The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1841-03-26 00:00:00

having neb
Ind the rocks bcio„

to provide themselves with sand-papc
wet they could not by any possibility procure a light by fric-
tion. Thus finding themselves enveloped in total darkness,
they attempted to grope their way out, but got into a road
that runs in the same direction, underneath the one by which
they bad entered, but which doesnot terminate in day. The
place being dark and all hope ofescape having fled, they were
obliged to abandon themselves to their fate. In that dread-
ful situation they remained closely huddled together for the
space of twenty hours. On the next morning their friends,
upon finding they were missing, made inquiry, and ascer-
dese- tamed that they had uue

iv enture

They, theretore, i
them eithe
with considerable difficulty

uttv prepared to use means to
live or dead, a t—'

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The boys upon heir;

sound of human voices approacnini,
find they were once more likely to behold t►,.
From the statements made it appears that the inte,.
loathsome den• was found to be strewed with bones _
skeletons, some of which have much the appearance of humar
bones, a circumstance which will probably rouse the suspi-
cions of the curious, and lead to a more minute inspection.
Whether this misadventure will have the effect of damping
the ardour of these young philosophers remains to be seen.—
Staffordshire Gazette.
DESCRIPTION OF THE TOWN OF CHUSAN.—The streets

re_quite overjoye

;ht of d

are narrow, and many of the houses dry rubbed, and polish(
outside ; but the roofs are the most pictures.que part of t:
buildings. Many of the respectable houses have pretty ga
dens attached to them, with a high wall shutting them oti.
entirely from the town. The interior of some of the houses
were found beautifully furnished and carved ; one that is now
inhabited by the governor, and believed to be the property of
a literary character, was, when first opened, the wonder and
admiration of all. The different apartments open round till
centre court, which is neatly tiled ; the doors. w
and pillars that support the pent roof
chaste and delicate sty
wainscot are lined wit

re carved in the r

quired the

fret-work, which it must have I-,
itest nicety and care to have executed. T 1

.e keeping, denoting a degree of ta
the Chinese have not in general credit for with us. The be
places in the sleeping apartments of the ladies were lal
dormitories, for they can hardly be called beds : at one cc

urniture was in tt

ner of the room is a separate eha'mber, about eight feet squar
and the same in height; the exterior of this is usually painte
red, carved; and gilt ; the entrance is through a circula

aperture,

....et in diameter, with sliding p....---
_.... is a couch of large proportions covered with a soft
mat and thick curtains of mandarin silk; the inside of the
bed is polished and painted, and a little chair and table are
the remaining furniture of this extraordinary dormitory.
Many of the public buildings excited great astonishment
among those who fancied they were in a half barbarous coun-
try. Their public arsenals were found stock:
of every.description placed with the greatest neat.,,_
regularity in their different compartments ; the clothes tot
the soldiers were likewise ticketed, labelled, and packed in
large presses; and the arrows, whichtafreohmedtahefiirres-ieznegaioned,
strength drew particular attention, were carefully and sepa-
rately arranged. To each arsenualreies
oaft
interest
similar to those used in our oweonryeokuinndtr,y.
fP:nin`ibFrteoksestrhe upper as well as to the lower ecrlaessste's
aslniodparwtaicsleaslsoofaevs
,t
for
r it
evidently' things. be-
of the furs here taken were of valuable many
of
article had the owner's name attached, descriptions ; each
being pawned : this is another and the date of its
go-
vernment for raising th • of the plans of the local
eir supplies.—Chinese Expedition.

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