Wall-Street to Cashmere : a Journal of Five Years in Asia, Africa, And Europe
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To-day anchored here at half-past two. T having "sighted" us with his glass, met us on the wharf. Leaving Gr and T to see to the lug- guge, I hastened to my bankers to get my letters ; I found a huge package, eight inches square, the collections of five months, that had been forwarded from Calcutta. At the hotel met a large party of Americans from California. While I was away, the Chinese issued a proclamation to their people, to rise and murder all foreigners ; and as they are known to be such... a cut-throat race here, and so numerous, the foreigners were much alarmed and held meetings. The soldiers, of whom there are very few, have been constantly under arms ; revolvers 300 FROM WALL STREET TO CASHMERE. went up to fabulous prices. We have laughed much at our little friend T , who valorously retired on board his ship on account of his wife and child. The affair turned out a hoax, though many fear that some day their threat may be realized, when most unexpected. The hotel is full of Australians and Californians with their " six-shooters," and I have one also with the addition of rifle and gun ; so we could make quite a show in our paper-shell fortress.
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