. Narrative of the expedition of an American squadron to the China seas and Japan. Carriage on Sled. As the streets of the city are paved in such manner as to forbid the useof wheel carriages, sedan chairs and hammocks were, until very recently, usednot only for invalids, but by all persons making visits. The inconvenienceof these vehicles has led to a substitute, which consists of nothing more than. rUXCHAL CATHEDRAL. commodores view of his mission. 1C5 tlie ordinary sledge used for transporting casks of wine and other heavy arti-cles through the streets, surmounted by a gaily decorated carri
. Narrative of the expedition of an American squadron to the China seas and Japan. Carriage on Sled. As the streets of the city are paved in such manner as to forbid the useof wheel carriages, sedan chairs and hammocks were, until very recently, usednot only for invalids, but by all persons making visits. The inconvenienceof these vehicles has led to a substitute, which consists of nothing more than. rUXCHAL CATHEDRAL. commodores view of his mission. 1C5 tlie ordinary sledge used for transporting casks of wine and other heavy arti-cles through the streets, surmounted by a gaily decorated carriage body, anddrawn by a yoke of oxen. This is now the fashionable conveyance, and insuch an one did the Commodore, with his flag captain and aid, make all hisofficial visits. There are stands in the streets, as for our cabs and carriages,where these vehicles may be found with the oxen yoked, and all things pre-pared for immediate transportation. It must not, however, be supposed that there are no other modes of con-veyance ; horseback riding may be seen, and the fair equestrian makes herappearance without an attendant cavalier or groom, but with a footman,who keeps pace with the easy gait of the horse, and protects him from theannoyance of flies and other insects. Asses are common, and are probablythe best beasts of burden on such roads as the island possesses. While the ship was at Madeira,
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