Sketches from Formosa.

V. DESPATCHES RELATING TO FORMOSA.
(1) From Prince Rung to Mr. Wade.
The Prince of Kung presents his compliments
October i, 1874.
to Mr. Wade.
The Prince is in receipt of Mr. Wade's Note of the 1 8th day of
the 8th moon (28th September). It contains the fullest proof of
Mr. Wade's very friendly feeling.
While treating of what affects
the common interests, it even more concerns the Chinese Govern-
ment. The Prince is extremely grateful for it.
His Highness has learned from the Ministers with whom
Mr. Wade has conferred, everything from first to last that has
but as, in the questions in the Note under
fallen from Mr. Wade ;
acknowledgment, there are some points that present difficulties,
and some that require explanation, His Highness has arranged
with the Ministers of the Yamen that they should proceed to the
Legation at i o'clock on the 23rd day of the moon (3rd October)
for a conference with Mr. Wade, when His Highness hopes he
will receive them.
(2) From the Japanese Minister to Earl Derby.
Legation of Japan, 9, Kensington Park Gardens,
February 8, 1875.
My Lord, I am instructed by Terashima Muenori, Minister of
Foreign Affairs of Japan, to express to your Lordship the deep
sense entertained by my Government of the assistance rendered
by Her Britannic Majesty's Representative at Peking, in effecting
a settlement of the recent difficulty between Japan and China,
with respect to the Island of Formosa.
My Government has already stated to Sir Harry Parker its
keen appreciation of the value of that assistance ; requesting
him, at the same time, to be good enough to transmit its thanks
to your Lordship.
It is, therefore, my duty to repeat and renew the expression of
that appreciation and of those thanks, and I beg your Lordship
to be convinced that I could not possibly have a more agreeable
duty to discharge.
I venture to hope that your Lordship will be pleased to acquaint
Mr. Wade with the feelings which I have the honour to express here,
and that he will accept for himself personally the thanks which
my Government most cordially offer him.
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I have, etc.,
WOOYENO KAGENORI.