Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1871-10-27
MIR. sEwARD's ADVENTURES.

Some ofthe incidents related of Gov. Sew
ards travels around the world, and especi-
ally in China, are most interesting. lie
saysi
Prince Kung and the Cabinet invited me
to dinner Immediately on my arrival in Pc
kin. attended it with Admiral Rodgers,
the American Minister, and others
1t began at one o'clock Z. NJ, and
was elaborate, RECHERCHE, viyacious
and spirited, but not particularly political
or Intellectual. l don't know but it would
have continued until this time, if l had been
able to stand it. As it was, got of between
4 and 8, apparently to the great disappoint-
ment OF my official entertainers.
Three days afterwards Prince kunk hon
ored me with visit, and dned with me at
the Legation, where reeprocated his COM
pliment by placing him at my left hand in.
stead Of the right, entirely TO his satisiac-
tion. The conversation took an elevated
tone. We discussed the Burlingame treaty
and the relations Of China with foreign ma
tions. The Prince expressed the determi-
nation Of the Ministry, so far as in their
power, TO bring China into intimate and
equal relations of friendship and intercourse
not only with the United States, but with
all the Western powers.
The Governor continues:
The real great man of China is Wan Zang,
who chiefly carried through the Burlingame
mission, aud established u university for the
education of Chinese youth by Western
professors in Western arts and sciences -
A reaction which was really in the interest
of the Chinese IITERATI followed these mea-
sures, just as q similar reaction against the
Burlingame treaty had obtained among the
foreign residents in China. Wan Zang was
i'll and in temporary retirement, under law
which obliges every public servant on the
death of his mother to go into absolute Sc
clusiOn and mourning for one year. Filial
affection, you know, is one of the five vir-
tues recognized in Chinese morals. Wan
Zang visited me and we reduced into a per-
sonal friendship the cordial relations which
we had entertained toward each other while
l was in Washington.
In relation to the entertainment given
by the Maharajah of Pultiala, Mr.. Seward
] relates pleasant incident. lie says in a
monster procession in which took part, my
colored servant, William Freeman, was
mounted on one Of the 80 or 60 elephants
like the rest of us, with the same appan0ge
of silver ladder and gilded howdah, and so
bore a part in the procession through the
streets of Puttiala as unostentatous as any
Of us who had derived our American citizen
ship by birth, instead of through the Fiji.
teenth Amendment. On our arrival amid
music and the noise OF presented arms, Free,
man coming up in the rear was uunoticed
and left on his high elevation, while the
party were entertained at the grand durbar
He neither knew how himself nor had he
an attendant who could make an elephant
kneel TO let him down. There was no one
to present him with the necessary silver lad
der and there he was left perched on the
back Ol the elephant. The duIbar was near
ly over when discovered that he was alb
sent. On inquiry lound that he was still
in the palace yard, on his high elevation
over the heads OF the vast crowd, TO thei
great surprise and bis own sad modification
rhe Prince kindly sent out aud brought hin
in, and gave him a seat al the durbar, whicl
was more comfortable though less magnifi
cent than the one from which lie had jus
+ descended. | think Freeman did not car
ever 10 mount an elephant afterwards.