New-York daily tribune., 1859-09-30
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nro;sct,ng from : hoop. bo)ed wall, and an uncou.h
ion in rcd and. .toDe grins auicabiy before g.H-
way over which, in Fre1ch aud L Lnslfh, is 'nr In
,eriftiop called Capmissioners fauiun ms
our destination, is the celebrated ya.man or head
Of the Tartar General aud hls troops IN
rr,;cb T,spp -keu was c,ptDred simultaneously with
w and in which the Allied Commissioners are
now e,tsbh, he'd, together with few companies OF
troops. The remainder Of the forces are on hights
outside the wals. The yamun Is fortified inclo
,uIe Of sbcut 20 acres in e1tent, aad
ia by far the largest OF any IN the
city; but from the general resemblance among
them all a description of this may serve for nlne-
ten,hs of al, Chinese official res dences. The en-
trapce lies through pair of high folding g-doors,
bszoDed with uncOuth representations OF two
mapdaIiDs and Opening into 3 long, narrow build
Jog resembling the platform Of railway station,
and BOW used a. a guard house by the troops.
fight of steps lead down to grass grown pave
rent, oB 4he other eide Of which rises another
s:uilsr yesiliun tsbtxstcsby roOfed like the rect
Beyond tais agsin is a cour,y ard embracing several
scies Of ground payed with srari,e .rd hned "n
two aides xtb loDg, low c)loneade. At the fur
tber eztre nifty risss The central pavilion huge, Ian
tss'ic, ruinous covering with its Wings ground
eDoreb for a coaple Of churches ard Ell more Ike
a railway station than The fret Beyood the still
are other psviEoDs aud other county ards, Which, on
tte arrival Of the British, were in frightiul state
ei oilopidatie1. The centrsi building alone was
hsbitable apd here Tsang x u, the General, ves
taken. The remainder, which ought 30 have served
az barracks - his troops we're covered inch deep
With filth, ard were the babit.tiou ony Of bats,
owls, sn1 veImip OF every description. The court
yards were erass. grown, tie walls nilde we'd, the
ancient scuIptures neglected and balf-destroyed.
But eighteen months occupancy by Europeans has
sUffic.d 10 give the place more cheerful aspect;
and pant and whitew,sb, as somebody has SAID, go
wonderful way in Chins.
But these paviioDs occupy only a corner Of the
vast ysmuD. At leas. sixty acres of it once form
ing park are now wild woodsnd, tangled juogIes
of brushv ood, and strawberries hsrborng deer.
The RENE nder Of the space is occupied BY several
barn like buildings Of great SIZE, which were for
merry used as barracks Each stands 10 its own
cour,yard-once undoubtedly alive with the elite
The MantchOO braves, and now echoiDg 10 the
sODgs and the lsuehte Of the French and Engish
offcers who share with bats, rats, and still more
fora liable musketoes, possession of the buildings.
Board partitions, bastily run up, turn the huge
halls INTO something like rooms; and in these, amid
all the Surrounding tokens Of barbafi'm, the eesau-
cits of r. fined ta,te and the TOUghness of a camp
equipsge, are frequently seen IN strange con junc-
t0D.
In this yamun are assembled all the foreign
now in Canton, with the exception of the British
gusIds at the various gates. One hundred meo, IN
parties of two and three, accompanied by as maoy
Chpe.e police, patrol The city between sunrise and
sunset; and sautaIyis their pre.ebce tina. crime
has suddenly become Of the rarest occurrence in
Canton. Amid this population, so truculent that
three years ago any European venturiDg within
sight OF the walls was certain OF stOnlDg, single
foreigner may now walk uDarmed at any hour of
the dSy or night. But the moment that the troops
evacuste the place there will be a decided change
in Ibis respect. Without doubt, the Chinese have
no particular cause to look upon "foreign devil
with satisfaction. "A good third of their city is
tt.vi nj Thatrt Hob
been almost annihsted, and humiliation the most
pslpable imposed upon them. have already spoken
Of the melancholy appearance Of the ruined suburbs
fronting the river; but this is nothing compared
with the desolation that extends over the north
ealteIn portion Of the town itself. Guided by Il
person well acquainted with the abynnthiaa
streets, I took a moonlight walk a few nights since
Of four or five miles, the greater part OF the way
through felos OF debris. Here and there, the
"Wbo 60 therel" Of some Sepoy sentry required
halt, and the pa,t-xOId which has remained the
same, day by DAY for eighteen months; but, with
the exception Of these enc, unters all was slleoce
aud desolstiop. The heaps and mounds Of bricks
and granite are already covered with rank vegeta-
ton, ard at point looking around on every side,
it impossible not to fancy ones self in the open
country. The delusion was assisted by one or two
large tees left standing at some distance; and this
green uneven plain was the spot where few
months ago, a populous quarter existed!
The destroyed portions of Canton are certainly
not to be regretted and the calamity would prove
beneficial were broad and cleanly streets to be laid
out hereafter on the site but this is not to be |
hoped. In the better portions of the city little
harm was done by conh-gratioD, but every street
+, ceivtd its portion of shot aud shell. In paying
vsit last week to military blue button mandarin,
was amused 30 see little daughter of his playing
with rusty 32-pound shot, and was shown the |
rsysees made by the identical ball as, coming in at
a back window, it passed through two Out.houses |
AZ struck the threshold of the room in which the
family were sitting. The worthy Tartar laughed
be arty as be showed me the spot, and don't |
doubt that he laughed nearly as much at the very |
moment for, no matter what occurs, this merry |
people have ever gufiaw and an "Ai-yar at
have spent rome time and ink in portraying |
the p est mt tate of Canton, for two reasons. In
prints to convey an idea Of its condition TO your
half million or go of readers ard secondly because
theIe is DO news of any sort to communicate.
+" Bisogra,' as Nanozli says in his celebrated In.
PRODUCTION ''atmsn d,ro qudiche eosa though per.
hsps you will say, in the words of that Queen of
France whose saying has gained her immortality,
" Ma Joi je men roiS pas la n{cessite."
| could tell you, it is true, of defeats Of the |
rebels in this vicinity by the imperial troops but |
with possible battles on the Ticno or the Adds to |
dilste upon, you will scarcely care to hear of fruit
less skirmishes between two crowds Of barbarians in
the ChOO- kjang. am Informed, however, that this |
succeis has in some measure been of benefit TO the |
lapgushpg trade, and that the new teas hitherto |
kept fiom Canton BY those wretched rebels are now
comr < down.
From tie North we have no news, although a !
steamer due at Hong Kong to-day will undoubtedly
bring down intelligence of the progress of the
trial of Enyoys. There is no truth in the report
which appeared day or two since in Hong Kong
Journal that the Canton authorities have received
intelligence from Pekin Of the reception of the
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