New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-04-14
CHINA.
The Aans-Duaaness as Heng ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
nests sfthe squadron-Japan Expedition.


nests sfthe squadron-Japan Expedition.
CsuspsnAsses efThe N. Y. Tribune ,.,,
HONG KONG, December IS 1852
Nowthat We are to have two mails per month"; TINS
Celestial Emperor rather the bsrbsnsns VINO nave
ade their residence, may learn more frequently "na'
= going on in the busy go-ahead world through INC
eclumns ofyour valuable paper.
In this place aong Kong We are dong Pre'! ia''
business, and If not progressing rapidly advance se"uy
with some improvements Not long SINCE we haa our
usual Fall regatta composed Of boats oil
fromth trim sailing craft and wherres down 70 inc 'a
pans which are pulled BY Chinese women one Vi !ou'
Ariels could much amuse the lovers Oh Jun IN
these races; but you know the almighty d1ial las is
influence here elsewhere. and we are S We Snai
employed gathering them-choPped, PatnCt or Spanish
to attend to much else save little bit OF scandal now
and then which you know is agreeable III nus silsn
places Our yearly b0rse-races soon CONT vi ou .,'o
course in the happy valley not that OF hasses out .e
valley Of Fragrant Waters where wiz 'c pie''"' '"o
beauty and fashion of our English Colony
We have had some of the Long Tom Coifn-iike men
here xbalers from your prosperous happy and goahead
country They have done pretty wen .he Pas' SEASON.
but were not 80 successful as the at 0, previous one
IL is very amusing to hear them relate inc various mel
dents NJ their voyage stories Of the eons and eatres OF
the sea :" spout or There she blows" Now
She white watersr' "Now she breaches" &C. DC.
Your vessels of war on this station have been more
active of late than usual The Saratoga ate returned
from cruise after pirates She encountered severe
typhoon and lost several OF her ooats' Inc
ma fine specimen of warsteamer, has gone 10 Annoy
and Manila. whittier the Plymouth was dispatched by
nav of Formosa the Bashee and Babuyan Islands.
have understood this vessel has been very active ana
efficient cruiser since leaving the United States having
vs;ted in these seas the ports OF Batavia, Singapore,
Macao. Honokonp Annoy, Fuh-chanfu, WOOsung, Shang-
bse Nin0Do the anchorage at Cum sing Moon, or the
"Goden Star Passage &c, &c, not being in port at
any one time more than three or four weeks ms Is
am told her third cruise without being generally over
hauled and those on board expect 10 DC hoine"aru
hound NEXT October large portion OF her crew 8
fine expires in the month of January following The
Saratoga II is supposed will leave in February next
merely give these rumors But no vessel should re-
main on this station two summers IN succession. Inc
human system becomes relaxed and enervated that
men become unfit for the duties of the service.
There were some fine speculaons made in shipping
rice N California this year. and some money has been
made in shipping Cinnamon to the same country Ihey
are an Industrious enterprsng, cheating drty race
and their country though producing abundantiy Vaua
bic commodities and called par excellence, the Celes-
tia Empire" is the DIS own; and the " Internal
REGIONS it should be called, appropriate and
true with its rocky hills and valleys of mud, heather
temples Josh houses and paddy fields seas OF snakes
and unks typhoons and tempess, mOnsoons, Gains AMI
currents excessive heat and continued rains In season
would give you the exports of teas and SILKS from
Canton and Shanghae but you have doubtless the pup
Hsbed statements Of each Shanghae is the formidable
rival Of Canton and will long become the great mart
of trade in China owing to the greater convenience OF
transportation from the interior The many advantages
to the United States from line OF steamers from San
Francisco or Panama the port of Shanghai need not
be enumerated here for they have in all probability been
considered and dgested by your enteprsing men Of cap
hal and patriotic legislators.
The Japan expedition is still looked for Steamers
would be the most efficient class ovesses for the serv
ce but they should be of light draugh of water carry
ing one or two heavy guns large vessels cannot ap
proach the towns near enough to do execution 1t is
thought now, however by many that the mission will be
apeaceful one. Nous VERRoss