The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-01-17

| &c, &c.
| The Americas mails give lhe particulars of
the ratification of the treaties between the Al
lies and Chinese, in the city of Pekin. Amin.
| teresting description of the scene SAYS:
| The ceremony took place In the hall of Cere
| monies, in P-kin. At three r. NJ the process.
| sion entered the An-tiD gate in the following
| order :-One hundred cavalry (de,achments Of
hing's Dragoon Guard. Pr byn's and Fane's
Horse,) four hundred infantry, (detachments
| OF the various regiments of footO officers and
| others mounted the general and staff; Lord
| ElgIn in his green sedan chair, carried by six.
| teen Chinese coolies In scarlet livery attended
| by detachment Of cavalry and In faLtry. The
street from the gate was lined by detachments
Of infantry, amounting to 1000 u.en, who fol :.
lowed up the procession as 1t passed forming &
al toget her force OF about 5 600 men marchipg =
| through the capital. On reaching the Hall Of
Ceremonies the party passed through a gate
W " into courtyard. when the horse men
dismounted, and the whole flied off on either
side, leaving an avenue through which her
M Majesty's envoy was conveyed TO the steps of
the raised hosr of the hall, whilst q flourish
of trumpets aud the national air saluted him
AS the soldiers presented arms.
On descending from his sedan chair his lord
ship was met by Priuce kung, the Emperor's
bro her, who saluted in the usual manner of
the Chinese, by extending the two arms for
ward with hands together, the Earl raising his
hat HIS lordship then walked towards the
further end of the hall and took the seat of
honor placed there for him, at the same time
motioDlng the Prince 10 take the lower eat,
about fifteen feet on his right. Sir Hope g raut
occupied chair on LUrd Elgin's right. A Ia
Bile, covered with tawOry embroidered cloth,
stood before each. AT and behiud a row Of
similar tables running from the back to the
trOut, stan aud other officers and visitors sat
or stood, to witness the ceremony, and on the
opposite side The Prii ces of the Council and
msndarins OF various buttons and feathers
took up a similar position. Between the TWO
4 n tfArh n ha QYT1n 1n..sS int
ters aud others engaged IN the ceremony, at q
able whereon papers, dispatch boxes, &c,
were placed.
Cne examination of credentials and other
papers occupied about half an hour and at u
quarter 10 nve O'Clock the signatures of The
uigh contracting parii were attached to the
documents. kung produced the Emperors
signature in VermilIon, with the seal of the
empire attached on yellow paper, au thorizing
HIInio sign The convention. Lord Eigin then
sent a message through the Interpreters to
Kuug expressing his hope that the treaty now
concluded would be lasting, To winch the Tar
tar replied III true Aslatic words, he hoped il
would last thousand years that affairs had
oeen badly managed hitherto, but that now be
Dad undertaken the control Of them he be-
iieved no derstandings would arise On
retiring, as Lord EIgln walked towards his
sedan GUAR, kung SHOULD have been at his
side, but he Jagged behind little. and his
loTdship had TO wait until he stepped onward.
Throughout the ceremony the Princes ex-
preston was one or undiSturbed suIklnesS
Ne appeared - reply with churllshness TO ali
that was said 10 h,m. He had on purple da-
| masked silk long coat The button on ms hat
was covered win red silk like the tassel which
nupg from it. Lord Eigin was in ambassa.
dor's uniform. He assumed cold and dis
tant air, and doubtless felt the utmost disgust
al having 10 treat with the minister OF a false
hearted aud peTfidious master. a salute OF
twenty-one guns from a battery oIroy al artii.
iery on the wall at the An tin gate announced
that peace was es stablisned. 1t mad been iuti-
m a cd n q "a Fnf Shma
cdsiOns would not be partaken OF; therefore
none were offered, except the cup OF tea
which Is customary at ali times.
This Hall Uf Ceremonies Is common look
ing chamber, entirely open in front, with
large closed doors at the back, on which the
usual pictures of warrlors. &c., are pasted
From The ceiling in front there were some
taWdry silk hangIngs, the hoor was partly COW
cred with mats and pieces OF carpet, and The
whole scene was considerably Inferior Io the
stage OF a second rate siug-song IN the South.
The burial of De Norman. attache to the
British Legation; T. w. Bowling, special cor.
r r.spondent of the London Times Lieu. An
d4rson, and eight soldiers, who died from cruel
treatment while IN the hands of the Chinese,
took place on the Il Ii of October An account
| says:
Tne bodies could only be recognized by the
| dresses III which, i'll Sotae Instances, they ap-
pedred TO have been wrapped after having
L
| These poor victims is too horrifying to be re-
| lated. The tlghlness of the cord with which
| they were bound eat in to the flesh, and caused
| d lingering and painful death by mor,ifica tioI
| The bodies of the Sowars were given o the
| Sikh cavalry, who, as is tue custom, burnt
| them. The French were delivered 10 our
| Allies and the four British were buried in the
| Russian cemetery, ou lslQe the An-tin gate OF
| Pekin, on the l7th.
| AT noon the procession formed at the Llama
Temple, and marched in the folio wing oruer
To The Russiaa cemetery, half mile from the
! city, the band OF the Rifles playing slow
march One troop Dragoon Guards, one troop
| tane's Horse, ali officer and twenty men Of
each f ropean corps, (armedD the Comman-
der-in. Cnief, the + irl OF Eigin, chief mourn
ers. The Corpses on gun wagons, each drawn
by six horses. Mourners--nearIy all the off,
GERS of the Eugllsh. and a large nun Ger of Ire
French army, including General Montau ban,
Commander. in Chief.
Ihe burial service was read by the Rsv. -
M'Ghee, chaplain to thu British forces. The
priest OF the Greek Church attended by re-
quest, III his poutificai robes holding on nigh
the emblem OF our faith. Father Mahee, tne
Roman Catholic priest attacn ned TO the British
trmv. WAS present. Three volleys were 1red
by the infantry.
Ine Uniu-se authorities have been made to
ray the sum OF $4,000 taels of silver (say
{ 100 UOO) Tor the families aud friends of the
deceased. The exact amount for each Will be
decided by her Msjesty's government, the
maximum, it is SAID, viii oe tlU,UUU, and the
survivors who escaped Will participate, i'll
consideration of their sufferlngs. One Sowar
has died since he came into camp Fl ON the ef-
feet Ct his injuries.
The three summer gardens Of the Emperor
and palaces 1t each, were burnt by the allies
on The day OF the funeral. The account adds .
The party started III half past eight, and not
maDy hours had elapsed before the rising
columns OF smoke betokened the commence
ment OF the work OF destruction. The view
bttOw from na hi in H.
Wan shoW-yuen was most perfect; you looked
down on a series OF handsome temples large
lake with temple standing in its b btsom with
a marble bridge Uf aIches stretching from it
~ The sh Jre the open country south, with its
groups OF villages and trees. u ter OF hills on
| the right, and Pekin away in the distance
The i9tn Of October WAS the great day OF de-
structlUn, black masses OF smoke rose con tin
ually from the gardens, giving the appearance
OF a fearful thunder Storm impending. Un-
fortunately the houses of the surrounding vil-
lages were not spared in the general destruc
tIon, and thousands of unhappy subjects had
10 suffer tor the sins OF their rulers. The
General gave orders 10 spare the monument AS
a work OF art; all other public buildings in
the neghborhood were destroyed. The Tar
tars in ne different banner villages appeared d
greatly alarmed. thinking their turn might
come next. They turned out IN great num beI 8
with warm tea and cake TO regaie the soldiers
ON their return from the hill gardens. Before
su, set of the second day every place had been
fired and the soldiers were marched back 10
camp at the Sih- -shlng gate. We passed the
summer palace on our way back hames and
smouldering ruins debarred our passage every
way We passed the entrance gate, ana watch
ed with pieasure the daring flame curling into
grotssQue fes toons and wreaths, as 1t twined
In its last embrace the grand portal OF the
palace, while a black column Of smoke that
moved straightWards TO heaven from the
already roof fallen reception hall, formed q
fine deep background to this living picture OF
active red flame that Kissed and cracked as II
glorying in the destruction it spread around.