Plymouth and the U.S, Supply all grounded on going In, and the last romained thumping "on. the North Sand for 22 hours and was any saved from total loss by a providential of wind.
The Mississippi was carried, in the contusion of her pilot out of the channel, but by good fortune did not 1p, although she ran into nineteen of water, one foot less than her on the South Sand, but the power of her engines proved her salvation, The wealthy foreign merchants ccstablished at Shanghai, who are gathering a plentiful harvest from the Increasing trade of the place, should contribute some of their thousands towards rendering navigation less dangerous, It is but justice to say that t willingness has been expressed some of these gentlemen to subscribe liberally towards the complishment of this object, and, in fact, 9 boat had been ordered to be built fu the United States, for the purpose of towing vessels up and down the river.
Monotonous Alluvial Flats Shanghai 1s built on the left bank of the river Whangpoo, a branch of the Yangtze, Near the mouth of the Whangpoo Is the village of Woosung, the station where the foreign merchants formerly established their reccelving ships, and the trading vessels their anchorage. Nothing can be less picturesque than the scenery of the Banks of the Whanepoo in' the prench to Shanghai, "Monotonous flats of alluvial grounds stretch their wide expanse on either side of the tor{uous river.
The fertile elds, rich with an abundant harvest of rice and grain, fare encouraging prospects to the eye of the agriculturist, but the poetical observer is sadly disappointed in a view which presents a dead level of Tandscape, without a mountain, a hillside, or even a tree to relieve the monotony, During the stay of the ships at Shanghai there was a constant success slon of dinners and balls and the oflcers were entertained everywhere with the most generous hospitality.
'The native elly is a great contrast to that part of the suburbs inhabited by the foreman residents although the portion of the loiter inhabited by the natives is miserable enough. Shanghai proper, is enclosed within " wall, and has' the appearance of most of the Chinese ellles. The place" Is quite the city by the rebels (Taiping). consequently the bazaars had a dull look, and ut few of the native fabrics could be seen.
The domestic trade of the city has been immense for a long time, being carried on in all directions with the vast interior of China. A multltud~ mous population swarms in that part of the country which stretches back of Shanghai and the commercial "infercourse with the large cities of Nanking and others with their millions of Inhabitants and incessant trading activity, was constant, until interrupt ed by the Chinese rebellion. The trade of Shanghat has been stated to be as large as that or any port of the world, not excepting even Londor The immediate neighbourhood of Shanghai is highly cultivated, and forthe fletds stretch in all directions as as the eye can reach, rich with their harvests of cotton, rice, wheat, barley, beans and potatoes. The markets of the town are well supplied, and at reasonable prices, with beef, mutton, poultry, game, fish and vegel= ables of all varieties.
Among the different kinds of gam pheasant, woodcock and snipe abound, and of the fish, shad is common dur Ing 1s season, of good size and favour ome, indeed, Larger than are seen in the United States, though In taste inferior to those caught in our rivers. Frult is searce and of inferior quality, fs the Chinese pay but litre attention to its cultivation: some cheeries, however, were tasted, which proved to be. tolerably good, and it was said that the peaches also were good.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.