China And the Powers : Chapters in the History of Chinese Intercourse With Western Nations
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His instruc- tions,' dated Nov. 9, 1853, were to the effect that, if the revolutionary party was successful, he was to recognise the government de facto, whilst, if several independent governments were set up, he was to present himself to each as the accredited repre- sentative of the United States. The imperial au- thorities had always shown themselves averse to direct communication with foreign envoys, and it soon appeared that the rebel leaders would only communicate with the United States c...ommissioner on their own terms. On May 24, 1854, Com- mander Franklin Buchanan, of the United States steamship Susquehanna, addressed a letter to the commander-in-chief of the rebel forces, re- questing that the United States commissioner, Mr. McLane, be given an opportunity of entering into direct correspondence with the rebel leader, Tae- ping Wan. The reply to this letter is sufficiently curious to merit insertion here, as it is an evidence that the rebels as well as the imperialists laboured under singular delusions as to the status of foreign ambassadors.
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