to China TO exchange the ro,isad r.,;
would have done this at Shapcbae bnt Won ,oId Nc
that your copy was At This Mace and invited nc H. ~
came TO the mouth of the Peibo on INV way and vor
told me 10 go 10 Pei-Tanr I went N Pa; ;T,n, nd 80
very politely brought me here now ,vr,;S So, -
ure being anYious NJ The same ,;r,o 90 aoai; r.
object of INV visit with os I;,,Io do .s '"e
In reply 10 the foregoing Inc wa informed tho, :, o,J
be necessary for him to see his Majesty IL wonIJ hs
oouallv neccssary cor him 90 ,oreS a. .i SulN "e
Verv quietly he rcnIieJ bowerer tba, :, ~ -,
sary to the execution of hi, business that Le bId so
the Emperor but that nevertheless II would GIVE him
great pleasure "a he presented prr;yy ,Ls id III,
dispense with the Ko.tow and allow him 10 .n,L III
Emperor with the same marks Of ros,oc, a. IT, I %
ed the President of the United states To tbis boeyo
lie then touched unon tho suIiao, or o,,- e.
within the walls of our yamoon obsrrvinc ,bot :, Ii
he conducive In our bo.I,b a. Iii :, 80 10 - " ou'
horses and guide might bc f,rrisbcJ Ne tS Ia. Ia. ou @
pose To this they r,nicd thar ,ffor "bo -, -, -
should all be settled they would furnish ms hors and nm
escort ''to sec everything that was 10 no scor TI
meeting finally ended with apparen, cordiaT,v ,bot
the Chinese sii insisted upon The S f.
Observance of the koow while Mr. Ward AZ decideliv
refused do ANYTHING of the kind The General hoa
marked by hautcur of manner totally al variance viii
that exhibited all other meetings and il Is STRONGLY
suspected that this owing to the probable presence
of the Emperor in the next apartment On The Grst
proximo be informed whether farther negota
back to the sea coast ~ ~"
AUGusr 2d.-Accordng to promise Yesterday bro,oh,
Mr. Ward letter. IL from the Commissioners
and informed him that they would do themselves the
honor Of returning his visit" TO day We tho su,r
have just had the honor " of receiving them in full
dress This visit is a great complimeut-son,e
thing unusual in China Even Lord Egin received none
such at Tcinotsnr last wear the FOREIGN ro;,s, -
all the calling. In accordance with tbs c,,or an
view of re hours duration has just terminated the sub
stance OF which, much has been made public is As
iolows:-
hwei-lang again introduced the subject of the ko-
tow, but in greatly modified form they having evident
y consulted as TO how much of they could dispense
with without exposing the sacred person of tho Lrnc
ror' to insult In this modified form Mr. Ward consep,
ed TO reopen its discussion.
81 have no hesitation in conCcsspg - s,iJ Tho ,ool
Prime Minister, that have been ,omm,nJaJ - s..
master to take You before him. If IL be os,gL, ticr
fore, must obey VIII you consent to 90 upon one
knee TO him?'
IL s impossible"
Will yor not bend the knee when he receives the
fresidents letter from youy'
VI will bend the knee with great pleasure when bowinp
70 mn, rephed Mr. ward, because that is often done
Wiz, Isu ooNs 20 our own rrcSlden,-but it only be
called bow, after all. In whatever manner may bow
ipust DC written as nothing beyond bow. have no
objection To showing you now how win JoV TO him
and you yourselves may name the number of bo,rs"
hert ne suited the action to the word-weigh left
s, ,snr Tx k'Se moderately bent and body inclined for
ward Ihe commissioners thought that that iniqhf an
'"sT, ana requested him to picture il in writing
H.; NeiL,'nH' r'pned Mr. ward. And, in the mean
uhe let me conduct you to parake of some refresh.
menus. vus.;. -,.-,.,
coruas ana preserves, and native "delicacics
o tne season commanded our attention. Though not
~ s ' .ne interview, VIC all received the Commission
crs W Iu UNIFORM nj the time Of their arrival and subsc
Iuehuy joined them at the banquet Their own suite
were NOT permitted to sit in their presence though this
W. Isu n 70 ue hml, OF etiquette by Mr. Ward) for the
ne nour' at the end OF which the conference was re
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