The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1860-03-29

. Manchu civilian. holding the ofsce Of superinten
dent Of transportation aud q brevet commissioner o
the gsbeile, With Chang Pingtoh. = Chinese co.oue
IN the army with brevet rank Of general, 20 be n:
escorf- Associated with them was L. = sub-prefect,
and others still lower in rank, in all amounting &C
nearly twenty officials above the 9Th grade
Mr. Ward accordingly appointed the 9th July a
the day for starting, and mentioned THAI the number
Of his party wouli be twenty person. umoi
IAttnall ~ 6rst intended 10 90, but his health COM
peled him 90 decline the journey. The preparations
for departure we're made. and the Minister snd bis
suite left the POrisfGs On Tuesday, the 18th, 10 pro-
coed into the river At his departure from the an
ehOraSe he Was salatei By the two Russian steamers
then there, and His Exeellsncy General MOurAvief.
the Governor general Of Eastern Siberia. came on
bard the tender 20 take leave and hand him a letter
for General lgnstieE. the Russian minister So Picking.
The persons composing the Embassy were IS fol-
{ H EzesHeaey Joaa z wa-d-Estsy E-tso-sI-E-g sns
d. WEI. %Htrss, ". wAn.se Ward, Esa-S>er,;4-isI
Rev ", A. ?. MA.a. Rev. Wa A-lehiso-A.i.,a4f Ia
L1Is D TraehAra-Flag Hs..--Jcs- Ts,,aaI.
b y 6~4,4A<r-PS-sr-
Win II sSsk-cAag Eag..r
E<v- H-nry wsoi-cbsgIsss-
Joaa W Sanford, Jr-Asasf--f Ss|ysSs-
G-oTs ". Heard, ESs- JOIN L LG-=1a, Eq-AttsAsI-
ua-e= ssrils and sryza,. ~zh zen natives
The company landed the next morning, and were
received By the escort, which hsi provided carriages
70 convey them across the country. These vehicles
sre drawn By one horse, or driven tandem; they are
covered with canvas and oiled cloth, and both the
horse and driver are protected by IN awning The
body = destitute II springs, but the principal iueon-
vsnieCce to 8 foreigner Is the want Of seats: the pas
senger i usually expected 20 II Il with cushions, and
arrange the inside as be plsases An application had
been made for bearers 10 carry TWO seisns, and they
could doubtless have been obtained by waiting fer
them to arrive; but = few hours experience Of the
road vindica,ed the reasonable objections Of the Chin
csc 10 thsr mode Of transportation ever this muddy
plain, for the coolies would soon have been knocked
up
Ga getting out CT Peh,sng. the eortege proceeded
stretched in an unbruksn level as far as could be
seen, relieved only By = few ccuicsi graves near
the town; net = house or $ hiilock Wa. in sight,
and j, was not till near kiun-laDg chin 10 miles dis
tsut, that the soil repaid cultivation. or was even
generally covered wi,a other than saline plants
The provincial treasurer, Wsnhiuh. net Mr. Ward az
this place, and begged hin 70 remain all morning, IS
the next sropP;ns-place was less coumodious 4
large house had been prepared fr cur scconmoda-
ton, which exhibited IN It's general appearance such
= superiority TO the mud novels in wssch most OF the
villagers lived. thst no further proof WIS needed q
the general poverty CT the population IN this region
The company moved On 81 an early hour next
sni arrived IN the afternoon 81 the village
Of Psh-isnS On the Pei-ho, about ten miles above
Ientsin By the rve-. vearied cur % tos nos rlde q
thirty miles ssrcss the sane unoroken p4air, much
81 the way through miEy rrsds sni across hslf de-
lugSd 5eiiS The country Vas covered with good
crVps of nillst, sorghum, maize, beans. Chinese yam,
c[-1. >%04 1871 = L-ll- C-N-@NsN-
but f-uis and ether trsss were scanry. Twelve VII
lagos we're raised. and twice that nunoSr seen during
the day, ST one Of which called Si-t-tAu, O. : canal
c-cssins the country between the two rivers, We rest
81 fr two hours
Five boats Of different .ires had been provided 81
Pehts1Dg for the Embassy, II which the genrlensn
SGri god accounodariou- The escort occupied IS
r3cre- The whole foGlls started early On the
I'd. Snd reached Tung-ehsu en- the svsning of the
2-gh. drawn By traeksrs the entire distance Of more
han $40 Ii The people living near the Pe-oo
the landings 20 Sc the "aAr-trsreled ssrSn-
ss-." their curiosity stimulated 10 doubt By the r.
port CT the late occurrSoeS- The population along
he river near Turg-:hau i less thaa above fientsin,
out the banks are everywhere equally well cultivated
iarztsun Il the largs=, town between these t~O cites.
TO contain up-ards CT = hundred thousand
eopiS
Tie city of Tuug-shAu lies AZ the head CT naviss-
rxc tributaries SOW into the Psi-ho near IL, and
,uot= intended for the capital are landed here The
oats extended kr about thrse miles IN $ nearly IL
,roken uass, b%iis= other Snz RVS IF grain junks
Icchcred below the tU~n, the whole Erniug = very
zSy xni curious scene The ragodA Of Tans-ehAu,
lie c1ly ere met coming fro0 she coast ia eousp-
nous ebjcr, bas the city Itself doS net appear 70
dtAntsse hrun the river Il contains about 10000
and = rafke, better buI- han Issnrsln-
Carriages we're here provided % ecuyey Is 20 Pc
ing next morning, tuE the stone ruai leading there
r1S - brCksn ~, that after \ S6c-c trial ne prefer
81 TO ride oa horseback or walk The escort used
&c sane vehicles themselves. and 50 DO the people
snSrzly; n act, ne only SAW CnS se:1n chair. car
yins an oSc<<'s vie 80 the time, during the whole
,urrsy. and made 10 attempt 70 gss then AFTER le1y-
u Peht1rx- The travel uron this rad = - great,
Id the sol - sOh, that Constant care wVod be ne
es1-y 20 keep is II o-dsrI While 70 repairs seem 70
hssn made since SIR Henry EEs ccok his night
lie n August. 1916 which be describes n such
,ovinx rsr1s When lsst aid by k~is1lung. Il WIS
I approach % the capital worthy CT thS- n0carch-
he country u ether sSie sz< well cultivated indeed,
~ the feds and frustsa3s, the usUsoles- the pub
c ~pavilsus. and the temples occurrirg On tks way,
Exhibited The sane features Of neglect Attic north
- ~ E-@H- 49, = D.
.ore than hzif : nile. quite NJ % The CAGS- gGsg
Or Morning Sun Gate. their SIZE and gliding
-sSsnt 4 rsu4rksble contrast - rhs mean shops n
e coEfin1s,i0u q the sane avenue within the gate
sTerzl enc hoco-a-y yatevzys added 70 the gay aP-
earzres CT the row, 61E the -rstchsi Rad tex away
] appreciation CT their elegance
The VAL Ct the city near tbs gate = = good Grisr,
srz about sixty fes-. and the ave stored guard
over It nearly forty more: they presented a.
ys<ner An imposing 4ppes-2,cs. co- ! man us >es1
q uror then. nor any cauaou- The avenue With
< over n hunire6 ass vide and ~crraret, and the
inter- of Il N consequence q the recent r1in, Vas
~ 3 q1.guire. rhrough rhieh horses, carriages,
Il drivers 5c1nierej N great eocf&Scu- The srscs
A. d=1p pointing - II who had srss-rKincd high
Ct The glory CT the metropolis Of China;
& The T1S- sruE2s q men. w1-er. Sri children
lisSIy Standing n dense z1lrituis< IN front Ct the
,azs<. and hni1g the SIDES CT the carriage way II Al
-bruksc TOW, cSSs % them well dressed = rhIe CT
zs g.rusns<. together with the ysEos-Silsd temples
scCrzry gxrsEsys- 1-t scccf OrraEsutsd WIKI phi
- and fancy sgnocar3s, rsnisrsd !. II Interesting
= animated siySL The hcCse prepared Or the
36assv Was situated in :he Oh CT dArehR pcruon
the CITY. Sho1r hzi; \ league fruo the gate. N
.lrreszth Street. and th- neixaocrhCod CT LAI-kIu--
r. Tesss quarters &r1eriy esiocEsi - The prime
S4tsaAars- a1i we're ecc5<earet O. Ms Us
ne IN 1852 They contained altogether nineteen
EiCh Intervening e01r+-ysri<- the billings
re q cCe <crry. and The apartments plainly fzru-
I'D IL Vas reported that the quarters 6-tsd ~ Or
Erxi<H -rd FrSnea LsxzrH2u- were other palsees
,ei h.i .lp beiccy si % shis grantee
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