Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1859-12-17


the Imperial Palace is within it, and formerly "A
great part of the population were Tartars, or
or Mantchoos, the terms being usually equiva-
lent; while the new and southern division was
called the Chinese City, as the Chinese mostly
occupied it, and filed it with their ships,
houses, and merchandise. At present, however,
when the animosities of the two races have
greatly subsidized, but not been eradcated, the
people seem to locate promiscuously, as taste or
convenience may direct.
The northern or Tartar division of the city is
nearly u square, the southern part, however,
making short indentation into the Chinese, or
southern division, which is parallelogram,
stretching out at equal distances on each side
beyond the width of the Tartar city. The four
sides of the northern division form the four car
dinal points, extending from north to south
about four miles, and from east to west three
miles, with an area of twelve square miles, while
the Chinese division, or the southern, extends
from east to west about six miles, and from
north to south two miles and one half, embrac-
ing an area of fifteen square miles. Thus the
area of the whole city is 81 square miles, and
the circumference 81 miles.
On one occasion, attended by an unarmed
marine, | pushed along through street after
street, followed and preceded by crowds which
could not be numbered, ignorant whom | was
on seeing At length the wall was seen in the
distance, and though beckoned back by soldiers
and policemen, resolved to hold on till had
reached and examined it. After walk of about
two miles, my object was accomplished and |
stood under the wall, and gazed and examined
it to my hearts content, and without the least
annoyance, great as the crowds were around me.
Then l walked along the wall for two miles
more till l reached the northeastern gate on
the eastern side, having entered the city by the
other, carefully surveying the great wooden
structure over this gate, the bastions on the
wall, and the esplanade leading to its top. A
ditch of few feet deep, or else a road worn
down by TIE endless rolling of carriages, of
which some were then in motion, drawn by fine
mules, was carried along close to the walls, and
was partly filled with water. The foundation,
or, at least, the foundation appearing above the
ground consisted of six layers of hewn granite
blocks, quite large, and each about foot and
half thick, and which was built out like plat
FORM six or eight feet from the wall, making
walk the whole length of it. On this granite
foundation was built up the wall of large bricks
or tiles of blue color, two courses making, as
l judged, 10 or ~ inches. The number of
courses of brick was so. The hight of the WALL
therefore, is about 40 feet in this part of the
city. The width of the wall, which had no
opPoi tunlti W HedsuTe, is Sdlu 10 ne - leet,
the outside being of blue brick, which is assert
ed to harden and consolidate till it becomes al
most as firm as granite. Bastions are erected
at intervals, on the top of the WALL which is
about 10 feet wide. These bastions looked like
small one-story cottages, in which soldiery were
occasionally seen through the open doorway
They are II or 10 feet hign. Near the gates,
and sometimes at distance, esptanddes are con-
structed, on gently rising walk, perhaps II
feet wide, by which men, cannon, and even hor-
ses can walk or be taken to the summit. A
parapet also runs along the top of the wall,
whose thickness would not estimate, but about
. feet high. Embrasures were located at equal
distances, but not gun appeared, while hardly
dozen soldiers were to be seen in the two
miles. But we were told a strong force guard
ed the city, which was stationed on the outside,
aud lived under tents. The wall was in the
most perfect condition-not rent or crack, a
break or displaced brick being seen in the whole
distance. Around each gate semi-circular
wall is built OF the same hight and thickness as
the main wall, and having gate equally large
and strong, but not placed opposite to the 9th
er gate, but in the side of the semi i-circuar wall
and near its junction with the main wall, for the
sake OF additional security. The court made by
flp -Cirpulnr wall is about Ia rods doom -