vernment, without a proper establishment. We admitted him to be honourable and zealous, but wewere constrained to assert that, we were glad of his departure from Hongkong. We wish him well wherever he goes, but there are many reasons why we should again declare, that however much he is distinguished as a Diploma tist he acquired, ng credit as a Governor, Even while we write, death is snatching his victims from among us and it is the general opinion that, had the public improvement, now carrying on so vigorously only been made one year ago, many who are mourners, would have had no cause for sorrow. But we drop this part of the subject. We have no wish unnecessarily to point out any of Sir Henry Pottinger's failings, and we well know that his fame, at least for a time, will screen them from the people of England.
There is one passage in the Times, which is to us inexplicable; and of which, if not deemed unreasonable, we would ask for an explana tion. It is as follows, the cause of its (the Friend of China's) hostility to the retiring Governor is perfectly understood, and it is for tunato for the credit of the press in these parts that its censures have become harmless where they are rightly appreciated."
Now if the Times takes the trouble of stating what these causes were, we promise to prove that, he has either being deceived by some of Sir Henry's creatures lately in Bombay, or that he writes in gross ignorance.
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THE FRIEND OF CHINA AND HONG-KONG GAZETTE.
council. They no doubt soon satished them selves, that the existing registry was more mockery; and by the ordinance which we this
Which will be read with care. day publis
ttinger attention, the registry of Sir Hen is swept away, as we trast many of us orui. nances and regulations will be.
There are two duties incumbent on every Government akin, yet in some respect they are apart. Justice claims the performance of the one, Mercy that of the other these duties are first, the punishment of criminals; secondly the prevention of crime. The courts of law as recently established, in this colony, are suf- ficient to vindicate the supremacy of the former and the ordinance now before us, will in no small degree tend to carry out the humane dictates of the latter. --
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received from Che-klang we learn that communi- cations had been received from Ting hat stating that the ships of the English Barbarians had arrived in great numbers to that neighbourhood. and that they were roving about aud giving loose to expressions of a most insane rebellious, and die sobedient nature The Lieut Governor of Che Governor himself being in this province on a tour Kiang together with the commander in Chief, the
of inspection, on receiving the report, went in per son to adopt the most rigorous measures for their utter expulsion. We are sincerely apprehensive that these barbarian, Bandilli, on being repulsed and defented in Chekiang will avail themselves of the present favourable winds, and come stealthily upon the coast of this province, as their vessels have already been at the mouth of the Yung-hai river at Woosing The Governor has already issued his orders to the Commander in Chief for previously concerting measures of defence, and for driving.then off, and the Lieut Governor, in con- cert with the Viceroy have sent the most stern commands to all the civil and military officera sta tioned along the coast, and at the embouchures of the rivers, to exercise the utmost vigilance in Barbarians who have presumed to attack the cen maintaining the defences. We find that English
trul land come from a distance of more than a hun- fred thousand le, and have heretofore carried on their trade at Neng mun (Macgo) in the province of Kwang tung, but because of thor selling Opium, the flavernment troops of Kwangtung fu rously attacked and expelled them. Embracing the opportunity of the favourable winds they have come north, They have no rear body following on to support them; what they rely upon is their strong ships, with their guns. Their ships are of enormous size, and can leave the land hundreds of miles, and anchor in water many fathoms deep. But not only these shores, they are they unable to approach
thoms, and their foreign guns cannot be removed even dare zot anchor in water less than two to four from the ships. Formerly these said barbarian
In some respects, this colony differs widely from any which owns the sway of England; and in forming local regulations, it is necessary, occasionally to deviate, from established cus. toms. Situated in the outskirts of a great Empire, it is also unfortunately surrounded by the outcasts of a great people. For an imme. islands, morial period, this and the neighbouring have been the haunts of pirates and desperate characters, then utterly devoid of the moral principles which guide their own countrymen They have always been a terror to the native vessels, which navigate the waters of the south of China, and though the laws of their country punish with a degree of severity (bar conclude with the following, and may barity) unknown to any European nation, they also state, that, the list contained the names of have beretatore been found insufficient, to ter the most respectable inhabitants of Bombay.rify, or reform, the inhabitants of the outer ENTERTAINMENT TO SIR HENRY POTTINGER, waters. Such are the men, who now form, →In another page will be found a list of the sub- the larger portion of our native populace. If scribers to the entertainment to be given, on Fri- unrestricted. thousands would flock into the day evening next, to the late Governor of Victoria. colony, for whom there was no employment, It is as flatteringly numerous as the most ardent and tempted by wealth, to which they were
bandilli dwelt in. Nrâu-mun in Kwang-fung, but of the former Envoy's admirers could desire. We unaccustomed, nightly depredations would be when driven out by the Government Troops they have no doubt but that the ball and supper will committed, for which punishment would have forthwith bent their heads" and betook themsel be as brilliantly and crowdedly attended as night
to be awarded. The inhabitants would be
ves to their ships; and having lost that on which be inoked for on so auspicions an occision,
kept in a state of excitement, which could not they dependal (for subsistence!!) they have now that Sir Henry will have cause to remember fail to be highly injurious to the colony-res come to Ting lai, und dated to indulge in mad-like throughout his life, the kindly greetings be re- ceived from his friends of his retirement froin of pectable natives with their families, would be and unruly speeches. But the district of Ting-hai fice, and hearty and cordial wishes which were ex afraid to settle among us, and a check would is surround xl on all sides by water of great depth, pressed for his happiness on his departure for Eng. be put on the future prosperity of Hongkong and its appearance and nature is totally unlike tliat land. He leaves as by the steamer of the 27th. As a preventive to this, the registration act is a of the province of Keangst for this province is accompanied by Dr. Woosnam, who has so ably and wise measure. To our preconceived ideas, it surrounded without by sands and shallows, and efficiently discharged the duties first of Surgeon, may be un-English; but it is urgently demand, within is intersected by numerous winding streins, afterwards of Private Secrets, to the mission and ed, and when in full force, we may expect to diverging into many branches, so that we calculate who will still be occupied for some time in complet. see among us, a very different native popula. they are not lightly think of coming ashore. It is only necessary that the people should every ing the papers which the want of an efficient secretion from what we have at present............. It is a turinte extabhshment in China has hitherto lept in well knowit fact that, very few of the Chinese man guard his own door," and not give way to their own fears and suspicions, or remove from perfect. We wish them a cordial welcome from on the Island have their wives and families their places of abode. Let it be regarded as a mat their friends at home, and as speedy a return to with them. Respectable shopkeepers are ter of uo importance whatever, and thus the native those in Bombay as they themselves can desire afraid to intrust their household Gods to the robbers and vagabonds will not dare to take ad.
se in Bombay as th
tender mercies of their countryinen. Domes-vantage of the opportunity for issuing forth to tics, are frequently inconveniencing their em plunder, thus having no means of putting their players, by leaving at a day's notice, to visit crafty schemes in execution, the military will bring their families; and so long as they can come then plans into operation for capturing them. w, and depart from the island unquestioned, having their wives in their native villages, where they find a refuge, when they flee from justice, so long we have no security for their fidelity. If we would give good men confidence and induce them to settle. perma. gently here, we must use every endeavour to expel the bad. Let that once be done, and will find their way to Hongkong, improving we doubt not, but that many men of substance,
the sale of produce, and enhancing the value our commerce by the purchase of goods and of property by the greater demand for land The duties of the Registrar General, will be arduous and the qualifications of the party suited to fill the office, neither few nor readily to be obtained. To a knowledge of the lan- guage, and customs of the people, will have to be added, energy, application and methodical business habits, all of which are not readily found combined in one person. The present Government, have shown some discernment in their past appointments, and we trust in the present instance, they will be successful in their choice of a Gentleinan, fitted for this in- portant office,
hich We have before us an ordinance, which
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passed the Legislative Council nearly two months ago providing for the establishing of a Registry of the inhabitants of Hongkong and its dependencies, also of the native boats plying in the larbone. Before entering upon merits of this measure, we would antice that, this ordinance, like its predecessors, which have passed the present euncil, is clearly and dis- tinctly expressed. It embraces all that the subject requires, but contains nothing more. fu providing for the establishment of an office. of registry, it does not at the same time, provide for building a church, though alinost any one of the immortal 13 Ordinances. passed during the never to be forgotten iron reign of our late Governor, contain enactments on subjecs quite as widely different. Law making-- though in those days,they could be broken with perfect impunity was His Excellency's hohby, which, when he had once mounted he found somewhat difficult to pull up. In ordinance No. 5, we have a document, which will val competition" anywhere. In one sentence, of about 10 folios, it contains a great part of the moral law, and a complete set of municipal regulations, some of which, there are few of us, who do not violate, or see violated every day. His Excellency's forte lay in making laws the enforcing of them he has left to his successors. We ventured at the time to predict, that many of these ordinances would not be sanctioned by Her Majesty, and that most of his orders in council, would be found inapplicable to the state of the colony, incom plete, or impracticable in working, and that they would be virtually cancelled by his successor, Our predictions are now in the course of being fulfilled. His Excellency (Sir H. P.) on the 2nd of March, in council, passed several regula- tion regarding Chinese vessels pying in the harbour as ferry, passage, or cargo boats, and rendering a registration compulsatory. Subse- quent to this, it was understood that, arrange- ments had been made, for an entire registra- tion of the inhabitants of this part of the island, and on the 24th of April, it was triumphantly istinfated that, the registration was nearly com- pleted. 11 It was then the common opinion, that this registration was a mere farce-an impudent attempt to make people believe that a great undertaking had been completed that a most arduous task had been preformed that henceforth done but good and honest Chinamen would be found amongst us-that every man was known to the Chinese Secretary, and that he could guarantee their respectability, This miserable attempt to deceive the public did not succeed. Not the slightest faith was put in this nominal registration. It was known that to render such a task complete, time, talents and perseverance were all required--- that without them any plan would prose un availing and the assertion that this work had been performed in a short period, by a Gen- leman, who had other duties, secular and cle- rical, to attend to, was scouted as preposterous, We now see, that the subject must have en- goged the early attention of Mr. Davis and
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NOTICE FROM The Perino GazzTTE. A Tartar_general « in the cold country" and some of his colleagues petition for remittance of the punishment formerly awarded to them by the Board for allowing the daughter of a deceased cri- minal (one of the water lily society I believe) to escape. They represent that one of them,Fú-chun, was sentenced on account of a matter which was not under his control and request Ying-long another officer of the district be delivered over to the Board of Punishinent.
In reply His Imperial Majesty is graciously pleased to pardon Fu-chun.
FIRST APPEARANCE OF THE BRITISH ARMS IN
I, the Lieutenant Governor am descended from a race of general my grandfather who ruled in Sin-kang was a soldier distinguished for his high daring and just principles; his awe inspir. ing influence extended for twenty thousand le, even to the borders of the desert, and his fame his descended to succeeding generations. I my self in my youth received his instructions, and having long studied military works 1 look upon held. Last year on the ports of Kwang tung such barbarians as these, as the mere grass of the
aoyances would arise, and hence it is, that all the being closed up, I surmised that the present an- necessary measures for defence have been antici pated, and are already completed. If these bar barian banditti are so recklessly daring as not to distinguish between life and death, and should violate our borders, their fate will merely be that: of the moth that flickers about the flame of the lamp, or the fish that blindly rushes into the net. Respecting what is said of the southern soldiers: being weak and cowardly, effeminate and unwar like, this is the mere prattle of the ignorant An ciently Heang-tseny with his 8,000 united as bratliren traversed the wide Empire, Tseay-yuen of the Eastern Tsin dynasty with his 8,000 rescued
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the populace. Certainly no remissness or indul gence shall be shewn. Let each tremblingly obey. A Special Proclamation,
No date is attached, but it must have been promulgated in July or August, 1840.
J. M. D Canton, October 4th, 1144.
SHIPPING INTELLIGENUE.
ARRIVED
Ocronek 15 Lysander, Sangster, Bombay. 15-H. M. T. 8. Alligator, King, Chusan. 15-Cleopatra, Early, Whampon. 16-Viscl. Sandon, Lancaster, Liverpool.
6-John Bibby, Cawkitt, Whampoa, 16-Swift, Butrey, Macao,*** 18-Possidone, Valentine, Chin-cheu. 16-Eagle (Am), Sherman, Macao. 16-Stork Miller, Macao. V
16 –Pathfinder, Burton, Liverpool at Amoy. 17-Coquette (Am.), Edridge, Macao. 17--Warlock. Jauncey, East Coast,
17 Royal Exchange, Hubertson, Macao, 17Island Queen, Priestman, Macao. 18-H. M. Si Castor, Capt. Graham, Chusan with His Excellency the Governor of Hongkong on board.
SAILED
OCTOBER 15-Harlequin, Oliver, Bast Coast.
16-Jeland Queen, Priestman, Macao. 18-Lowjee Family,, Ayers, Bombay from Macao. 17 Lysander, Sangster, Whampoa. 17-Carolina (Am), Brown, Whampoa. 17-Walmer Castle, Campbell, Manila. 17-Rustomjee Gowasjee, Hill Macao. 18-Swift, Butrey, Singapore... 19-Sophin Fraser, Williams, Singapore and
Calcutta
UNDER DESPATCII. Cleopatra, Hindostan, John Bibby and Persia,
London.
Edmondstone Rustomjee Cowasjee, Sulimany, Conasjec Family and Resolution, Singapore and Calenta
Caledonia, Earl of Balcarras, Good Success and Corcyra, Bombay.
Worcester, Madras....
H.M. T. 3. Alligator, Manila. Mazeppa and Alligator Shanghai,
Passengers per Lysander. left Bombay 26th August, W. J. Alcock, Esq, Lady and Servant, Harker, Esq. Per Coquette (Am), from Boston and Macao, J. H. Perkins, Esq. T. K. Battelli, Esq
H. M. P. S. Alligator brought 36 invalids of 2d M. N. 1. from Chusan for Madras.
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VESSELS IN VIctoria Hannour. Defiance 511, Hall. Jardine Matheson & Ca Gazelle (Am), 115, Chase. Kelpie, Bellamy Dumfries, 468, Thompson. Churles Forbes, 959, Methven. Mazeppa, Fraser. Warlock, 179, Jauncey Stork, 320, Miller. Robert Pulsford, 545, Robinson. Dent & Co. Island Queen, 195, Priestman. do, Possidone, 392, Valentine, Yonge Quene, 85. Fletcher, Larkins & Co. Worcester, 636, Bickford.
do. Cleopatra, 357, Early.. Engle, (Am.), 323, Sherman. Sarah Abagail Am.), 210, Prescott, do
Anita, King, Coquette, (Am), 457, Eldredge. Viset. Sandon, Lancaster. Chibb Livingstone & Co. John Bibby, Cawkitt Cursetjee Coarjee,535 Campbell, D. & MRustomjee. Royal Exchange, Hubertson. Hersey, Easterby. Anderson, Chalmers & Co. Pampero, 261, Roberts. Lindsay & Co. Royal Albert, 650, Scanlan Macvicar & Co Sam, 170, Taylor. Fox Rawson & Co. Tuscan, 181, Blackett. Bell & Co. Alligator, Cook. N. Daus. Cacique, 1:1, Eldred. Fearon & Co. Linnet, 100, Phillip. E. F. Frazer Cowasjee Family, 430, Durham. do.
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HER MAJESTY'S SHIPS. dynasty on the east collect Tsin, and on the west In, so that on these points none could attack. Minden, Master Cominending, Wellington, Hospital These officers and soldiers were all Kiang-pán and Store Ship men, and it was merely because they had (worthy) II. M. S. Castor, Capt. Graham, leaders and plans. And as to the soldiers of the H. M. S. Iris, Capt. Mundy.
other provinces, they are still more rubust and brave.
The Viceroy will now oppose them the (Englih) without and I the Lieut.-Governor within, so that you may all repose on your pillows in tranquillity, and dread no impending danger.
But the inhabitants of Kiang-see province are casily alarmed, they have never yet seen military operations, and it is to be feared that native va- gabonds will spread mischievous reports, scheming and trusting for an opportunity to commit their depredations, and spreading the alarm until all THE NORTH OF CHINA.........
are involved in fear and dread.ru The following is a translation of the first of a
Wherefore we speedily issue this proclamation, volume of Edicts &c. purchased for me, from a person who had been in the service of Yu-kien at and clear commands addressed to the inhabitants the time it refers to. The then Lieut Governor of the coast and rivers, and to people of all dis. criptions for their information, You must all had a high reputation for ability amongst his own understand that the ships of the English Burba. countrymen, and was, as is well known, subsequenrians are merely prowling about with the view of tly advanced to a Vice-roy-ship, and in 1841 sent clandestinely selling cargo. They assuredly can with exterminating powers against the English; but little affect our sea coast of more than ten but alas! notwithstanding was vaunted military thousand le in extent. With a solitary leader they knowledge, and martial lineage he found the rebel English fiercer toes them those that trembled have thus deeply committed themselves, without in Tartars at the name of his great ancester, and any reinforcements to look for, they thus volun- (a! disgrace to such blood) be perished miserably arily consign themselves to destriction, in the flight from Ningpo.
Do not then on any account carelessly give heed The document is interesting as the first of those to foolish rumours, alarming yourselves and cbang published at Su-chaw and Shanghai in the appearing abodes, at the suggestion of traitors of the rance of the British squadron in the vicinity of the inner and il famed Kang-ngn, destined by nature to be the Should any of these vagabonds and thieves con. grand centre of foreign, as it is of the internal com- tinue to spread their disorderly and abandoned merce of this country, and as such may be north reports, with the view of deceiving and deluding putting on record.
the minds of the people, they will assuredly be apprehended and brought to the bar of justier, when we shall respectfully request a royal mandate for their execution, that they many be decapitated, and their heads exposed, as a solemn warning to
Yukien à Vice president of the Board of war, and Lieut Governor of Keangen Province hereby
isses his clear commands.
Whereas, by a despatch which has now been
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BRITISH SHIPPING AT WHAMPOA.
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"dow Carlina, (Am), Brown, Duchess of Buccleugh, 350, Straker, do. Circassian, 220, Hore. From & Co. Royal Albert, 407, Balderstone, Bell & Co.
do. Lady Leith, 153, Wellaston Eagle, Rapson. Jake Wickliffe, GG, Dals. Tamer & Co. Corcyra, 124, Mackan. Marquis of Bute, 545, Bannatyne, do. Posthumus, 400, Milner. Penang. 369, Hawkins, Lindsay & Co. Forfarshire, 615, Symons.
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