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

tgiop), 0osn 70 COa,es. al, q whom s,pssses dlL
cd nh AmsgemsIt At her inmsns szs aud eis-
gsDct; D.Dy Of the officers visited the city. asd
some Of 's.ir adventures <ere ood eoouss (posibly
an account Of scto OF them r,sy be gsvec)
The snip left Eaokin oa Wedn. sdsy, the 3tst, to
make Al sxsmio alton higher up the river. On the
witt Of The He mes, abe Wens eco or ~elve
m,ife: with In exception the Susque ,aena IL the
fIs' square rugged yessel that ever disturbsd tue
waters of this Dobe river. 70 far from its "a ,uta.
TIE spectacle tost .resented tnst beautiful
morning ard more lovely one surely never dAwa-
ec- war :aleolattd 10 produce Dp impression not
essi!y fotgottn. Here was Seen q m sgoidce t
e.anrf.este, ore OF ths gtstves sells Ia tns
Der toOnige arc draft of water surpassed b very
To- of ire largest ibye+-dtckers. armed with the
most improved sDo deadly implements Of de.uuc-
tioU maj Dtd by a crew OF Ulcers ano meu whose
oisciI ire u p rtet her trim spars. stately d,naa
sious spo ergaDcs Of mode, would sake her an 40.
Jet of somiIstop 10 any barber in tie rid: he,e
WIS g. q this nOh'e ship sd aiming boldly ioto the
heart OF vast Empire. MP river wa,ch l. scareIy
supposed bysi her the Mississippi or the Amsz,p ;
RE myria6s of human beings who crowded the
be, ks looked at her az she ca-ssd viii
Kind Of sosasratioc, rot unmixei with are,
voioe'lrg IN t'eir own inoecesae and ixnp
vas eolDg-littie DID they jmagius that
bni c1me from a distant land tponsauds of
Milo away, aoo teat her OBJECT, 10 these ST. .nge
saes, vas to watch over with careful solic tude,
slghtsst vion,ioo Of the rights or privileges Of
tcoss whose flag she bore-uuiy it was a scene MT
n 10 be forgettep.
The varied scenery on sithey bank Of the river,
ahpVe Nsek,p lie not egused Ia the wo Id. rhe
river becomes very broad, in some are, sever IL
Nil q. aad - iDterspe std = IN inormeraole IS aoas.
soine o. shich sr .ey nesniitui; the valleys AID
! even TOE high-st h!s, q ths'r vesy sum ats e,sn
tttu,ng s,th veRt alton, whose o.u'euce, ferta-
rsleiS, yi.lds . s1flicieS Of foos 70 supply sae
| pijiOys rho inbablE this region
EA AEtEH xaa.A.a "a 4
| u 'se province Of Gnsnhsny. one Of the la sc
market towns on the liver, abou- huooI ed mite,
sbcvs NonBib, as stated i Davis ~crk it "
scar ely bo%ever so Tar. The aista,ce by sht is
reckoning is about IS mileel Herr the y liz aud
be,e engines were gszso ut vito even greater as
tooistn',ss IN III below; enc bad scarcely dropped
arhor bs'ore ,nnumersb'e boats filed with tuCu
ssnCs approached tom t. sbole; as these rowds
csue Oh beard, t,eir w0noer VS. great far ute
rance; rs one sine the Iumb;r WIS gre,t %
almost to jeopsroize their lives ia getting up aud
down the gaDgwa,s; hOgtver, nothing cnu,d.
tXcee6 theii good huIor or correct behavior. Tho
CITY Of Wubu ana vicinity visited By most os
The officers, end toe greatest Kindness vas shown
tbim by the people and the authorities; guides &C,
c,mpanI. them ih,ouga the street they we're esre
as elsewhere called brothers The same s,xne OF
tesoat,' was also observer beIe Ut Chtn kiane.
~ spd NaLk'nL The city is e. ed by q wall,
ana is said to contain . popu'aton Of bali mil.
lion. its trade, however, 10 at present entirely
iDte rut ted b. tire revolution. The are few OBJ
Jects pa'ticulsry worthy Of note except tie suprh
u
e. just in front Of the iOwn. TIE great bead Ut
TIE Ilver at this point makes the we sngul .rly
graz d.. The city bas been 10 the possession Of tue
rexls for several months, (it taken b. the
rebels the 4th OF March, 1858 although mo por-
toD ct their my IL left there-the force cousissiag
entirely OF armed juIks, mauy Of whi are em-
pl:yed IN carrying Iovisons mp aud wn the river.
From tbs best Information obtained thu rebels have
eDtn oesessiob Of the river for great distaaoe
SorBe Of the chiefs visited the ship and their APP
pearsnce ard general intelligence ma V very "a
hin seAr -. -.
rsss Of tie people vt Wuhu. Thsir camploEons
art lighter and physiogn ,my muck better than the
o,dirs,y Oh bese carer the coast. Some attention
10 p4Ts0lal cleanliness was also observed emo0Q |
them. The visit o. their foreign brothers, In the
wonderful snip, gave them Uush appa: ent pleasure.
ard sons u tie higher officers expressed q hope |
that tsaae and commerce migha be carried on In
such steamers as tar as the navigation extends, |
which Is believed to be many hundred mixes
very superior quality Of semi btum,nous coal |
was found at Cbil kiang-fu, - also ct Nsakin and
said to coItsiu coal great abundaI.s, and
time cannot be far distant when this vast mineral
wealth will be full, developed. as an auxiliary to
Sic eteam navigation Of the river. To nc.
ccmplish this, quiet and, q est0raiion Of order
is Beeded in Ch,ls, ard whichever party is
ultimately destined to cstain possession Of the GO
serl,m' nj. there can 10 no doubt tha' II Will be
much to The rial interests Of Il Empire that tie
navigation Of this I'm, walled Iives BY steam shonld
be opensd 20 the woy,6 the persons who ap pesr as
present to ciect the revolution az far ~ can be as
u,
interests respecting foreign cove nments. ka blind
emo utterly selfish hnaticism should continue TO &C
tuae him. (and thei influence Is as absolute among
their folio sers even that Of Ma ounet) very
little can be hoped for sswerds = more enlarged
,o]ey il nay be that ths na,ions of tle West may
uitjmstsly TO obliged 70 Interfere, and give really
Christian disactioo to hN revelation, tie ma ses wno
are eng geo in IS would is is believed hail su ,h en-
Interference With unraixed JOY.
OF tas morning Of the ID June, the Susquehanna
got under wsy at hafpast five O. flock A. NJ, on her
return. She was only four hours and o hsH in
| reaching NaDkin, and came to an anchor of Sllvec
Island ct tan uclO, k, having made the run OF one
| bur bred and twenty miles In pine hours. As she
passed tie batteries alobg the river all hands wero
ticD. Nothing Of the kind was observed, however;
| crowds OF men were seen on the works, a. she
passed, locking at her wonderful specs With much
copctrnsh as making abc q, fourteen X OTIS most
OF TIE Way to the island. His Elk CLANCY again had
| sD in;srview with the mpeFial admiral, who came
board, and RENAMED several hours; salutes we're
fred from his squadron as the Sasquehanna passed
On the morning Of the Sd. the shio left Silver
Island end rea b. Shapgnae GU tns 4th All out six
o'clock =. NJ having been detained on all the shoals
10 sound, where ebe experienced diff uty going ,.
The steamer Copfrcius, Uncer the command OF
LIEUT.. BIowu, # the u. S. ship Susquetauua, with
Capt. Dearborn acting AS pilot, ACCOMPANIED the
sur quebapps tender, and the Invaluable serv css
rendered by both these gentlemen Can never be too
highly appreciated by I'll wac observed he rare
| skill exhibited BY them on ire entire passage.
TIE selling directions of II. II. G,rwooo. master
Of ii. T. NJ. brig EsSie 3le with aooi inal notes Of
Capt. FisLbouine, Of H. NJ b. steamer Hermes, we're
fond OF very gieas asslstan g to Cspt. BucnanS.
The Susquetanns was NICER steam 81 bouts 20
mir utes, a,ctnoirg from Woasucr to Wuhu 600
milcs a,d 81 hours des endiog the river from WI
hu TO ShaDlhse.
AN EXCURSION 10 THE PORCELAIN TOWER AVID THE
INTERIOR OF THE CITY or NsNKIN, MAY 30 1854.
1esm mex account Of So ex ursion IN sds by
bsr Leroy, in company with Lieut.. Hunter and
Pus'r Barry, TO the porcelain tower and the into
lior Of tie ti'y:-
Tirdirg IL mpI ohats thai any Permission would be
gi,,s b the authorities 10 the city, started
tie ship 81 tne c'clocc the Sob MAY, ~ h the
ttIn ns'ion il POSSIBLE to The citg sud TIE far.
fam,o lorc,lAin fowtr. There board az the
tia umber az hinese officers 81 VIII IN, ID to
be nj. Il lrOnph internrefer