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THE BIC CHINESE LETTER

 This singular document, which perhaps surpasses in it's dimensions, and i'll paftieu- lars of composition, any State paper which was ever addressed 10 our government, arri- we'd at the Department of State yeslerlay.-- We have had an opportunity of seeing tie extraordinary missiye, and have been favor cd with the following copy of q translation, which was made for the chinese bV MF paf- kef, and transmitted with the original docu- ment. The whole accompaniment IS almost as unique as the document itself l. will De deposited Wlh the archives of eur uavem- meht, to gratiIy the curiosity. of-uirtn3g9s.---. Accompanying this letter, l. o4e addressed to Mir. Gushing, our late commissioner to Cbina--o which we furnish also translation.

 The reader will probably recollect that NC recently published an interesting communi- cation from a learned Chinese scholar in tIis city, descriptive of the characters of the let ters written by the Chinese; and proving that tle higher the respect intended to be shown the large was the dimension of lhe letter. II this rule be a correct one, no higher respect could scarcely be shown to the President ol the United States, or perhaps to any pofen- tate upon the face of the earth, than in this extraordinary composition

 The contents of the letter to the President are very agreeable Il breathes the pure spirit of peace, and sincere desire to extend the benefits of intercourse between the two great nations--''the Central F1oWsfy King dom," as the Chinese call their own empire, and ''the Nation of the Flowery Flag,0 as they call us See the Sentiments of tbe Scholars and People of Canton, in Mr. Cdsh- ing's Documentary Correspondence submit ted to the last Congress, page 6R]

 IL is amusing to sec with &hat an air ol refined courtesy tho Emperor excuses hm- self for moi seeing Mir. Cushing at Pekin.-- Our commissioner was most anxious ta take the trouble of the visit; but the Emperor plays the dlplomatlst, and disguises his pc Hey Of keeping strangers from his capital, under the appearance of the greatest consi- iteration for the comfort of the ambassador

 The letter of the President consists of a roll feet inch long, by 2 feet l inches wide. The writing IS on field of plain yellow silk, with margin of silk of the same collor, embroidered in gold thrcad.- The letter is n two languages, Chinese and 9ianchu, Tartar,) in characters Of large size and in perpendicular columns, which are se- paraled in the middle by the impefiol seal-- which IS composed of Chinese characters enclosed in a eartoacbg about three iachei square. This roll is enclosed in wrappe of yellow silk, (yellow being the imperia color;) which again is enclosed in d roun' box covered with yellow silk, and closed by two fasteuings of jads stone; and finally i enclosed in an oblong square box of rose wood, and padded and lined with yellow silk