The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1878-09-28
WASHINGTON.
Reception Of the Chinese Embassy.

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WASHINGTON, Sept. 2S.-The Chinese
minister was, this morning, formally re-
ceived by the president. The ceremony
was private, it having been determined by
the executive department that there
should be no deviation from the usage as
to other foreign ministers, and that it
should not be made a public spectacle
The Chinese minister and others of the
embassy called at the department OF state
few minutes before IL, and accompanied
| by Secretary Evarts, Assistant Secretary
Seward, and Chief Clerk Brown, proceed
| ed to the executive mansion and entered
the blue room in the following order: Mr..
Evarts, with Chin Lau Pin, the minister;
| MIR. Seward, with Yung Wing. assistant
/ minister; Mr. Bartlett, the American
secretary of legative, with Mr.. Yea, the
Chinese secretary, and the two interpreters
| following; all the Chinese were IN their
national costume, yellow silk.
| The following is an English translation
OF the credential:
The Emperor of China to the President
of the United States OF America, greet
ing: ~Tesass srr-
Since the interchange Of treaties be-
tween your government and China. the rel
ations Of amity and good will aving been
uniformly and sincerely maintained. it is
now our pleasure to especially appoint
: Chm Lau Pin, decorated with the peacock
itatl er, wearing the button of the tconC
rank, president of the board OF sacrifice, tt
reside at your capitol, as envoy extraer.
diuary, and Yung Wing. wearing the but
ton of second rank, IN tendant OF the cir
| - al
, pleasure that they be at liberty to go anC
come as occasion may require; we are full
ly assured that Chin Lou Pin ana his as
slstant are just aud honorable men, ant
we trust that in the discharge OF their dip
lomatic duties they will give mutual salts
7 faction,
Having by the will of Heaven succeede,
e to our great patrimony, we regard withou
I discrimination China and ali foreign nation
q as members of one family, an
!. we desire that henceforth our relation
Q with your government may be furthe
g strengthened, and that both nations ma
leuioy lasting peace, which is cur SINGER
s hope. tSieued) KWANG SHII.
8 Fourth year. first month, 25th day. Fet
o ruary Goth, 1873.
al The parties were ranged as follows: 0
y one side of the Blue Room, the two minis
!. ters in front and the seeretarys and intel
: prefers slightly 10 the rear; the member
= Of cabinet Messrs. Deyeus, McCrary, an
: Evarts. together with Assistant Secretar
I. Seward, Assistant Postmaster Generi
= Tyner, and the Presidents private seer
ltary Mr.. Rogers, were in a curve faciu
!. the Chinese: the president then entere
= and took position near the ministers, bov
/, ing to them as he did so; the minister
y then read to the president an address
!. Chinese, after which he delivered his cr
y dentials; these were enclosed in circuli
paper case covered with Chinese chara
ters, they were written with black ink {
a thick yellow paper dotted aud embosse
= with gold and wrapped 10 asuuare piece
i, morocos,
= : Young Wing read translation of Il
5 nliuister's 3 speech in which the Emperor
4 China salutes the president, and hopes
- administration may be one OF signal So
- cess. and that friendly and amicabie rel
Il. tions between the two countries may
~ firmly established.
The president in answer said he hop
the establishment of the Chinese legati
at Washington would cement the friend
ns International relations now existing, d
lrf that it will be the means of removi
nq whatever. difficulties, and of solving wh,
b. ever questions. may arise between the {
nations.