The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-05-27

to-day.
am sstcnished to find Foo how such wonderful
Place for il Only IL 1853 that it introduced
lie troubles at Canton the rebellion at opepei
mp question the third treaty port ana We are III
debsd the enterprise OF the American merchants
being first upon the spot Scarcely three have gone
and yet look at its increass commerce. Already shs
Merchants here anticipate that the end Of the sea
viii shos total export of 35 600 600 lbs Statistics
tor mercantile fond of what tourists reje,t,
you must pardon me for adding page Of Foochow
merse which viii give you better idea Of tn. impor-
lance Of lie port tnan anything else that msy write
few statistics on the exports Ct fec-chow-soo:-
EXPORTS PROM F0C-CKow.
Season 1854 10 vessels lbs .......... s. 959 coo
Season $685. IS vessels, lbs 90 $4,000
Season 1906, 20 vessels, DULY to JAM lbs
To United States.
Season 1854, vessels, lbs............ 1856 o0O
Season 1885, 10 vessels l,s.....,...... $500 600
seaen 1866 IA vesels, DULY to JAM lbs. Ss4s,oeO
Notes. aeon 1881, about soo 600 pounds oftea
season ls54-5 vessels despatched TO Austria
liza taking 500 0o pom de- and three vessels out Of The
thirty I've TO England went to the Continent, taking
Season 1885, three vessels have been despatched
Cortren two vessels have been despache5 akng aoou
10000 and coastHise nearly 100000 has been saHt
Ths Hamburg chip Ana Olga was the first ship tia.
left foochov with teas for foreign part she left 18th
Ct August 1853. Tie American snip Tear followed her
90 the 7th Of August both bound for London The last
named arrived first
Tie ship uqrs tte first shp to the United States
Oriental, on he 22d Of February and was lost in Rinpsa
pAs, 15ta OF tame month Black teas aIe the principal
exports from here.
officials an5 missionaries. Only three four ladies, Low
ever orrsmenL this small CON muny, am sorry 70 say,
and hence the utter isolation OF traveller when he has
done NJ the sjgh s; and commissions may Na
remain here Ter time, and officials may be kept
alive - 'he cares Of government while the messengers
0, The sac ed miHeisn ID duty bound find eontsntnsnt
il rene!brg sut for me- WHO lave NO suca cs.es On
he Chira bodr, give me any place on the worlds iaee
. retide in but Foo chow Pleasant AID most
hosp table kind ,aose whose acqusn
am glad - make, yet would rather live elsswht
Cannot be hermit more active life-I mast rec
hing cf the wcr blocks and pictures WILL do for Thie
love IN cottage may amuse for season, but gv zee
The intellectual society Of hunt reds Of fellow country
men, instead CT units. like Foo. chow for its e. ,,tic
youth, but could net lire there have alws' I'd
holy horror of btirg buried alive, ard eertsip now
Ct ether place that seems 80 far away for u sno
steam nail and you get your letters only by ehan Sat
am sgan too fast; have not told what has seem
and ihould reserve my comments for the latest hs.t
Ny first expedition through the city, AMI Il VA
che that VIII not socn leave the notebooks ef The
memory. Chairs were orderet, guees f1rnhned, lunca
prepared, ard 1T ten four Representatives, Of Young
The changes more rapid than the mimi les, but
each new eature Instructive and giving room for ccn
temptation; streets obliged the Indian style OF
single file, sId even then II difficult to get along
The 81 outs OF your hes TO clear the road commence
a. lie point Of departure snd cease only when you re-
you Ter week 1t Is continuous, notOnous, tires oae
We must Rave been carried several mites in this be-
fore reached the oute- gate Ct the city, the most in
trcate psrt Of our journey Was over that wonderful
Wswshov.
the first part Of the bridge from the south side to h,
Island of LbaI chow consists Of Line arches and
is cry eome $50 feet long By IL wide Here We came to
adanized with low black rooted Chinese buildings, ard
is about 500 feet ~ds should Judge, We we've psss
way another portion Of this heavy piece
of grarite work. to the suburbs OF the city called Nan
uppss brrs s the Sc
1t was almost impossible to crowd through the mares
Of people pushing their away along for the natives have
pancake ttsud, and then . bamboo cover-till they
finally get tecsn. sized shop where they trade ''eer and
have their beIpg; and thus reducing bridge "~trow
and inccnveLient in the fret place. to about egat 10
width In this small space We had to find pah through
amsss Of travellers deEse thsn Boston Common
going over the bridge and once held bodily over the
tunb ing waters below for over minute so IS to let an
bridge s old with ago but strong as peraed roci and
how the architect raised the immense stones to their
resting place, with the simple machinery Of China. am
1t loss to understand. Like The Druidical affairs at
ADglefea and the masterwok OF Ecglands great engi
Who Witness hs the
mind more forcibly than the energetic, firing
industry Of the Chinese All sesm to be hard at wofk
the besgars perspre with their continued calls for
cash Each profession by ITSELF and every in his
place. SO busy At work many Of the operatives do not
Go through thicky settled street. among the mechanics
1t Paris London or New York. and everything yon see
| dene there you win find being executed ic ins,
only with simpler utcnsis, and 10 slower : o1t
with great perfection. The pAwnbrokers sys
temato In their eeangs and squeeze their customers
| with the avarcious perseverance, Of . Jew, while
private banking establishments are conducted the
European principle. Although coolies passing and
frt the banks with cash. the currency in for
small amounts IL paper, signed and counte. sgned with
remarkable perfection and ingenuity. dent think much
lest by forgery You see about much out OF the
city inthe same shops, tradesmen, and active stir
! Of every day life
expAr siyely aented the several gateways all
of which are mpoeed Of gsrite foundations finished of
with brick. Thsee walls are some eight miles In crcum
| ference az d there seven gates for entrance.
The most promir ent public buildings Trea sury
Departments and tbs houses Tor scuns Of the ious
! officials; the Conucian empie-desroysd time
since BY FIRE; the temples Of the 'God Of War" the
"Gtdetss of Mercy the residence OF the vcsroy ard
tire college JAIL 80. The vieeroy's palace hardly de-
serves the name; but like all their publ, residences
thsy seem built for tnsel and show than subsAn
| .iaty and comic IT.
! While patsrg aloIg Of the widest streets we
suddenly saw d grest commotion among the cftizsne,
| and most abrupt dunpsg Of my chair immediately
| alter then came bands Of Chinese muiic, offers Of
sae on Httle long haired, dirty white ponies. with
ore UPON another splendid confusion and Just this
moment my eoos got another crack the head With
4 BAMBOO tor being too anxious to view the pompous
mards rim, others came pouring on--musiciaBs and
ouads- ana soon We dressed chair bearers; and
Lsp IL was that discovered the Of this Immense
assemb'sge end why had been sogrossly ips7ted by
hsvir nv chair thrown into the mud-foY WAS Just
lerey the Tartar General o. the Province and country
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