Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1857-1865, 1861-01-18


treasury containing large quantity Of gold
ingots and syceessscr is Under charge of a guard
and is TO be divided between the Eugllsh aud the
French.
The total value Of property destroyed wohld
dInount TO d large nstament of the Indemnity
claimed
lu one Of the hhte-foonis Of the state bedroom,
at the s6mmer-paace, the treaty of Tiensin in En-
gsh and Chinese, signed by Lord Elgin, was found
Il had been thrown on the ground by some oae,
and lsy in heap OF broken articles till the En-
gsh paper evidently attracted the1eye Of the per-
son who discovered IT, -ss
A general order from the British tlomraandcr-in-
Chief desired that all articles taken by officers and
men were to be sent In for sale by public auction,
Tor the benefit Of the army, which was DONE All
were permitted to have the articles they had brought
away for themselves valued and have the option OF
taking or rejecting them. Many .bcautifdl curiosi.
ties and souvenirs were thus obtained at nominal
price. The sale realized $4,000, which, with the
value Of tire treasure, estimated at SCI 000 10 TO bo
divided as prize money oh the spot.
The Commander-in-Chef and general officers
have waived their right 10 share. A gold Jug Of
great value presented to the Commander-iu-
Chief by the army. Nearly all the articles were
sold at very high prices large enamelled and inaid
vases and ornaments realizing full Shanghai prices
for such articles the fact Of their having been tho
property Of Hien-Fnng adding an imaginary value
to everything. The where the sale WAS
held, in the Temple LamsiTi, occupied rs head
quarters; was worthy of the pencil Of an artist
Had his Imperial Majesty handed over the whole
contents OF that palace, uninjured it would have
sold tor an enormous amount, more than three
fourths having been destroyed or taken by tho
French
All round the Vicinity Of tho palace are large en-
closures, parks or cemeteries, with trees of some
magnitude, and many stone bridges over the gull
lahs, the country being very dry at present Bran
ching of from the palnce are several paved roads,
and Just outside OF it is the French camp, By the
side of two large lotus ponds.
Another correspondent writes Of the Imperial
Palace
No description can give an idea Of the splendor
OF this residence. The entrance or reception hall
is paved with MARBLE and painted with gold, azure
and scarlet IN the most gorgeous STYLE Thi throne
of the Emperor is of beautiful carved dark wood
aud the cushions, embroidered with gold dragons,
attracted general admiration; every inner chamber
and saloon was handsomely fitted up, and the rolls
of silk, satin and Grape all OF splendid workman
ship furnished cummerbunds and puggarces for tho
French soldiers, who appear to have adopted oIr
custom in this respect. The jade stone and china
were of great value, and some Sevres china of
Louis Quatorze would have delighted tho eve Of
many curious fancier; and prese2 tation sword,
with the English coat Of arms, studded with gems,
and evidently OF antiquity, gave rise to some spec
oaton. The last treaty of Tientsin was also found
and the immense quantityof loot of all kinds made
it almost impossible to know what to take away
Some idea of the quantity Of silk mar be given by
the fact that fowls, old pots, &C.. were wrapped in
the most costly silks and satins All the ladies had
disappeared, but their little japanese dogs, some
thing resembling King Charles spaniel were run
ming about in distracted state Mr.. Wade secured
some valuable books and papers, some, we believe,
FOR the British Museum. The Emperor had left tho
day before, but his destination. is, believe, un-
known. 1t is said that panic took place among
the French, and that they evacuated the palace
when the alarm subsidized One thing is certain
our allies took care of themselves.