Diplomatic memoirs . ves the detailed resultof my visit to Peking: — We had a quick trip down the river, as the rains had madea strong current. Pethick called this morning early to saythat the Viceroy was in high feather, as he had a telegramfrom Peking saying the treaty had been ratified by the Em-peror the day after my conference with the Cabinet and thathe wanted me to come to the Yamen as soon as I could. WhenI arrived, the Viceroy met me at the outer door, received mewith great delight and cordiality, and when we were seated hetold me of the Emperors ratification; said he had heard allabo
Diplomatic memoirs . ves the detailed resultof my visit to Peking: — We had a quick trip down the river, as the rains had madea strong current. Pethick called this morning early to saythat the Viceroy was in high feather, as he had a telegramfrom Peking saying the treaty had been ratified by the Em-peror the day after my conference with the Cabinet and thathe wanted me to come to the Yamen as soon as I could. WhenI arrived, the Viceroy met me at the outer door, received mewith great delight and cordiality, and when we were seated hetold me of the Emperors ratification; said he had heard allabout my conference with the Cabinet; and he gave me all thecredit, saying if I had not gone to Peking the treaty wouldhave been lost. He then confirmed what I had heard at Peking that Russia,France, and Germany had made a demand upon Japan toretrocede to China the Liaotung Peninsula; said that seriouscomplications were likely to arise concerning it; that theexchange of the ratifications of the treaty were yet to take. LI HUNG CHANG TREATY BETWEEN CHINA AND JAPAN 151 place at Chefoo; and he begged me to stay with him tillthese complications were passed. He added that he had re-ferred the matter to the Tsung-li Yamen, and the Emperorhad instructed him to engage me to remain. You know thatit was my intention to go home directly after my return fromPeking, as my stay has become more prolonged than I ex-pected. But my reputation as well as my duty are involvedin the success of the treaty, and I have agreed to remain inChina for one or not to exceed two months. Only five days remain of the time fixed for the exchange ofthe ratifications, and I must go without delay to Chefoo forthat purpose. The exchange of ratifications on the part of the ChineseGovernment was intrusted to two of the Viceroys secreta-ries. We went to Chefoo in a foreign merchant vessel chart-ered for the purpose. The Japanese Commissioner arrivedabout the same time in a Japanese transport steamer. Asevidence of the
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