| Show AN ORIENTAL MISSIVE the EW aror of f ch achna I 1 a to liis hing C G axe ail nos 2703 th the e following is a trans ata alvn on from ti tiie 1 cinese cm ese so then thou king far away arvay over many oceans thou hast bast iacone nc nt i thine heart toward civilization and hast made a point of dispatch tig eav envoys to respectfully bear a submissive ve re address Cro crossing asing the seas they bave arrived at court and have offered their devout prayers for our imperial welfare besides submitting s ib articles of local production by way of evincing thy heartfelt sincerity we have opened op ned and perused the address addre sis the language of which is sufficiently honest and earnest to bear witness 6 0 king to the genuineness oneness sa of thy respectful submission and is hereby right well commended and approved As to the chief and assistant ss nt envoys bearers of the address a and nd the tribute in consideration of the fali fattens ue they have undergone in carrying out the duties of their distant mission we in the exercise of ov grace and courtesy hae alir already vady commanded ded our minster to introduce intro duca them to the privilege of audience have bestowed a banquet upon them aud and have conferred upon them repeated gratifications in order to make manifest our love an 3 tenderness As to the COO C 00 or more officers and menials in charge of the shi who have returned with it to chasan though they have not been to the metropolis tro polis we have also bestowed I 1 beral presents upon them so that they also nay may have a rich share in our gracious kind kindness new and one and all be equal recipients of our benevolence toledo blade |
