. William H. Seward's travels around the world. h thenative suburbs, makes a very respectable appearance. October 29th.—We have had a jar in our party. With dismal,cold weather, and with muddy streets on the land, we necessarilyremain on board. A Strauss waltz, suggestive of a dance, was struck up by theband after dinner, probably at the request of the younger officersat the foot of the table. Reflecting on the excitement produced atthis moment, not only in China, but throughout the world, by therecent massacre of Christians in this very place, Mr. Seward remon-strated against the festivity. T
. William H. Seward's travels around the world. h thenative suburbs, makes a very respectable appearance. October 29th.—We have had a jar in our party. With dismal,cold weather, and with muddy streets on the land, we necessarilyremain on board. A Strauss waltz, suggestive of a dance, was struck up by theband after dinner, probably at the request of the younger officersat the foot of the table. Reflecting on the excitement produced atthis moment, not only in China, but throughout the world, by therecent massacre of Christians in this very place, Mr. Seward remon-strated against the festivity. The young people reluctantly acqui-esced, but they are consoled this morning by his admission that wehad a noche triste. We have had a busy day. The gentlemen have secured a fleetof flat-bottomed sail-boats with crews, in all numbering one hun-dred men. All the party have been engaged in preparing storesand packing, intending to embark this evening Meanwhile, , with the admiral, has been entertained with an inspectionof the CHINESE DOG3. 112 JAPAN, CHINA, AND COCHIN CHINA. The foreigners in China have not forgotten, among the humani-ties, their interest in the canine race. Dogs of every kind havecome on board, as if appreciating the sympathies of civilization—the Newfoundland dog, the Australian hound, the Russian blood-hound, and the universal black-and-tan terrier; but, far prettierthan all those very familiar friends, are a pair of spaniels, purelybred from Chinese stock, which have come in the staff of the Rus-sian consul-general. They are small, and of a pinkish-brown,without a black hair. There is a tradition that Charles I. receivedthe progenitor of this race, in England, as a present from the Em-peror of China. It is that identical dog lying on the hearth-rugthat Horace Walpole describes as a plumy wreath. Ten oclock at night.— The best-laid schemes o mice and menGang oft aglee. The boats did not come to time. This afternoon a chair wasprovided
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