(Warrres ror tins " Nontu-Cutsa Herauo.")
The Land of Surprises.
Hunan. is the land of surprises. Tu the Treaty of Tientsin it is plainly Laid down that "British merchant vessels are not entitled to resort to other than the ports of trade declared open by treaty. Any vessel violating this provision shall, with her cargo, be subject to confiscation by the Chinese Government." Now the good ship "Changwo," whereof Capt. Laverie is master and Messrs. Jardine Matheson & Ca. owners, {has been regularly, from the beginning of June, resorting for the purpose of trade to Changsha and Siangtan, ports in Hunan not vet opened by any Treaty, and therefore Tiable to confiscation every trip.
"However, no one seemed to be in the "east concerned about that, and it was with 'a feeling of similar unconcern that we, the Jother day, booked a passage and embarked
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.