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Notice to Correspondents. "A Traveller" writes anonymously, and therefore we cannot publish his letter. The practice which he condemns that of galloping through the public streets-is a very vulgar one; and we fully concur in the opinion he expresses on the subject. If a sense of decency cannot restrain the parties he alludes to, it is to be hoped that the Magistrates will make an example of some of them.
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THE FRIEND OF CHINA, AND HONGKONG GAZETTE. VICTORIA, SATURDAY, JUNE 28, 1845.
We have received a communication from Captain Linnington of the Jean, which will be found with the shipping intelligence. It isto be feared that a vessel has been destroyed by fire and that all the crew have perished,
PULO LUBOAN.
THE PREEND OF CHINA AND HONAKONG GAZETTE,
pared with that, which the unrestricted capa- bilities of Borneo could afford.
Borneo, one of the richest islands in the world, with a large native population 19 completely cut off from communication with other nations; her geographical position favorable to an extensive commerce, and possessing within herself in abundance the most valuable articles of trade, she is environed by a race of hereditary pirates, whose cold blooded murder of Europeans have but too often been permitted to pass unpunish ed, though of late years they have received some severe corrections, and all her natural resources are only available for the support of these blood thirsty Malays.
Such is the condition of this beautiful is land; possessing the richest soil, abounding in all the necessaries of life, boasting commer. cial products that in all ages have excited the avarice of man, intersected with navigable rivers, indented with capacious harbours-she is little known, except as the haunt of pirates, -a place to be dreaded by the mariners who navigate the castern seas,
The island from the earliest records has been divided into three districts, or kingdoms. Borneo proper, as named by the early navi- gators, extends from Tanjong Dato in latitude Jo 15' north to Kanukungan point (on some the straits Inaps Conneeoongan point) in of Macassar, Lat. 10 15 north. The kingdom of Sukadana extende from Tanjong Dato to Tanjong Sainbas; and the kingdom of Benjar- massing, from Tanjong Sambas to Conneeoon- gan. It is to the first of these districts, or Borneo proper, that we would especially direct
Our readers will remark that the letter was written before the action of the Board in relation to Dr. Devan and his wife was known at Hong kong. The intelligence of that action and of the new spirit awakening in behalf of China, must have filled the hearts of the missionaries with the great est joy. Having been for several years in constant correspondence with this beloved brother and sister, they could not have been presented with coadjutors better known or more highly esteemed,
Hongkong, 30th Aprill, 1814.
the Church, (not the Mission,) and gives most libe rally to benevolent objects, helps to support the running expenses of the chapel, and gives $18 per annum to Mrs. Shuck's school, befriends poor seamen and teaches them sometimes in a formal He has just entered into business, and I mention him, not manner. has made a permanent start. because there is a prospect of his being a mission- ary, for he is not fitted for that, but I mention him to show you that while some of my members may possibly give their time, he will aid largely with his money.
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My Dear Brother,This being the last business day of the month, we held our regular Mission officer at Chusan, who says he is convinced of the 1 have just had a letter from a young British Meeting. Mr. Roberts proposed Chow seen sang folly of infant baptism. Ile is pious and intelli- as the second colporteur, under his superintendence, and at the expense of the American and Foreign gent, and a member of the Church of England. Bible Society. His resolution was passed by the He used to be a regular attendant at the chapel Mission, and Chow is now in your employ. Mr. when he was stationed at Hongkong. Macgowan R. will, no doubt, inform the Society. He is go first brought the subject of baptism before his ing to spend the summer at Canton, and Chow will. mind. Capt. Banfield of the Bongal Army, Chief be with him, and have great facilities for book Magistrate of Chusan, is a benevolent, pious and distribution. Chow is an intelligent and valuable intelligent gentleman, and gives liberally to the An English lady belonging to the man-was baptized by Mr. R. some 8 or 9 months cause he and his lady are both members of my ago.
Luh has not yet returned, but we look for him Independents, has made up her mind to beconic a the latter part of this week. Both Romans and Baptist, but stumbles at close communion. Ephesians are in press, so the colporteurs will have have known her for two years or more. plenty of work, and a wide field to work in. I have specially spoken to Mr. Roberts about send- ing Chow's journal translated to your Society.
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The incident about the baptizing gowns is, that the first time I had occasion to use them-two Sabbaths ago. 1. baptized an interesting convert who, when I fell in with him, had been a Priest of the Budha sect for 9 years.
He has been for thir-
teen months under close and daily Christian instruc
Church here.
We
J. W. Walthall, a young Virginian, Prof. of
Mathematics, on board the U. 3. Frigate Brandy. wine, is now sick in our family with a serious disease of the heart. He is intelligent and pious. I preached on board the Brandywine last Sabbath. About five hundred belonging to the ship attended, besides a number of gentlemen from the shore, and had close and solemn attention. Preached in English again at night in the chapel to a good
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congregation.
I am trying to raise money enough from the
It is very our has not already been formally ceded to Great/ nearly all Borneo proper, was ceded to the Bri- When be was quite young he lost his young wife, lot, as we then can have the school under our
peace,
close supervision, and will not have to take a jour ney in the withering sun every time we go to the school. We hope to see some of these boys na- tive preachors some of these days.
You will recollect what a large number of eff-
tish East India Company eighty years ago, and and he was so overwhelmed with grief that he Britain and taken possession of as a British set-
the right of sovereignty is still vested in Great became a priest and worshipper of Budha hoping tlement, such will very shortly be the case.
Britain. In consideration of important aid af- from such a course to find relief, but he found On a visit to Hongkong, the Chinese name As a British colony it may ultimately be a
forded by the Sultan of Solo, in defending him none. place of great importance, not only as a naval station calculated to protect our com- against an insurrection of the Maruts and Chi on the post of the Queen's Road Chapel, induced Inerce from the swarms of piratical vessels that nese, the Rajah of Borneo ceded to the Sultan him to go in. It was time of the English service, cient foreign laborers the English Bap. Mission Thompson, infest the seas which surround Borneo, but that portion of Borneo then belonging to him, but he stopped all the time and then told him to had in India, raised up or converted in India, and McIntosh, Fernandez; Finck, also as the seat of an extensive traffic drawn which extends from Kimanis in latitude 5o 30' come at 2 o'clock, when there would be Chinese selected by the missionaries, viz:
the gospel.
&c., &c., &c. The churches would not send out from that magnificent island-an island fer-north to Tapean--durian in the Straits of preaching, and spoke a few words to him about now at Delhi,
He came punctually, and gave marked attention, laborers, and the Lord of the harvest raised them tile in the productions of the tropics, and Macassar. Subsequent to this, the Spaniards rich in minerals of the most valuable kind. I conquored Solo, and incarcerated the Sultan at and hearing of a God and Saviour who pardoned up in the midst of the fields already ripe for the
Manila, where he was discovered and liberated sins and gave comfort on earth and eternal life sickle. which only requires internal
and protec tion from the rapine of the predatory bands when the English captured that place in 1763. beyond the grave, he at once repudiated idols, and who for ages have commanded the mouths of The English agreed to "reinstate him on the from that day has worshipped the true God the numerous navigable rivers, to place it musnud of his forefathers, under the express month after, having returned to his native place, about avowing their faith openly in baptism. In
stipulation, that the whole of the territory of among the first of the Eastern Islands.
To enable us duly to appreciate the advan-Borneo, ceded to Solo by the Rajah of that lages to be derived from the establishment of a British colony within fifteen miles of the en- trance of one of the finest navigable rivers intersecting the island for hundreds of miles, affording with other streams, a direct water communication with the mineral districts, we must first glance at the past and the present state of Borneo, with the causes which have reduced this once splendid island to her present obscure condition.
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Both my teacher and the teacher of the school A also profess the religion of the Saviour, but timid
great haste, but faithfully and affectionately,
mnounced his determination, and made proper ar- rangements, he removed to Hongkong to secure instruction in the religion of Christ. He says, "when he formerly worshipped Budha he received no comfort, but now when he worships God his heart is happy." His name is Che ho, Eight months ago he sent for his younger brother, who, with his father, more recently, and another friend, have also taken up their abode at Hongkong, and and profess to worship Jehovah. He lately return- have all, through his teaching, renounced idals ed to his native region, and brought down an inte resting little orphan girl named Chun moey. Sho betrothed to his younger brother, is now in the girls' school and is a promising lass.
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Che ho is a sensible man, a perfect child of ma ture, amiable and obliging, can read and write his own language, but by no means a literary man. He studies with my teacher every day, and stems very happy in being a disciple.
Chak ko, our
kingdom, should be tranferred to the English East India Company, together with the south of Palawan and the intermediate islands, These terms were joyfully acceded to by the Sultan of Solo and signed, sealed and delivered by him to the late Alex. Dalrymple in the The territory thus ceded to year 1763." Great Britain, is bounded on the west by the China Sea, on the north by the Sooloo se, and on the east by the sea of Celebes. On the When first visited by Europeans, Borneo western boundary, it extends to within twenty was in a flourishing state, having an extensive or thirty miles of the island of Luboan and con- trade with Japan, China, Siam, Cochin-Chinatains several gond bay and river harbours, and the islands of the Indian Archipelago, with an inland population susceptible, under a When visited by the Portuguese in 1520,the land just government, of being taught the habits of was in a high state of cultivation, commerce civilized life, and the means by which the pro- was extensive, and the cities displayed a mag-ductions of their country may be rendered avail-
Loh seen sang has returned with his wife and nificence which has long passed away, Pigo. able to their prosperity and happiness. Like fetta says there were twenty five thousand the rest of Borneo, however, the sea coast is in daughter, having put into circulation the whole of houses in the city of Borneo proper and that it the possession of alien pirates, whom it may the books he took with him, and preached the was rich and populous. Later accounts des- be necessary to dislodge, before access can be gospel in many populus places where the name of I will send more of cribe the number of Chinese and Japan junks had to the people of the interior, or before this Christ had nut before hen heard. He really seems his journal very soon. He brought back with him frequenting this port as great; but in 1809 there part of Borneo can be rendered fit for the in. to be growing as a Christin. were not three thousand houses in the whole troduction of civilization and religion.
From this sketch of the present state of Bor- an interesting inquirer, a respectable inan and of literary acquirements. Hong ko is near the cloes. city, nor six thousand Chinese throughout the whole kingdom, and not a junk had visited neo, and the nature, of the claims which England of his final trial before the Com nittee of the church Borneo exported large quantities holds to the sovereignty of the northern part preparatory to being baptized, which will likely for years. of gold, diamonds, bird's nests, wax, rattans, of it, our readers will readily perceive the im- take place within two weeks more. ebony, agar-agar, pepper, sago, camphor, cassia, portance of such an island as Laboan, as afford- native printer, has decided to join the church. For tripan &c. &c.; in addition to these, the tin ing a stronghold from whence, if necessary, ten months he has been in an interesting state of mines are believed to be richer than those of operations may be directed against the piratical mind. He also mentions two inquirers. Pray for We have just heard that the Board have Banca, and copper and iron of an excellent Islams, and forming a nucleus round which the us. quality are abundant. Her imports included commerce of Borneo, Japan Siam and China reloed our appeal to the Six Cities! Well, I am The work of Gol at flaghong is evidently on all kinds of Chinese produce and manufactures, will again gather. Under judicious and liberal not much surprised. with Indian cotton goods, opium, salt and to-management this new settlement may be a bacco. This trade has gradually dwindled large emporium, adding to the commerce and the march, and the prospects for conee ts were away, the remains of it being now in the hands the glory of our country, and conferring incal. of the piratical Malays who reside on the sea-culable blessings upon the natives, who for coast. The once fertile fields are grown into generations have been held in bondage by jungle, and the original possessors of the soil, tyrants of the worst description, or driven to driven into the interior, only receive supplies the fastnesses of their country, where in a land through the freebooters who command the na- of the greatest fertility, they are compelled to vigation of the rivers, and to them only can subsist on roots and reptiles. If, as we have they dispose of the productions of the country little doubt, Luboan is to be colonized, it is to be hoped that every encouragement will be at such prices as they chose to offer.
The decay of Bornean prosperity my pro-given to the native settlers froin China and bably be traced from the first settlement of the Malays on their coast. This savage race are supposed to have planted themselves in Borneo in the fourteenth century, and since that period they have continued to wage war with the aborigines who now inhabit the interior. The Malays have never been able to conquor the Dayaks, who are a courageous race with strong predilections for freedom, to enjoy which they retire to their native woods and moun tains, where alone they are secure from their enemies, who when they attack their villages make an indiscriminate slaughter of those who
are not valuable as slaves.
never before so bright, and seeing that we cannot get foreign preachers, the Lord of the harvest, we believe, is about raising up native preachers. But foreign preachers. Luk seen sang is the first fruits native cannot be left without the supervision of of the Bazaar Chapel, and Che ko of the Queen's Road Chapel. Mr. Peck's letter, annuncing their doings about the appeal, breathes a kind and Christin spirit, and refers us to the Magazine for particulars, I have tried to reply in a similar spir- I stated to him my firm conviction that such it. other eastern countries, and that no petty re- an effort on behalf of China would be the means of strictions will be placed upon commerce. Let deepening the interest in the general cause of Mis. Her Majesty's government be warned by sions, instead of diminishing it as the Board sup- Hongkong, and for years leave the port free pose. He says they are overwhelmed with debt aud untrammelled to all who to visit it. An and anxiety. I shall not quarrel with them about expensive establishment they do not require, the appeal, as they, no doubt, did what they belire but let them chose practical men,-men who ed to be their duty. God will send some-body to
or else raise up some one here. look to the future more than to the present China before a great while. I am quite persuaded, and it may safely be predicted that, gradually young English gentlemen of piety and education, the resources of Borneo will be developed, belonging to my church here, and connected with and a new market be opened for goods in a the British Consulate and studying Chinese, who country that can make returns to almost any is thinking about becoming a missionary. What do amount-a country whose mines of gold, and you think of that? The fact is, we want mission. of iron, and of tin, may yet afford profitable in-artes-and they must come from some quarter, and they will come too. This young man's father is a vestment for British capital.
wealthy member of New Park st. Church, London, and legan the subject of his son's becoming á mis- sionary in connection with me.
(From the Baptist Advocate, Oct. 31.) CHINA. MORE MISSIONARY INTELLIGENCE.
Indeed there is a
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Juse.
J. LOUIS SHUCK.
SHIPPING INTELLIGEN JE.
ARRIVED.
25, Adventure, Oliver, Namon. 23, Amlax, Vaux, Macao. 25, t'anopus, Cox, Macan, 25, Harlequin, Morris, Chusan: 25, Sam, Taylor, Amoy.
28,- Ardas er, Evana, Bombay." 25, Alice Books, Jackson, Liverpool 20. Syed Khan, Smart, East Coast. 26. Cursetjce Cowasjec, Bombay, 27, William Shand, Morrison. London. 27, Passenger, Watson, London and Singapore. 27, Black Dog, Barnett, Bombay, 27, Palmyra, Campbell, Whampoa. 27, Jean, Linnington, Bombay. 27, Duchess of Northumberland, Scott, Bombay. 27, Fanny Connell, Davis, Calcutta.
'SAILED.
JUNE.
24, India, Sutherland, London. 24, Hannah, (Am) Cumings, Ohau. 26, Framjee Cownsjee, Edwards, Calcutta, 27, Syed Khan, Smart, Macao.
REPORTS.
Saw a vessel on fire June 22nd, 50 miles South of Maccclesfield Bank; 10 minutes after being seen a cloud of dark smoke agrended from her, leaving nothing visible afterwards but fragments of plank, spars and lutober floating about the spot where sho appears to have exploded.
(Signed) W. LINNINGTON,
Master Barque "Jean."
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Hospital and Store Ship. H. M. S. Minden, Master Comding. Welington, Palmyra, Campbell, D. of Northumberland, Scott, Jean, Linnington, Fanny Connell, Davis, Adventure, Oliver, Anonyma, Thomas, Ariel, McFarlane, Auder, Vaux, B. Hormasjer, Coates, Harlequin, Morris, Mazeppa, Fraser, Carolina, Phelps. Duitius, Underhill,
Gazelle, Chase,
Lamrick, White,
Island Queen, Priestman, John Barry, Hart, Ardaseer, Evans,
Jagatra, (Dut) Tuxen,
J. Matheson and Co. J. Matheson and Co, J. Matheson and Co. J. Matheson and Co.
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J. Matheson and Co.
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The piratical atrocities of the Malays, gradu- ally drove commerce from the shores of Borneo;
William Mitchell, McLachlan, and of the numerous vessels from Japan, Chi
Wal of the Wisp, Kellet, na, Cochin, Siam, &c. which annually visited
I have lately had a letter from a nice young man, the island none are now to be seen. In league
The following is one of the letters addressed to whom I baptized here, but who is now in England. Spec, Cole,
Younge Quene, M1Nally, with the Dutch of Batavia, the flajahs, or Islam Dr. Derap, to which we alluded last week as just He says be designs making strenuous efforts to Chiefs, force a large portion of the present ex-received. If it interests others as much as it has return to China to join me in the work of the Lord. Passenger, Watson, ports to Batavia, from that market they
us, it will call forth many fervent thanksgivings | Another young gentleman rezident here, a member Mauritius, Simpson. draw their supplies of British and other manu- and supplications in behalf of China. Who that also of my church, is literally gathering money. Aurora, Massey, factured goods, which have paid the govern contemplated the field, as it lies open before brother and that too in a most honorable way-never al Regina, Quinton,
Manila, Lloyd, ment of Batavia a heavy import duty. The Shack, could feel other than the deepest depression lows any work to be done on a Sabbath, of course, Bugis trade to some extent with Singapore, when learning that it was determined at home to nor does he deal in either opium, or ardent spirits. Sedarah, Campbell,
He is a merchant and agent. He is treasurer of | Snipe, Riddle, but the amount is quite insignificant com make no further efort to cultivate it?
also
J. Matheson and Co.
Dent and Co.
Dent and Co.
Dent and Co.
Dent and Co.
MeVicar and Co.
McVicar and Co.
McVicar and Co.
McVicar and Co.
Murrow and Co.
Fletcher and Co.
McLean, Dearie and Co. Henry and Co. Gilman and Co.
P. F. Cama and Co.
W. & T, Gemmell and Co.
Burd, Lange and Co. Hughesdon and Co.