The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1859-11-16

The North China Herald, Of August 22d,
says:-
The United ststes steam frigste PJwhatsn, Flag
Officer JosIAn TATrrAiL. and Capt. q. =. PsAss"r,
W Ann, United States Minister, has Just arrived at
Shanghai, from the Pe,ho, after passage OF tnree
and q haf days. From her officers we learn the fol.
On the 10th ult., while the Powhatan was anchored
of Poi tang there arrived an impcnal edict ordering
that the American Minhter and suite o! twenty
should be escorted with oil honor 10 Pekn and that
they should leave Pci-tang upon any day afSer the
1otb. This edict Was In answer to o communication
Of the American Minister Informing the authorities
that was present and ready 10 exchange his treaty
at an time and Place which they might Short
before the arrival ol .s edct the smoke qi s9'mer
was discovered to the Sd. and Ed, which proved to
beard h.s Exosllency Count MoURAyIE'Y, tho Cover
r-aeneral cf Siberia, travelling iacog. 5he su-
chorcd near the Powhstan, and upon the 2lst sent
courier TO Pekin with communications for tho real.
d, Mt Ininiter. Upon the 18th Russian guuboa.
al.o arrived, reporting that several others wore ~
follow, but these did not make their sJPearAnce.
landed At r, tanR, where they received 10y tn,
e,cVt ar conductsd to Pekin with every show of ro-
spect They first travelled forty ay, miles across TIE
country IN covered carts striking tho Peiho a. WI
age llcd Fcitsang, some ten miles abore Iientsng'
AID thence proceeded 10 lunki 70 Toong cha 1,
distant tStlve miles from Pekin, Of which 4
tie capita. The entire trip occupied eight days
| and haf, nye Of which were pNssd upon tue
river. They passed not less than sN oreight barriers
between ret.tsang and Toong chsu, none o. tn,m, g
bostnen sad they were partly 70 stop the Engnih,
end partly 10 al rd shelter to junks when the ice was
! breaking up. Lhe LegN,2p rsuaaned IN rsSIn NJ
teen days, during which time they were eonhnea - 70
their quarters. Not however, prfsoners for they
were at liberty ct any moment 70 waik out Dut tne
coz mission6rs refused the Of horses and guides
leaving Il optional with Mr.. wARp to grant permis.
/ sion to irdik out not, - he saw ft. They would
| doubtless, however, have closed the gates en'iroy,
haA not that gentleman taken firm stand at the very
i hIst interview, informing kwu-LIAsG that as soou
| as his movements should DO at all restricted ne
should close ell intercourse and demand his rstnn
escoSt-
Mr. wASD, but that he insisted upon his pernrning
Ills en- celency was positively refused. The result q
tbs wss that upon the 14th day Of their stay, wa.
nnsiy concluded to receive the Presdents letter q
rokin, and 70 send hts easssncy esc. a.. sssy r.turS
cd accordingly. During their stay N fstm, a. MeS
| saw nothing Of the Rrshsns, but received seyera
letters frum them. Tho hryt OF these was DAY,
ssy,dsusy sy,%ds T bsen @ dst.insd BY tie .uthoritiss.
Arrived at tang on the 18th, the treaties wer'
exchanged, and an Epgiish prisoner named Jso
PowyIi, gven on. This man, VINO wsS an o =, ~
| the name Of Tnos. AoQuns, bad been CAPTURED o.
| the 2b,h June, fearing for his life, had proc!aAms
| himseif 10 be American. Tho On nose iniorme ,
| eye him up as AZ zmsriean, II he woald domain
| him. This however, tie latter could not do, ~ .
| had bsen taken fighting under the nag oil Anotne
nation. Anxious, no seyer 10 seye ths poor ,s'ov e'
sonal Favor n thy would turn him over, And
/ sueA IL wss done. Hs is now ON board Of the ~
hatsr OF the appsr nctaSg more shSTn ao,n VA ,s
and is sti . p,isoner. The Chinsas seemed sensr,
| ly susions 10 know what the Ensish would ~ no
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