Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1847-07-30
WHOLE NO. l04.

The New York papers have mnch to say
about the Chinese Ship that has lately made
its appearance at the wharves of their city,
The following is from the Tribune;
THE CHINESE JUNK.
IL n Pacha Of three tails were 10 make a
descent into Broadway all flying in full cos
tune, he could not excite more curiosity than
this long expected %visiter from China has
done throughout the city. The Staten Island
ferry-boats have been crowded with passen-
gers ever since her arrival, eager to get a
sight even Of her exterior, and all have made
up their minds that she is worthy of the ia
nous country from which she comes. On
the way up from Coney Island on Saturday,
Capt. Power OF the American Eagle varied
from his course, and in common with some
two hundred other passengers, we could not
help laughing as we sailed past her unwieldy
hull, and saw the conical popping up of Chi
nsmen's heads along her bulwarks. The yell
low rascals seemed to enjoy the fun quite as
well as any Of the spectators, and shouted
and laughed and banged away on two or
three gongs to the great delight Of all their
audience.
Afterward, we had the pleasure of going
on board the junk and OF inspecting her, both
ship and cargo, under the polite guidance of
Capt. kelletan his second officer Mr.. Rivett.
We spent two or three hours on board, and
had our curiosity fully gratifed. The Key
ing, named after a high officer Of the CeIes-
tial Empire, who has tried his skill in diplo-
macy, not without success, against the am
bassadors of the outside Barbarians, arrived
here, as most of our readers know, after a
passage of 2l2 days from Canton, having
touched at st. Helena on the 23d April last,
where she was an object of great curiosity,
and was overrun with visiters during her stay
Of seven days. She is built throughout Of
teak wood, is nearly new, and was bought
by Capt. kellet for SI7 200. She is shaped
like a whale boat, is one hundred and fifty
feet long, twenty-five feet BEEN and twelve
feet deep in the hold. She was originally a
war vessel, and still retains some of the Pc
culIarlties of that character. Externally she
is painted white, with a black waist as far as
the foremost, then red to the stern. Or each
side of her bow is painted an immense Eye,
while a spread Eagle flourishes on her stern.
Her bow is fiat, like that of a scow, with no
bowsprit, but in the place usually occupied
by the bowsprit is an opening about as wide
as a barnyard gate, after the fashion of u
Brooklyn ferry boat, 10 give a chance for
working The anchors, which are also made of
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bamboo. At the bow are also fastened two
large cables, which run the whole length of
the ship, and form the other hanging of the
rudder, a delicate affair OF teak wood, weigh
ing some dozen tons, when fully immersed
being twenty-three feet in the water, and
when holsted up twelve. To manage this
concern it takes some thirty men and a stout
wlndlass. The main cabin is thirty feet long,
ten and half high and twenty-three wide, and
Is adorned with a great variety of figures in
tresco, among which are dragons, eagles and
tigers as large as life and twice as ferocious.
In this cabin we saw many pieces Of beauti-
full Chinese furniture, which might well be
copied by our cabinet makers, together with
other cuTiosities, among which the most prom
inent was a great idol or JOSH carved from
a single block Of wood and gilded. This d.
vinity has eighteen arms and four eyes and
was brought on board the ship with the great
est reverence by its Chinese bearers. Above,
in a little recess on the poop, stands the reg
ular Josh" of the ship, before which a light
is kept constantly burning, and to which the
Cinnamon have religiousIy resorted when the
junk was threatened by bad weather. We
understood, however, that their spirit of de.
votion had declined very greatly since sail.
ing. AT first they were precise to Chin Chin
ming the idol every morning, but latterly they
have not performed that service more thar
once a week.
After taking a view of the whole, we &C.
cepted Capt. kellett's invitation to take a lit
tie Chou chou (chaw-chaw dinner) with him
The dinner, though served on hoard the junk
was not composed of Chinese dishes, not
, single rat or Joint of a young puppy being o.
the table. Having completed this importar
ceremony, we enjoyed a few minutes cor
S versation with Hesing, a Mandarin of tn
Red Button, who came out as passenger wit
Capt. kellett, and exercises a sort of pater
nal authority over the forty of his country
. men on board. Mr.. Hesing is a man
. some intelligence, and communicated to us
4 variety Of information relating TO Chimes
V manners and customs. He told us he wa
the husband of three wives, and said mo ca
y catchee more, costee too muchee dollar
', On inquiring what course he pursued on oC
%casion of too lively domestic dificultie
among these partners of his affections, he re
piled with perfect gravity, ''horse whipree.
1 A Chinese artist squatted on his haunche
painting a dragon, Hesing informed us wa
: the happy proprietor of two wives and whe
r in answer to his queries we assured him tina
in this country "no can catchee'' more tina
one wife, he politely expressed a feelin
. which was not admiration for our institu
S tons.
. We understand that the junk will be bro
up to the city on Tuesday or Wednesda
v and moored at Castle Garden, through whic
S the public will have access to her. The &C
G neral anxiety 10 behold this great %curioslt
e can then be fully gratifed.
nFThe Chinese Junk costs as she stand;
curiosities and all, $4,000, ard is the prof.
erty of Capt. kellet and some parties no
in London.
o. Gen. Scott, says tho Norfolk BE
> con, said he would conquer a peace, and
y has done so, for the only part of Santa A
= ma taken, is the wooden piece of his 4
. leg.
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