The mountain sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1844-1853, 1853-07-28

au-g -ge-ro; ships cook, Tho o-koo-dho; seamen,
That-no- -skee, Yee au-ki-cbee, Gi-ro-kichee,
Es chi-jim, and Soo-kay-yo-mung.
Dee -yee-no- skee, since meeting with his coun-
trymen on board the Argus, has acquired q con-
fdenee that he did not before possess. having at
first regarded his rescuers with suspicion. On
the trip up to Benicia, he seemed much aston
lshed at the movement OF the steamer, and al
though shown the engine, could hot conceive by
what power the vessel propelled through
the water. He at present seems very grateful
to those who have befriended him says he was
attended very carefully by the officers and crew
of the Emma Packer, and is sorry that it is not
IN his power to recompense them for their Kind
ness.
On meeting with his countrymen on board the
Revenue cutter Argus, at Benicia, there was
mutual astonishment expressed by the two par
ties, though the cook showed the stranger much
Difference, the latter belonging to higher class
Of society than the other. This latter fact was
shown III their manner of bowling. In perform
ing this ceremony, the ends of girdle which
they wear must touch the ground. The cook,
belonging to the lower million, wore very
short girdle, and consequently had to bow very
low. The clerk, belonging somewhere in the
neighborhood of upper tendon, wore long gir-
die, SO that gentle inclination only was neces-
sary.
Dee -yee-no-skee is about twenty-five years of
age, and though he expresses much wonder at
everything he sees, appears to be possessed of
much natural intelligence He has entirely re-
covered from the effect of his protracted priva-
tions, and is quite healthy. Beside the cook re-
ferred to, there is japanese boy, about fifteen
years of age, on board the Argus, who is one of
the party saved from shipwreck about three
years ago, that Lit. Pease has quite Japan
party around him.
\ number of curious articles were brought on
board the Emma Packer from the wreck of the
junk, and are now in the possession of the COM
Yn1 Of hp
sending some of these to the Worlds Fair, at
New York for exhibition. While we write sew
eral of them table. Perhaps the
most curious are three pieces of coin, copper,
silver and gold. The copper coin is nearly clip
tical, two and a half inches in length, by and
half in breadth. There is small oblong hole
perforating the centre. The piece on both sides
bears curious Devices somewhat resembling Chi
nese characters. The silver coin is oblong one
inch by three quarters of an inch, and is in val
one third of dollar. 1t bears cha, acters
resembling the former as does also the gold
coin, which is half an inch long by quarter of
an inch wide, and represents the value of one
dollar.
a piece of board, resembling white pine, ten
iaches long by three wide, bears characters on
one side which denote the name of the junk,
and on the other that of the owner. To an out
side barbarian, these characters would really be
taken for Chinese, but we are informed that
they are a sealed book unto the Celestials.
A beautiful Grape scarf is among the collec-
ton. The fabric is very fine and soft, and the
coors which are printed, red ana light or
ange the latter being the ground. The device
appears to have been intended for leaves and
flowers The scarf is eight yards inlength by ff-
teen inches in breadth A child's cap, the same
material, accompanies the foregoing.
A very neat ships compass is among the Gu
riosites. This is an exceedingly delicate in
strument, and being contained i'll solid box,
the wonder is, how it could be used in rough
sea. 1t is not divided like the ordinary compass,
but has twenty four subdivisions only. Twelve
of these marked on the margin of the circle
with characters which appear to be alphabet
cal. The points named after certain ami
mails, such as rat, dog, goat, etc.
The ship'sl log is stupendous affair, and may
be measured by the yard. The characters are
large and are painted government stamped
paper of the texture and appearance of tea pa
per- There are several drawings, or rather
traeings, very neatly executed and quite supe-
rior to anything of the kind we have met with
of Chinese origin. One represents the Empress
of Japan attended by her maidens, and another
the japanese deity with three heads and six
horns, one of the feet Of the idol resting on the
neck of furious looking boar. Still another
represents austere looking parsonage, who is
said to be the Superintendent of Public Instruc-
ton.