New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-02-18

aud children. There was no pubic naii, hoy |
an inn, in the place. AT length somebody u.s.
cred large grocery with a larger an anr str.w.
tached: and here at the base OF o sunny ssIam
stack. we encamped while the million OF Ia'Plng-
chang crowded into the remaining space :" s
at the men from afar. Our CHEEKY com nua sov
dispatched half dozen chickens, ana, canns W
my very scanty knowledge OF t's va h""ha.' g
sailed out and returned with hugo puhcnes oi
Maintains and dozens Of oranges-the equivalent OF
sypennv niece. We had royal breakfast at
While renosino 90 our sofa Of straw an old man
trotted into the yard bearing message for our 4
chief from the Governor of the district of sing. |
bwa for the city of which name we were bound. |
The Chi.haen had been notified of our coming nv |
the Governor of the province and sent TO assure as
of welcome. This city, never approached before |
within many miles by any foreigner was our ulti- |
mate destination, and at 2 p. m. We recommended
our march, guided by the messenger, who trotted
AHEAD with his stick and bundle if he had not ar
cOmpshed good sixteen miles already in =
morning
We were now IN the hill country; and if i
10 dilate upon the loneliness of the seer "ei9
should extend this letter beyond all due .eFy' L
Suffice it to say, that after a most deligb ooulias'
and the discovery of a river which would aul nae
the beauty Of its scenery, any stream h1ascn, III
guenay Ia the Potomac, approa Hyhd tiie ga
known city by dusk. Lights glea CIV . me u ~!
lance as We Deared the grove that Ecu II, 'le us
found that men had been POI o;th ~. e,o
of the way with gaudy lanterns. 800 oi ' su'
Crossing the once full mGat 6y .causeway, we en-.
80 En- oVoat mon his ys hi hsien was in wait
cedenied honor to be r. .e"h ajos. "iPi pr
wall. 'oci'eu 0"'''0e 'Ho Guy
Then there was, of co
basto and much interc Jorse, dlsmountlng IN hot
sa tho r;teo and ob ,hange of rapid compliment,
I'LL, ontoraJ HI; yeyyances fulfilled, the worthy
10 Ia,aatb oator chair, and trotted into the
~ ~ oororont of gay guarded by two foUr-pound
49,, dF a to,r, unreasonable antiquity. In the
I've ,,6;ob No were led TO ancestral tenn
Pr ~ ,ronor altered welcomed by the discharge
"a "a ."o &ute--in fusees. In The hall devoted
~ Eoon5 'Crship, and the reception of strangers
| 50 Ia;1 rejection of sweetmeats and cOpec-
,,'tS :oea out, and, in side room trestlebeds
| rn'1roso as of clean rice straw Scarcely was our
UUesS deposited, when the Chi-hsien and COM
| -. Il, IN full uniform of rich brOcade and crys-
,''a va tens, again made their appearance. They
w. - accompanied by train of coolies, bearing
| ~ cents; live calf two live pigs, 80 fowls and
" els, and baskets Of vegetables without end. OF
0arse, a very small portion of the chOw-chOw
accepted and the remainder having been got rid Of
together with its donor (whO had probably
squeezed" the gift from some unucky ct) the WIS.,
| itOTs were left 10 make themselves as comfortable
: as circumstances would permit; and the sharks-fn
aud slug dinner sent from the Chihsens kitchen,
= | went down very well, accompanied by still more
= | palatable sherry and beer
The City OF Tsung-wha capital of district of the
third class, of which there are about 100 in the
I eighteen provinces of China, is well worth more
detailed description than possible within the limits
of this hurried sketch. Its population may consist of
: some 5000 5000 souls, and the circuit of its
q walls 600 or 400 years old, which we made in
b the morning must be something less than two miles
Within this circuit however at least half the space
. once occupied by dwellings is now overgown with
4 bIushwOOd and trees covered with the debris Of
ruined buildings. In the streets we saw nothing
N but SQualid shops or melancholy dwellings. Tsingh-
n wha is evidently relic of the past Our breakfast
in was preceded by walk of two hours about the
II city, TO the intense establishment of every one,
r amazed to " great man" and his amanda
"a rims using their means of l0cOm0tiOn for
= apparent good. "Why 2" indeed as was joculaIIy
. suggested by chief, must have been the perpex
l. ing question asked of everybody by his neigbbor
o | when the spectacle of half dozen foreigners
pluDging into dirty streets rambling through groves
and darling mile out of the city to the river bank,
was witnessed; but the establishment of the crowd
| that followed us too intense for mortal pens
DESCRIPTION when they saw the great man" Gas the
Chinese term an "excellency') suddenly seize the
fore foot Of pony which was standing tehered to
tree, and remove the dirt and pebbles accumulated
on the poor beasts hOOf. "Mad quite madm
must have been the meaning of the strange sound
that circulated through the unwashed group.
The Z" Ii family are evidently the Carabas of
Tsung-hwa. If we inquired the name Of the
owner Of remarkably fine tomb it was sure to be
" the ii family" fine monumental arch recorded
the patriotic generosity of " the Ii family" our
nights restng-place bore ''the Ii famiy's" name;
another ancestral hall was the property OF 4" the
Lis" and great relgio histrioDc ceremonial that
We stumbled upon in the suburbs proved the decen
NAL festival of the ubiquitous clan. In large
temporary building number of josses surrounded |
by ornaments of every unmaginabe description, !!
and frOnted by tables covered with edibles, were |
receiving the worship Of crowd of Buddhist |
priests IN their yellow vestments Of state. Outside,
admirably executed figures the size of life) of de-
parted worthless, bearing the name Of Ii, were |
seated. Here was fine old gentleman enjoy |
ing the melody Of singing women-there n |
student porting the classics-evidently a |
literary ornament 10 the family of the Lis. |
Outside, q booth was erected for the perform |
ance of play, and all around the walls were |
hung the boxes containing figures representative of
different dramas, for the manufacture of which |
Canton is famed. These figures are certainly the |
perfection of Chinese art. box, open at the |
side contains perhaps dozen figures in clay, |
nodded With the mInutest care, and dressed in ap.
prOpriate garments, representing scene from some
well-knOWn play. One Of these in particular was
most admirable The story could not have been |
better told. forced marriage had evidently |
taken place between a vlrtuOus and lovely female |
and dssipated but wealthy youth. The bride is
seen on the day of marriage, surrounded by her |
maldens, guarding with o spear the door Of her nup.
tial apartment, outside which, the bridegroom in |
state Of ''samshu, il drlnkeny trying to per-
suade his wife to admit him. In the back ground |
| the heavy father is coming up 10 add his arguments
| but glance al the determined face of the virgin
bride is sufficient 10 assure one that the spear is