Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1844-04-18
Visit to n Chinese civ.

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with Captain and Mrs. 3D., Tie lsier aud myse being The
first irn ign women who were ever there. with The excep-
inI OF a NJ. Noble. who was taken prisoner during the
war, ard was seen hu, y, a vtr, lew. We siafi,d fr
Niuepo Saturday morning. expecting to arrive the same
c,',lnc. lut did not rea. h there u ii 'he next morning.
suffering suudfy Inconvenience IN he nicrim, having 10
piss The night N The China fa.ltoa,, with accommodations
tie most narrow AMI Halted. y cabin was iofi'd Fy
spreading lamloO mats over tic d,ck. aud il was rot. |
assure you. 81 tie m It iafy and comined Gus kind; for
we oou i tot stand Vi iight IN lie highest pari. We fur
MS Cd cur own provisions. lcds. dishes. ct ceiera. s,read
out our beds upon tie noor ad SEPT, ii We could. and as
We could. though | have found before n.w. a softer and
more down rtsi;tg place.
Ne arrived early Sunday morning, ard behold a mighty
crowd Lad gathered to zee Is When we l~tdsd. So eager
wn~ tie curiosity 'hii many wadeI IT some distance the
soonsT 10 get peep NJ US. We had wVh Us q Chinese
ard English police officer. cap'a'n d. sent his card to
one of the maudaii,s. Who dcspaith,d has servant immcli-
aiely in show Us The way 10 TIA h use that had been pro.
vd,d Tor US. We were placed in sedan chain. which
were carrrd 10y t0o men called coolies, and IL WIS really
with difficulty HEY could get through tie streets. which
ar narrow. aud now hey wcfc completely ihrongcd. My
chair, iu,icad Of Capt. B.'s. was, 10y mistake, taken ir,t;
AID f course curiosity was most directed Ia me, and | re-
ally feared Tor tie sa,ty Of the chair. If MT { r my own,
80 great was the d,Srs To see a fpfcg wumlu. They
wer, hv no means rude. however. for they are a civil pcc-
Ilc. But II r CURED stronger nerves than mlnc, To f,ce
unmovcd .uch u multitude. ~ih every caunten,ncc dncc,-
oi towards me. aud wriicl all over with the most iatensc
and anxious curiosity.
Our im-t DIV at Nmgpo we spent within doors. il heing
Sunday hut we received II cali and an In,i'a'inn 10 dine
Tie mex day from OF of he mandarins. The hous, we
occupied was thoroughly Chinese. with al lis b long, gA.
wish | had time 70 give you a full description, but
must defer II all ! can d. So verbally.
Monday morning came. and qeiic carly two sedan chairs
were settlo take US 10 SIC the wonders Of the place. and.
IL mn, be. that We nigh, lc seen. The chairs Il fired
from those we were Carried IN the day before. beng much
more elegant, and furnished with gass windows before.
b hiua. and oa each side. viii, h enabled them the better TO
see Us. who had suddenly become iiteIalv. and in very
truth. The 'oh scrv,d II all Observers We had been great.
~ annoyed trforc. hy IL people continually lifting tho
curtain which hung IN font Of Tie char; and We found
II more lcasanl t. meet the gaze If the people fully AID
fairiy I an To be p'ayi . hope = wnh them al the time.
We commenced our days anuscmeat 10y first making a
call. and then We went t. some publ e place. where we re-
'eised lis fom a number f m%indiuns. ard was quito
diverted with their chin chm q e Chiecsc fr how -
Yen dos which il their mode ct -nlutaion, folding their
hands at the tue. and ho"iug their heads We were
then served to ica ~ the eat, = iiulc cups imaginable. and
tables were brought ia aud spread with a great variety Of
sweet TN gs-fmit aid the like.
Ffam here Nc wcti 10 our n~.ardarin's t. dine and r.
+ alv the diuner was a cuda>itv "a isclf. The fret course
vase f sweet ihiug., te second meats, AID more suhsial-
. tml vnud lugrct that i Lafe rot time 10 give YOU n
move foil Description. Oar d.DneF over. we hnde our host
adieu. aud made anoihu r call. where they furnished Us am
oihtr diulcI smltr % thc first and ~ auuiher Place
witie we caitd, they spcad tiics. ard gave Us lun-
caeois; u,fitGratoly our iuaehcs came after dinner IN.
stead a. before. Ne made five meas "a a tw hours. aad
You may judge il We wcr' not ~ spne danger OF surf ~
mg. A. Tor M, self / suffered n headache a u penalty for
50 much caring IT good things. During all Tins tme wc
had been %iutfodnecd toe great m any pcop'c, ani the streets,
as we made car way through lhcln. vcT, crowded even 10
s gre s,m s =. t. u a aah 't g, e.. . ~ ! .,s,al "a, 20 sS ss. .s,st
ihat evening quie CShars'ei.
The next morning. aier rcsislng Gals ~ thc score, we
visited a lasoaa. mounted fiuricrn h.ah's of stars, AID
stood whcfe tie 10 I az White woman had never hiasc
E, Ind, We hid n fine view from tie p, and below ware
1 crowds of people who had ilow,d u hitler. and were
waiting 10 Sc Us pas out. Men, women. aut CHI ifen
were the'c. In the amount of $ enc thousands; aud, as we
came oul Ia 90 {, our chairs which were Standing q hide
way cl. ih'y parlel to the ueh, and l,f for u To pass
; through lie women ioidrg 'h'ir children tnat 'try
. might catch a glimpse oi he woni iiul strangers. We
went from here to a pace Of worhip. called a "Io-h
!, il,us :; ltru't.'t fl -. 1t Wa, a i their huge gods t
, wood a d stone. though ii,y may seem very majestic and
imposing 10 iaem. awakened in me no feeling but s,docss
+. and ply fr the dslud,d wretches who irusl in them.
j. There wasa great deal 81 hrauiif ul carved we K and u d.
4 Ius about The building. AID It " es adorned with leau,ful
d lanicrus at panied gis.s ~ au endless nunbcr and variety
Il From here we went to the house Of another IN indliin,
Il who las a beautiful! garden adorned with caves, grotioes
I ? ps # water, and 4 greet variety Of & rrcrus sd leau-
Il tfui Il wrrs. We sirolicl shout here a liile while. eI y
+ ing as beauty and Us %ifcshncss. and called upon set auc-
y tier ma'daiin. where a morc pleasing ssht awaited us
= Than guy TINT L. lecn htiue prrsehi,l. We saw and
were iufT duecd 30 ihc vile ard daughter # The manis-
an; also. ..v,rai of thci ciiit,n Of various sizes. Tie
). htiss were ,tr hniy dt ssci. anl the Sorns l4ay was
qat. . mod, -. pFeiiy 10 kns gu. Her hair VAS o'ua-
T. ei4led wtl q wefs, q q her arms with tr~ceiets, t"c ca
!. each. | wni rcscrse a more iuldtsciption Of ihcs dre>,
s.. aud aiielaaco al We meet. After dinner they took ~.
l. INTO another room. whore tley examined our dfcss,s with
: great curiosity and u lsht. We have been favored In
T. yond any f'roig cs who have ever been here before
IA no,c, | .%plrehcnd, having been 5, honorei a. 10 81 at a
c be Nrh adde's Of lie &c eslal Empire. We are iuiehi-
e ed. probably. lor much Of tie attention NC received. 80 ihc
D. fact If Capt rs holding the eficc of civil Magistrate 10
: addition 10 lis rank as captain IN tie army 4 her VI jcsy.
i" and leins ~ o'as' qnsn,e acquainted with many q: tie
" people whom b. bad received Al his hodsc.
- When We If here. We mad. anothef cal. where We
r. were treated to anosheslnuoh. AM. 10 ny =. a. h,rror AID
di.may, 10 another dinner. ! vas sex and @dsgusled at