Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1859-11-23

Ine grdHu entry oI Une hlHS anu Oour
into the new city took place on the 9TH da.
of the waning of the moon, Wahso, CORES
ponding to our months of July, 1857, ant
o was accompanied by all the pageantry ant
display usual on State occasions
within the period of eight short months
= a prodigious amount of work has been ac
complished here, and with wonder and as
J., tonishment a stranger may now behold {
new city of about three hundred thousand
souls, risen as it were out of the ground.
"a little over ayear since, the site of the
a present city was one succession of verdent
fields, yielding rich and fruitful harvest Of
grain for the immense population of the
neighboring city and villages. A wall Of
earth, about sixteen feet high and twenty
feet deep, and spreading over surface Of
two miles, has been raised up as defen-
sive work. The city is laid out in the fig
ure of square, with temporary place in
the centre, and the streets, which are over
a hundred feet broad, run at right angles.
Along the sides of the streets have been cut
narrow channels for conducting stream
of water, which is great improvement
over the late city. Rows of trees have yet
to be planted, and efforts are being made
to macadamize some of the public thorough
fares
''The houses present considerable unifor-
nifty, not only in the materials of which
they are constructed, but in style of build
ling and size. The king, princes, and no
blemen are all living within the walls, and
all appear to have spacious premises. The
new palace is rapidly going up, and around
it is brick wall six feet thick. All the
foreigners reside on the west side of the
city, and the domesticated Chinese popula-
ton on the south.
GAS soon as possible, it is the intention
OF the government to complete the digging
of a deep trench outside of the city walls,
and to face the walls themselves with strong
brick work On the four sides of the city,
immense suburbs have already sprung into
existence, and are destined to be consider
ably enlarged.
''Nothing can be better than the regular
ity with which the public roads are Laid
out; and in every direction whole ranges
of well constructed teak and bamboo build
ing may be seen. A plan has been adopt
ed for supplying the city with water, by a
canal or embankment leading from the riv-
er; and, in order to procure the necessary
level, the embankment extends over dis
tancc of sixteen miles. The main channel
of the river, which flows towards the south
ward, is three miles distand from the city;
but half mile nearer, smaller branch
has to be crossed. Countless numbers of
carts are hauling bricks and other building
materials in different directions, and the
great extent of public works in progress
renders the whole atmosphere of the region
exceedingly dnsty and unpleasant The
great mass of the population appear INDUS
trieus and contented.
"In regard to order, quiet, and the pub !
lie peace, this city is as free from all row
dyism, public turbulence, and street broils
as many of the cities of enlightened Chris
tian nations, if not moae free. It's credita-
bic to the people and to the government that
it is so. Of fcourse, there are thieves here,
as in all other countries in the world. The
pockets of ladies and gentlemen are picked
every day in the street of London, under
the very eyes of one of the best constituted
police forces in the world 1t would, there
fore, be too much to expect, that the Bur
mese should be found to be exempt frcm
crime of that nature.
''There are now two river steamers be-
longing to the King anchored as near the
city, as they can approach. These make
trips occasionally down to RangoOn, when
there is sufficient depth of water to enable
them to do so. All who wish can come up
as passengers in them, and l believe no
charge is made for the passage. Besides,
a regular communication is kept up with
Rangoon by Oak boat and all letters and
papers are conveyed for the community free
of CHARGE A boat leaves about once in {
ten days, and, pushing along rapidly as it |
does, reaches its destination at Rangoon in q
eight days. 1t remains there about three i
lays, and returns to the capital again in t
from twenty-five to twenty-five days. As /
nay be supposed, this arrangement is great
avOr and public convenience to all classes
# foreigners residing in this city,"
Several months since the King of Burmah
;ent to this country friendly cOmmunica-
ion, desiring friendship and comfy, to the V
President of the United States. The com
was responded to by our Gov
.rnment in fitting terms, and in due time !
lrrived at Burmah. The manner of its
'eceptiOn by the Burmese authorities is
uniqe and interesting
"The letter from the President of the
United States to the address of his Majesty,
the King of Burmah, brought to this coun-
ny by Mr.. Kincaid, was received with
every demonstration Of respect and honor.
Expressly for its reception, royal zayat,
Or 'tbauday, was built at the lower end of
the city; and on the day of its delivery in |
to the hands of Burman officers who we're