Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1847-07-31

stirling and unique, and saeb was tbs M.
isty oftbs people 10 catch Il glimpse ofthe
strange "%Gfaf," that the slsambeats pass
sing to Staten Island were crowded by
thousands during ths day. I1te interior
was not accessible 10 fbs public, ipasmueh
rs II was not prepared for exhibition, On
nearing the "keying' called In ChiBess
something like "Hobles," tHe fret points
which aitfafi the attention afs The peeit.
liff formation Of her Sides, storm, and how,
The centre 0fthe sides ire low, while her
poop md forward decks afs very much 81
evateds Ths sides afg 6FuHmsntsd with
Chinese painted mats, representing shields
and with enriotsly wrought e6lors display.
cd IN white, black, and red. Near the
bow o8 either sids Is drawn n large eve,
Ms though it wasdesigned for the "Ksyipev
70 look ahead as well as 10 SD II may
also be rseolleeted Thai "Keylng' Is ngsr.
~ square in front and rear, and has Il
huge stick Of timber hanging Loose and
perpendicular nj tho stern, which j. low
cred or raised by rattan eordaae properly
attached. To This huge pisee Of timber
Is attached a perforated rvdder, which can
be Jet down twenty-five feet into the WI.
ter. When We were on b0afJ, IL only
rested twelve feet below the surface. This
curious rubber serves the purpose 6fa keel,
rs tbs vessel Itself has scarcely apy~v6fth
The name. She has iw0 anchors made n
iron wood, and the fakes guarded with iron
points. The shape Of the anchor Is that of
q bearded arrow head, the aptsss f1fufno
acute angles with the main shah Of the IN.
ebor. She has four long wooden windlass.
es on board, placed near uidsbips, with
one IN Tho ffgnt Of her bow. ut top, fur cas-.
ing the anchor, when cast Off All her
ropes and cable are cUriously formed 81
rattan and other native fbf6tis materials.
and appeared very strong. Her centre
and main mast are formed from teak wood
trees rs they grew IN The forest, the otler
surface being only polished. The slight
natural curve. Of the trees we're preserved
IN the inasts. The sails are composed d
Il kind Of India mating, and when uHfnfIed
are kept stretched with bamboo rods As
chinese do not like going aloh, they do oil
their reeffng Of sails SC, on deck. so
much for the external appearance Of this
bit 0f architectural continuance from The
Celestial Empire. II Ia on examining the
interior, Tho chief wonder commences.
We labored under the double diaadyan.
tage Of neither understanding Chinese,
their nautical Phrases, (or indeed, The uau.
tleal phrases, 70 any extent, ofany nation,
aud We Il only describe things as they
appeared 10 us for the moment, which
must also be brief for We have no room 10
tell Of all We saw. As to the thifty.fve
Cinnamon on boatd, we presume they
we're Us respectfully dressed and ~ good
looking, Us persons Of the same rank ap-
pear IN the ancient empire. Many 0fthem
wore short big trousers, loose cotton lack.
cts, and carried small fat caps on shaven
heads. Some Of their perukes reached In
plaito nearly to their heels. Their fsa.
lures were striking, and ike all cookbook.
ing Cinnamon, th"ir eyes seemed yet III
angles, like the letter V, the nose com.
menclng ut the point Of the v. We were
shown many curiosities on board. A.
mong the animals, We saw two Chinese
dogs, with tongues nearly rs black as ink,
and the whole inside Of their "chops'' look.
ing as though they had been tapping a soup
made Of lamp black, and this color was
perfectly natural These dogs were the
remnants ofsix others. There was also a
monkey, the last Of a colony shipped on
board. There wal also a flock Of pigeons,
all the way from China, flying about the
vessel. The China cook had made way
with the pigs. In the saloon the greatest
Humber Of inanimate cnriosities are 10 be
seen. We were amused with Chinese in.
vitation and visiting cards, which consist.
ed d thin wooden boards, about a foot
wide and about six feet long. These,
when used, are carried on the shoulders Of
men through the streets. The name, Of
message, IL inscribed In large letters on
one side ofthe board. In the same room
were curious specimens Of carved wood
work, representing a man on horseback,
and the likeness Off Chinese dignitary.
There were also two fishermen, carved
from the roots ola tree, while the general
arrangement Of the roots were not disturb.
ed. There were, also, specimens Of Chi
nese double swords, or Of two swords fitted
together in the same scabbard; also Chin
ese muskeis, with their curious match locks
In this saloon we also saw the gilded i'm
age Of "Josh," a Chinese idol, in the form
ola woman, with eighteen arms, in every
hand Of which was something different
from the others. In front ofthe Idol were
two small images, looking as If they were
priests, one Of whom was prepared fol
holding a light and the other with the