The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1866-06-18
The Celestial Embassy.


The following satire puts in mind Of Tom MooRK
THE CHINESE ENvoY's REPORT ON ENGLAND.
[From the QUILL
The following is the translation of dispatch from
the Chinese Commissioner at present in England to his
iesai Majesty to the Barbarans Of Europe Prvy Coun.
eillor, Member OF the Board of Etiquette, Senior
Highnes the Prince of Kung having been required by
Hghness to send such reports may worthy
Of attention from time to time in these distant parts,
hasten now to report that have in safety landed In this
the country OF the English barbsrians. az living In
the capital informed that, Us Lis Celestial
Majesty deemed 1t prudent to retire from Pekn the
approach of the barbarian officers also has the Queen
Si 9G by river e where she Will % be safe from u.s.
In the way 1t is said that the heir apparent has
house, where he may be secure from any danger from
our presence Major Brine. who s sent to wai us,
says toe Queen Prince gone away from
fear that horses running about near tho
house to which the Prince is This is evidently to
only to them, why should they not be made
to run IN tha capital? We have however tried to
fear uttheae English seem to me TO bo very tim!d
race Your Highness. perhaps. Will hardly believe
which, am told, means foolish and groundless fear
In every place where we go we are sure to be by
that Is great fear about not having money enough
and that great bank has been making great
..squeeze.' They are. indeed. an odd people, II
Of the Celestial Empire. as your Highness
English do not pocs Then agsn sGs
I And great among many Of body OF what arc ap
parently Taeplngs, but here called Fenans. I have
asked to be shown their camps, or taken to their
army, but then am told there Is camp and no
army. Then say. 'of what. then, are You afraid9'
and told that 1t Is in another county that the
Tapping FeniaDs are, and that something might hap
pen in that country to disturb the peace It must be
. bad Government, unlike the strong under your
Highn.ss which thus tremble at everything Then
told that there is great fear among of the
great council that they will lose tn r seas the
Ing board 1t ia difficult to understand this question
there TO be much division the subject Az far
under Btand there two parties in this State
One is the party der Lord Bright Russell He is in
power, and no does not want TO give 1t up and the s
another party under ord Derby, who has the curious
custom Of running very fast along piece Of grass
year near tho capital. amidst the cheers of his
people. This ceremony we we're too late to see.
divide the teats OF the other party, and told
that seat IL fine palace In the country the party Of
the running lorh do not 10 them and there
lore they night among themselves and with the
OF the Rr"at L"rd RnBsoll fear that have made
the matter very clear to your Hghness; but 10 very
yi. matter as 10 one but the rivals them selves seem
70 care for H. Reform is the the palace where
Lord Bright Russell lives, but appears that the ser.
wants Of Derby have oft tried got into g. The bar.
baans here seem to be weak In other ways As far as
can learn. there IL great commoon In States near
here. II Is said they going to fight but am nnahe
t. un nr' what they are going to hght about. I
have writes to the great Lord Russell to ask but he