Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1859-12-16

Tho eorroepondsnt Of the n. z. Journal Or
oonnsrcs,, who Is writing saeh graphic de-
sriP<ions Of his whit 70 shs eslsstials, says in
his thira lsttsr fron Pskin: sss,r s..sss 3
Rekin u situated In the middle Of q vast low
and sandy plain. The tide, which psvsr sx-
ceeds nine feet At The mouth Of the Psiho, is
fsit mere thnu hundred miles shove; nothing
swsli, vhisk ~ psTespeibis sng spon olose
-ebssryatiso, vbils oosssionsIly ffiess of and !,
formed BY the wind, were no unfrsqusnt oocur-l
renee, and wsrs In The midst Of the most Iuxu-
rant crops Of corn and millet. In many places
water y stagn:nt in pools, snd in others the
East and Soafh fhis immense plain, sprsad cut
like the ocean. Sweeps awsy beyond she rsaeh
Of the eye, while on the East and North, hills
begin t. rise above che plain only q few suoiJss
beyond the walls, and stiu further Ct large
distance are seen the mountains which ssps-
rate nanchuria from <hs Province Il chiIf.
rinng in 2 dark snds solemn msjesty, bat. still
most Yrsesble and inspirine. on which the soul
poised itseif, and ct once the White Mountains,
shs 6reen Aountzins, and the Catskill are
soisssils The surrounding sesnsry, 40 . skset
the trees and shrubbsry, and - crowded the
03pses, noneeseries and esusssries, with NIB
peoplsd ~ inside oftke talIs, Sat nothing =
seen of the rails. and towsD, and ahigh stSuc
tnree sf several stores above the gateway. till
al burst upon the eye like A snehanim snt,
only Wien the yisitor 70 close 10 or snteriug the
city ofo 3,000, 900 Of inhabitants. The iofty
walls and toEsrs make An imposing appsarascs,
spnngme up 0d by nagic, and are noe un-
worthy Of the capital q 20 great an empire.
Bat yhen<hs stranger has once entered fhe
great gsteways and ssnt his eyes into the 4 epth
q the city, the iIlusion u broken, ana ssamfra-
ton gives place 70 dissppointuent md rsxa-
xgn- 1ne streef We entsred u amost as vide a.
farmer feld, Il thatc.n Be ascsrtained, and
asI Judged twice the width OF PennsyI1suia
Aysnus - Waahington City. BUTT d unpayej
? are Al the other streets I have yisitsd. snd
y1eels and horses, feet Gnk deep into the ssud
9b1 dry weather, and into the mud whom it
nNet The streets are generally Of good width,
mysys With pleasure = 1 crossed The tSrsSS.
eold q thus Babel, and moved slowly along this
lnnsnes street, % vide, and 50 long, ffoar OF
nye miles,f and 90 crowded with siorss, and
hoases, and people, except the innumerable
uess. nu and widespread brsnches-Khich
gave 70 The city the Air Of forest-and an ar
gardens, which 3 eoniosl Ii Is form and almost
-P{Fanidiesl nhoss sQuits and sides are cover
e3vith trses, amid shich and under which IRE
seen peering out the Empsror's ssummer- houses.
mile little ponds are spread around the base
Al, nis was pietsrssqe and charming Is can
/.
which came under the eye. = = p -
The Chimes wall in the most perfect CON
ditions not = rent or crack, . break or disp1aeed
erick 10 es seen the whole distance around the
: fhe Pekin ofhcials psrsissaaay sfErmed hat
The population Of the city u fully 5000 .66o.
aud some put IL above that fsurs. Prom What
y San OF the crowds outside the gates Of and In
,tbe strests. IN prepsred % admit any num-
Der short ofthe inf fnsfs obvioasly conjecture
snssnts 70 notf lag, and only an setusl censas
~ enutied TO confidence Had Malthns seen
the crowds he would have been supplied with
newargumentso on the eyils ofan excess Of pop-
ulstion an6duines could have found materials
fss si.d,essins tie divine Eovsrnnsnt IN. .ths
: On one occssion I toek sstrolI into the Gen.
tal part Of The Tartar city. accompanied only
ny marine, and both Of NJ we're armed.
sCroRds gathered around snd pressed upou Is.
gazing, chattering aud wondering but always
civil and pleasant Some ssldiers and police
men also soon showed themselves, but onlv to
preserve order and protect me. The streets
are sufhcientiy wide, always srossr st right
engies, but unpayed for the reason that from
ths shores Of the lGalph ef Peehsle 70 Pskin
did not observe one above the size Of my thumb
whieh had not been bronght from the moan
taios. The houses are sH built Of brick, and
sre efo story only, except IN . few instsness,
iof smsll dimensionss "A usll runs along In the
street n.fr0nf e the housed, excluding them
from sight, except the roof, nnlsss The rate 4
open, permitting the era to look into he int
rior. Then in some instancss, large edinesd
are eeen,swith spssieus courts, and 1ns trees,
elegant gardens, and all the indieations q
tasts ana Fseithssi-t : ~ k-sIsz szlxFf