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FRIEND OF CHINA
OVERLAND MAIL.
(LONDON JUNE, 24.)
The Lady Mary Wood arrived from India yesterday putting us in possession of London papers to the 24th of June. The "Lady Mary" is the first of the monthly line of steamers, and it was rather singular that within a few hours of the receipt of the mail of the 21th of May by a sailing vessel, that of the 24th of June should also make its appearance.
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AND HONGKONG GAZETTE EXTRA, Victoria, Thursday 14th August, 1845.
The
The lighthouse on the Goodwin. remains stand from 240 to: 460-horse power, 17 of from 400 without the promised light, Mr Bush, the proje to 500 tons, and of from 200 to 400 horse power tor, having been unable to come to any und ist 55 of from 300 to 400 tons, and of from 150 to 350 ing with the Trinity Board. It is the lafention horse power; 53 ef trom 20 to 300 tons, and of Mr. Bush to take up his residence, with His wi fron 9 to 300-hatse poveri 72 of from 100 to 200 and family, in the lighthouse, and to have the highton, and of from 40 to 350-horse power chamber illuminated with pale blue light for remaining 500 to 600 steamers are of a tonnage of As the lighthouse stands 30 feet aboi |f om 99 to 4 or 5, and are propelled by larger high-water mark, it is Mr. Bush's intention, in amount of her power with reference to their ton- der to protect his new residence, to discharge rockage than the large steamers already enumerated. in dark nights, or sound a gong in foggy worth With the reference to the treaty for the suppres. Lieut O'Reilly, R. N, Horusen, has succeede') tion of slavery entered into between France and in illuminating a shot used in Capt. Manhy's a; | England, the following orders have been issued as paratus, by means of which a communication to the right of search :—
own use.
17, 2s 31d..
Mates C. B. Hore to Superb; G. H. Smith to Trafalgar; G. T. S. Winthrop to Spitfire; E. Scroggs to Hecla; L. R. Reynolds and S. T,
Victoria and Albert Dickens to Hibernia; Hon. J. R. M. Byng to
Midshipmen-G. Parker, G. Balfour. E. S. Groul and T. R. Alexander to Hibernia; M. B. Fitzgerald to Fulture; E. M. Holmes to St. Fin-
cens.
Master G. G. Nelson to Queen.
Second Master-D. Roberts (act) to Cuckoo; J. Fiddes to Spitfire.
Naval Instructors-T. Eastman to Vernon; J. Jenkins (chaplain) to Superb.
Chaplains T. G. Gallwey, of Formidable, to " Inconstant, vice Dickson; J. W. Dickson, of In- constant, to be acting chaplain of Formidable, vice Surgeons-H. Gamble to Cuckoo; T. H. Na- Gallwey
Assistant-Surgeons-H. 8 Wilmott to Crescent ; tion to fecale; E. Nolloth to Hecate,
The following acting Mates passed for Lieute. nants at the Naval College on the 10th inst.: -- Messrs. A. Chetham, F. Egerton, H. D. Selby and C. Kent, Excellent; 3. H. Henderson and I. Boys, Illustrious,
MILITARY,
The Duke of Wellington has laid the foundation
It has been ascertained by trial on the marshes at Woolwich, that a 32 pound shot will pass clean through an iron plate but if the lates are lined. with Indian rubber the hole will be closed up by. the litter.
stone of the new barracks in the Tower of London,
The present mail is one of considerable local importance. First, we notice the pension of case of shipwreck can be effected in the darkes By England. You are not in any way to inter fere with vessels of France. At the same time, €1.500 a year which has been voted to Sir night, with the greatest certainty. Henry Pottinger, and which we heartily trust he Bounties granted for the destruction of piratical the King of the French is far from claiming that will long live to enjoy. From the observations boats off Serhasson, by the Dids, are distributing the Bag of France should give immunity to those of Sir Robert Peel, it is plain that Sir Henry is as follows.-Capt., 1351- Is. i td.; first class, 331. who have no right to bear it; and Great Britain not to be placed on the shelf, though his pension 8. 6d; second class, 204 15. 188 ; third chass, will not allow vessels of other nations to escape 101. 08. 63d: fourth class, £7 188. Std; fifth class, visit and examination by merely hoisting a French continues whether he is employed or not. 31, 65, 101d; sixth class, 21. 4s. 63d seventh class, flag, or the flag of any other nation with which A. Brown, C. Roberts and J. Joliffe (act, addit.) - There is not the slightest dout, that the
Great Britain has not, by existing treaty, the right to Caledonia, for service at Plymouth Hospital; J. Ministry are well aware of Sir Henry's good the Rattler steam vessel, Commander Hornby, of search. Accordingly, when from intelligence Sole to Imam J. T. Caddy to Jamaica Hospital; qualities. He is precisely the sort of a man returned to Woolwich on 10th June, having leic the which the officer commanding her Majesty's G. D. Shoppari and F. Mc Aree (act.) to Fictory, for service of Hug'ar Hospital; J Campbell (act.) they require for a peculiar service. Oriental Erebus, Capt Sir John Franklyn, and the Terror cruizer may have received, or from the manœuvres
to Acteon; T. Seecombe (act.) to Spitfire. himself, in all but birth, no one is better quali Capt. Crozier, discovery ships off the islands off of the vessel, or other sufficient cause, he may
Paymasters and Pursors-S. J. Butelier to Re. fied to deal with the Satraps of the east, and Barra and Rona, to the westward of Cape Wrath have reason to believe that the vessel does not it may be predicted that ere long he will again On the 4th, the officers and crews were all we belong to the nation indicated by her colours, hesistance; G. C. Burney to Alert; H. S. Dyer be actively engaged in eastern diplomacy. The and in high spirits The Erebus and Terror wer, is, if the state of the weather will adinit, to go (act.) to Hecate; R. Parker to Albatross; J. umours of Sir Henry's being likely to succeed on several occasions, both taken in tow at one tur head of the suspected vessel, after communicating Grant Sec. to Adm. Parker. Sir Charles Metcalf as Governor General of by the Rattler, and in calm weather a speed of 64 his intention by hailing, and drop a boat on board Canada, we have always looked upon as es- knots was shown by Messey's Log on board each of her to ascertain her nationality, without causing tremely ridiculous. The truth is, that the gak ship. With a strong breeze ahead, and considerable her detention, in the event of har really proving lant Baronet is not fitted for a Colonial go sea, the rate was never less than four knots, but to be a vessel of the nation the colours of which vernorship (he would have the Canadians in a the greatest feat that the screw has yet performed he has displayed, and therefore one which he is state of revolt in six months) and he has the in exhibiting its capabilities for tugging purposes of anthorised to search, but should the strength was that of towing both vessels (whose combined of the win. or other circunstance, render such good sense to know it.
tonnage is nearly 700 tons) through the Firth of mode of visiting the stranger impracticable, he is Pentland, and thence to Cape Wrath, which was to require the suspected vessel to be brought to, in rendered more difficult by the swell then setting in order that her nationality may be ascertained; and from the Western Ocean, and the consequent break-e will be justified in enforcing it, if necessary- ing of nine-inch hawsers, which were used, at times understand ng always, that he is not to resort to even two of these immense ropes were insufficient any coercive measure until every other shall have aileil; and the officer who boards the stranger is
The foundation stone of the intended now, bar- to hold the Erebus and her consort,
The ships at Spithead forming the experimental to be instructal merely in the first instance to squadron have been ordered to take in as much pro satisfy hins by the vessel's papers, or other racks, at Bristol, was laid on 10th June by Major visions and water, as each can carry, stowing in proof of her nationality; and if she prove really Selwyn Commanding Royal Engineer, South only in the appointed places; and each sh pis or to be a vessel of the nation designated by her col-West District, in the presence of Col. Lord J. dered to report what she has on board for a full wat ours, and one which he is not authorised to search, Somerset, Lieut-Col: Halifax, Col Tynte, the of Each ship is also further org, he is to Juse no time in quitting her, offering to fficers 75th Rogt, and Somersetshire Yeomanry, complement of men. dered to report the weight of everything in her, — note on the papers of the vessel the cause of his as masts, rigging, stores armament, provisions having suspected her nationality, as well as the water, ballast, &c.; also the draft of water, fore and number of minutes the vessel was detained; such aft, when complete. The squadron is now moored notation to be signed by the boarding officer, speci- in two lines, the port division consisting of the fying his rank and the name of her Majesty's Vanguard, 80, Canopus. 84, Rodney, 92, and uperb, cruizes, ant; and all particulars are to be imme 80; the starboard division, consisting of the Sdiately inserted in the log-book of her Majesty's Vincent. 120, Trafalgar, 120, Queen, 110, and cruizer, and sent to the Secretary of the Admiralty, Albion, 90, Clinometers, instruments which re-by the first opportunity, direct to England, and gister the ship's rolling and pitching, are supplied also to the senior officer on the station.
By FranceWisenever a vessel shal he poin'ed to each. Rear-Admiral Parker having taken the Sir George Staunton foolishly drags his command of the squadron, all the ships bare chang-out to you as suspected of acts which our Legisla. Friend Mr. Davies before the house, and what ed their ensigns from white (the Commander lution considors as piracy, according to the law of nations, you are authorised to detain the vessel, in llows? Why simply this. Mr. John Abel Chief's) to blue Smith rises and asks the Secretary for the co- Farther confirmation of the murder of the mid-order to ascertain whether the auspicion is well. As the exercise of this right may never- lopes, whether this Mr. Davies has passed a shipman and eight men of the Wasp, 18, Com-founded. cermin ordinance rendering the members of Usher, by a crew of a slaver, in which they were theless give occasion to abuses, if not restrained secret societies liable to the barbarous punish- left in charge, has been received. It appears that a within proper limits, by the good feeling and dis- ment of being branded on the cheek with a hot slaver having been captured by the Star, she was cretion of the officers who are invested with it, you fro; a similar ediet having been promulgated boarded, and culy one maa found on deck, the will not forget that in any such case the causes of others having gone below. On turning the crew suspicion ought to be real and grave; that the by the enlightened Celestials who govern the adjacent district of China proper? Mr. Hope, Up, it was found that several of them were severely verification of the national character of vessels and wounded on the lead and other parts of the body. of the regularity of their papers, if necessary to be thie under Secretary for the colonies, was as if they had recently been engaged in a hand to resorted to, should be limited to the measures obliged to admit that such an ordinance had hand encounter, the ways being evidently pro- strictly requisite for accomplishing that object; and been passed, but he promised that means would duced by a cutlass One of the crew, in the hope that any defention effected without die cause, and be taken to see that the objectionable clauses of saving himself, turned Queen's evidence, and re- with a display of force and proceedings not justified should not be carried into effect. In plain lated a dreadful tale. "The slaver in question, by the circumstances, would be on your part a Janguage,the home government have repudiated called Felicidade, of Virginia, had been captured reprehensible act, and, would give rise to well- The law of the 19th April, by the Wasp Lieutenant Stupart, a midshipman. foun led complaint
The absurd loquacity of Sir George: Staun ton is not a little amusing We quote literally With regard to the appointment of Sir Henry “Pottinger's successor, he (Sir G.S.) considered that to be a peculiarly valuable appointment (be ofcourse meant valuable to the Gentlemen who holds it). It was of the utiñost importance to have a gentleman in that post, not only of "known character, but possessing local know. ledge and experience, and information re- specting the public service of this country and of China. As a proof of the advantage of the appointment, he need ONLY APPEAL TO "THE PROGRESS OF THE COLONY UNDER THE SU- Did any PERINTENDRsen or MR. DAVIES." man ever read a more incorrect statement than this? It was publicly made in parliament; though it will be noted that the other Members who addressed the house-and among them Sir Robert Peel took no notice of Sir George Staunton's indiscreet and uncalled for remarks upo.. Sir Henry's successor.
the branding and mutilating" act, as we pro" \named Harmer, about 15 years of age, the son of a 1825, does not view as an act of piracy the inere
fact of a vessel's hoisting a flag which she is not entitled to bear; it is nevertheless an act contrary to the law of nations, which, if tolerated, would render it impossible to exercise any police on the sex, or any observation of werchant vessels by ships of war, even such as it is the du'y of a cruizer to exercise over vessels of her own nation. If, in order to enable a French vessel laden with slaves to escape your vigilance, it were only necessary that she should hoist the fag of another nation; if this fact alone were to rendor her insolable, even when you were certain of her being French-that she was carrying on the slave trade, and that the tag which she bore was usurped - every cruizing station would become useless; you could neither repesi prohibited, not protect lawful, commerce, whenever, therefore, you may have reason to sus pect any frand of this nature, you are at liberty to verify the national character of the suspected If your suspicions should turn out to be
Capt. Neville, 18 Regt, Capt. Holbeck, 60th, Lieu Ewart, 35th, Lieut. Scott 38, and Lieut. Fulier, 59, bave left the Royal Military College on the completion of their studies.
It is understood that the vacaner occasioned by the death of Col Townsend, late of the 14th Lt. Drags, in the list of paid Aides de Camp to Her Majesty, has been filled by the appointment of Col. Clark Kennedy.
ORDNANCEK.
Roval Artillery - Liont-Col. Sweeting succeeds- Licut Col. Crawford in command of Attil ery at the
A.auritius.
Lieut. Dickson, with three non commissioned officers, have joined at Woolwich from Constan- tionple, where they had been engaged during tho Capt. Williams still remains, last four years in reaching the Turkish troops the Artillery exercise. with te rank of Lieut.Col, having accepted em- ployment in the Persian Service,
is b Foot-Lieut. C. A. Contes, from 7 ith Foot,
90th Foot-Capt W. Edie to be Major by p, to be Licutcuant, vice Mayo, exch, Vice Brev. Lieut Col Tripp, ret.; Lieut J. Mon. tresor to be Capt. by p.. vice Edie; Ens. C. A. B. Gordon, from 37th Foot to be Lieutenant by p..
vice. Montresor.
98 Foot-Beat H. Hanson, from 19th 14. Drags.. to be Lieut., vice Bridgeman, who exe.
COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENUE.
The demand for all descriptions of colonial pro. duce is better, and prices are advancing. As there is now every reason to expect good crops of all kinds, and, consequently, abundance of food and moderate prices for all the chief necessarios of life, the prospects of the country must be regarded as very favourable.
EXPORTS:
China-Beer, 3071; 10 glass-Baize, 401.-Calicoes, 2391,035 yds plain-Cattons, 50 ps, and 150 pa. prints, Coral, 49 ewts. fragments.-Custings and Serges, nels and Blanketings, 965)-Gass, 87 cwt window. 2871.-Carpets and Rugs, 181-Cloth, $14 pa-Flan Hosiery. 421 woollen-Kerseymeres. 1631-Metals, 3 tot. iron-Musting, 101 ps-0, tum, 27,934 lbs. ~ Spirits, 58 gs. brandy; 8 gs. Geneza.-Sinalts. 7,728
dicted they would do.
We apprehend that Sir George Staunton banker in Dublin, an okl quartermaster, and 10 must have felt rather uncomfortable, at hearing men, were senton board as a prize crew to take her the representative of her Majesty's government, to Sierra Leone. The day after they parted with disavow the measures of his friend Mr. Davis, the Wasp the prize schooner fell in with a briga This is the second time, within a few months, tine, which ran down to speak to her, supposing her to be a consort. When she was pretty close, that the attention of the house of Commons Lieut Stupart observed that she was full of shaves, has been drawn to Hongkong ordinances of a he hailed her, and ordered her to have to, but she tyrannical description. We would give a trifle finding her mistake made all sail. After three to see Lord Stanley's despatches with reference hours chase, Lieut. Stupart care pretty close to to these two documents; that he would speak her, and on firing a musket at her she have to. He to the point there is no question.
immediately went on hoard with four men in the In Europe the political horizon continues un- schooner's boat and finding she had 420 slaves on He then directed clouded. France and Great Britain have had board, took possession of her. no difficulty in forming a treaty for the sup- young Harmer, with the quartermaster and five pression of the slave trade, honorable i-atis men, to take the schooner to Sierra Leone, while factory to both countries, They are each to he did the same with the brigantine, first sending
-Twist and Yarns, 83,200 lbs.-Wiucs 112 gs. retain a squadron of 26 vessels on the coast 19 prisoners from the latter on board the foriner,
French: 133 gs Spanish.-Woollens and Worsteds. of Africa to put down this inhuman traf- „with whom he directed Harmer to Legos where
3701, inferior; 27,1361, stuff; 6 6281, long and short cloths-Watches, & gold and 234 kilver.
Hongkong.-Beer, Brl. in bulk.-Calicoes, 6.317.437 fic. From America, also, the news is of a "he would arrive the next morning, precious to going vessel more agreeable nature. The Oregon clamour to Sierra Leone. The next afternoon, while three wel founded, you will not hesitate to detain her.
No nation can be entitled to claim for its flag theys, plan, and 138.261 yds printed and dyed, Flan- of the prize crew were below getting up some water.
nels and Blanketings, 221-Glass, 495 cwt. window.— has a good deal subsided; the press is more
Harmer sitting on the saffrail, the captain of the right of protecting crine, and of withdrawing crim Linens, 5,000 yds, -Opium, 395 lbs.Spirits, 128 ga. pacific, and there is to immediate prospect of a war with England, Mexico, it is said, will re brigantine, who was one of the prisoners, Sprungnals of other nations from the punishment which is brandy; 122 ga. Geneva-Twist and Yaro, 266.000 their due. If, on the contrary, your suspicions Its-Wines, 720 gs. Madeira; 816 ge. Pórt; 800 gs. upon the marine, who was sentry over them, tore cognise the independence of Texas, on the con his bayonet from him, and stabbed him to the heart should be groundless, if the suspected vessel Spanish-Woollens, and Worsteds, 1,0951, inferior; dition, that it is not annexed to the United He then sprung on young Harmer, who was in the belongs, bona fide to the nation whose Big she 6251, superior; 3.3501, stuffs. States. The chief European powers are favora- set of drawing his sword, and stunning him with a beers, you will not hesitate to release her imme- ble to this arrangement. War between Mexico blow from the butt-end of the bayonet, beat him fiately, giving, however, indice of the fact to those
LONDON TRADE REPORT, Josi 24. and the United States is therefore improbable, severely over the head. The oid quarternister, cruizers who have the right to detain her. though all friendly relations are for a time who was at the wheel drew his cutlass and fought
Piece Goods-Sing-Tho quarterly sales con- Prolen..
despe uicly; he severely wounded four men and cut
chuded on 13th June. The quantity of Coralw waa down the fifth before he was overpowered, when
considerably larger than offered at any previous sale, his throat was cut. The remaining portion of the
amounting to 177,407 piesen; of which shout 156,666 men were soon overpowered, when the whole the
found purchasers. The proportion of standard quality were thrown overboard. The captain of the brigan
was small, and many warka, uasally is no depended upon, were found much mixed, and inferise to previ ting, who had played this inhuman massacre, now
Rear Admiral-81. Parker, C. B, to comment! ens importationa de the quantity of commun and said that as he bad rescued the schooner from the
micet was much larger than to any previous sula, there English, Lo shuull take her as his property, in the experimental line of banke ship spuurou.
was a decline of is it to is per piece. For Chopeatre Hen of the rest which had been taken from him Captain-J. B Maswall to Crocodile,
there was a good demand, and the whole were sold as Comments-J. Wes to Hrcute, vice Bower in full of slaves; and he was on his way to the Brazits.
William ant Vary, yacht; Fisher to struntali, full prices. Very exam qualities being rearce, high prices were obtained. About 3000 pieces imitation Enge to get papers for her, when a few morning after. t. the Hon. Land George at daylight, the Mar caught sight of not him took vice flon. £. Plankets, speed at own sequin sout at a discount of 24 to 4 per piese, as compar Be South America station, possession.”
N. ). C. Duno to Royal Secreign, yacht, vice (ed with the stunt and black, and yellow sort. Nimrod, are about to be A return to an order of the House of Commons | Higga
danners brought presions rates. The whole of the Dentenauts-W. 3. Miller (34) to Vernon; Tagore Sub Cloth sold, the monotou aorta at ion pear. of the names and descriptions of steam respole re. is named as the suc-gistered in the ports of the United Kingdom, has G. G. Phillips to Hernte; 1. F. Tuttzskam to, al price, but the best at 19 per cent below the previ art, as Commander-in-been printed. Of the 870 ships estimersted, 10 are. Reisime 11. Trollope, in Herald; J.-A. Prit-ous quotations. The supply of China Sills was mo from 1,000 in 2,000 tons burden, and of from 400 chard to Camelion; Hou, J. W. 5 Samner to darate. The Pongue ilk ant Ponges Handkerchiefs affered were rather common. Some rich Bambraiderat sailed for the East ladies to 1,000-horsepower, three are from 999 to 1.000 Naval College; ML. C. Fester to Rodney; 1. A. Crape Shawls brought very high prices. Demavitet June, taking out a large amount of specie tons, and of from 450 to 520-horse power; three McDonald to comm. Spitfire; 4. Thompson Crape Shawls were alas in better demand, especially for the public service at the Mauritius and Hong-of from 700 to 800 tons, and from 300 so 563-borse Vintry; G. W. Donghs and G. Hervey to Hr white, and light colors. The whole of the Dimaks #kong. Capt. H. Jolinson und Lieut. F. S. Treak, power; fire of fram 693 to 100 tons, and from 200 | bereid; G. B. Holige to Eccelles ;-G-Pigst and we sold. The only parcel of Black Nating offered
wus beaught in for the Agincourt, are on board as passengers, Ito 440-horsepower; six of kom 507 to 609 tons. J. H. Cringe to Syres.
NAVAL AND MILITAAY.
NAVALSE
he stations of the west coast pe of Good Hope are to be
the command-in-chief ofa: will be conferred on Rear Sir William A. Muztage,
PROMOTIONS, Captain-Hon. S. T. Carnegie. Commanders-J E. Katon) hate Flag Lival, to Vice-Adin Sir C. Adams,
Surgeon G. M• McClure, MLD Paginaster and Parser -R.. Parker,
APPOINTMENTS.
·Shanghai-Calicoes. 3319,966 yds. plain-Tris
-Woollens and Worsteds 7501 inferior;
and Yarn. 1000 lbs. Threads and Sewing, 2,000 the
5k stuffe