The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1859-10-08
Analrs n Cantsa.

CANTON, July ", 1859.
There is a novelty for this age Of sameness In
dating letter from the city Of Canton, on scarcely
two streets which, less than couple Of years ago.
European foot had trodden. Now, however, that
1000 British aud French troops have replaced tho
Tartar garrison which whlom held it-that Sep ,ys
and marines stand sentry NJ the gntos, aud patrols
of Rams is no longer impenstrab mystery. The
Fet Ma" CAmercan steainbOatJ has dropped an hor
nearly opposite the ruins 4 the Red Fort In Honan,
and the ruins of the fartori'p," European resi-
noes on tha Canton sids. Above her a wilderness
Of naked junk masts fringe tho horizon, aud below
as vel as round her the rushing stream In crowded
with myriads Of tnnka- boats, caod samplns, by
Europeans, cargoboa.s, lurchas and small craft OF
other descriptions Tiers et sampans aud cargo
boats, The sole hAbatuns az son 900 human beings,
line either shore, and are packed 30 closely that tho
"wat.I' e tdge" s nowhere visible Above their rag
ged outline may be distinguished, ut Intervals, On
the Ionan side, tho whtewnshed walls aud green
venotans of Chinese Warehouses, now inhabited by
European merchants, missionaries, aud Consuls, for
the burning d tho factories, rather since the
contamination Of the vengeance exactod for that mis-
deed Foreigners have beun badly of for residences.
Anything is better, however, old hands affirm, than
the frghtfu pe In which the insolsnt officials ooopod
up, In days passed forever, the entire European
colony and pendng the settlement oi the dispales
with regard 10 tho site of the "tsO irioN" some
Of Europeans and Americans have made them
selves exceedingly comfortable in HAvauA's pack
houses.
The City of Canton ITSELF for various roasoua Ia In
sole posse ssion Il the Allied Commissioners aud their
fvi ces- some Loco British aud 400 French nor
would isolated residences within the walls be safe, for
which reason your correspondent, who happens o be
oneof small party IN precisely that pos tion, u
never very far from tho handle 81 revolver. But let
enter the city. Any Que Of these dozen ssmpans
will take us to the south landing place Tue boat IL
a solid, shaeess hulk of teak, some thirty feet long,
with an arched roof OF bamboo In the center covering
a tiny cabin capable of odlng four or tiyc parsons
and serving as bcdchsmber at night O. the family
who constitute the crew. This family Consist,
In nine cases out Of ten, In o wizensd but
muscular mpther, ard two girls, with per-
Laps a couple Of small children as vet In.
et at the oar and while the old lady manages
the huge scull astern, tho two dernoi-ellei-
cuDniug baggages they, with their white teeth and
twi.Ss u hair conbed down to the eyebrows ia toxen
~ yssinity, and bsggy trowsena, and dsl ghtful
pigeon III sh pull two heavy oars In the DO "a
Sh.oting down swiftly past tie gaunt ruins Of the
suburb, and past the green islet known as Dutch
Folly, we thread maze Of saupans aud approsh a
rode landing place fonsed of few slabs VI granite
in the sembianoe of stairs A crowd of chain crolios
ponDos upon US, but shake them OF aud violate
custom by walking up the nArro. and filthy lsne
Of low order crowding in mean succession
to the foot of the wall which they hide; aud not
| Until we have passed deep aud dark arch
| way, do affahs mend. We are now within
the New Cty and al tho head Of tbs great southern
thoroughIare which extends completely across the
I%s, Hr.dsnS tn1 soi,,S rtrt lane rather, IL feet
wide and RENDERED. stll narrower by the perpsndio.
MAJ s,gns uroiectng fnpm the sle Of eaoa shop and
Iszonssd md with git INSCRIPTIONS. Toe pavement con-
osther. AID ,iioporv with the din. witch only a
heavy rain ever removes Will. the saaps on either
chspsse and sIs Of M sads wueh sre ~ :,
bmgbt of shayen On n amen who are all no wing
enough TO male prof. Of 100 per cent out or the
The eye soon wesres Of the monotoay OF these dar
Tecesse and seeks relief In crowd that eddles on
tue street. But here again, with oil the diversity Of
raak and pursuit. liz still the Identical saunsIess