The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1861-07-18

the great wall. etc. The occupation Of the city by
the " Allies affords an excellent opportunity At pres-
ent. The streets are extremely narrow. I did not
see a single street, with one exception, exceeding
eight feet in width. The Canton paper says j, Is re-
ported that the " Allies" Will withdraw their forces
from the city in May nez,.
While at Canton 1 visited the place Of general exc
cution, and there sAw \ pile Of heads OF - or 81 in
number, which had been taken Of about ten days
previously, was told. Also, a temple, which the
fore. ;uers have named - The Chambers Of Horrors,
IN which are a series Of compartments representing
different modes Of Chinese puuishmenc-sawiug asuu-
der, boiling in oil, grinding in a mill, smotheTiug
under "a bell, etc, etc. There Is no hotel FOR foreign
es AZ Canton, and should a traveller have no acquaint-
auces 1t that place. he must either remain on the
boat or take his chances among the Chinese. | was
fortunate enough t. meet an Euglishman on the boat,
who directed me 70 a Chinese house where a couple
Of his acqu.intances boarded. found Mr.. Cheoug-
Sing could talk pretty fair English for q Chin4man,
and, what was Of more Importance, he set = very
good table, but the Lodging was As primitive Is could
well be imagined. l met there an English printer,
who told NE that the wages in all the ports in China,
in which Euglsh printing was done, varied from $50
70 SO per month. I think It probable. rs the papers
INV L' 70 ll'AIlH.' .yth ABOUT lHtlt- lAt OLE -
generally done by Cinnamon and 50 mixed bloods.''
The more | see Of the Chinese the better l think Of
them. and believe them capable Of great Improvement,
notwithstanding their apparently fixed habits As to
their religions culture, 1 have great doubts The
foreign sramp.ei Is against all movement in the Christ
ian direction. That missionaries may make some
nominal Christians by incorporating some Of their
superstitons into the system, Is not improbable.
But what | admire in their character is their indus
try and cheerfulness. under such disadvantageous
circumstances. That the great mass will lie and steal
is not improbable, but viii the g" foreign community"
Of the region stand the test on these points They
lie and steal in q more roundabout and genteel man
ner. l fear therein lies the difTerenc &c.
The boats running between this place and Canton,
are under American cOlors-the White Cloud and
&" Willamette owned by Russell X Co., one Of the
prominent American houses here. The distance to
C-~ton is so miles; time, six to eight hours; fare, st,
breakfast. 81; dinner, -; including wines and IL
quors. There i another American boat running be-
tween Canton and Macao; distance, 60 miles; fare,
So; meals 1t same prices as the others.
I witnessed on the 18th instant, the transfer of a
slip of Chinese territory to the English. The terri
tory transferred lies opposite to the Island of Hong
kong, and Is nine miles long by three in width. 1t
adds much to the value of Victoria, rs it increases
-0 4~"'- "NNA AAAAeA HN'"AtAN"E5NS' S''"5 'NS
English the command Of the mainla al. The cere-
monies were conducted by Lord Elgin, Gov. Robert
son (the Governor Of Hongkong and dependencies,)
Mr.. Parker, and other British officials, and FIVE Man
darius. There were about 1900 soldiers on the
ground-SOO white and 700 East Indians, and some
1000 speciators,-many ladies among them, but not
much beauty. The eremoni were commenced by
exhibiting the late Chinese Treaty, a sheet of paper
three by four feet; then a proclamation by Lord Elgin
was read, reciting the provisions of transfer, and de-
claring it as belonging hereafter to Her Majesty the
Queen; the royal standard was then uufu rled from a
flagstaff; At the suggestion of Lord Elgin, three
cheers were given for our country, - and one for the
Queen; then came salvos'' from the il .antry, and
responded to from the forts and vessels-ofwar; end
ing with God save the Queen ~ etc. from the
band. 1t was done UP in quite a business manner,
no speechifying or nonsense. l thought, however,
they might have paid a little more respect to the
Mandarins. Lord Eigin is a plain flrmer looking
gentleman, of medium height, partly bald and hair
gray, probably sixty years Of age. He WIS., plainly
dressed, rs We're all the other civilians participating
in the ceremony.
Although this is an expensive place for n foreigner
to lve,-owing to the extravagaut habits--the ne
cessaries of life are not as high as in most Of our own
cities. Buffalo beef, s to 10 cents a pound; mutton
IS rather ielf, DelnI brought from Snangnlt. - CTS
pork, 10 to y cts; FISH, s to 10 cts; oysters, s to 10
very good; vegetables of all kinds, > to 3 cts,
(almost everything is sold by weight eggs, II cents
dozen. \ few Irish potatoes are raised near Macao,
but the greater part are brought from abroad. many
of them from California. Potatoes are rather o hazard
shipment, as they are apt to spoil on the voyage,
and a large quantity is in the market. \ lot recently
arrived from California, for which the owner can find
no sale, and is about sending to Singapore. There
too fair hotels here, The Oriental (American,)
and 1.-The Commercial CEnglish) board. So per
day, without regard to length of time one tarries.
The unexpected termination of the war has caused
arrangement in the markets or this coast; and the
which were based on the wants of the
army, will cause, generally, heavy losses to the ship
pers- Nearly all kinds Of provisions are a mere drug.
4 10, OF - Haxail" -four was sold a few days ago, ut
auction, at 50 50 per barrel, and one of the best Cali
f5rnia brands at - ST. Haxall'' and "Gallego''
offered freely At IS, without purchasers. There
Is scarcely any demand for beef or pork. Butter, put
0p IN the best manner, Is offered at 20 centsa pound.
I made a voyage in a native passenger boat from
Macao, as no steamboat was running on the day |
wished to come down. The Captain and crew were all
Chinese. The boat sailed well, although the wind
nearly dead ahead. ( think they can lag closer
10 the wind than any boats I have ever seen. She
'ct Macao 1t eight NJ night and reached this place
tEIougkons) at five in the morning, with 4 head wind.
way these boats manage their Chinese passengers
in somewhat novel. Before they set sail the paSsen-
are fastened in the forward hold. and only re
leased when the vessel reaches her destination. The
Ung-tong'' carries eight 4-pounders. These pre-
cautious are against pirates. \. II. II
NOTES OF THE WEEK.
PEEsoyAL.-By the Yankee, Rev. c. Y. Authory.
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