The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1853-01-31
TEF DAILY DISPATCH
7as A cow wARDIN, Proprietor
r,rrcu =. PLBASANTS. Editor.
II~rnE OF A CHINESE HOUSE.

t.,l...k recently published by Mrs. ELIZA
- E...,a,an, Who went out to China as
...,..,. We have the account OF visit to
A.. puan. The lady Of Pwan Tingkwa, who'
nam ,alJ. is '' salt merchant of wealth, and
,..,..., gt,ora lie to foreigners"
.pu.., T5ngkwa is employed in the service
,....,sIuutent: this gives HIM some DIS
',,r He has ten wives. The lady ot the
..a oT 'number one vie, d'd nvt make hef
....rl9re Unrl little time had elapsed Al
1,.,a ~er cnt red the room ana the others
, r.,-e. while she received her visitors,
.,,-...{ 10 take her seat until every one of
~'. ....fs was seated. She was beautiful
80 .,r~fUfe not over twenty one years OF
Esr hair was arranged IN their usual
..,l ,,,aaner. and adorned with flowers.
,.aaa other ornamenis. She was attired
.,,,.Ea dress of grass clo!h tight about
.. throat. with large sleeves, exposing beau
-.f baa1. and wrist tull ot bracelets. Tn
....e.t. her grass cloth tunic she wore an
,.r..gi!s:ed sk!Et that nearly concealed her
f,.,.- feet Her manners were graceful and
E.,eur To tae remarks Of the ladies, (her
,.--,orsl sac responded coureously, never al
io,.os r.rsrlt 10 sit VII lie any of the ladies
we're standing.
=. Trs " rs served in small cups with covers,
hrrwiia,lt milk CT sugar. Soon after this
.HNtltd iilO anOklSI departments
Nr.. Tsau. our lady host, took Mrs, Parker
!, r3e ..ul aud led the way, while several
or..re ef Nh Pwan Tmgkwa's ladies attended
= tr.. lasi # Hs, and we followed; the cons
many G.. relatives, nurses, servants and chill
tl,.. Succeeded, all eager tG satisfy their Gu
T.,l1v /, Gazing at us. A repast was pre-
pare consisting OF jeilies, fruits, nuts, ETC.,
winch in ,ae east is called titfin: the Chinese
,,,.it8 u- for the heart. II was easy TO dis
- Ill. .,F. .l,o hon Sha
70 be se1Jed, while she presided, the others
,.sg4inc and the servants tanning us while
Vs. par,uok of the deicacies. According TO
Chinese etiquette, Mrs Pwan passed some
f,r;.t or is.,v on her fork or on her chop-stick
r. each lciy. and we would return the com
rl.ucu, she rising very gracefully and receiv
iuEit IHey even so so far as 10 put 1t into
u. mouth
T.riq being finished we repaired TO her
rr yaie bed.r room. Ii was furnished with
fnir.yr, bureau. beistead with matirass, the
bei~ciOtheS neatly laid in folds and put aside
n the back part OF the bed. We follow ed
Mrs Pwan, all the attendants accompanying
Us. taraaeh the different apartments of this
spacious aIjiding still unfinished. The cary
Ing was elegant. The rooms were furnished
wita diyans, centre tables, mirrors and chan
tel.eEs. The ceilings were beautifully paint
ed with birds aud flowers. A gallery was ap-
pIopfaj2d to the sing song Theatre.
in gong down the staircase, we passed the
room WGsTe his excellency' and guests-lhe
gentlemen who accompanied us-were rega-
Ing themselves with refreshments; they could
not hep turning their heads TO catch q glimpse
O. the fair Chinese ladies. At length the time
arrived for us 10 leave; the females the house,
cae and all; retired to the inner apartments,
and the gentlemen conducted us to our sedans
On returning home, we suffered our faces to
lie exposed, and gaZers were not few, eagerly
striving 10 get peep at the fau Quipo, or for
eign devils wives, as they stigmatized us.
Il could not learn that one in Pwan Tingk-
was household knew how to read in her OWE
language, and as to their employments much
time is spent al the toilet embroidery perhaps
occupy part, and then the amusements of
the theatre, and others equally frivolous fill up
the res. Not many months alter this visit,
heard Ct the death Of Mrs. Pwan, and also
learned that her husband was pever pleased
with her. | remember one of our company
once asked him how he passed his time He
replied, his wives were all over his house, anu
he amused himself with them ~
PATRICK HENRY.-The moment that the
United Stetes had established her indepen-
dence on firm basis, Patrick Henry, so re-
rownfd for the bold and active part he took in
etiecung This revolution, was the first to forget
all previous animosites, and TO hold out the
strong advocate for every measure which could
induce 1he return Of the refugees, who had es-
p0psed ae cause Of the mother country, and
made proposition in their favor, which W as
very severely anmadVerted upon by some of
the most respected members of Congress-
Among others Judge Tyler, the Speaker of the
Assembly, vehementy opposed him, and in
the committee OF the House, demanded q" how
ne, above all other men, could think of inviting
In,
and InJui s he had suffered severely?" The
following was his prompt and ready reply: So
acknowledge, indeed, sir, that | have
many personal in uries of which TO complain /;
hut "hen enter this hall of legislation, en-
deaYor, as lar as hunsn infirmiiy will permit,
10 leave all personal feelings behind the. This
question ~ national one, and, in deciding il.
Il you act wisely, you will regard nothing but
the interest of the nation. On the altar of my
country good, am willing to sacrifice all
personal resentment, all private wrongs; and
an sure L should most absurdly fatter nav self
II Thought that | was the only person in the
mouse capable OF making such sacrifice"
MI Ifenry then proceeded to show, IN very
tofcIbe manner, the policy Of using every pos
s'tie manner oi aug mentiDg the population OF
country AS yet so tEiniy Inhabited as Ameri-
ca, whose future greatness he thus prophetjcal-
y depicted
Encourage migration-encourag the hus-
uandmen, the mechanics, ire merchants of the
oid world, 10 come and settle In this world OF
promise-meke il the home Of the skilfuI the
iIdu6uious and happy, as well as the asylum
oi the dis'Tesaed-il up the measure OF your
population as speedily as you can, by the
means which Heaven hath placed in YOUR DOW.
Nf' aud venture TO prophesy there are those
no" ll'n6 who will see this favored land
among the most powerful on earth. Yes. sir
'Aey will see her great in arts and in arms-her
so.oeh harVests waving over Unreasonable
J4HH'-her commerce penetrating the most
distant seas, and her cannon siieaens the vain
ooast OF those VINO now affect to rule The
waves" '"'0' '"e
hr. ienrys proposition was carried. and
e'rty succeeding year proves that his antici
pauons were well founded. America soon er
pef'enced the policy Of his counsels; and. lido
alter tide' emigration has ever since Continued
20 roll wealth and improvement over her bro.
vinces. r'
hE Coal FIELDS or NORTH CAROLINA.
h lessor Emm0ns has made an interesting
Ieport on The v1lue OF the coal regions OF Deep
g~Net, North Caroline TrbiS oosl b..