Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-11-18
Affairs in tho "Flowsry Kingdom"

Chevalier Wykoff, I've dare say it isl is
writing some plquant letters to tie \. !.
Herald, from China.
Touching the duplicity Of the "Celestials.'
he says:
1.-The first time that the Toey-wan went to
Pel-Tang lthe day of our grand interview
the mandarlns advised us 10 anchor outside
7 the forts, as there was not room inside. vi
course, We consented, but experience prov
ing that there was room Il. E., that they had
spoken falsely her Captain quietly deter
mined to go inside the next time. This
next time" came TO hand three days since,
and, true to his resolve, the Toey-wan steam
ed past the forts and anchored abreast OF
the town, with room enough left to berth
three or four more vessels of her Glass;
| This was thunderbolt to our Celestial
friends, who, though celestial, were never
theless taken greatly aback by the thunder
bolt. Now, how do you suppose they went
to work to rid themselves of the evil? They
first said:
I'VE are very sorry to see your snip III
here. She is 81 large and the river 50 small,
that the trading ,unks will not be able to
pass. You will iniure our commerce
My dear gentlemen replied our side.
"only see wha, wide space there is for the
passage of junks. Surely you are testing"
"Uudoubtedly there may be space enough
was the answer, but then there Is 4 second
reason why you should be outside the forts.
The people here are very turbulent and not
easily controlled, and should any harm be-
fall you, we should never cease to regret it;
we should not, perhaps, be able TO protect
you"
That is n matter Of no consequence" we
replied; 1--WE are not afraid of turbulent peU
pie"
AT any rate you will like guard boats TO
row around you to protect you from the peo-
pie 2"
Indeed that would be both unpleasant
and unnecessary. We are friends, and feel
ourselves among friends.
Then you will, at any rate, promise not
to go on shore? We fear much trouble"
"Of course, we will not 20 on shore. That
point was settled between the Flag Officer
and the Governor General at the grand IN
tervew. We are friends, and must do what
is right"
Very well. We have no objection To
your remaining here. Perhaps you will wait
Il day longer for the edict ?" And thus I'm
cident' No. } ended.
The object of all these objections was sim
ply this-they did not wish the precedent
established, of II foreign vessel anchoring
inside, and were ut the same time too fear
full and dishonest to avow it boldly. They
preferred Kidding themselves of the evil by
working upon our feelings or fears, even
though at the expense Of truth At the
first interview after anchoring, they SAID
The people are panc-strlcken, and are
flying the town, fearing 4 hostile demunstra-
ton" At last they said, I'VE fear their
ungovernable turbulcnce-that we the OH
! cials) will not be able 10 protect you from
their fury"
1t is Of little use, however, to write Of II
few Of these evidences Of mate rascality.
To comprehend fully Chinese character one
must be among them for years. am my
self conscious of being often ut fault, aud
this is my second visit to their shores.
We were surprised the other day by the
arrival of Russian steamer-of-war from the
AMOR river. She broaght Il bearer of des-
patches to the Russian charge d'atfaires,
now two months resident in Pekin, and we
supposed, of course, that they, being upon
such good terms with the Chinese, would
have no difficulty in proceeding at once to
Pekin. To our great surprise, however,
they were told they must wait the pleasure
of the Emperor, and they are now engaged
in that pleasant ~ duty. When | express
sed nv surprise ut this action TO one of the
officers, he replied:
"Oh, think the world generally overrates
our influence over the Chinese. 1t Is true
that for $50 years we have had college at
Pekin, and uninterrupted communication,
but it has been by the one prescribed route
through the north of China and Tartary.-
We cannot, more than you, come to any part
, of the coast and say, GIVE Inc carriages |
wish TO 90 to Pckin.
What do you think" | asked, "of II
very general idea rs 10 your countrymen
having had something 10 do with the build
ing or defence at the forts of the Pelho p
1T is simply absurd he answered.
The only Russians in China are tew at
Pei-king, with the Charge Aiialres. But
, the English had people different from the
, Chinese. nevertheless TO contend against.
The Mantchaos from the north are not sutti-
GENTLY esteemed ~ warrors-therc are no
Drawer or more desperate men III the East.
This officer spoke to me very freely Of
affairs generally" as connected with the
!, Amoor river. Fourteen feet water could
. be carried into that stream and on the OPP
pusite island Of Saghalean they had found a
soft coal deposit, yielding an abundance OF
coal, three-tourths equal to that Of Aewcas-
tie in quality. | observed that it was a
most singular fact that while this coal was
So fine he gave me several specimens OF IT.
) that of Formosa, Japan and kamtschatka
should he almost worthless. He could not
! pretend TO account for this, he said. but the
, coal evidently, as per sample, spoke for IT
self"
The English papers are enaeavoring I"
ridicule the American Ambassador, on &C.
count of late proceedings in China-but, al
ter all, although he did not see the Emperor,
!, he ,rouM nat knock his head on the floor,
and he did get the treaty ratified.
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