, 1859-11-23

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OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES .a
intttoHss
tcos1rspondepcs Of LIE Journal Of Ccu.mt:cs.,
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These art: the 1rst lines written py an Ameti-
:an in this great and my stcrious cit y-tae great
.st capital Of the greatest and Oldest e1apirc Of
The world.
i, We catered tho " Eastern Gate" at
o'clock I. H., evsry joint and muscle s1aned,
mud every bone aching asif dislocated oT b!ok-
IN, By the days unutteralfe, ,ucouccivahlc jo!t"
logs, hits, and smashes, over q most exEcroble |
Il ag stone road, aud now quietly and charming.
]J located in d fine house; Owned and occupled |
d few yea.s since hs Prime Affnistet OF the |
Knpite.
MI. VANS sC1TE-pErAnTCRE ron rEkIS.
- 1.-THE suite Of Mr. Ward toi,si.ted Of
Wallace Wnrd, Esq, his brother and :stcressry
Of Legation; s. " Williams, Esq, Interpreter
Of the Legation, and Rev. NJ; Martin, Of Singpe.
iatefptetcfs, s aeo. ": Il Hssli, afs Esq, md 4oha
S. Lurmau, ;Es<l., attaches; Lieuts:. iTreueiiard
mud Haberaham, Captain Taylor of tie Narincs,
Snrgeo:s rox aud sandford; purser GaIlat;p,
Chief Engineer Stock, md your correspondent;
with three marines, and several caoks and ser.
wants, amounting in the whole to twenty
persous. There was, very naturally, q stron.
desire 10 be enrolled in the favored list; while
at the same time. US The day approached, tie
expected futg.o the not climate Ut the capisal,
tue terrible vehicles, whose fx,ne had reached
our cars, the innumerable delays aud annoy
auccs, and the possible dangers aud unknown
future Of little unar1ncd band among Chicesc
Ianchoos, and Aoguls, pereeptibly ahated the
zeal with which tue grand and unique feast was
ut first contemplated. The Commodore, always
full Of enthusiasm rs well rs Of 1lou-couraIe,
designed following lis flag into the imperial
city, and several other officers Of the Powhntan,
who were prevented by i'll health, The Pow
hat:n being ot too great draft to permit her
entering the river, all went on board the Toey.
wan at II O'Clock, Tuesday afternoon, the light
steamer lying At aushor near US. just as We
| had the rowhatan in her boats thc Russian
| Governor General Of Eastern Siberia. General
MouriaviefI, with his aid, came dashing over
| the rough water in his harge, to take 1eare of
Mr., Ward, OF whom he had called before. Max
ing hsssy tall on the Commodore, be was soon
in his barge again; and reaching the Toey-
| saiuted our Minister with the enthusiasm, Of q
Frenclmau. Our little steamer was soon under
| steam, aud as she passed the two Russian war
steamers, was houored BY double salute from
10th Of them.
rE1.tASG-cuRlos1Tr TO SEE THE WHITE MES--
THE ESCORT.
The city Of Pei-tang, lying on the right hank
of the river, t71s about ten miles frnni our un.
chorage, mud near the mouth Of the river of the
same maine, md is defended by three forts, Tht
river is a quarter Of mile wide At hi9d water
aud Ia the port counted hundred junks
while rs many more, driven BY II single square
sail, and carrying from 100 to $50 tons, wer.
sccn gracefully gliding oyhr the smooth water!
OF the Gull, where not one could tc seen Will,
the terrible fracas wns going on at the for!s Q
the Peiho, and while one English sail was to b
seen in the Gulf The city contans popula
tion OF 25,0uO, who turned out in vast crowd
to see the first American who ever entered thei
town. and perhaps the first soAite men they h..
ever seeD- Spending the night on board tn
steamer, eli arrangements were ::,a1S by tn
Maudafins Tor our departure in the morning
Thirty "ch1riott," or rather ca-ts, such as de
scribel in previous epistle, we're drawn III
there to landing, besides half dcrcn wagon
for tic baggage. while 20 or 80 coolies carrie
package Gnd boxes, strung TO the ends Of
baInboo pole, and thrown over the shoulders
In s,lition to this, about 90 otacr chariots wcr
occ.pied by Mandarins, while some official:
mounted on horses, their "buttous." Oh Il,
top Of their conical white bamboo brnl1 cap
glittering in the sun, and the red hair astache
10 the top OF the cap floating in the air, led I'll
.. caravan, and others brought up the rear
HIGH OFFICER WITH s6o,oo0 sALaRx-laxt
RANCE OF THE orrslpE woRLD-lNAgxsE QrA,
/ 1lr1Es orsALr.
A high officer was designated b3y the Eupcre
to be the commander Of our escort, whosc nam
: il ItHag-laH Breast Salt Commissioner, an o
lice Of high honor und ernolumens, rs the salar
t and perquisites, as nn informed, amount
$4,000 Tsnng-'lau is Mancl,oo, about :
years Of age, Of middle stature, light oval fse
: and almost feminine ce-genslemau'y m
: unassuming. and on nj! occasions most attel
+ tive and courteous Tic showed yigoror
;. mind, and u considerable amount Of gener
= knowledge, though, like the other Imperial Con
m!ss'onets, his ignorance Of geography aud I
J o:h>e nations was past belief. Salt is an imp
!, rial monopoly, Of which vast quantities Al
e piled up like hay. stacks at the mouth Of tt
Peiho, and still greater Mt Tien-tSin, where Il
G river. unites with ,hc grand canal Crawli1
il into our vehicle, where wc hade cdieu to tt
world excerpt tho driyrr, who tut upon II
\ shaft, aud Tue tHo mules which he contrnll1
s with his whip, the staff of bamboo six feet lon
L agriceful young shoot, and tue lash sir ft'
:, more, md made OF cord instead OF Ieatte
. while the back End both sides Of the carriae
!. we're covered with blue cloth, ne advanced Il
t kin.ward.
NEW YORK N 1858 orrpONE Br CHINA xrD--TH
= CARTS tcARR1aoEs.)
LeaYing pei-tang. its mud, straw houses ar
). streets ol infinite mud, we plunged into tra,
J Of miles in all directions still muddier. Tt
mules sank half way to their knees, and IL
!. knocks md bruises Of the helpless, groan1ng il
q siders, portcnded with more certainty than Mi
: lerite prophets, il not the end Of the world,
/ least the end Of some Of the poor moEtals iu
: in it. These carts, for such tbey should |
3 called, are exceedingly stout and heavy, an
and easy as Seu England cart driven upon
dolefulness' uf the scene, that all The countr
D around was thickly covered with grown mound
;. like lay-stacke, some three or four fcetl,ig'
= aud others fifteen, md all without 1cat {
5 flower upon them, and seeming to typify Of
: own speedy destruction.
!, NOTHING TO BE sEES-so urxAS BE1SGs-Sor
STONE IN TIE COUNTRY, NOR TREE Is
WHOLE DAYS JOURNEY.
, Not house to be seen; not foot Of cu!tiv,
= ton, not human being, or IN inhu1nan ma,
l The gulf spread out On one hand, and tue no1
desolate, barren and dismal mud plain befo,
!. Us. As there are no stones I'LL the way from tt
! gulf to Pekin, {not one did see which was NJ
imported, y the people are Obliged to constru,
i, their funeral monuments Of earth only. an
here they had stood and been multiplying f
:, untold ages, and sprend orer 4 common size
.. township. Nor WIS a tree to be seen till nea
tue end Of our first day journey. At lcnght
!, little coarse grass began 10 appear, which npo
:, eating that the SOIL ia saturated with saliu
matter. The whole Of the rast plain from th
gulf to Pekin and 80 miles beyond, to the gran
: chain Of mountains We saw as We approache
the the ctr is only few feet aboye tie 1eycl ,
I the gulf. Hence The barrenness in most Of IL
l country between the coast and the river, Will
on the river and to considerable distaue
! back on both sides of the river, the fertility
l indicated By the most luxuriant Vegetation
} ever saw or heard Of.
) FIRST HALT-HoxoRs TO TUE VISITORS.
plodding on slowly and painfully, we at 1enet
reached the town Of Esualiang chung, or Arm,
Commissiarat C;tidel-a village compac,ly bui
and containing population Of aa,01o OF :, &C
! souls. The best house in the place bad bee
procured for cur lodement By mandarin, whic
ans owned by aWealthy aud respectable ind
yiiua1, who was unceasing in bis attention
3, The long course between two blocks of house
all making one es ahli hment, had been core
ed with sun-nlat awning 50 feet high, whic
!, shut out the sau and the heat. A dozen Mar
datins ,nr more had come in from distanc,
and wire awaiting Mr- Wards arrival, who,
they welcomed with all The ardor Of Easter
: demonstrations Of friendship; and soon nfte
mounting their horses, or entering their char
OTIS. retired to their homes. On the walls 0
> each side Of the doors, red pieces Of pnpe
were fastened slips au inch wide, and COZ ere
, With a line Of Chinese characters. expressiu
! goed wishes, aud especially long life, which
ia f1vorite inrocxtion with the Chinese, ere
when so great part Of them seem to haz