704
CONTRACT FOR PROVISION &c.
Commissariat Office, Hongkong, 27th January 1945. NOTICE is berved at this Office, until Monday NOTICE is hereby given, that Sealed Tenders
the 24th February, from such persons as may be willing to contract to supply the undermentioned articles, in such quantities and at such place as may be required, for the use of the Troops and Hospitals in the 'Island of Hongkong, for iwelve months, commencing the 1st April, 1845, and ending the 31st-March, 1846;–Vô iz:
Bread,
Sngar, 1st quality,
Flour,
Fresh Beef,
Fruit,
Milk,
Sugar, 2nd
do.
Sago.
Tea,
Vegetables,
Salt,
Fresh Mutton,
Wood,
Garlic,
nil
.Onions,
Lerches,
Cotton Wick, Candtes,
Salt Fish, Eggs,
Rice Straw for bedding, Fowls Further particulars, including the form and con- ditions of the contract required to be entered into, may be known on application at the Office, and security equal to the amount of two month's ex- penditure will be required for its due performance.
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W, MILLER.. Deputy Comm.-Genl.
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NOTICE.
Remarks
METEOROLOGICAL TABLE FROM 24TH FEBRUARY TO 2NARCH, 1815,
New advertisements, will he received, until 4 Clock, on the evenings previous to publi- "cation, viz: Tuesdays and Fridays.
THE FRIEND OF CIHNA Hyson Skin-15 chests 52 and half'; 23 d'à 39;
23 do 29.
Twaukry-85 half chests 40; 190 do 39. Gumpowder-5 half chests 81; 22 de 66; 23 do 349 do 50 and half. 65; 8 do 60 28 do 59; 50 bx, each 12 Ihs, 51;
drawn.
Ningyong Souchong-10 half chests 29. 8 cans, rach 2 lb bxs, 55, 385 half chests withdrawn,
(From Colonial Gazetta, 5th Octaber.) ·
THE TREATY WITH CHINA, The Jurnal des Débats of Monday contains the fallowing statements relative to the treaty between China and Eugi ind.
AND HONGKONG GAZETTE.
who shall exceed 150 tons will be considered as large vessels coming from abroad, and, following the new tariff, shall pay five mace per ton (The sence of all this passage has been put forth in a very confo sed manner.) As to Fouchos, Amoy Ningro, and Shangliae, as no coasting vesels enter those parts, it is useless to make any regulations with regard to them. (This passage has been suppressed.)
Imperial 10 half chests 61 and half; & do 82 and half; 11 do 60; 42 do 52 and half.
Pocca Souchong-40 half chests 29, 182 do
These two articles coincide and link together withdrawn.
with a degree of art which we could not but ad- Auki Souchong-39 half chesis 21, 213 do with-mire, if their consequences, were not equally inju- rious to the fing of all nations by excluding them, or nearly so, from the four ports so recently ope. ned. La point of fact, according to the text of these articles, it becomes exceedingly ruinous to land at Hongkong merchandise destined for the Chinese continent, since, by art, 13, their re-exportation, can only be inade in Chinese bottoms, that is to say, by junks which can only sail during certain winds and keep along the const and thus take six months to perforin a voyage which an English The despatches from China by the hist mail coasting vessel migth make in a less number of contain very important news for all nations who weeks. There, it is true, the alternative of using are disposed to profit by the English establishment English vessels of more than 150 tons, but then the at Hongong, and the oponing of the five porty expense of freight would we as much from Hong on the Chinese coast. This news isinterestingkong to Amoy as from Liverpool to Canton. Hong- both in a commercial and historical point of view. kong would thus be only occasionally visited by "The s'atesmen of the Celestial Empire have, vessels which might there seek shelter in bad wen- in this instance, made a master-stroke of policy, ther. Thanks to the drawing up of the supple for it will be seen that, by a treaty regularly negmentary treaty, freedom of commerce with the tinted, accepted, and ratified, they are torrconquer northern ports is become illusory, the privilege for their country the exclusive position which on unfortunate war had caused them to lose.
nominal,”.
§. Os artigos de bagagent puramente de uzo- serão livres de Direitos, mas sujeitos ao exame das vigias, e encontrando-se arugos que devem pagar os Direitos serão conduzidos a Alfandega para alli serem despachados.
Art. 9.--0 Capitão do Navio que se achar a descarga dentro da Barra fará sempre acom- panhar por huma pessoa da sua equipagein ca- da huma das embarcaçoens que de bordo des pachar com carga para terra, devendo a mes- na embarcação vir directamente ao Caes de Alfandega, com a relação da carga que traz. Esta relação servirá para a competente verili cação e descarga do Manifesto.
y. Fora da Barra as fazendas serão acóm- panhadas da relação assignada de bordo ou pe- do patrão de onibarcação.
Art. 10-Todo o Capitão de Navio meci cante dará parte a Alfandega, logo que liver concluido a descarga, afim de ser avizado pelo Guarda-Mor, e nessa occazião será franqueado ao ditto Empregado o accesso a todas as par- tes de Navio gein excepção alguma, e na oc- cazião da vizita, sendo encontrados effeitos, que não forem declarados no manifesto, on no acto da vizita ao Guarda Mor, serão tomados.
Art. 11-Nenhum Capitão de Navio mer- cante obterá a certidão do dezembaraço do Alfandega sem appresentar o manifesto geral da carga que leva.
Art. 12.--Os Navios que importarem so- mente carga de arroz são exemplos como athe agora de ancoragem, e Direitos de Alfandega sujeitos com tudo ao regulamento quanto a t- doo mais.
Art. 13-Os Navios que requererem Fran- quia, ser the ha concedido por 6 dias, e haven- do fundados motivos, a Aliandoga poderá ain- da conceder mais dias, durante os quaes não poderà descarregar mercadoria alguma, salvo. aquellas ja concedidas pela Alfandega.
Art. 14.-Acontravénção de qualquer dos artigos deste regulamento em os quaes não es teja imposta apenalidade, será sugeito a huma pecuniaria de 10 a 200 taeis afavor da Fazenda Nacional, que será satisfeita pelo Capitao con- traventor, respondendo por este, o Navio, e fretes.
The Hongkong Gazelle of the 17th of April says. Is It will be remembered that Sir Henry Pottinger "The haste and entity of the Emperor to ratify was charged to negotiate with the Chinese Com the treaty, even before it was signed by the Queen missioners a treaty supplementary to that of Nan- of England, was so contrary to the habits and cuts kin, to define and limit the commercial relation toms of that court-so diametrically opposed to its about to open with all nations, but principally be usual mer of proceding-as evinced in the tween England and China. Some months ago we treaty of Nankin, that it ought to have awakened published this document, such as it was, translated suspicions. How could so distinguished a diplo
matist as Sir Henry Pottinger fail to comprehend in the Hongkong Official Gazette, but we had no means of appreciating the terms or the real bearing, the meaning of a convention which, in admitting It now appears that translation was not exact, and our coasting vessls into Canton, excluded thein that Sir Henry Pottinger has been the victim of from the other four ports? The object of such a an nuwarthy trickery (supercherie). The princi provissi n is so evideat, that we cannot refuse the pal interpreter of the British legation, Mr. J. R. conviction that his Excellency, in signing the treaty Morrison, died while the articles were being drawn was not acquainted with th it clause. In the second up. This death, as Sir Henry Pottinger then said, place, if it had been clearly explained to him that was for England a national calamity; but the cons the same vessels which were only to pay ono mace Foquences of it have been more disastrous than heat Cinton, where condemned to pay five in the could have foreseen; for, profiting by the ignorance for other ports he would hive, beeń struck with
Art. 16.—Humma copia impressa dos regula- of the English Plenipotentiary buth of commercial the absurdity of such a proposition. He would affairs, and of the Chinese language, and of the bit.. have recognised in it the eternal aversion of the mento sera entregue aos Capitaens, na veca- er feeling which existed between him and the Chinese for coming into any contact with foreig-zião do registo, para não allegarem ignoran- English merchants, who would have been able to ners beyond Canton, and their intention to render cia=0 Director Demetrio de Aranjo e Silva, advise him, the Chinese diplomatists who were op- of none effect, by a piece of diplomatic trickery, a
Macao 1 de Março de 1845. posed to him bribed, by a sum of money, the inter-privilege which had been extorted from them by
SHIPPING INTELLIGENJA. preter who was employed to replace Mr. Morrison; force. We see in all this affuir, on the one side, an excessive and riliculous simplicity, and, on the and Sir Henry Pottinger has accepted and ratified, in the name of his Government, conditions which other, a consuniminte piece of cunning, by which
we have lost a position which we had purchased ¦ Mancu, nearly annull all the advantages obtained by the English at the price of so much blood-and treasure, by enormous sacrifices, both on the part of private and which will probably arrest in its progr. ss the individuals and the Goverument. Persuaded that growing colony of Hongkong,
the port and the rising town of Victoria were to "In comparing the translation of the supplemen: inherit-immediately all the monopoly of Macno-- tary treaty, us it had been submitted to Sir Henry that is to say, to serve as the antrepot for the coin- Tottinger by the interpreter, in whom he had place-merce of all nations with China--the English ed confidence, with a second translation mad in merchants, confiling as usual, in the habited. have been found between the two translations. Jo have expended millimus upon million in founding the version submitted to Sir Henry Pottinger, not princely establishments in that barren and unheal- only has the sense of the different articles. been thyisland where the business they will be able to designedly altered, but important clauses-enture carry on, wills of more than pay the territorial paragraphs-have been suppressed, whilst in the tax which is levied on their property, original of the treaty which he signed as Plenipo- Thus vanish all the hopes which we had en- tentiary they remain, and have all the force of law.tertained of the future welfare of Hongkong, which "These alterations and suppressions bear on all must henceforth redescend into the rank of a the documents, but principally on the 13th and the comptoir of the second order, or of a mere military the 17th articles. of which the immediate effect is position. to strike with Rullity the establishment at Hong- kong; to exclude it from any participation, ba transit or coasting trade, in the commerce of th different nations with the five ports; and, in fine, restrain, alinost as before the war, the commer of all nations to the port of Canton alone.
ײך די
REGULAMENTO
volenathan comast.
DE ALFANDEGA DE MACAO. Artigo 1-Os Capitaens de Navios, e mais embarcaçoens Mercantes, Nacionnes. ou Es- trangeiros que demandarein a Rada de Macan ou Taipa, são obrigados a receber o registo de Alfandega, e bem assim a vizita do Guarda. Mor, ou de quem suas vezes fizer.
ARRIVED.
A - Wume, Hacket, - Macao, 3-Anonyme, Thomas, Whampoas 5-Laurich, White, Macan, 3-Zephix, Johnson, da W-Alarindon, toward, New York. 7-est, Wilkenson. Amoy.
SAILED. "a+rangan, Bueston, afanita.
G-Wane, Hucket, Macao. 7--Anonyms, Thus, Bombay. 7-Ariel McParline. Eeast. Const. 1---Denia, Buru, Mpc1o.
Macvicar & Co.
du. do.
VESSELS IN VICTORIA HARMOUR, II C. Str. Proserpine, Com. Flough. H. C. Str. Medusa, H,M.S. Minden, Master Commanding Wellington,
Hospit: I and Store Ship. Harlequin. Oliver. Jardine Matheson & Co. Lanrick White,
do. Yonge Quene,85, McNally. Fletcher & Co. Linnet, 100, Emery & Frazer.. Abbot. Amazon.
Zephir, Johnson, une, Hacket, Earl Poiris, Wilson. Petrel. (Am.) Rodgers. Article 13.--First, For the future. when
Thoms Crisp, Hart, Chinese merchants shall desire to export merchan
Corsair, Fr set. dise to sell thera at Hongkong, they will com-
Denia, 133, Burn. mence by paying the duties according to the new
Hugela, Buckton, tariff, in one or the other of the fire ports of Can
Snipe, Ridle. ton, Fouchou, Amoy, Ningpo, or Shanghai, and Art. 2.--Quandolos Navios tenhão a descar Elvira, Gething, receive in return passports from one of these locali-regar incrcadorias para Alfandega, os Capi, Vanguard, Walker. THE FRIEND OF CHINA, desire to repair to: Hongkong, there to take in fectuará a descarga dentro do Porto, ou na
ties. Second, When Chinese merchants shailtaens são obrigadas a declarar no registo, se ef. Crest, Wilkinson,
LATEST DATES.
BOMDAY
SYDNEY
MADRAS BATAVIA
ENGLAND
Nov. 2 SINGAPORE Fely. UNITED STATES- Augt 1 MANILA
Jany,
5 CALCUTTA
Jan 12 CHUSAN Feby. 21 Dee. 28 SHANGHAI Feby. Nov, 22 Foo.cnow-rod Jany. Nov. 16 Амай
Feby. Nov. 23
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AND HONGKONG GAZETTE.
VICTORIA, SATURDAY, MARCH 8, 1845.
The Ship Inglis from Bombay with the Dc. tober mail, has been wrecked at Anjer.
We hear that the crew were all saved, also the mail, which may be daily looked for.
From. Weekly Courier and New-York Enquirer. October 12th.
Hemp-Sales of Manila bave been made at $140, which is an advance-holders are firm and several parcels have been withdrawn from the market; 15 tons clean Russian sold at $172,50 a $175,20 tons Outshot 8165; 200 bales dew rotted American $31 a 90 and 80 bales water rotted (inferior) at about $100-all & months.
Tea-An invoice per Panama and Oscar was offered yesterday by L. M. Hoffman & Co. and about two-thirds on the catalogue sold. The fol lowing are the particulars-terins 6 months:
Hyson-33 chests at 71e per lb; 26 do 57; 36 do 50; 210 bxs. each 12 lbs, 501; 20 10 lb, do 54; 20 do 53 119 9 lb do 52); 59 chests withdrawn. Young Hyson-37 half chests 74,17 do 73, 15 do 711, 50 do 683, 12. do 63 do 64 and half, 13 do 63, 33 do 60 and half, 19 do 59, 20 do 59 and half, 55 do 57 and half, 25 do 57, 23 do 54. 38 do 531, 20 do 53, 39 do 52 end half, 83 do 52, 25 do 30 and half, 83 do 52, 23 do 50 and half, 4% do 47, 39 do 45, 167 do 44 and half, 57 do 43, 163 do 42, 63 do 41 and half, 38 do 41, 251 do 40 and half, 50 do 40, 36 do 39 and half, 1423 do 39, 3 cases o 4188 lb boxes 93 and half, 180 chests and 1496 bf
do withdrawo,
The following are the articles in question, ac cording to the exact translation; the parts in italics indicate the passages altereil or suppressed in the version submitted to Sir Henry Pottinger-
cargoes of European merchandise, they wili in like manner present theinselves before the Chinese uu- thorities of the ports of Canton, Fouchou, Amoy, Ningpo, or Shanghai, aud demand a permission for the introduction of these merchandises on the payment of the duties thereon fixed. But every Chinese merchant who shall parcharse merchandise at Hongkong can only ship them in Chinese bottoms, provided with passports delivered at Hongkong These passports and these permits will be rised every time and roynge by the officers of the Chinese Custom houce, in order to acoid all contravention (All this passage has been suppressed,]
As to the other parts of Kwang.Torg, Fukien Chekiang, Kiangson Chapou, &c., as they are not authorised places, it is not allowed to mer chants to solicit passports there for Hongkong; and, | f they proceed withouth permission to Hongkong, the English and Chinese Customs will unite their efforts to discover and denounce then.
§. Os Navius que ancorarem dentro da Bar- ra com carga, receberão tambem alem da vi- sita, ́bs Guardas, que omnesmo Ggarda-Mor col- locar para vigia do Navis.
Taipa.
Art. 3-Os Navios que entrarem no anco- radouro da Taipa poderão descarregar para Macao, on para outros Navios alli estaciona dos, ou ficarem com as mercadorias abordo, não sendo permittido a nenhum fazer Leiloens de mercadoria alguma alli,
artigo Opio.
Art. 4-lle exceptüado da regra a clina o
Art. 5.-Os Navios que fundearem naTaipa, fundo 14 dias,; são obrigados a pagar a ancora gem de 5 mazes por Touclada, e esta ancora gem vallera para o Navio por hum anno quer entrent, où salão dentro do anno, huma, ou mais vezes, e são sugeitos a ancoragem, so as embarcaçoeos de 100 Toneladas para cima.
Art. 6. Quando tenhão de descarregar em Macao, os Capitaens dos Navios dentro de 48 horas depois de ancorados, são obrigados a ap Article 17-Tho small English coasting yes presentar o Manifesto n'Alfandega, em Portu- sets of all kinds, such as schooners and cutters, &c.nez, com a devida descrição dos artigos, Vo. have not hitherto paid any durice. It is now agreed tunes, Marcas, Numeros, e nomes dos Consig that all these boats, whether coming from Hong-natarios. kong to Canton, or returning from Canton to Ma-
Clarindoa. Steward, Daniel, Denic. Boxer, Woodbury,
Fischer Willis & Co.
N. Duus,
do.
D. and M. Rustomjer. Dent & Co. Murrow & Co.
Hughesdon Calder & Co. Order, W. & T. Gommell & Co. Lindsay & Co.
Order.
do.
·do.
BaITH SHIPPING AT WHAMPOA. Mohawh, 475, Fergusson, Macvicar & 6). Shrathista. Simpson.
Sir E. Ryan, 320, Anderson. Prince Albert, 632, Thompson, Sidacy, Scholfell Chusan, 486,- Laird. Advocate, 296, Wilki son. Sithamley, Jennings- Aurora, 101, Massey Royal Alice, Hall, Beulah, Munro. Humayoon, Makellar, New Margaret, Ager. Geo. Buckham, Sim. Oriental, Wilson. St. Vincent, Young, Helen, Bayne.
do. Murrow & Co. D. & D.N.Camojen
Dent & Co.
do.
Fox Rawson & Co. - ¡do. Gilman & Co. Dirom & Co. Fischer Willis & Co. Russell & Co. Turner & Co. Nye Parkin & Co, Lin Isay & Co.
do. Order.
do.
D. & M. Rustomjee. Macvicar & Co. J. Hudson. A. D. Furdarajev.
Macvicar & Co.
BRITISH VESSels at Macao, cao (expect those who shall be exclusively atta- Art. 7-Os Capitaons dos Navios fundeados Little Catherine, Rigby, Jardine Matheson & Co: ched to the conveyance of letters and passengers,) na Taipa, ou no Rio, são essencialmente res- Fanny Connel. Gibbu shall hereafter pay duties according to their ton-ponsaveis abardo pela inteira execução das Or- Jovia Corina, Dring. nage As, however, it would not be just to apply dens que lhes forem communicadas da parte Lame, 577. Wilion. to them the same scale as applied to large foreign d'Alfandega.
Isabella Robertson, 350, Kelly, vessels, and considering that they may make the
Art. 8-He absolutamente prohibido o de- | Ruporrell, $18. Dean. voyage to and fro several times in a month, they zembarque fora do Cacs de Alfandega, de qual. Wane, Hacket, will be classed in the following manner: the smal quer volume por piqueno que seja, com fazen lest shall be rated at 75 tons (whether they have das, generos, ou effeitos sujeitos aos Direitos, reached that tonnage or no) and the larger 150 os quaes sendo dezembarcados em qualque on- tons. Both one and the che shall pay a tree per tro ponto, serão por esse facto tomados por Joha G. Coster, Benzon. ton each time that they shall enter into the port, All' perdidos.
AMERICAN AT Whampoa
Hamlet, Hunt.
and MagaS Rivell de Car
du.