Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1820-05-27

ueo"o N"" pii"ttial 0t Whit
that Of a reverend priest. VIM i
count of his superior picty, vas bw :.
special favor Of the gods, permit. .
grew to SUI h am immense bulk, that
died in consequence of it. Va.
dwellings, of the principal citizen
built With elegance. and aaantea'
comfort: and their gardcus are hss.S
full specimens of tn. Chinese tast'
Their chief aim is to have every H.
artificial. but as nearly as possibls |
resemble nature. Upon entering ~
garden of Censeiqua, Gone OF the a.
mcrchm,ts.) imagine my surprj,a
heGolding a beautiful lake ayerL,aS
with huge rocks and p%rpcipices,
whose SUBMITS we're lions, tigers, NJ
other wild animals, who Appeared W.
DIV and eager to deyour all who sbsT,
have the teinerity to enter a t%er,it''
which they seemed to consider as H.:
peculiar DOMINION. Atid, 50 great /
The resemblance to reality, that il ,
quires a close examination to dispor,'
the deception. On the borders Of H.
fake, at irregular distances, are pLs
SAINT summer houses /; in its bosom q,
fishes of various kinds, and the 81,
ruundii & trees are filled with birds 4
every climate. which are reared And
protected by the numerous females #
this old gentleman's family. Into u,t
section Of his house occupied BY d,
women, we we're by the p%olilenes af
Conseiqua, admitted. The ladn
however, were so impolite as to sqt
their doors. Of course. We saw no.
thing of them, save now and then a D&,
of dark eyes peepins through the latd.
ces, to catch a glimpse Of the FaaQai
or strange de, lis /; for by this amaus
epithet are all foreigners distinguish.
In the centre of a large hall rppose tho
ashes of C~onseiqua's mother, to whom
this pious son has ere; ted a splendid
altar, which has a number of tapes
constantly burning before it.
$" At the house of king-qua. (anote
of the Hong merchants, | had ID.
pleasure of seeing a sing-song, or thea.
trical representation the parts bOA|
of men and women were performed By
boys ; and the music was very much
like the noise made by our country
people in collecting their bees. Dur.
ing the performance we were invited
by our host to take of a chop stick
repast. Never was | more strongly re.
minded of the fable of the Fox and the|
Stork; for, whilst | was getting a SIM.
gle piece Of cake between the Sticks
old King qua would devour a platetaI
No country in the world is better pro-
yided with officers Of justice than Chill
ma; yet in no country are exactlOn and|
oppression reduced 10 a more regular
system ; all employed in the public SER,
vice, are guilty, from the chief %offcerc p
state, down to the petty tide.HslteF
whose particular business it is TO tease
and harass strangers on landing. Ths|
foreign trade is conducted by II neT,|
styled the Hong Merchants; they sD|
all appointed by the Emperor, and are
eminent for their commercial know
ledge. The present head of the H0ns|
is Howe qua whose skill in trade is suit
fcien,ly attested by Lis enormous
wealth, estimated at eight or ten MIL
lions. On the arrival of a vessel, ONs|
of these men is engaged to become Us
security; this consequently insureS lln|
the furnishing of a considerable part y
her cargo /; which, from the nuiDaa
each of them annually secures mus
give them great advantages over QUO
merchants. To the security-mefchSI
also are the port duties paid, amour
ing, commonly, to from 4 to 7oOO VIZ
lars, according to the size OF the Se''"'
"The accounts respecting the P'pa'
lation of Canton are in my opinion "
ry incorrect; the city, within the vans
is not more than one third as lafS' Il
the suburbs, and both together 10 Im
cover a greater extent of ground u'4|
Philadelphia, and from all the in'Oln'
ton [ could obtain, | do not saPpa"I
that the whole number of inhaoi'aN'
including those who live in boats !
bout 2O,eOo) can exceed two hunO'"
thousand. i
"The ladies Of this country arc
m means handsome. and ii IS paul.
to behold their feet, which are nolI%
c,. fnchoo lnpO huf. as Hd"