Alabama, the, in China, 49.
Alcock, Sir R., 18, 42, 62, 71, 75,
83, 124, 126, 146, 176, 181, 188,
190, 218, 235, 237, 242, 321, 345–
352.
America, U. S. of, interest in China
23; reputation there, 26; posi-
tion in 1861-66, 36, 71; ad-
dressed by Chinese Emperor,
97; diplomatic practice supplies
precedent, 102; reception of Mis-
sion in, 117-127; so-called Bur-
lingame treaty with China, 145–
160; its text, 275; and England
in 1868, 162; policy toward
China, 164, 192; F. Aucaigne on
England and, 191; and Chinese
friendship, 199, 209, 214, 224;
policy formulated by Fish, 231-
237; its faith in Burlingame's
hopes, 256; Browne on, 313; the
Fish dispatch, 315–326.
Audience question in China, 103,
128; raised by France in Paris,
195; discussed by Hart, 293.
Balluzec, Count, Russian minister
at Peking, 32, 36.
Banks, N. P., 264.
Berthemy, M., French minister at
Peking, 36, 38, 50.
Bismarck, Count von, meets Bur-
lingame, 242; his reply, 247.
Blaine, James G., 6, 113, 266.
Boston, politics in, 8; Burlingame's
speech in, 148; his funeral in,
251.
British, policy in China, 28, 42, 62;
project for treaty revision, 74;
attitude toward China in 1868,
163-168; toward the Mission,
169-172; policy changed by
Clarendon, 172 ff.; merchants
deplore his action, 177; hear
China defended, 189; opinion
after Browne's "Reply,' 216;
Fish on, policy, 235; Sir C. Dilke
on English in China, 240.
Brooks, Preston S., 9; challenges
Burlingame, 13.
Brown, Sir J. McLeavy, 49, 90, 99,
102, 105; secures exchange of
ratifications, 228; rejoins Mis-
sion, 252, 286.
Browne, J. Ross, 95, 153; on pros-
pect of ratification, 198; com-
ments on its delay, 201; antago-
nism develops, 202; resigns, 204,
reply to Shanghai merchants,
206; repents his resignation, 211;
contrast to Burlingame, 212; ad-
vises Prince Kung, 213; 322;
Wên-siang's complaint of, 225;
Fish alludes to, 235, 237; two
letters to Secretary of State,
218-284; strictures on Hart's
"Note," 298.
Bruce, Sir Fred'k, 27, 28, 36, 49,
65.
Burgevine, Capt., 46, 49.
Burlingame, Anson, ancestry and
boyhood, 3-5; his magnetism, 6;
marriage and political success, 7;
his speech on Sumner, 10; the
Brooks affair, 13; appointed en-
voy to China, 14; arrival, 20;
reaches Peking, 22; as a diplo-
matist, 27; his plan of co-opera-
tion, 33; settlement of the Lay-
Osborn Flotilla matter, 41; rela-
tions with Ward and Burgevine,
43-49; attitude toward Chinese
officials, 53; visit to America, 56;
on progress up to 1867, 65; and
missionaries, 67-69; his in-
fluence in China, 70-72; starts
with the Mission, 88, 95, 113;
his faith in China, 111; his tem-
perament, 114; sensitive to crit-
icism of motives, 116; effect of
his first speech in America, 122;
chosen by China on personal
grounds, 125; received in White
House, 129; by Congress, 131;
speech in New York, 134-142;
in Boston, 148; reasons for con-
cluding treaty, 152; arrival in
London, 162; opposition in Eng-
land, 167; meets Clarendon, 172;
ideas hateful to merchants, 178;
Michie's charge against, 185; his
appeal renewed by Hay, 192;
Cordier's charge against, 195;
contrast to Browne, 212; Tsung-
li Yamên discusses, 225; letter of
Fish upon, 231-237; his influence
on England, 238; interview with
Bismarck, 242-248; death, 250;
estimate of, 253-262; posthu-
mous rank conferred, 264.
Burlingame, Joel, 4.
California, newspapers on creden-
tials of Mission, 100; reception
of Mission, 117; San Francisco
banquet, 120; Chinese labour in,
150; first opinion on treaty, 153,
Chih Kang, Manchu assistant en-
voy, 101, 104, 105, 129; returns
with Mission, 252, 263.
China, in 1861, 14, 19; paternalism
and reform in, 24; and the for-
eign ministers in 1862, 36;
adopts a flag, 51; reaction in, 61;
aspects of constitutional change
in, 75-79; and foreign states, 84,
100, 110, 143; attitude toward
emigration, 119; and England in
1868, 164-168; central govern-
ment recognised by Clarendon,
175; London Times defends, 184;
and the Alcock convention, 188;
freed from Palmerston policy,
193; attitude toward Burlin-
game treaty, 198-203; Browne's
account of government, 208; ex-
cited by success of Mission, 219;
American policy toward, 232-
237; Dilke on, 240; its loss in
Burlingame's death, 253, 261;
affairs discussed by Hart, 285-
298.
Chinese, attitude toward foreign-
ers in 1861, 19, 29, 59, 94; uni-
versity planned, 64; fear of mili-
tant Christianity, 67; apprehen-
sions in 1867, 80, 92; dislike of
all foreigners, 125, 199; and for-
eign aggression, 221; appre-
ciated by Burlingame, 257;
traits, 341.
Christianity in China, 66; Tsêng's
opinion of, 83; under the treaty,
149.
Clarendon, Earl of, 172; his letter
to Burlingame, 173; instructs
Alcock, 176; criticised by Robert-
son, 179; by Michie, 185, 190;
endorses Mission in France, 194;
dislike of his letter in Shanghai,
202; Secretary Fish on, 235;
credit due to, 240; Seward on,
345.
Colfax, Schuyler, 131.
Colquhoun, A. R., 173.
Consuls, provided in treaty, 149;
British, instructed, 176.
Co-operative policy, 32, 36, 40;
reaction against, 61, 68, 178;
Browne approves, 199; Fish on,
234, 319.
Cordier, Henri, 123, 195, 230.
Deschamps, 91, 105, 287.
Dilke, Sir Charles, 240.
Emperor, Chinese, addresses Amer-
ican President, 97; claim to su-
premacy, 100; letter to crowned
heads, 102; responsibility to
heaven, 109; conditions as to
audience, 196.
Empress-Dowager Tsz-hsi, 15, 82,
87, 88, 110, 152, 260.
England. See Great Britain.
Ever-Victorious Army, 28.
Extra-territoriality in China, 38.
Fish, Hamilton, 211, 223; formu-
lates U. S. policy toward China,
230-237; document from, 315-
326.
Foreign merchants in China, 23,
61, 72, 80; opinions on Mission,
91, 124, 136; on the New York
speech, 142; on the treaty, 153;
attitude toward Chinese, 165-
169; deplore Clarendon's policy,
177; London Times on, 184;
their influence, 193; Greeley's
opinion of, 214; importance of
their animus, 269; Seward's out-
line of their views, 328.
Foster, Gen. John W., 49, 253.
France, the Mission in, 194; atti-
tude as to audience, 196; co-
operates with other powers, 239,
242.
Great Britain, and China, 164-168;
reverses old policy, 173-189; the
Palmerston tradition ended,
193; policy in China, 217.
Greeley, Horace, comments on
Browne, 214.
Gumpach, Johannes von, 99, 141.
Hart, Sir Robert, 43, 62-64, 96,
102, 136; his "Note on Chinese
Matters," 205, 285; service to
China, 265.
Hay, John, 192, 261.
Hinckley, F. E., 40.
Howard, William A., 204, 205.
Immigration, Chinese, to America,
119, 123, 150, 155; effect of
treaty on, 159, 324.
Johnson, President Andrew, re-
ceives Mission, 128.
Kung, Prince, 15; attitude toward
foreigners, 17; and Burgevine's
case, 48; proposes Mission, 87,
90, 95; notifies legations, 98, 104;
107; instructs Mission as to au-
dience, 195; acknowledges re-
ceipt of treaty, 198, 200; ad-
vised by Browne, 213, 321.
Lavalette, Marquis de, 194.
Lay, Horatio N., 37, 40, 42.
Lay-Osborn Flotilla, 40, 301.
Li Hung-chang, 46; and Burge-
vine, 47; memorial on revision,
84.
London, Mission in, 162, 171, 172;
press, on policy toward China,
190.
Low, Fred'k F., 263.
MacDonald, James, 183, 269.
Manchu dynasty, 15; and Tai-
pings, 21; theory of rule, 24; and
diplomatic intercourse, 28, 82,
Martin, W. A. P., 64, 95, 99, 156,
285, 286.
Medhurst, Sir W. H., 166, 190,
218, 269; at Yang-chow, 345.
Michie, Alexander, 20, 31, 60, 67,
85, 185, 189.
Mission to foreign powers, first
Chinese, proposed, 86; in Shang-
hai, 91; motives for sending, 96;
notification of, 98; instructions,
104; Wo-jên's memorial against,
107; reception in California, 116-
125; in Washington, 127; con-
cludes treaty, 144; exaggerated
ideas about, 162; opposition to,
in England, 165-169; received
by Napoleon III, 196; Browne's
objections to, 208; causes a reac-
tion in China, 217-221; Tsung-li
Yamên loyal to, 223–226; its col-
lapse, 252; Banks on, 264; im-
portance of, 268-271; Hart's ac-
count of, 286.
Missionary, problems in China, 66,
190; French attitude toward
Burlingame plans, 197.
Napoleon III, 194, 196, 242.
Netherlands, the Mission in the,
230.
New York, Burlingame's speech in,
134; eulogy before the Chamber
of Commerce of, 251; speech de-
fended by Hart, 289.
Ningpo in 1861, 20; French con-
cession in, 37.
Osborn, Capt. Sherard, in China,
40, 269.
Paris, the Mission in, 194-197; it
leaves, 230; Americans in, com-
memorate Burlingame, 251.
Peking, in 1861, 20, 30; Mission
leaves, 88.
Pin-chun, sent to visit Western
powers, 58, 95, 108, 285, 299.
Prussia, and China, 231, 239; Bis-
marck's statement as to, 247.
Pumpelly, Raphael, in China, 52.
Rice, Wm. W., 268.
Robertson, James B., 93, 141;
criticises Clarendon, 179–184,
189.
Russia, and Chinese territorial in-
tegrity, 32; Li's opinion of, 84;
subscribes to policy of forbear-
ance, 239; accepts principle of
Mission, 249.
Seward, Fred'k W., 144, 147.
Seward, George F., 39, 189; on
situation in China, 327-358.
Seward, Wm. H., instructions to
Burlingame, 22; suggests a Chi-
nese legation, 56; receives Bur-
lingame, 127; drafts treaty, 144,
156.
Shanghai, 20; government of, 38;
opinion on Mission, 91-95, 141;
Somerset's reference to, 190;
merchants address Browne, 206.
Smith, Arthur H., 27.
Smith, Richmond Mayo, 159.
Sumner, Charles, 8; assaulted by
Brooks, 9.
Sun Chia Ku, Chinese assistant
envoy, 101, 104, 105, 129, 263.
Tai-ping rebellion, 15; at Ningpo,
20; foreign policy toward, 22;
and Gen. Ward, 44.
Times, London, on the Clarendon
policy, 184; on Browne's resig-
nation, 205; on his opinions, 216;
on policy of forbearance, 238.
Treaty, the "Burlingame," 144 ff.;
ultimate effect of, 157, 159;
question as to ratification, 197-
203; approved in Peking, 223;
Brown secures exchange of rati-
fications, 228; Fish on, 233; ex-
plained to Bismarck, 243; text
of, 275; discussed by Browne,
281; by Hart, 294.
Treaty revision, British, contem-
plated, 79; memorials on, 81-86;
and Clarendon's policy, 188; af-
fected by mission, 218, 235; con-
vention concluded, 237.
Tsêng Kwo-fan, and Burgevine,
47; memorial of, 82; sees Bur-
lingame, 89; advises army of de-
fence, 110, 320.
Tsung-li Yamên, 42, 51, 57, 61, 63,
81, 86, 101, 104, 107, 144, 152,
197, 214; Williams' interview
with, 224; on Burlingame's
death, 263.
Ward, Fred'k T., 28, 43-46, 265.
Washington, the Mission in, 127–
133; treaty negotiated in, 144.
Wên-siang, 18, 42, 90; interview
with Williams, 224; and Hart,
286.
Williams, S. Wells, 49, 57, 95, 99,
101, 103, 204; interview at the
Yamên, 223; exchanges ratifica-
tions, 228, 263; on Burlingame's
deification, 266; Browne's ref-
erence to, 312.
Wo-jên, Senior Tutor, 107, 294.
Wu Ting-fang, 54.
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