The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1826-07-05

irom Macoa 10 Canton, in Nov. last. re
mark, that "the population along thi
RIVER Is very great, and the number O
boats, each containing ills family, is al
most Incredible, as they certa.nIy ar,
lnnumerable. The smaller boats ar,
all managed by the females, while The
husbands and fathers are pursuing some
other occupation On shore during the
day. These boats, of which multitude.
are always ready 10 take fare, both al
9HacoG and Canton, are singalarIy clean
and neatly arranged, and we observed
in every boat, large or small, there i, a
part appropriated for holding one ,r
more idols, with incense and sacred cai-
dies, Sc; and lha! they never fail b
light no these sacred tapers at down
and to burn their gill paper, With othe,
manifestations Of their regard TO whit
they call religion. N0w, 10 this. thoud
ne Chinese are altog ether too supel
siltions.' vel their diligence in these
supers'ilions aW fully rfproves the FnJ
ropeans, or rather The Protestants q;
England and AMERICA here, who nav No
more regard 10 the institutions and nr;n
ciples Of the true religion, than # tbnv
were Mat Omedans."
Underthe date of November X ~
write" We have seen all tina, ;s To- 10
seer in the suburbs, or in the r;verncI
tbs celebrated city. Into the civ n,ne
are permitted TO go; but two eays
snce, we had the singular good fotune
to force ourselves through two Of the |
gates Into the city, in two diffe,en,
parts, under the guidance of Cap,aiD
II and MIR. HI. The crowG oil
Chinese contended with US at the FIRST
gate; but, while they were striving
with those two gentlemen, Mr.. Tver.
man and / pushed through for ward
or two, so AS TO see the inside of tho
waliS, and the streets right and left, bnt
.Aey soon hurried us back, and we we're
glad we did not gel a little bamboo;uo
Tor our temerity. At the next gate we.
attempted, we succeeded in GETTING
through, without molestation. for ffiv.,
yards; but thought it prudent then to,
retreat, lest they should compel us to-
remain longer than we qvished. The
outside and inside of The CITY are much
he same. All the streets are narrowe,
han Monmou;h-street. They are from
TO 7 feet wide only, having The tradel
distributed into classes--Shoemakers
streets, TaiIors' streets, MERGERS streets
carpenters Butchers Fish-Moneer7l
Lookng-glass Makers Painters. GoIi
md Silver-smlths, &c. GdiaEnituM. Oal d,
" MERCHANTS. eatinr hnnse-, and LaIl
'eFs' shops are every where. Some
'aroeFs shave the head, chin, and face |
''hers shave the ears inside and out
ice ne nose IN and out; the eyes in.
Ide and OUT, or, at least, they scrape
within The eyelids, aud cleanse the cor
'ers OF the eye. Can we doubt but the
great number Of Chinese, and tender
eyed, as we see every where, is partly
'ccasloned by this preposterous but uni
TeTsal custom?
"CaDton is about IS miles above
" hampoa, (Which is d part of this noble
wen So muCh nearer The sea- where
III The foreign vessels lie, whether be-
oaging to the company or not. We
yesterday had the delightful opportuni-
y OF sailing down, in Capt. Thomas's
BOAT, TO that place. The scenery of
he countryis strikingIy beautiful; and
varying scenes on The water
are most intensely curious and amusing.
We had the good fortune TO get on shore
lnmoiested. and to enter one of those
angular and picturesque buildings, a
iuse Pagoda OF 8 stories, octagonaI, ~
eel IN diameter at the base, aud higher
nan the Monument on Fish-street Hill.
We passed three forts one i, called
he Portuguese Folly,another the French
Folly, from there having been abortive
attempts, on the part Of those nations,
o overawe the Chinese"