, 1869-10-08
NEW LIGHT on THE BURLNdAME NILS
SIOH

OF the Imperial Maritime customs IN CAlnas
Ia, probably, more thoroughly acquainted
with tho views Of the Chinese Government
and the condition Of tie empire than any
other person Of foreign BIRTH. Hn tolds.
ala9utst olticlal position IN China
ever, hlled by an nlicu, resides at Pekin,
and is in daily and Intimate communication
with tho Chinese authorities. lsesidoa be-
ing received IL them with tho highest con-
dde1ation, he hns been the subject Of the
wnrm encomiuhs Of the British and French
legations, and Of 3fr. Buslingame, for his
great ability, rrbbity, knowledge Of Chinese
Attain, and tl.4 fidelity with which he
serves the Chinase Government md inter
e.ssa Mr. Hart has recently published u
t Note On ChincAe Matters, the object Of
which appears 10 lie to correct the eErone-
GUS impressions formed by tho American
and European prsss relative 10 the spirit |
and intent with which the government |
acted in sending ost the Burlingnuae Mis- |
sion. Mz. HAtt states that tho mission WIS,
in great part, the result Of influence e1e1ted
by himself over the Chinese Government
ever since his hrrisl in Pekin in 1861.
That, when Mr.. BurlipEarue Was on the eve
Of his departure from the country, ho wont
to the Yamen to pay bis farewell visit, and
in conversation reminded the Prince that
on former occasion h. had been naked to
| make certain explanations relative to cer-
tain scsa Of tho Chinese Government. He
| quite incidentally: askod if there was any
other matter in which ha could serve tho
Tamen on leaving Chinn. The Prince To-
piled jocularay: "Why, you might just 10
| well be an Ambassador at once." This,
however, grew, ,or Was encouraged into
serious project At this point NO cito Nj.
un.t's own language;
"At nEs,, the idea wns that M1. Butllu9ama
| should be t1yt:ed 10 70 a10ne, or aooompAnled
sEpcaf 70 think Inst FUNDS would mare to b pro-
e not 10 80 sisbous Shns.e oMcs' sna saas ua. NJ
Descnampe should be aasodased with Ar. Browne,
q e. nd a,n1 4Ss t4s o 81
Ill assaa4 araa sss sssp IL. nsl osen a1sed
Hu1iinsame EaJ be SAID 10 have been spon,ane-
a. agpoia.nsat; M i naturally grew out q vasi i:
, -. 7he object with which the Yauea de-
: spa.chcd The n,.ston, aS ! unde1ntood It q the
the yrnnT difnca}1tes that Chin1 cannA taE 10 ex.
n to Saase
retoEt TO hostile pressure 70 wiring NON chlns con
r fe1 he jay vhen Chlna shouIa not meirit heai
9 ia.t sroal,t be ahte 10 sddrsss each To.etpmcnl
r 10 lis on capital through rcsiornt Chinese me
- So 1ar Is newspaper reports 80, the ob}ec
"a Of The Il Iss,on Las bctu ntslntetprcted and the
a pthnc have reEarttd 1t q promising, On tho par
70 ytt5 things which Ch!na sent tne NILSSON 10 eK
= paln 70 TIC West are 80 d.sncnt Of performance
Inc ,rrtsssonn r. sc & me o1c ,set sepa19 a,nt2
oua but agno,Ant and unreeson1nk pnbc has ltsel
+ die much 10 PIT Into s,M farther Dimensions
. ha,c permitted the pubic % aseuue that Ia
"a VAST Changes DOW looked fcs are regarded Ba ne
r c1harJ, and lotred tuF BY China heEsc!f, an
ID suppose that such ctangrs-eTcn u fe.t by Chin
n | ute called fo1-ccIld 30 buried forward, an
- Elseu eject TO 1t III the short time Ia Wn.co n
IL speculations AZ 70 tse Of ,ae missior
Il sas ccmiletel5 ove1shot the mssk; II has forgot
~ 'aas ssots se' sSa ling sse
10 It has forgotten tnat rot ooe Ch!n,
ty nan tn hundred thonsaud knowH anyth!ng alo7
fcresTntnSc cntio11 Gud discoveries; il las fotGo'
E- ttn .nAt not ono IL d million acknowledges an
AZ tursrtotsy IN either the condition Or appliance
sa q clns e 1ass ssns 2
agpanoe,sn ,n,r 1,,ae aos ono Is nreeared 70 bold
lost FEhs Of tho icnoeance Il tae West tSsi rr,
-, walls N Chlns and hak failea =, uo:icc ,hc r,
re ans3s n
= hns altogether ignored the Ch1aeee' messets
.n,: x e a1: .Sss SsF ssss ess 80
,a1 irs IL done: Taas Il sopins !. iains;, but wT;
Te se I'D
lar Ser4ed ron tic si7yI oi iae raisaon much Y!