The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-07-13

"At the end OF ten years shall be open to either of
the high contracting parties to demand further re-
vision or the tariff and commercial articles; but II
no demand be made either side within six months
after the end OF the first ten years then the same
shall remain in force for ten years more" Conse-
quentiy II no demand be made by the Western
proximo it win be too late TO- alter the
has as yet been done in the minister's al circles to-
wards the end desired. The Chamber OF Commerce
Of Shanghae did get up memorial addressed to Sir
Rutherford Alcock, her Britannia Maesy's Minister
asking lor information as 10 what was to be the
course OF business in reference to the revision Sir
hutherrords reply was rather characteristic. In a
very curt and terribly indignant document he re-
pines TO this humole address by telling the Chamber.
then goes into lengthy moral disquisitiOn on the
niqulty OF foreign merchants and the obstacles this
nrvaSss Places IN his way IN Obtaining further
sweeping accusation against the whole mercantile
community fraudulent conduct In dealing with the
Chinese but refuses to give them the slightest infor
nation as to whether he is going to ask for re-
vision or not. The truth is Sir Rutherford Alcock
sans IN tine 20
ne treaties Is dependent upon his exertions the
1communty will be vastly disappointed.
left OF course we must await the arrival OF his sue
cessor. BY the way, that appointment OF Mr.. Bur-
the crop OF our British cousins. You cannot get
them to take a favorable view OF that mission mo
cordeS's last:-sso far rom its (the Burngame mis-
sionsl object being progressive, the fact would
to become more clear than ever that the object o.
that mission was to stand in the way OF progress,
and that It was upon discovering that the foreign
nations, with Great Britain at their head, were
likely to make determined stand for new improve
ments that they came to the decision to despatch
representative to the foreign courts IS 1t
now seems that they have impressed upon the Ameri
eau Minister the, unreasOnabieness Of the position
taken up by the foreign governments in asking for
extension OF privileges, and that finally they induced
tiers square by visiting and talking over all tile for
eign nations, including, OF course, his own, whose
interests as TO progress IN these parts are Identical
with those Of her neghb0rs."
Now this is all ''bosh.n The fact is that neither
the Recorder or any other British newspaper in
China will ever forgive Mr.. Burlingames ''g0ing
over TO the Chinese" and accepting position which
they think belonged of right to some British sub
ject. Besides that they now see who was the work
ing man at Pekin, and that II Sir Rutherford
AcOck. Consequently all this growing and gnash-
ing OF teeth St 1t is to he hoped that one thing ut
the treaty and that Is the freedom OF inland naviga
ton throughout China. This Is imperatvely de.
manded ny tile combined mercantile interests OF
Europe and America.
The Benefactress, American bark, which arrived
on the stn Instant picked up castaway day or
two since whose story is peculiar. From Chinese
document written by the man saved and handed TO
us for translation we learn that the dismasted
junk from which he was taken lett the
island OF Ohuan Lo, on the COrean coast,
on the I'd day Of the twelfth moop last Chinese year
l2th December, 1861 bound for place which reads
In Mandarin as "Shang-pu" In COrca. Her crew con-
sisted OF Cwenty-one men. gale came on shortly
after they left port and the vessel became dsmasted
anu ruuueIeSS the crew lOSt all hnOWeuSe Ol Jnclr
position and they drilted helplessly about at the
mercy of the waves. one by one his companions
died OF starvation, and the sole survivor OF the
twenty-one men was picked up by the Benelactress
after making UP mis- mind that he must share the fate
OF his companions. His name Is Kuang VI The
Junk was laden with sundres and had on board, &C:
cording to the survivors, statement cargo and bull
lion to the amount of several thousands worth Of
taels. We have not yet learned what became OF
them. The paper to which we have referred eX-
presses the thanks Of the writer to the captain and
of the BenefactresS and contains several ques
ftrf,c ctnafn l..tQina hl.1n nav
been answered in penct, apparently by some China
man on board