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

the city esll for the sale of poul ~, vegetables,
neat and other produce The country Peep g VINO
attend il still shave ttsi heads, and are not permit
ted 10 approach any nearer TO the city ,nan the site
Of TIE msrket
The city itself is pder strict martial law. aud To-
ceed, IL 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 6 ec,al ermissor, When the city was
taken, the vctors seem to have regai de1 the place
snG al THU il their own. TIE innsbit.n.s be-
came me n bars Of The army. The women snd young
noIen were sepatsted from the meD, aud reside
in . separate quarter oftee city, all being clothed
and fed rom the puo'ic stores. All property was
q .ou re tuned over to The public treasury. Toe
I,ope are all well clo'hej, aud doubtless nave an
klul dsrce Of rice 10 .as though the supply OF other
articles 81 Diet may not be very abupdant. TIE nse
OF tobacco i rot only posiDied, bat the prohb ton
II Ell. ctual. The pre.ibi ion 1t opium l., OF
c. urse, etli more csrefoy enforced. Brtei nut,
how yer, l. freely used. Gain jacks bring Constant
on ths Yanaize and some ~ere seen which
bao just arrived from tie province Of Hupsh.
La &c parties Of women gere seen arr iag the
nee intc fbe city. 1t was pscked ia small b.as,
and each womin carried one on her shoulder. Msa
sIe bet ertirey excluded during the day. at least,
from the sonsr's quarter for many we're seen In
tie s'ree's Gaiy dressed ladies we're occasionally
net With ON horseback or donkeys, ridin Astride
Ike The men. mo HE them baving their heels In
ttead ~ their toea 10 the stinups.
Where EVER thing is common property, there eau
| Of course, be no trade. No shops were seen, nor
any articles xpoeed ssle; nor could boats, sedan
chairs, OF hores, be obtained for hire. Boats we're
abpu dsnt, and their cheerfaly grsttcd oc-
| caeiopslly when needed, without pay. TIE bats
ere propelled, net b. sculicg. but by oars, and
| stre Dot managed with ss much ease and skll as
| aye at Sbai gbae.
For ire r8lsces Of the kings, and the .spital of
| great empire, there can be DO moe nagn.l ent
situstion than that Of Nsnkin. II e1clo@ed oy
scnp circ Of ills, OF various height Viii - a.
| eIce give an sir Of gropdeor ard beauty to the
scenery and fur is1 great IA ihes for military de-
| tence. The walls, which some forty or lfty
fset high, are butt around the base Of this ,na
tain circle. the frcnt Of the hill in many places
being cut away 80 thst the wall forms facing to
y; aud IN some laces the 20 id gock, r-ed By the
haI Of natnye, Constitutes the wall. Il Ia 10 that
caSe cut smooth 10 ccr espond with the face ~ toe
portion but Of brick. The tops OF the bills may be
sesn Ut most points Using above the para2et, some
times only o te- feet, ard sometimes t~ Q tns
eight q the ~a ITSELF. BY the bsst acc ,unts the
circumference ~ the wall il ab ut twenty miles.
A pity mmiut,d very Ugh bill ju-t within ths
| n ~ H. or E-fung gate, exsectng 10 get n y ,od
v"wo the ity II om eievaie1 Yo'nt. But w
| stead ~ seei'R before ,hs m crowded city, TIE
| Il, hid down vron a side sxpace az farest, no.
d. O. indeed, bo, TO al appearances alnostunhr ke1
! aId covered with an sxubsrant foiage. The scene