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Al night there was great display of fire
work, on the river and several large junks
were most brilliantly illuminated with a
large number ot lamps, arranged with such
taste and fancy, a, to produce very fine ef-
lect as they passed down the stream. This
we were told was Il peace Offering to the
De7R.


he following evening was much ANUS
ed. with party ot gamblers, under the
windows OF our factory, who pursued their
game VITA philosophical gravity, expressing
ty their couhtenances, neither exultation at
winning nor regret at losing their money!
50 much are the Chinese addicted to this
vice, that am Informed man seldom goes
abroad without a pack or a pair Of cards in
his pocket. Both of these instruments of
gaming are very different from those of Eu-
rope; their cards being much more nnmcr-
Gus and the games more complicated. They
sometimes play at chess also. This spirit
OF gaming is so universal, that almost in ey-
ry bye corner, groups are to be found play
ing cards or throwing dice.


In the evening party of us went through
the Uongs OF Qunqua, Youqua and Ponki-
qua, security merchants, which were splen-
didly decorated and illuminated with varle-
gated lamps, artificial flowers, and varie-
ty of other ornaments in honor of the Devil,
or QHi, as he is called by the Chinese. Eu
rop"ans and Americans go by the name OF
fangiti. or Strange Devil. to which they
not unfre9uently add the term of QuiSi, that
means rogue, rascal, knave, or any thing
bad.


The Sun shines no Sabbath day" in
China. tn the Chinese all days are alike.
and Europeans as we'll as our own country
men, seem to slide into the same custom with
great deal of facility, They transact busi~
ness on that day just the same as through
the week.


The first and the few succeeding days OF
the new year are the only holidays, as tar
as can learn, observed by the Chinese -
Az this time the poorest peasant makes
point of having new suit of clothes for HIM
self and his family, while they pay visits to
their friend and relations, interchanglng cl-
Whites and compliments and make and re-
ceive presents.


The fever and ague and dysentery gener-
ally prevail here about the latter part of Oc-
tober These diseases together with the
cholera morbus and bilious chollc, constitute
the principal complaints Of the seamen at
Whampoa. They may be readily account
ed for bv the immense tracts OF marsh, COW
cred with rice and paddy, which bound the
river. extending back several miles, ana
overhown almost every high tide.