"the Bogle stuck in the mud off Woosung, and had to discharge a good part of her cargo before she gotoft—as the tide left her she fell over ini half her deck was under water, and she must have strained herself rely.
"AIL our people are now well, and [hope may Keep so. Woosung 1 think will be a healthy station (for the ceiving ships) as we are two mile from the shore."
"Woosung, August 3. 1 am going back to-night to Shanghai, where my Lime is fully occupied, Empson and have the best house there, such as is, but one great drawback is that under the windows of our sitting and sleeping room. is situated 0 fof the best shooting galleries Coot Clothing of Foreigners "The costume of the foreigners! struck me as delightfully cool and sensible, White canvas shoes, white) cotton "trousers and jacket, waistcoat and a sola topee. This dress is worn even to full dress; dinners—a sensible custom contrasting strikingly with the regulations of society in India, which compel one to put on a full black dress suit when, going out for the evening. called), who acts as valet, waits on him at table and accompanies him whereover he may £0 to dine. Should hho not do this, he will find himself totally unserved, ich foreigner has one boy, and'no one of them will wait on any one but his master, alr, The busin tremend-cucumbers wre In sea-us, and now that the watermelons,
son, there is one continual round of Giring.... Upon the whole Tike Shanghai well enough, but at present have a good deal of trouble from the want of many facilities. which by and bye will all come very easily. We have ricketts sedan chairs, without which it would be impossible to move about, and 1 never think of putting fon other than the lightest Chinese dress T can find, which is a ferent comfort. Tam sometimes Ing about a whole day examining silk Inthe different packhouses, which turns out perhaps to be the most ind my time is lost, the atmosphere is least exertion brings spent a week in the foreign settlement, and the description of one day will do almost for any other. 1 was called by my servant about half past eight o'clock, who put out clean clothes and got my bath ready in one of those large porcelain bathing tubs which we sometimes cee in this country (America). Conveniences for full ablutions are always attached to very room in the East, At half past nine we had breakfast, which most of the company made every day of rice, fish and eggs mixed into one mess. Breakfast commonly lasted an hour, and the gentlemen then into office to business. T should mentioned before that all the den and subordinates of these establishments live in the same house with their principles, and all take their meals together. (Jardine Matheson Ca, however, were the exception which' proved the rule.)
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