New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-03-23

o-lrans The volume of water brought down by the
river must be enormous; the southern mouth when
comprises about twoIhirds, or less OF te man sreA"
!. thirty miles in breadth Psrhers Island Was green
srJ b.,utif and appeared TO be cultivated Most OF
The other islands lofty, rugged a. their nams de-
ro.ss sna hope.eSsy barren. TIC smaller ones were
ere rocks cc.t and divided by deep chasms. Ike
,hcsson the western coast OF Scotland. Inc wind was
~ Ia srd strong from tie north, aud the ther.
,r,.er dovp o. CO. The SKY was cool pale blue,
iil with bsy, but the shoue cheeriiy at inter-
ysIs As We approached our destnatoh' the 9sPsness
J..red another interview with the Commissioner
,as animated that they wished to Gni at shanghai
wske their wav 70 Chapoo the Chinese port OF conma-
rica,;on with Narasaki and embark IN JUNK lOf tae
Iat,er pace Chapoo is south OF SHANGHAI on the Day
of Hang Chow. and about ninety miles distant.
Al noon we reached Gutklst Island, az ,ae NOUN u
H. Ysnotse Kianc (Son Of the Sea- and commences
the J;fsuIt NAVIGATION of the river The Island is
round rocky liliocs, rising 2O feet from tue wafer
lrom its prominence and position az the mouth Oh TUG
river il is valuable land mark Tor vcsseis; Inc
Yang Use kang is here about twenty miles oroad low
Ing between the mainland of Chin. and the issn1
of Tsung.Ning Both shores are dead level ay Aed
to prevent inundaton, Ike the banks OF the lower
Mississippi and not To be from the narrow caan-
p. in the middle of the ryeF, which ~ iioei on ootn
side, hy extensive SAND. banks We had strong wind
and tide against u.s. and did not lose sight OF Gutzian
Island until near o'clock. The water became more
dense and yellow as proceeded, and tae paddles OF
the steamer stirred up large quantities Of the SOFT mud
Of the bottom The depth OF the stream varied IRON
four TO five fsthoms.
Al six o'clock as the crew was beaten 10 quarters,
il was noticed that the engines moved slugSshy and
soon afterward the ship refused TO obey her helm
She was Immediately stopped and carefui sounding
showed only and quarters hihoms Ihe pre-
yious sounding had been disturbed By the wake OF the
wheel and the sinking Of the lead into the loose mud
so that we had run about hslf mile upon the South
Sbosl before being aware Of il. The engines were
backed but the strong northern gale AMI eob TIDE Kept
MS stationary for about an hour, after which the vesei
BEGAN to move By fits and starts The guns were run
forward "a Tighten her stern and the tide setting IN her
favor she worked herself of BY nine O'clock and came
10 anchor in deep water
We started again the next morning win tne nood.
tile The d.y was crystal clear and bracing wind
blew from the northeast. | have not experienced
more bracing aud inygcrsng weather since coming 10
Eastern Asia. In an hour or two we were ha'iei oy
An American pilot who had been taking French YES
sci out of the river He startled us with the news
that the rebels had invested Marking with an army OF
2OO.OO0m captured all the Chinese warjunks IN
the Yangtse kiang and cut oil supplies IRON the De-
leacuered troOps-with many other particulars winch
we have since found TO be exaggerated In anotner
hour the main land of China as'isible on our lefta
low shore covered with trees, and dotted with the
houses Of the natives Numbers OF junks were
anchored along the beach, aud tho wreck OF Euro
pean vessel told of the dangers OF the navigation Inc
island of Tsung Ming was barely visible 10 the east.
We reached the mouth of the Wcosung River about
moon and cast anchor mile from the shore, to walt
for tide to carry over the bar. On making sg-
nails Junk came out for the malls, with when sue
started at once for Shanghai The mouth OF tue river
WAS crowded with vessels the greater part OF when
were native hunks The stream is about hall mile
in breadth and is protected By two batteries the
northern one having l26 guns Inc snore Is Wen
wooded and the trees with their thin texture ana the
rcenish gray hue of their budding leaves showed has
we had again reached climate where spring Is known
Mr. p S Forbes, u. $. Consul at Canton AMI Mr..
Cunningham Vice Consul at Shanghai, who had ridden
down TO Woosung in expectation of the Susquenannas
arrival came on board shortly after we dropped anchor
At 4 T. NJ, the tide being again Hood we stood INTO
the river through the fleet OF Junks at It's mouth IL
WAS delicate piece Of maneuyerng, but the Vessei
minded her helm admirably and threaded the nazes Oh
| the crowded anchorage without touching one oil the
craft The tide carried safely over the BAR ana We
kept on up the river at nearly our iul speed. Inc
stream was covered with junks lying at anchor, or
sailing up and down Our steam whistle warned them
10 clear the track and they Obeyod with alacry tho
crews gathering upon the high poops to survey rs ~
we passed Most OF the junks had inscriptions across
the stern and along the sides Of the hull Some, which
DIR Parker read denoted that the vessel was In Gov
eminent service others had fantastic names, such a.
The Favorable Wind" Happiness &e All the
larger ones had four masts each mast carrying single
obIong sail made of very closely-woven mating
crossed with horizontal slips OF bamboo so that it
could be reefed to any extent required Ihe people
had a lighter complexion aud more regular features
than the natives of the southern provinces and In lieu
Tartar. -
The country On both sides Of the river dead level
Of rich suyal soil devoted principally to the culture
of rice and wheat The cultivation is as thorough ans
patent as any have seen, every square foot being
turned 20 some useful account Even the sides OF tho
dykes erected to check inundaons are covered with
vegetables These boundless levels thckly studded
with villages aud detached houses oil oil which are sur
rounded with ruttrees noticed also
oe willow and bamboo The country, far aud wide, 10
Jotted with little mounds of earth-tbe graves Of
former generations They scattered over the helds
and gardens in most remarkable manner, TO the great
dstriment of the cultiyors la some places the cons
of the poor who cannot afford to purchase resting
place. are simply deposited upon the ground and
covered with canvass. The dwellings, but for their
peaked roofs bore resemblance to the cottages Of
the Irish peasantry. They were mostly OF wood,
plastered and whitewashed and had appearance Of
tolerable comfort The people who came out TO stare
In wonder at the great steamer she passed, were
dressed uniformly in black dark blue. Numerous
creeks and canals extended from the river into tho
plains but did not notice single highway The land
scape was rich picturesque and animated, and ruby
corresponded with what had heard Of the dense Popg
Iaton and careful agriculture Of China was struck
with the general resemblance between the Woosuns
and the Lower Ns.issPpi, and tho same thing was
noticed by others on board.
Before sunset We discovered in the distance the FAC
tories and flag stats Of Shanghai The town had
more imposing appearance than was prepared to ind
The river makes sharp bend to the south at this
point and over the tops of the trees the southern
bank we could forest of masts, mile in Length
belonging to the native junks. The number OF foreign
vessels anchored before the factories did not exceed
twenty. Rounding the point we swept between tho
chipping past the stately row Of tall European resi-
dences and a neat church. (Gothc,) to the reach 10
front Of the American Consulate, one Of the largest
and bandsomest buildings on the river. The English
wsr-steamers Hermes and Salamander, and the brig
Lily, lay anchored here and the French warsteamef
C.ssipi litfle further the stream. Beyond THIS