New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-05-25
THE CHINAMAN YEK AND HIS VOYAGH
TO CALCUTTA.
Correspondence Of The London Times.

Correspondence Of The London Timcs
CALcurTA RIVER, March II, ls&
In bis personal appearance Ysk is o very s.osi VI
rather tall man. about five feet eleven wEh the b9
thin Chirese mustachs and beard, o remskssJN
cedipg forehead, skull in which what the psrsask
gis.s call "venerstion' is much developed; scerAa
degree Of rotundity behind the ear, and modSsx d.
yelopment of the back head. Shorn nearly 10 III
crown, and very thinly covered with hair . thIpsa
where the Chinese mostly cultivate their hair, our M
DARN offers every facility for cranioogicsrexsmrsia
His tail lie very paltry very short and very thin. IL
smallest porker in China hae better tai tssaM
highest Mandarin.
His face lie heavy. There is more chin taaa -,
usually see in Chinaman-more jowl and jaw, Iedcs
tive of will and obstinscy. The nose is long and ID
the nostrih forming one side OF very obtlse sagA
Seen in profile, the nose lie very remarkable asd VI
ugly in the front face this the most simisl expsna
Of the mans countenance, 10 mitigatsd. TIE sv-
that round, slit Monaghan eyes the most expsaw
feature Of the man who is sitting opposite 10 me- NJ
looking rather suspiciously ct as am now wntie
In his ordinary mood there is only look Of shrv&
ness and quick cunning in this the only mobile fesus
Ct his face; but have seen him in the turning No
ments Of bs life, when those eyebals gared with tsi
ror and with fury. He has large prO.rudiug nosa
lit never has been the custom of bis family to us
toothbrush. 1t 10, however, very common cEstos
in come Chinese families, a. any one may see w
walks the streets Of Canton and notice. the Coohd
and small traders at their additions.
repulsion which the expression Of his huge face y
spires. The English public are by this time fam.lis
with bis features, chiefly through Q profile ske.chs
by Msj. CrealOck ct the moment wbea he was brou d
in prisoner. The original sketch u the most stk1
likeness l ever saw.
There Il strong will, there il dogmatic psrseversA
there Is inmovsble, inert resistance. but these -
active courage in that face, nor in that heart. VIZ
Capt. Key seized him his vast CARCASS shook viii y
ror, and be completely lost oil pfssence of mind Ps
haps this is lot TO be much wondered At Fifty blst
jacket, WITH drawn swords and revolven, ven
dancing round him like madmen, Hourshing thsIct
asses, throwing up their hats and cheering 9. the NJ
Of their voices. He might we'll believe tbs. hs n
moment was come. But q mah who had sent 20 nagl
thousands to their grea; account might BE- sIpes.
TO meet bis own fate with dignity. Yek WAS netsqw
to this. He shook, he made gestures OF sutn.ssa
he denied his identity, he would have fallen had y
Capt. Key held him up. In the presence Of the ~
miials his fright was illconcesIed by an ssssnpue
OF impudence. When Cspt. Hall took hin on bcs1
the Ibhexibe he trsmbled violently a. he wen. up "
ladder, ard when On board he eagerly inquired wbshx
he was to be put TO DEATH As soon a. lie had ssosr
tanned that il was not custom to kill our prsone
he seemed quite contented. AZ be had previcssJ
c. nsicered his death certsn, 90 he now became en-
WINGED Of his absolute security.
At fret he treated Mr.. Alabastsr the Interpreter,
pointed to attend bin, with infinite rudeness ard -
tempt. He was magnificent and theatrical 10 bse
swer TO Lord Elgin's mersage commune stiCg 70 ~
that he was TO 90 10 Calcutta. He refused q, ~
versstioD, telling Mr.. Alsbaster that he knes be
spy put over him 10 report all be might ssy. ~
Aabsster. Of course, replied that he was Bot ~
but public servant; and that Yek, himself ~
officer, must know that il was bis duty to report
with him was careful to make him understand "
functors which was dischargIng. Mr.. AlsbsstsfS
hibited TO him q copy Of The TINES, q. Ae -
whereof he seemed greatly aytonished. I tod ~
that the learned men Of the western world were Esc
perIlsxed upon questions Of Chinese Governments
philosophy, and tina. should consider myself nst
nate il be thought ct through 10 infor them ups
these subjects. AT this tine his reply wss ttssl
either grunt or q grin he answered my appeal ~
gruIt.
This uncomfortable state of suspicion gave wsy =
der the judicious treatment of the high sH.ho1o~
When he found that Lord Elgin took no no,i,s chs
unless TO fend curt messages inquiring sf,er he
soDal coufort-when he saw that, while ty sstng fs
with all respect and doing all he could f)r De 9.
vehieLce, Capt. Brcoker paid no attention ~ wass
SAT, or what be wore, or now he derneared h-nss'
wien ne uncovered that 10 Wished ~ maze -
sign any treaty, or to question him upon TOPICS v
he declined 10 enter upon, lie gradually reisies'
think that before We left Hong Kong be had ~
Lized his true position, and had convinced hose. a.
The treatment lie received was only he respse..
corded 10 piisoLer OF high rank, Maese i''s AZ
good or for evil had passed sw.y. He g.ysuo pG
irg the high Mandarir, conysrsed with ahsoLa4 &
eI iDdfitreL. subjects, preferred reqass, ~ -
rs;i Of tS pOdncs OF iresh pork, pse'er'si "a
cf he stock Of o:srgss TO tie N.Fa'roSm Se''