The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-07-31
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nntersatang Description OF inc thsno % re-
n~~g AID Province Wcne-lss-% "Aster
~>rr, ar Hong KONG, Ia Route rox PeHln.

oua HONG KONG CORRESPONDENTS.
UsIrsD sYAyss STEAnsHr .'owHlr,S,l
hose Kosa, Aay Il. 1859
~ Ward, o. Ne,o Xfnses 10 CANA. D.is'Ss 20 Psss"
M Pei no Rusr-- Flag Oticer FIsnas-fhe EIxsd u
Pcss~e-Am<sczm Rssdsn:s--A Remarkable P,ace-
Pesa~o Laa1s-Unssca States Negro Asa4rssF ssit to
Yelts,<y-A Recipe for Cold Water Wssou. Ice ualsy
Evsainy- Nopel Boatixs-A Hsndoo Rtde-"CsIp" and
"CJsck'-Water ButansS-C%coa Ma. Grouss--Aasss
Curry Aak,ng Susa,-D,0lcaly IF Olasi'''"0 Lao'T-
<s-Uapefsabte C;olse Specalaaion-Pea Pleasant o0rrso
Coolies Versus American SlsrryArrf7dt az h'"g
Ko~s-Pop~larity Of Me- Ward, &c.
Tue Hon. John Ward, Of Georgia, LATELY sPp0'h'eo
Exnis,er TO unins joined us while We wero a"a'ng s'm
~ che Island Of PspxDs, and sre nov on cur say 70
Pekp, via Hong Kong. How long sc viii DC IN Tstea'As
our Wilma uu. however, s difficult 10 say, though
n. Waru hopes 70 be there by the l7Ih OF Juue.
n IL highly gratifying american 10 Zee hs country
represented by such man as Mr. john E. Ward o
commanding mien, afable manoers and apparently able
ntnd em,nenty qualified to conduct 70 happy
syse our relations with the Enpsro.
China esll "uacsstaln relations from the fact
sAAs faith IN chnese sincerity, and do not cup
vee for moeeot treaty will be respected
In full Sbould they NOT resist openly ut the mouth
sho river they viii do 30 in secret VI the palace Of
Rekh.
believe informed YOU some time since that the Tag
sfRoer mad orders from the Department receive Mr.
wsc board Of this ship and TO land him safely at tho
ca2iai OF the Chinese empire. Was further OF Tered
t.s. he Should be by largo detachment
u che ofncsrs and men az could be spared, and
authority also given 70 charter steamer Of light
erSit alta The bar or tbs Pei no river
tngrcc fckn rather Bear 10 Pesin as
approach 0y water. chs po!ot 10 ioastsd ~
some city OF ,ea ISM, AID By others NJ much
ghsr I&ra Of the rne a.st say tnas not eveo
Of light oran (say ooe spat re2dfes only SIX
sees 20 fiat bes) ind enough above Ten ta,
yni Lae
seventy miles aoovs that city measured by
o. wlrdpgs river) and that from "a tue end OF
pavsa,,o scro~s the svol country To pekm is ,olt
t~e.ye miles Thus PoKn appears 20 be an inland
city q, tweiee niles removed from water com.
lraa.cat,on, which eM be eouaetong gs,g.
rgphers who nave generally ooaied 1t upoo tho Grand
~ al paesd sns isicr commences oaly al fea tsn, prs
pE tho WESTWARD until reach
s the city af ila chou, when branches oa % the
soutb eaztwaro, crosses the Ye;iov river
sheace TO he soo'hSSd and crosses the Yang-sso
kisns ally wiDde az an 10 ths southvard ar east
until ends the city Of aa1g lnoT, usar the sea-
iepgth Of ,hs remarkable stream being about $40
n les IN straight line bu! II we estimate by rs actual
scurse the clsanee would b. probably oodoled.
Il would seen, therefore, from tbeso two nos;c OPT
niope upon The SUBJECT the pavssro1 OF tie Pei no
tha; it to be TRIVIAL MISTER, teis 'hiog OF seeing Nc
WARD safety 20 me gAes OF pasiu-- er ely 2aJa!d
ind ,hs Chinese sse'ss TO vis. Bot the
snaser 30 ehosn hAs been entrusted this deii,Ate
Berviye Is PROBABLY tle hest man tie navy
cosid have furnished IL bson sirei for that par,
pose Sc u al present The flag officer o. inis
sqosdron Flag Oiicet JOSIAH IaLnau-bu! VIII
probably DC 5ettr known to the newspaper
re4dss daring The lexcsp as C9Ds11 eat1l, Of tue
Uoued stA.es steamer spite vito which sul al yesssi
be steamed IN the OF the castle dJrlns tho
tonbifoGeGs Of Vera Cruz, ao1 rorev Ike
I5a shells nom his snge gus rio tue cty hug tte veg
sci beng caste ina tho guns
could not be deprcase1 Sufficiently 10 o.as hr In range
Ia ADDITION - tbs r2pG4A)o for a1om table daring
Flag Obi Iattlgil stands nigh o. soln3
lodgoaept aud great oinsa OF Character; taus We may
reiy ~ta Confidence upoa the too men who for
TIE fra te 20 carry tae ear spinSed banner @h!A he
~ais Of the eiiA. OF The Jnoese Empire. Qaesy.WA
we inc lbtnen.ly pca int john cninaman snOali he
prove fiendyg
Aad now Wills we are stesning away FOR Pekin via
Hong Bong, e' rs imagine ourselves back a. Paio
Pensog enaDs lAAndl, sbcat whicn ana It's euyirons
wish To write sone paIticuiars.
We reached Georee'oSn, me capital Of the island,
me 'a TG0 a5 s oy SHnS a"aies Inc
amused ourselves by making the Acquaintance OF the
pecpe We commenced by eating officially uaon tue
ACHING American Consul Mr. o CuHer, Of tho house Of
Rcveley Co., ihsn end taece becoming kuoan TO his
two paJrHefs, Asssis. Green ana W. Cook. should
hke 10 devote couun or moro % these seatlemen but
Rus. my enthusiasm for want o. space; Will
tniy remsk tat tie o;ets O, tha ship feel too
teecly The amount Of their nfe0te 10 hr unlimited
Hospitality. TIE heao Of tns nolse, Mr. Carrier les
sssaby str apge history. In 1885, be left salem rs ,hs
fupsScargo Of vessel and shortly after foued himse
,ocstea at Penang. fxen.y.t years have passed
since then without bis again Looking upon his native
and Tue naudto rs iort1ne eTarts hic for these
osg yesfs hopest toll ana he is now aoo to return
bome to enjoy III bat ~nat changes are rafting h!n
Ter go ione an absence.
Pepspg Is remarkable Place. is the only
civilized part OF the world 20 which ! ever been
where ops OF toe aERALD Was not to DC had Tlus 1t
The ladies Of Penaug $50 remarkable specimens Of
the fair sez suppose there are more good singers
good dancers, and more good performers upJn the Paro
them thga afnong shy equal number OF fairies in
my part OF ue world Tais pefhaps oSsg to the fact
Of the piano being their chief Of 1t
would be ovdious II select any particular fAnes from
their number TO thank for the many peasat hours We
me gentlemen OF Penang lar behind the ladies'
IN their desire 10 fpfnan us Pleasant time. Taey
co. rides dinners aud balls carried TO ther pau-
s&sons for three or four daSs q. time srt snort
treated like pricee In return for all uEed
send our brass band 70 play ea Toe green every other
evening, gave a oa and several dances board
ana ended with extensive entertainment in toe negco
mostrel line The reader must not BE- surprised the
latter for OF. Of OF tcree hundred
company OF dozen or more who succeed admirably
while several thousand miles away from tnese OF 'Chris
During ono of the plantation visits spoken of ABOVE
Isa~ and learned much snicn ,oougnI might be me
resting 70 me general reader therefore inaagod
enclese "notes" 10 which now refer ior ACCOUNT Of
Our TIP
ENC the owner OF large sugar estate IN .sProvincc
Wellesley, upon The rna;c land .aiay psniusua op
poste the island Of Penaug Beng az Georgetown upon
y snd about 70 return TO has place, iasisled upon
two Of us keeping him company, promising 10 return
US II sw Gays. II the ish OF April, and sun
was just rising stepped into qnaiot 10 king Cat
boat and conmepced being SCALED 10 the opposite
shore, Our party numbered SIX, Chasscfan Tag OIL
pers sec etary se the bolnsl, aad Hndoo
vans OF The oruor was ihe buslness II tbs ooluaa
70 urge Us ahead al the rate Of TWO miles tue hour OF
tie frs, cool coda by tgrng the eoes
rapidly IN satpetrc and water.
Should tie reader wish 10 cool water wine when ice
not double handful Of slpetre
gaons OF water your bottles about mixture
half hour Creeping the corss up), and il viii DC coo as
pleasant 10 the taste After ending, ovsporata the
water IRE and tho sspere may be recovered and
lsed upon future ocels'cn. This msthol OF cooling
drinks prevails Throughout EaS operates strongly
aganst any increase Of toe Boston ice trade.
Another servant held large Chinese umbrella betveen
Us ana tne sun aad &c enoye oareeves sn2Ang
and receiving bottles Of cooi soda from Hndeo 80
altogether pleasant distribution OF labor espoc ally for
shree OF the party.
The arm Of the sea which separates Penang from Pfo
vince Wellesley IL about three miles vide az the poiu
where we crossed, and upon nearing the other Shore
We passed through perfect feet OF ashng psst, all
pf whom seemed to be dong most thriving busness
They were provided With long gill ne; es;h m annsd
BY from two to three men, and ar ady half fnl
uf fsh. These metz which nat been eli gbt were
being hauled Wy passed. and each success.
sve foot appeared above the water or more fab cane
with fnc, large gold looking fh-isn, sho t. Whole
appearance could not possibly have been improved
through the fundamentally of frying PAN fresh LARA
ana O good Gre.
al say VIC must carry come of thosc with US for din