The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-09-17

bv ssvvrsi csesoss posssd bsbDd st-eksds through
which -e pss'td b, n'srsf gate whtob Vas oPeoed
e., US By the soldier quad.
| Leaving this stcctsde se salted through an opsa
county for - least hve miss TO anotbe ssNcksde os
terry. ~hh sprouncsd thu suburbs ny the tous'h
IL which the Pcrce s,a over wss situated We s@e
escored into this ssosnde By nuober IL scld ~hom
W. met and who led TO the house Of one Of tnsir
gcpe.al@
srr sinire there short time shs genera, acting
ss our guido. took through the fourth gate into tue
This il srili an object n vary ges interest
Tom it, rye nnt appearance, to"uah c"mpsr .nay IN
rons for ~osB the cit, tssen by the rebel. the
In terror Of TIE sad dsace, add the
lover part vas 50 1d with Rubbish thst aa entrance
Is DIo sihe
tier cot ring the city our guide led IS along 10
NORTH wet orrrtop TO hous. of sji NJ Der gene
raj where We remsced peariv ten boays The dstauce
from The gte t-rte mes At least; the drst part ~
the Gay "a through wrnt appesres To bs The female
quarter of The city, for ihers several thoua,d
Son.p ard o men bu ths sc ho ere to,l.~ng after
us The sweets were cider and bs'fer paved than N
most Chipeet c,tes, sre the better
coDcaior, tran It y her Csin tia. g.fo or wuhl
We fsstsd, ~ different dis,anc-s eaiss oh ,ch
probably used t. separste the msie irum be female
q'arers A. ore quarter We several h heaos
bu, up, 9th Chimes characters faces the
meaning Of upich ~e could unr esstaca.
Our ce'en'ien Mt the Gsnersi- snsei BY bis send
,,e o., m'ss'n for us TO l.ave ,bs ely wi,he,t
that the Paies c,od Dnt 10 opeu-c ~ nst hour beg
ate O'Clock 7, He '.iea to prrsuade us " take
something 10 estkrd ASA 20 lesp al hi. but
osohned nd our guide hp'pg ready, uade hi
srd ,tr wy tn the abb s-ing through tae
tn'rd rs's ard then ny tue pa'o wsicb mi
the sf,e,p.D Ou cur wsy h-rk .e w.re hall. OF toe
sspty he walls every few minutes ana w-re fssta
nate IN hsv,i euiie te psso who other.
w's- rbey would have dieo upoo us. We reached The
rlip about tat NJ. cee,ingly h.usfe1 Tor
We had ~sli ga az hast tgrniy miles but AZ the
ne Inn" wei ststet With tie success viii IA h ID A.
tent Ell cur excursion
u stesu.ei ip Su quohaons, June 8, 1854
The folio riDg acconot Of Dr.. G arlss TssIor'..
NJ. d, nip tn Nsnk'n, gives an account of this
G. i, bra'ed paaods. Th- lassc,u-e Of this ,oot
pr hnb, * 9lsts why il is nov Glied up with riD-
III II IN the lower etOrs: -
Bu' hy far The most oefestpg and attractive object
81 tai Lin l. tb famous Porseis,a 10 81 .rt dis
&c ehit' 4 ~as built 3 out the year as by Yuny
lob the fhra emperor Of the Ming df Gassy Kevrese.
tat on, Of II found in Dearss All the cbol esIra
Ihes 'f civilized nsto =; w-.tno of remem-
cined With the nrcela,n ~ lie ia reality but
mpa'stsely emal. portion q 1t ,H VIII re Greco is
.stf It pr ectins roof- all of this col shiIe the
wood wors supporting I, ese rons il ~ thu sub
stsn'iSl character in tho seouar style If Chinese
cbi'@c'ore, cornuslt wrought snd r,ch'y ps'atei IL
ya,ious corrs The BODY shaft Of he eidce is built
Of large, eel burnt biek, and this exterior
tfey red, seilow green snd 0hitc Thp bricks ami
tiles Of very 6e clay and birh glazed that hs
tower pretents q nost gay and beautiful appearance
~b'oh is greatly heightened VIII in the reflected
sunlight
II h.s nine Stories and eco English feet high At
the bare s $40 feet ia circoIerencs side of
g1ouod sory, si the Others qusdraneuar the ip
side Instead Of conform the oesag ,ual exterior
y
sisno and look out npon the surrounding scenery but
wocden grating prevents you frDm stepping out
the galleries, ~bicA are lot provided with h,ustrades
The inner walls Of stoy fo med of black pol
isbed tiles foot square, each Of which in.Re OF
B"cdha is moulded In nastelie nnd ric y gilt There
are sveIsee, more than two hundred Of these
in each rtsry giving aSgrgate Of nearly two
thou and IN all stesp aircsse side Of asch
means yon may Tea the top from which msgoac .nt
psDorsu il pread out before you-the ~h,ls ci,y
OF Nsnkin towards thu north lies II AZ your
6pGs NH host IF NJ ~ ~
shut ont prospect beyond IN some dreonns far
the eye can reachtoen three four piles distant,
canal leadna to the city, and surrounds it forcing
the meat npt spa ccus ter1ple, covered With low
gsaed tiles AID Ged With giI"ei idols, stands At ths
foot Of this ragoda In the extensve enclosure
ANOTHER ACCOUNT OF THE TRIP OF TEE,
SU 3QUEHANNA.
By MISSIONARY.
From the North China hersli.l
*~** The SuaQ1ehspua and her consor. rea .hed
Nankin en-, Saturday afternoon, thu 9th Of Msy.
On Tue day morning. communication sas received
rnm tie city In answer TO OCe fr 3m Capt. BnccsnaQ
lts consents hava not hesn made lblt :, bus 1t IL
generally understood that 1t was similar in Ia tons
70 the eOmmuri oation addressed t. Sir George Bon
ham daiDg the visit Of she aermes. Il sets forth
the sane claims to universal supremacy. though 10
etatss those claims, it IL believed, In stronger Ian
eusae, sDn with n.ose preposterous tone o. setf
con sit than appesss 10 the letter to tae -ungloh
Pknipotentiary: Tie feeling manifested, DO ever.
lie che same. There is 70 evidence If change IL
policy or Ct feeling 70 wares Foreigners sne
vist.of The He1mes. On the 2ars OF the necpe and
eaboydipats officials, the 'ame friendly boiling
AhDift sts d that visa observed year aga.
These olaiIos TO superiority are not Inconsistent
with tina existence Of a purpose TO encourage f.
reign commerce. They are the result. Of ignorance
formation Of ,Ssa'es and therefore u becomes the
treaty powers 10 ret them RIG BIT on th point rs
az possible. The reception given ~ foreigners a.
Ma, Kin doea not prove the existence II . fee ing
~ He. ~. - -
They naturally aver-e to suoh, visits. because
they cannoa n destand tGeir object, and It Il not
strange that they should be Suspicious Of those
whom they know to be on friendly terms With their
are not spies kug 20 gain inormatiop for the be-
Htft u the imperial generals? The visit Of the Sus
queAsnna tss put US In possession 81 facts which
prove tba. the insurgents have uodistugbed control
Of large extent Of c0untry-so large 20 furnish
. eusraniee 10 their ultimate success.
tits certain that they now have command Of the
Ysngtsze river far - least as Pc yang lake, aud
probably much further. There seems to be nothing
that can prevent their triumph but internal dssen-
siors, of hich at pres. MT no symptoms appear. Il
is, therefore, que lion of some imp Jrtauce ~ tHo
treaty powers whsthei I ey will insist upon some
und. rstsrd irg WITH The using party Low, or wait
until they shall have gained the empire.
In the jmBe date vicinity OF Nanki1, however,
the country rs not ia the power OF the insurgents.
An impsrls'ist fore Ia eDcamped rear the East
lste ond This prevents the exercise Of authority ny
the ihsuyperts over the country people. A daily
market il held at ONT about mile slant from
the city wall, for the sale Of poul ~, vegetables,
neat, aud other produce. The county penp VINO
attend il still shave ttsr heads, and are not permit
ted 10 approach any nea er 10 the city ,nan the site
Of TIE marhet.
The city itself is under strict martial law and, To-
deed, is A. present mere military camp Toe most
rigid discipline and perfect order are msiotsioei
None are permitted 10 pass IN or out at The gates
without s sc'al ermissior, Wien the city was
taken, the victors seem to have regatden the place
sno all y THU il 81 their Own. TIE innsbt.nss be-
came me bars Of The army. The women snd young
o iolen were sepatst.d from the msp, aud reside
in separsts quarter II tie city, all being clothed
and fed rom the puonc stores. All property was
q ,ouse tuned over TO the pnbli. treasury. Toe
I,ope sre ail well clothed, aud doubtless nave an
s,u dol &c Of rice 10 .as though the supply Of other
articles q Diet may not be very abundant. TIE use
oi tobacco is rot only ed, bat the prohio ton