New-York daily tribune., 1854-05-24
BAYARD TAYLOR'S LETTERS
ATTEMPT TO VISIT NAEKINC
Editorial Corr. O. nasree Of The y 7. Trb.ns.
SHArEHAI Chna Tneslav. April ;. ~

cded 10 start for Nanlnz The near approach OF the
rebel to the foreign settlement of Shanghai the
uncerta nty with regard 70 their views toward for
ecners and the utter impOssb.lty Of obtaining rea
be accOuni from tho seal Of through the Chinese
authorities, led hin to this step. TIE visit was pso
jected with the sole view Of obtaining Information that
he might best know how to guard the interest Of Amer
lean citizens in China. Like the representatives of
England and France in Shanghai, he determined on
presenng tie strictest neutrality dusng the civil var
now raging RI tie North. But it, as all accounts con-
CURED in representing Nanhng had already fallen. it
was matter Of importance that the rebel leaders
should be assured of this neutrality and OF the neces
sity On their part OF respecting the rights OF foreign
citizens The adoption of this course is rendered still
more imperative at the present time by the ssehoods
which tie Chinese authorities, and especially the
Iaouta Of Shanghai, publishing and circulating,
concerning the enlistment of foreign aid.
Two hundred tuDs of coal were taken on board the
Suequehanna. and application made to the TaOu-
tai for native pilots who knew me river These he
readily furnished, hoping perhaps that appearance
off Marking would be Interpreted to the advantage of
the Imperialists Hundreds OF Chinese confirmed to
visit the Susquehanna up TO the hour Of her depart
ure Savcral Of tie American residents and others
made application to accompany US on the voyage, but
with the exception Of Mr. Forbes, no other passenger
was taken on board Previous to sailing four of the
JaIarese left the ship There is of their country
men-one Of those who were turned back from Japan
in the Morrison in lc-liying here, and he promised
10 assist them. Neither Capt buchanan nor the Com
missioner Lad any authority 10 keep them on board
They will probably make their way to ChaPoo, and eu-
bark thence for NaCasaki. They desired their coun
tryman Otokitch to ssy that they thanked the officers
aud en- of the ship from their hearts and would never
forget their kindness toward them. Two OF then
cl ftav loff he nfn npr
remain on beard
We started at food tide on the afternoon Oft lst
The baEd, or quay, OF Shanghai, was crowded win
spectators ofou departure. Wewere two hours and
half in reaching WOOsung The rich plains on either
hand were creener and more beautiful than they ap
peared On the passage up. The willow trees planted
along the little canals intersectng the coun-
try were rapidly bursting into leaf In spite OF these
tokens of sVripg, r leen, benumblng WIND blew from
tie northeast and the cabin was not comfortable with.
out re- There is perhaps no other part OF the world
where spring is tardy We crossed the bar without
difficulty but afterw ard had to thread fleet of unks
filling up reach of more than half mile. This feat
was admirably managed without running afoul of any
of the craft, though the winding channels between
them were scarcely broader than our BEAM The Sus-
quehanna obcys her helm as readily as ferry boat:
The American ship Samuel Russell which had arrived
the previous day. after Passage Of one hundred aud
oly-four days from NewYork lay at the mouth OF the
river We anchored in the main channel of the Yang
tse Kiang. mile from shore.
AT daybreak the ten Chinese boats which had been
engaged for the purpose of going ahead to feel the chan
mel started in advance We hove anchor and left at
O'Clock The four Chinese pilots were on deck, seem
ingly confident of their ability TO carry us through.
Just above WoOsung passed Bush Island; the large
island of Tsung Ming, separating the northern and
southern mouths OF the ang tse kang was visible De-
yond tn the distance Both OF these Islands have been
formed from the auyia deposits OF the rlver and are
yearly increasing in size. Capt Potter ian American
pilot who accompanied us) informed me that ten years
ago there was but one bush On the smaller island,
(whence its name,) end not nhabitant AT present
il is covered with and thckly studded VIVID COT
tages. Tsung Ming, century ago, was sand oar
at present il supports population OF SIX hundred
thousand TIE eimmense deposits brought down oy tue
Yanp.tse Kiang the HoangHo. and other rivers must
in the course Of time entirely h up the mouth Of the
Yellow Sea. 80
Our mosouito feet was still visible, running rapidly
ahead with the filling their square sails and
was looking through telescope at the clusters oil Cn
nese who were watching us from the shore, "hen tne
ship suddenly struck upon shoal She Was Only going
AT talfspeed and the engine stopped soon enough
70 prev ent her tanning very hard upon the sand s,
there she stuck. and the ebb-;ide had Just com
meneed every effort made 10 get her on before the
water fell There were fourteen feet at the bows ana
three and OneOurth thOms az the stern the bottom
hard sand The wheels were backed and hawser
sent out over the stern, 10 warp her of but without
avail The place where we struck proved 70 oe tue
Blonde SLoal twelve or fifteen miles from Woosung
Tie accident was entirely owing to the careeSsAess or
enough 10 have sounded cut for US all the shoals as ar
as Harveys Point, but he insisted or sending them
ahead saving that be was perfectly familiar Win the
channel and did NOT redure their services for hun
dred thirty miles) further He put on an offensive
stately air and carried his head high untll chatsed oy
A.Honc Mr Cunning gbams comprador, VINO accom-
panied US as Interpreter and commisariat Inc lstter
On receiving an impertinent rePl! 20 qlesuoh "Ach
he had asked by command OF Capt. Buchansn, imne-
datey struck the pilot in the face, and brought Inn
10 his knees IL suppiication
When il wa found that could not get OF, Capt
Buchanan determined to send the Chinese bum ooat
which accompanied U.s. ahead 70 the other boats, witA
one Of the pilots But the instead OF keeping up
the river Immediately made all speed for the shore
One the brass fedpieces was hauled 10 the stern
brought 10 besr on her and few shots hred across her
how, in order 10 bring her back but she continued 10
mike awav although the oals pioughed up the sea us'
bevoud her II happened that the poi on board
a. ,xes suupose bur had remained with us, though IN
eat fear for his life Mr.. Bennett Master Of the
Susouchauua was then of for the plos, II one 81
n. sAip's cutters At eOb-Ide We had bat eight ees
water under our bows and seventeen under tAe s'ern
Atuiduclt on Saturday night II began 10 blow very
violently from the north 80 thai AZ ABOUT eiocA "hsn
the tide had risen few feet the vessel seemed 70 be
so,yy working herself loose The toresail was bent
IN ard she Immediately gave evidence OF feeling H.
m backward strokes Of the wheels urged ner e4ear oi
he sbcsl and she turg bu0yanty y deep waier buI
In tho distance a. few ships lengths the water sud
Isrlv hcsleJ sain and she was brought 70 snchOr ID
Eve fathoms. with some li,;le difficulty Ihe utter IN
fci.nry of the pilots Was again displayed oy Their de-
cIsripo that the ckannel the right OF tne sHoa
when our own sOundngs tbe day previous A-d sAo"A
that il was on the eit side -.
/ About o'clock, Mr.. Bennett made Ms sPpea 49,
In the cutter. Tie end bis crew we're eeau~oea VIVA