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lt 404 T H E N E“W W 0‘R L D, [.lUNlt‘.‘ 25, 1842.
that we may expect that they would not onlyjoin in > V
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3 l the festive rites and cacrt can to the honor nrour me
gods and heroes, but even endow and support our i ‘ m
g temples by liberal grants and allowances. That pa. C Till-, Lganv f)PP0S[TI<‘,,
[ gods, which peers so mljesllcilly above the sunound- Q , , . y es >
1 trees, mi ht get a cornice or two, and a few bells, ' ms l),ir.i;r;it than iiiidiilglit is lit!‘ loltlerl hair,
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: . tofu-mint tts liilntn-‘trey? by the cllltlijnsea h 1,, ,,,,,,., ,,,,,, ,, H, l, llt-r cyt-s lllltihlill (lit: Llltlllltlnll, wlrcti sltc lirit
l LE ese 9 owsvtuu ave morep uses 5 ere I W ,.i . .. r 9 - W, ,, ,, ‘, , , A
I I ‘hm ‘ weslem sky u it shim m the mdmwe of me hJ.x Lat. ... in A zning. IH l r r, l llit-ir long, solt l.i.l . hglit iitiilitlo. the till,
l .t . - l.iltc srinslriiic lrrctiltiitg tllrougli ilic i-loiitl tilt.
, lelll ut vihither should we look for promo Y
i tion, when the sacred fount of honor is dried up 2 for, nton her brow, llllpfrltll ‘dull lllosl. frail‘,
I , yon kno we ltnve no lmedttsty rnnlt or nobility 0 ti tliiitlt-iti slroultl glitter; lor n iiiic.-ti,
. amongua. r ,. ‘, , - , .
Aw". why‘ we might fmd 3 man‘ perhaps‘ of I A , By ktitiirt s i‘K?‘ll ttnulnttd, slit in t ii,
i former dynasty that now lies hid in the seclusion ot Aiul slim to lieautilul lwyrtittl ('“llll’?ll"‘v
' ’ snirrctiities I in-ur licr singling-vlllu‘ .t airrirtt.
Poiirctl from the starry i‘nuiits tit’ IllLl>lt full:
llcr glorious voice nroullll me, ulltl l tlreitm
Like out: who wttndcrs tlirtiiigli t-lit liantcd li-till.-.
governed by a prince of her own, without the charge r
‘i of providing [or his maintenance; for these prodigal ‘‘
‘ inctwould not only board him well, but it ow V‘ ‘
r.
" 1 some far-withdrawing valley. and china might be
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i him a liberal salary brsidc.
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a ll, an Softly, my worthy friend, lest Echo, that L B . t:trcotr.ciottsttl ttty u't)l'slllli she aillleilrx,
lurks in the crevices of yonder rock, should catch the And Mes ",,a,dl,,55 up my h0,,cg. and [cum
, A sound, and tell tales about us. 5
E Julie ELL -? 7- IN IS
ISLAND OF HONG-KONG. kg“ L I S.
m’ LIIAK. H. .i>I“'lM
-rirn harbor formed by this island and the main , M
has been the resort or foreign vesselssince the Tartar C 5%,, ,,,,,,
, nuthcril s ordered them to quit Lintin upon the plea - J y l
l ' that many of them were concerned in contraband ow
l transactions, and were notsutficiently obedient to the Q
crial dragon The stipulations
A giisliinz spirit; I know,
‘vllhlsff FilVl‘l'y Nll't'2Iill llis'uiiilii<‘r's tlrttllglil.
llus llt‘Vt‘i‘ f.‘(‘ll)‘l:(l in thin‘.
The flocks ztiitl lll‘l’(l> are Scllltllll alien
To scck llll)‘ ntirrow ialt-,
‘Till every lllllrrllllflnfl, lirctili is dry,
Tlltoiiglicut the nelzlilitirinr; liElll‘r
'‘ lirrwv in -.i rrlcnsiiiri llllli‘. V'nllI'.
MAP OF lioxturtoxlt. ‘
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designation for it, since I-long-kong in the pronun- l variety or htll and.dalc, and otters incitliaiistihlc.
‘ ' ’ ' d 'd .
citation of the middle and northern provinces is stores for the quarrying of granite, an wi e lieldsl Andnmvc wmalmummg mm
the main land towar Heang-hung, which means “a rtagrant waterrallgl ‘, tor gardens and pleasure-grounds. There Europeans ,
ful breezes blow wit The lirst of these, which stands by the sea-shore, is might enjoy their walks and drives, and taste in full “ ltcn all tlxt‘ rvsl were gone,
in iicn es. about sixty ieet high, and rortnsaplcaeing but singu. i rruition the swcets or healthtul exercise. we i Adiritml, wluuhlitid -uinoncvtl hut ii.
The island ofHoug-kong,ofwhichaweaterri sketch lar object when viewed from the sea. The water visited this delightful region when much reduced in ‘ When sislcrplanels slioiic.
strength and spirits by a tedious course oi medicine,
and after ascioutn ofd few days felt ourselves wonder.
is given at the end of this article, is about ten miles falls down a series of ledges in what a Sandwich
long from east to west, and about half that distance Islander would call is Part, and we an escapement. ‘ ,
' ' dth. It is irregular in its outline, As it in the exit ofa valley, it stands of course within fully cheered and invigorated. The natives have a Wlttclt Iltlttl tIt'vt‘r knmtlt.
where vessels a nook of the shore. The rocks near it are of trap, great partiality for foreigners, especially for thel But that it raised llstinyhctiil,
and present a basaltic appearance, inasmuch as the lEnglish. It is here that English ladies would perel Ami hl,,,x-Dmitri nil ,,1.,nn,
outer surface is changed inloasnrt at bark or rind, i ceive that the native females regard them with an , g
which is cracked in a liexagonal manner, forming l admiration which is something like a feeling of wor- ’Tls1lIIls when wetiry oi the world
a humble imitation of the Giant’s Causeway. The " ship, as if Ihey had come, not from a good land in Soiileyoy springs in the mind
color of these many-sided figures is peculiarly light I the West, but from some better country above the l Thar, inst in ,.lc,,cn,ctg giddy ,,,,.,,n,
and ashy. In tracing the stream, we meet with a sphere or the moon. To this spot native merchants ‘ wt, nt‘,’el’lIatl clrnncrtl tr. llml.
would resort from all parts of the empire, allured by g“,,,,m,, Vi, .,,m
- ‘ i.t i a , ‘ '
l And lllrlvc Oilltn loved it fltriwi,
succession of waterfalls, decreasing in height and
breadth at we advance. The s cut is very fine, and , the hope of gain and the natural love or
atrords c beautiful contrast to the barren sameness ‘ on this healthful spot a hospital might be l’0al‘ed,l =‘3T “ 5: r ; '4 r N‘
which the hills of this part of China generally ex- , which would attract many who cannot nbtain com.l Qbrigitittl blintll).
hibit. A Ghinaman on the route was asked w ence petent assistance from native doctors. Each patient F
the water iiowed: “From two hill-tops (‘leong ‘ on lelving the hospital might be presented with a ‘ TTT‘ "> “T
tnng’),” was his reply. This was round to he the l copy or the New Testament, and thus the word or THE LUCKY MA. .
case; for the traveller, after trudging three or four God would attain B. ve e cient mode of mould. , THE“ are many mg“ -m this warm of mm M“,
Iigsun, found the stream diverge tlon. In a. settlement consecrated by the hallowed . . .
owing to the son bmez” - d the ‘that lndian who, making a false step on the side of
r sides. In this particular , V some Peruvian mountain, caught at a stunted slirull.
them; for the northcastmon. disclosed by these streams reached as tar as the eye life on terms or equality and mutual respect. In all l and pulling it up, discovered a mine or silver hane-silt
, an clothed with vegeta-
Hotig-kong cannot rival f h d d
noon in too chilling to allow any thing to thrive under could ken and was conspicuous or t e japanne the concernments of iplomatic policy, religion, and ‘ - ‘g . ,
its way except the tintrcc (ruins stint, tan a cw hrightriess’which it wore when washed bythe water. commerce, this is a state or things greatly to as l f ‘"2’ ".‘“““"“l“'“ %“"‘”““““F’ 5"'“‘i l‘""l“'""
orthc hardterltlnda otgrass. In the valleys where The ridges of the lower hills retained a little of the coveted. A thousand tlioicnliics are remove by a. may tnettnntlctttsndtngs be enlightened" by what
the nei boring height; afford npi-otection against this quartzose granite in a state of decomposition; but very little friendly intercourse, and the mind is pre- l I am to relate-suppose that every man by persever-
wiad, ants, -hruba, and trees iiouriah in all their the abundance of alay below and the black color of pared to listen to terms, which would be at once re- l “Ce, may become good, and gm“, and famnus’ and
beauty and lnvellnesg. the rock near the summit ofpthe hillsmade it evident lecled, in the absence of such a persuasive medium. chides, of an rich Wh‘ I . I k .d V B
The indentation in the coast, which in the map in that the preponderance was in favor of the trap. e are speaking, not from the suggestions of theory, I V’ ' , ‘i B "1" 3 5" ' “,“ ‘ M’
termed the Pleudnt valley, is a churning delta, f2EdIIlg‘lh8 harbor or ltong.ltortg, the Tartar but (tom the results of experiment. is avc seen lmvte than thts. they behevc that he who is so far
where a village stands emboaomed in trees. The authorities will find, we think, that they have given a word succeed with a Chinese, when threats, re- ‘ exalted that all may see him, owes his position to
dwelling: of thin village seemed to have been couver- up a portion of the mainland which forms the norih- l wards, and arguments have failed. It should be re- - , - -
cant with better timca, In there was a style in the ernside of it. In torm or express terms they may lmemhered that the chinese are men and women, l h“ "‘.‘“ "‘"''‘'“s.’ as ‘F’ f‘‘’‘‘’‘’”‘‘.'““‘ W" W
' ‘ n ltccping with have made no such surrender; but as they will be and consequenlly have all the essential characteristics 5""-tltmes Dtltttwtse elttated-mtdvntnllv ltlnwn
' ' very sptto harass and annoy those natives who are or human nature about t em The otncialsol the :up; at as bnys are raised to will an nltlrle-tttt-
most friendly to foreigners, and thus materially in- Tartar government say and do strange things; but l “boosted tip." And these scimc worlhies will liiivr
lure our interests, the occupation of all that portion this results from the very nature of despotism, which l 3, mm a man who descends below 1, , I, I
ma ‘ p or the Chinese territory which intervenes between atthc best is lrutamiscrable compound or power and , ' ‘“ “’"”“““ '""
‘hed yitc ahorr,thiclr hill, . the sea and a ti tag range at hills will soon be a weakness, and hence its supporters are crtcntimcs ‘ has no one tn blame but ltttnstll; wltenwt all very
e geologist might here also meet w ‘ matter of expediency, if not of necessity T e terr driven to the necessity of doing the meanest as well well know that such unfortunate wrclt.-hes tare often-
‘ ' riiury to which we refer consists of a beautiful asthe most abstird actions. I -mes ,m,ci,,,.,,,,g1y 1“ down’ p‘L:!]ed dmvn, and
,ltnoclrcd down, and, class that l slioitltl stly it, tvltt-tr
‘ they are down, stamped upon. Such is the way ol
w
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e ixunos
redo upon oth
pllad in in present ai
In lolbiri the c
Ivlrnelveo in a narrow ravine, with I , the world, and riflcr all, perhaps, this rising and full-
vn either side. After walking about two miles along
apatli skirted with shrubs and iiowcrs, this narrow
pan opens into a spreading valley, where rice 1!
d man and: a habitation. With European
wellingn and Euro '
moot delightful nook,
from the Icelio of mercan
the man of business might enjoy t
mid hills and the wild murmurs 0
which glide: in Iiquid 1 air over the glistening slopes
of the mountain aide. n this secluded spot we e
countered a on at in nisitive peasants, who
veiled ate--ly way I tcrargncr should war.
from the customary la rants '
l1Yth9 110!“ 0‘ Chin and unproteci y w pon tar
attentlnntir A -light of the contents of the botanical
box satisfied them In in the nature of our errand, an
they won turned their attention to an inquiry far more
In
ing,theec ups and downs, are the happiest things that
could chance, for a dead ll-:V('.l is altogether it filth
agrcctilile tliiiig, and ivateis which are never agllttit-tl
are sure to become stagnant.
I am one of the most unftlrluriate men iii Illl‘
world, while Mr. Klcliard Llrcasic slips nlongtllroiigli
life without a loll, rrjar, or an accident. I am up W.’
or run over after taking every precaution to prevt-iii
such undesirable events, but Mr. llicllard Circuelrr
racking nothing for aught of this kind, is alw: I
lucky; there iis something to make him happy in
‘every path, and did you know him, reader, you
‘ would think as I do, that had he, like Robinson Cl’ll-
" i T Q ‘mum on“ roman!" garments soe,]:een cast SW3)’ on ‘on uninhabited island,‘ lrc
or l
DIIS In Q ’ , i
flirt: dcspi:iIl;0%ii2oEloodId‘0:vlii::lili:otli$ Wm S T E R N S K E T G H " F H V N ”‘h V N (L , as the adverlisenlents say. He has no need to us
' claim, “thisworId‘s an oyster, whichlwiili swnrtl
from the “for West,” that cddland young, rich and
poor, seize an opportunity it ooking at them with ‘T 7 e-’ , T w r f"-- - ,r. t
ilic rnoatoagcrcurioaitygnd dwell upon their excel- unit or Mr.Iu7lm'rlLz Ltrs -Gen Dearhorn,lna start-wnecrt.-Thesmacitlntreptd,Itaclteinwhich t ““" “"“". " ““"‘d “P” "“"” “,”“v “"', W 3"’
lencies in te of the highentrnoture. on t to lecture delivered last winter, before the farmers of sailed hence on Mondnylaet, on a fishing expedilinn, l means tltnt tt was a bad one, but he found it nicely
preceding this viait,i.he commodore of the Hnnghong the Marisaeltiuaetts Legi-latiire, declared thut ninety‘ fell in, on Wednesday morning. about ll1iny.iive : roasted to suit his palate, I, on the contrary, c-ttnuol
lleet had taken to himself ayery amiable companion, seven outer every one hundred persons who obtained miles s E. from Etlisto, with the s 001) larticline of procure an oyster.ltnil’e I".-lllcil less a sword with
d as he was a great favorite among the captains of their livelihood by buying and lellllllrfllthllr or died Smithtown, from Mobile for New Yotlt, with part of which I ’ , . ’
the different ahipa, the occasion was mar e withs insolvent. This fact he ascertained by reference to a cargo, consisting cl‘ a few holes of cotton, staves. , . D V" "m ‘he "Pe‘“““’“'
who had guns to lulu in the ceremony the books of the custom-house the banks, the Pro. lumber, and a quantity of old iron, dismastad and Richard and I, through our early life, were SOIIIE
The echoen of the pealing cannon had yencltstl this late “Wine, and from the recollections of the oldest abandoned. The 1i had been previously boarded by l how ever Ihrown in contact, for no other reason that
Ipnt, and rendered the lnhghatauu very inquisitive as merchants. lf ihisstalement Ipproxlmnltzla-[ht tiutli a schooner from Savannah for Ba timore which was yum "Rive but [0 ‘hm ! “kind a L, I‘
to the canoe. Wh it t a‘ vellzr assigned the run tn relation to the risks of mercantile life, it should then in sight, and which had taken off the crew and P ' ‘ , V, 0 m m'"‘ "
r ring of the lnllllcepflalhzrs who can place their sons upon it arm, passengers; also her sails, lugging‘ “,1 other mmtg. how unequally fortune distributed her favors; and
u if ti9lIgrl‘llEK(lmK0 $itl:ttttl(t-;t’:> l!l)Ieirhmlnd‘T allov; if nl1rictIll“l’l3lldlr‘“"' nl-le articles. Capt lt- gullvd up alongside, or the before Dick bet.-nine proud and I cnvitrur we might
e l- - - I - oar cm ('6 are t a t- wnu re- s ' ‘ i . .
e w = of l . as
to the mtlst splendid Pal.“ that could be mtcred in Savanna‘, and Em,“ Cum. R ,henymu;md [oak pie usually are, to Damtin and Pylhins, nr those other
the city, it he mutt depend upon the success or may ,,,,, ,,,,,,,,, ,,. r,,,, (if the smaclt,tnd arrived al this pg" , two nice young gentlemen, rvlailrs and Oreslts. Al
t,-han ice to support it on Wednesday everunzr-[Charleston Courier. school we quarrelled, as all 5(lIfl(lll1(t)F, cit H il
Iontlma aids of the