The Sun.
London, England, 1842-10-14 00:00:00

CIIA-POO.

The following account of the town of Cha-poo and
its neighbourhood, will probably be interesting to our
readers at the present moment. It is taken from the
journal of the intelligent and devoted Prussian mis-
sionary, Charles Gutzlaff. It is not a little extraor-
dinary that no mention is made of the place in the
large map of China, published by the Society for the
Diffusion of Useful Knowledge' although its situation
is so precisely defined in the following account
"January sth, (1833) we sailed from Shang-hae,
shaping our course for Cha-poo, a harbour on the
north coast of Chel:eang, in lat. _3O deg. 37 min.
Until you come to- the high lands which form the
harbour of this city, the whole coast from the Yellow
River is very flat, and scarcely visible, even with the
ship close to the land.- The sea is every where re-
ceding from the land, so that the flats formed along
the shore, which tire dry at low wafer, constitute a
barrier to the whole coast, and are grralualiy becom-
ing arable soil. We tried to reach the shore a few
miles north of Cha-poo, but even our jolly-boat got
aground, and we must have waded more than a mile
through the mud before we could reach the shore.
But front Cha-poo. the country becomes hilly, with
undulating ridges, and continues so for a long dis-
tance with little variation.

" Cha-poo is the only place froth' whence the Im-
perial monopoly with Japan is carried -0n... It has a
tolerable harbour, with considerable overfalls. The
rise and fall of the tide is very great, so much so that
the smaller junks are left high and dry at low water.
Together with its suburbs, the town is perhaps five
miles in . .
circuit, built in a square, an4l intersected by
numerous canals, which are connected with the Hang 7
chow river. Nothing can exceed the beautiful and
pictureque appearance of the surrounding region. We
mar say that, as far as the eye can range, all is one
village, interspersed With towering pagodas, romantic
mausoleums, and numerous temples. The adjacent
country is called the Chinese Arcadia ; and, surely, if
any territory in China is entitled to this name, it is
the tract around Hang-chow and Cha-poo. It seems
that the natives also are sensible of their prerogative
in inhabiting this romantic spot. They have tried to
improve upon nature, and embellished the scenery
with canals, neat roads, plantations, •and conspicuous
buildings. We found nowhere so much openness and
kindness as among them. Their intelligent inquiries
respecting our country were endless, and they seemed
never satiated with our company."
BRITISH EXPEDITION TO CHINA IN 1842.
NAVAL FORCE.-Cornwallis, 74, bearing the blue
flag of Vice-Admiral Sir W. Parker, K.C.13., Captain
Richards ; Agincourt, 74, flag-ship of Rear-Admiral
Sir T. Cochrane, C. 8., Captain Bruce ; Blenheim, 74,
Captain Sir T. Herbert,Vindictive,
K.C.B. ; 5O,
Captain Toup Nicholas, .C. 8.; Cambrian, 36, Cap-
tain Chads, C.B. ; Thalia, 44, Captain Hope ; Blonde,
44, Captain Bourchier, C.B. ; Endymion, 44, Captain
the Hon. F. W. Grey; Druid, 44, Captain If. Smith,
C.B. ; North Star, 26, Capt. Sir J. E.- Home, Bart. ;
Carysfort, 28, Captain Lord G. Paulett ; Dido, 20,
Captain the Hon. H. Keppel : Calliope, 28, Captain
Kuper, C. 8.; Herald, 26, Captain Nias, C. 8.; Peli-
can, 18, Captain Napier; Hyacinth, 18, Commander
Goldsmith ; Modeste, 18, Commander Watson ; Co-
luinbine, 10, Commander Morshead; Hazard, 16,
Commander Bell ; Syren, 16, Commander W. Smith ;
Ringdove, 18, Commander Sir W. Daniell; Harle-
quin, 18, Commander the Hon. F. Hastings ; Wol-
verine,' 16, Commander Johnson ; Serpent, 16, Com-
mander Nevill ; Childers, 16, Commander Halstead ;
Nimrod, 18, Commander Glasse ; Cruiser, 16, Com-
mander Pearse ; Clio, 16, Commander E. Trou-
bridge; Pylades, 18, Commander Tindal ; Algerine,
10, Lieutenant commanding W. H. Maitland ; Ca-
meleon, 10, Lieutenant commanding Hunter; Royal-
ist, 10, Lieutenant commanding Chetwood.
SURVEYING Siijrs.-Starling, 6, Commander Kel-
lett; 13entinck, 6, Commander Collinson.
TROoP Capt. Kingcomb ; Apollo,
Sapphire, Jupiter, Rattlesnake, Alligator, armed en
flute. Minden, 74, Capt. M. Quin, hospital ship.
11. Co.'s STEAMERS.-Queen, Sesostris, Auckland,
Semiramis, Akbar, Memnon, Tenasserim, frigates.
Nemesis, Pluto, Ariadne, Medusa, Phlegethon, Pro-
serpine' iron steamers; looghly, her Majesty's ships
Vixen, Ardent, Driver, Growler, Geyser, and about
fifty hired transports.
LAND Fortc 8.-Under Lieutenant-Goneral • Sir
Hugh Gough, G.C.8., and Major-General Lord Sal-
toun, C.B. G.C.H., her Majesty's 18th, 26th, 49th, ,
55th, am; 98th regiments of the line, say 5;300
marinebayonets;b
brigade
graodyealof b marinesluejackets,
o tli e fleet,
2s o
0 ditto ; royal
1,100 ditto;
artillery, 170 ditto ; one troop of horse and three coin-
panies of foot artillery from India, 430 ditto ; the en-
gineers, sappers, and miners, 340 ditto; rifles, 120 ;
seven Hon. Company's regiments from India, 6,000
ditto; camp followers, gun lascars, &c., say 1,500
men. • Grand total, say 18,000 men.

SIR ALLAN MACNAB.
(From the Hamilton Gazette of Sept- 5.)
[The following is a more full account of the return
of Sir Allan Macnab to the Gore district, than that
which appeared in The San of Oct. 6 :—]
The men of 3ore, with whom the Gallant Knight
is, from his loyalty and his exertions in the cause of
his country, inseparably connected, were delighted
to welcome upon Friday evening, his return among
them. At the loyal village of Oakville, upon his
entrance into the district, he was received with dis-
charges of cannon, and with the cheers and hearty
congratulations of the inhabitants of the town and
libefore the
l
neighbourhood, assembled on the wharf—some of
whom proceeded to Hamilton. Lon
steam-boat which conveyed Sir Allan ad made its
appearance in Burlington Bay, crowds of well-dressed
Ea
sccia.r,riaagude
lady.
persons covered every height and promontory, and
turned their anxious glances to the canal to watch for
its approach. Cannon were discharged, and no sooner
had the vessel touched the wharf, than the cheers of
ethvoerussaenednshreeii.eit .stoheiaargir;
assembled upon this
.occasion, to greet and welcome
Sir Allan Macnab ; nor upon any occasion have we
a/cl:encoduornseotorfecollect having
people as were
seen in this part of the country, such an assemblage,
so uniformly well -dressed, orderly, and seemingly all
•
aaitiimfraotmed
2by,oooone
tfoeelsir,olgoo
think that the latter number.does not exceed the truth.
Among them were many ladies, and the waving of
Report states their number
' persons, and we ourselves
their handkerchiefs, and the smiles upon their faces,
swe'eernesn
oo
ft thethe interestinglaefatsetnloon.
T iie
Ist Incorporated Battalion was in attendance, with
part of the sights and
their accustomed civility, and welcomed Sir Allan
excellent band of the
with a hearty "Rule Britannia," as the boat came up;
a tune particularly appropriate to the welcome of a
person whose exertions have been devoted to preserve
this colony from foes both within and without.
Sir Allan, upon his landing, entered, 'accompanied
in which we observed J. M. White, Esq.,
drawn by four splendid.
The procession
then proceeded, passing under two triumphal arches,
and so numerous was the attendance that the dense
grey horses,
alb.d‘for3r.'sßiNesl.7halbg,
linearly to the wharf, a distance of a mile.
nlevoef
ccoanriia
fiesgs carriages
NNn.ded ewerfreo: the Town-hall very
delighted to-see
him return among his constituents apparently in such
excellent health and spirits. And, as we' have already
stated, warm and heartfelt were the congratulations
neighbourhood, in carriages and
which he received. From all parts of the town and.
in waggons-7-ón
horseback and on foot—vast numbers of persons pro-
ceeded to greet him upon his arrival. Upon his ar-
rivalthe address, which
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propriate to our readers
and. Lady Macnab
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which was responded
to by long and hearty cheers from. the- assembled
numbers. Shortly afterwards Sir Allan was con-
ducted
st
rlreVeittsh,tolfie
" Auld
lang sync," to his own house, there to find, in the
I osom of his family, that repose which, after his un-
itshiea
tiring exertions in England for the good of this his
native country, he so much requires.
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town,entl
The procession
left him at the entrance of his mansion, the band
playing—" There's nae luck about the home:,
The following is the Address, with 817 signatures
attachea:— . .

" TO THE lION. SIR ALLAN N. ":,lACNAIII,RNT., &e. &c. &e.
" ;...in,---;We, the inhabitants of Hamilton and its
vicinity, eagerly avail ourselveS of this the' first oppor-
.
tunity of Offering'to you our hearty Congratulations
on your safe return to tour native Province, and to
the bosom of your family.
" We beg to assure you, Sir, that during your ab-
sence in England, you have.not.heen tbrgotten bv us
"We have, from time
,to time, learned ‘vith the
highest gratification the reception with which you
have been honoured at the Court of our teloved Sove-
reign, and the courtesies you have met with from all
classes of the great and good or our Fatherland.
" Whilst rejoicing in the marks of respect thus paid
to you, we have felt that in your person a high com-
pliment has been conforred upon the whole of the
loyal inlinhitants of this noble province.

y
We beg also to express our gratitude for the ser-
vices which your visit to En gland litts enabled ou to
render to the colony at largo.-
" Your Ligh-minded,growal of the unalterable de,
termination of her Majesty's colonial subjects to railiE-