New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-10-24

TIE official corrsspondepce in r~g.rd to toe Brit
i-b Embsss, To China IS published 10 B!ne-B'ok,
from Which the London papers furnish coploa' eI'
tracts 7. spOears from thu Instructions Of Lord
Mslnesbury 20 Mr Bruce, the Eubasssdor, that upon
considering the representations Of Lord E's'n and
Baron Gros both the Biiti,h and French Gov
eminent. hsd come to the conclusion not t. INSIST
upon the article IN the sresty of Iien-sln providing
for the permanent residence OF Emb .ssadors at
P,kin There Was indeed the beat reason FOR COM
irg 10 this conclusion: since, according TO Lord
Esns sccount the English snd Chinese versions
Of tbs article did not sgree-tne Chinese version
Masking 10 mention of permanent residence st
Pskin, but only OF occasional visits thltoer. Ac'
cordng to these Instructions, Shsnghae was to BE-
made the permanent residence of the Embassy;
toe Wits to Pekin being only O.catiOnal. though
the right under the treaty to apermanent residence
at Pehin was to be held the heads of the Chi
reese 10 case of any breach % the tre,ty, any aopt
rent disposition to evsde it, or any obstacles being
placed in the way Of free commute alton between
the ambassador sDd the Imperial Government st
Pekln.
This important concession on the part OF the
British government which vas calculated to have
pscfytg effect Oh the Chinese, does not appear 70
Ia % been distinctly com nuncated to The Cninese
imperial commissioners at SbaDEhse, with whom
Mr Bruce declir ed TO have any ineryieT. He did,
however, IN letter 10 them intimate that, aftsr
exchanging the notifications, delivering the roya'
letter. and having satisfied himself that ali
the s,ipuatops Of the treaty would be carried into
effect. be m eht then leave Pekrn When the
imperial commissioners saw that Mr. Bruce was
determined to proceed forthwith, without waiting
to give them Tins, they had requested, 10 reach
Tein.T.in By land route, they assured BIN that he
mu., feel no anxiety about beng received IN
friendly manner, as they had requested the
Emperor to depute high officer for that
purpose They requested, however, thst, on
arriving at the Peiho, be should anebor
his vessels of war out,ide the bar, and then with
moderate retiDue proceed to the capital. In this
request, there VAS nothing very unreasonable la
view Of the occurrences the year before, when the
tr, ATTY was made it is no. remark able that the Chi
NJ Sc Government wished to avoid the appearance
Of sgsin acting under cowpu.sion Nor |, 1t at all
clear that had the Embssss3or been disposed 10
comply with this request, Re would have en-
counte,ed any obstacles 10 proceeding quietly to
Pskln Not eny |ere tie Bctsh assured ny those
Win hom they communicated az the mou "a OF the
Peiho chat the Em,as,.dor was expected az tee
other mouth OF the river, which be,rs, 1t seems,
the name of Peh.tsugho, but, the very
morning that the attack was made, letter was
received sent in jutk from the Goyernor-General
of the Province, stati0s that be had been sent BY
tue Emperor 10 wait upon the British Emons>dor,
and promising as soon as some preliminary arrange
ments were made aud news vas received OF toe
arrival Of the Commissioners at Pekin, where they
were instantly expected 10 sept juuks to receive
the Emoss.ador, and 10 convey bun 10 Peh'tang no,
whence he could proceed to Pehin Bat the
ambassador, entertaining no doubt that the en-
trance of the Feiho could be forced as easily q, IT
Lad been the year before, preferred 10 disregard
the srrap gene nts thus proposed, aud TO substitute
ip.t, sd of a peaceful Journey with email retnue,
an armed progress at the caanons mouth, escorted
by chips and soldiers.
We find in ore &C Mr Bruces letters the latest
information YET received from our Emb,ssador, Mr.
Ward lie wrots Nj Bruce .+;u,t before the latter
eft for Shsrqtse. which vas 90 tie 9th Of July,
hat the StA hsd been fixed for sn interview BE-
taseu himself AID the aforementioned st Peo-
tspe-ho M Bruce seems to ;sink that toe Chinese
vii! make no III ;ul'y about rstif.iog the American
trea.y That treaty does not opea the Yang-'se-
ksug River, nor aoy port north OF SaAoga'e.
IL sy.s TO permission ~ travel 10 the Interior nor
dOes il rsSe ,ny provision on TIE SUBJECT Of transit
dutei, nor for Resileu, :bsssy at Pekin, though,
urder tie mo.t-fayoret-uston cl,use, 81 these
privileges m eht have been claimed had the British
and French treaties beea ratified. AZ they yet
remain in sbey ance, the Chinese VII have the less
res,on to object TO tAs comparatively limited con-
esssios, expressly provided for an the American
treaty.