Letter

Prince Kung to John Russell Young, January 25, 1884

Author

Prince Kung

Recipient

John Russell Young

Date

January 25, 1884

Type

Letter

Language

English

[Inclosure 5 in No. 350.]

Prince Kung to Mr. Young.

Peking, January 25, 1884.

His imperial highness Prince Kung, chief secretary of state, herewith makes a communication.

His imperial highness Prince Kung and the ministers of the yamên present their compliments to his excellency Mr. Young, the American minister, and beg to make this communication.

His imperial highness has received a telegram from the viceroy of the two Kwang provinces, Chang-ta-jên. In this the viceroy informs his imperial highness that, regarding the proposed experiments in torpedo warfare, which it is proposed to practice in the Canton River, so long as there were no actual hostilities there would be left a space of over 100 feet for the convenience of vessels entering and leaving the port.

The viceroy also says that the admirals and consuls agree that the proposed arrangements for torpedo practice do not affect the convenience of commerce.

Cards and compliments.

Topics

19th Century Diplomacy Reconstruction

Sources

FRUS u2014 Papers Relating to the Foreign Relations of the United States, Transmitted to Congress, With the Annual Message of the P View original source ↗

U.S. Department of State, Office of the Historian. Papers Relating to the Foreign Relations of the United States, Transmitted to Congress, With the Annual Message of the P.