The Massachusetts spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1831-1858, 1832-12-19
From the .Ht,o York Journal Of Commerce.
TIE CHINESE.

HE N1lE- ESE.
e We have received the first number Of
n periodical recently commenced IN Cantor
entitled the "Chnese Repository" Wha
gives it increased worth 10 US, is the fac
that it is printed on press sent OUT iron
: this country through the liberaliy of som
: benevolent individuals, and called th
Bruen Press, after the name of the lat
! Rev. Matthias Bruen, OF the Bleecker stree
church in New York. 1t is printed at No
/ American Hong, and edited, we presume
by the Rev. L. G. Bridgeman, native o
Beicher;own, Mass, aided by the occasion
/, al contributions of DR.. Morrison. and others
. 1t is issued in-mon1hly numbers of 30 octave
pages each, at SO cents number, or Sc ;
, volume. The greater part of il is devote,
10 religious intelligence and discussion re-
atlng to the affairs of the Eastern World
4 There is, however, at the close, Journal o
Occurrences, which is of a different charac
acter, though by no means inconsistent with
the general spirit of the work. The mum.
her before Us was published at the end Of
the month Of May; and consequently is as
late as any printed accounts which have
been received from that quarter An arti-
Gle from this department of the work, gives
a much better history of the Rebellion
which is raging in the interior of the coun-
try, that we have ever before seen. Anoth-
er very interesting article is the private
journal OF the Rev. Charles Gutzaff, during
a residence OF almost three years in Siam,
ana voyage along the coast of China to
Mantchou Taitary. This Mr.. Gultzaff is
one oil the most extraordinary men of the
age. He is Prussian by birth, a gentle
man OF great enterprise and personal intre-
putty, as is sufficiently evinred by the fact
OF his having encountered the dangers incl
dent to such voyage. "China," to use
the language of the Canton Register, " is
forbidden ground to all Europeans, what
ever their object may be, whether science
or commerce, religion or amusemen,.-
None may travel in China. A Prussian
gentleman, Mr. Charles Gutzlaff. has how
ever performed constng voyage in a
Chinese Junk, touching at the different
| ports from the Southern extremity of the
empire, even to the Eastern side of the
Great Wall in Mantchou Tartary. Having
practised medicine gratuitousy at Bankok
(Siam) among the Chinese sailors who re-
sort TO that country, he found in many
places grateful hearts, who sounded his
praise, and gained him welcome recep-
| N'Ni' ~ 10 " DC uOpCu ludL Ut SUIue IuluTG
day he will give detailed account of his
voyage, accompanied with such remarks as
were the result of his own observation"
( The Canton Register containing this para
graph was published on the 10Th of De-
cember. The present journal realizes the
wish expressed BY the editor, though the
part embraced in the first number of the
Repository relates only to the residence in
Siam. The continuation of the journal is
promised in the future numbers, and will
| give us the result of the writer's observa-
tons during the voyage along the coast of
China. A letter received in this city, dat
ed Canton, Both January, says, "Mr Gutz-
latt is about 35 years of age. He is an ac-
comPlished scholar, an able mathematician,
a qualified physician and clergyman, a
most cheerful, amiable, Jealous, humble,
hearty, attractive lnan,-a missionary on
his own hook" and one of the best masters
of his profession | ever saw. He bears
such Il resemblance to the Chinese when
his head is shaved and he assumes the cue
and costume of the Chinese that he finds
but little difficulty in gaining admission to
the populous towns and cites of the coast,
through the medium of The Junks which
trade along it from Cochin China, to the
Wall of Taltary, and even beyond it, He
speaks the Mandarine ESQ caled) and some
Of the provincial dialects so well, that those
who know him to be foreigner, believe
that his grand father must have been a
Chinese, and thus the Jealousy which exists
in regard to barharians generally, is in a
measure removed from him." When he
left Prussia, six or seven years ago, he re-
linguished the most inviting prospects, and
even the royal patronage, to commence the
humble laAors of Missionary in the East.
We learn from the work before us, that he
has commenced second voyage TO the
North, expecting to visit Formosa, Loochoo,
Japan, Corea, and some Of the ports along
the coast Of China. "Of this second
VOYAGE" says The Repository, " it will be in
our power, we hope and expect, to give
some account at an early period" If how
ever he should lose his life in this adven-
turous undertaking, it will be nothing sur
prlslng, either 10 US, or probably to himself
That portion of his journal now in our pos
session, we shall endeavor to publish soon.
The subsequent portion, relating to re-
gion almost unknown to the Western
World, and concerning which it is ex-
tremely difficult to obtain any accurate
information, we expect to receive by one OF
the next arrivals from Canton, and shall
lose no time in laying it before our readers
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