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THE WEEK ENDING, 29ẾT MARCH, 1846.
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March 29 Chusan April 6 Shanghai April 1
THE FRIEND OF CHINA
AND HONGKONG GAZETTE, VICTORIA, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 15re, 1816-
The Areatus, arrived on Sunday with her cargo of Ice in excellent condition. It is about being landed, and will probably be ready to deliver to Shareholders and others in a few days,
His Excellency, the Govervor, proceeds to Chusan in H. M. Steam frigate Vulture early next month. It is probable that this movement may have reference to the evacuating of Chu. san. It is understood that definite instructions on this subject, also as to the destination of II.M 98th regiment, will be received by the Lady Mary Wood, now nearly due.
SHANGHAI,
THE FRIEND OF CHINA AND HONGKONG GAZETTE.
cians, indeed the greatest nutinber of the children are inocus
ceived from Macao last April, the use of which has happily, The steamer « Corsair" was engaged to bring been successful. At this time the Colonel of the Chip down some teas for a vessel filling up in this garrison of this city, Haw-mjin requested that one of bia.
harbour, The Corsair'' was entered at the Consulate and the usual tonnage dues paid. The Hoppo objected to the teas being put on board, Steamers not been named in the Treaty or Supplementary treaty, We would have supposed that the term vessel includes all the varieties, whether propelled by sails, or by steam, or by both; whether rigged as ships, brigs, or schooners Such, however, was not the opinion of the sapient Hoppo, and on the inatter being referred to Keying that enligh tened stateman" he entirely agreed with his sub- ordinate officer. This is a return to the old system of cavilling, and unless it is decidedly opposed at the first, there is no knowing where it is to end The Chinese find they have nut go a Pottinger to deal with.
daughters might be vaccinated, which was done, and Raul nother of his children and thirty of the soldiers and neige bours children were vaccinated at his residence, in addison to which twenty children were vaccinated at the Hospital, It is hoped that in a few months, as the plan of vaccinats becomes mare known, its practice will be extensively sought after Inoculation is much practised by the native pay lated; the mode followed is to push a piece of cotton imprag. nated with variolous lymph up the nostrils, or to dress the child with clothes that have been worn by a person affected with small paz, and in a few days the small pox develops itself. But the advantages of vaccination are so great over inoculation, that the former will eventually it is hoped find es much favour here as it has done in Canton, where it was in troduced by the late Mr Pearson, and an establishment has for many years been rapt up at the expease of the Hong. merchants, for vaccinating all who apply. To make known more fully the benefit of vaccination, the pamphlet original ly drawn up by Mr Pearson, and translated into Chinese by Sir G. Staunton, was republished with some corrections and slight additions; and a large number of spies distributed in various parts of the surrounding country. It has been said that at Nanking there is an establishment for the perform ance of vaccination, but hitherto no definite intelligence bas begn obtained regarding it ”
Previous to the arrival of the Mazeppa at Shanghai, a report prevailed that the fo reign factories at Canton and the shipping at Whampoa had been burned by the mob. The report was brought from Canton overland, and was very generally believed by the Chinese,
At Chusan the troops are in excellent health, only 35 men being in Hospital, and the cases
not serious,
CANTON.
Business is inactive, and will continue so un til after the arrival of the mail, The Regatta was to be held on the 13th, 14th and 15th; the Amateurs, in the absence of important duties, were preparing for a keen contest, and
WOOSUNG LEGATTA
On 23rd March, we had the pleasure of wit. nessing the long expected Regatta at Woosung; which considering the unpropituous state of the weather came off with great spirit, and eclat,
-It was attended by all the elite of Shanghai.
After the various sports of the dinner, whore all
next morning, when the party retired to recruit for the approaching amusements of the day.
The splendidly contested Races camos off as fol- low.
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mander of which wished him to enter into a trea ty, but his Royal Highness, according to his own account, declined complying with the request. Rajah is confirmed by Captain Percival's account We are sorry to say that this account of the of the interview. Captain P, was in command of the Constitution and had orders from our govern- ment to attempt the negotiation of a treaty with the natives. His official report to our government has just been published. The following paragraphs contain the important parts of it. They are from a despatch of his Lieutenant Mr Chaplin :
Coast of Borneo, 9th April, 1345. Sir: Pursuant to your instructions of the 7th instant, I left the ship, with the boats under my command, and proceeded to Mavarro point, which 1 reached at 7 a. m. of the Stli instant, thence to the city of Boruco, arriving there at 2 PM, of the same day.
Near the entrance of the city we were met by a messenger from the Sultan, who was directed to conduct us to the palace; and on entering the town two salutes were fired in honor of our arrival.
Proceeding directly to the palace, I was receiv. ed by the Sultan in a spacious and airy apartment, filled with a large concourse of people of rank 'the dais, or raised portion of be floor, upon which the throne stoud, was reserved for the principal officers rose as I entered, offered his hand to be shaken, of state, myself, and our interpreter, The Sultan cât down to a most sumptuous the delicacies, in and out of season, were provided, and desired me to be seated. I now informed him, Covers were laid for 70; the utmost unanimity prethrogh the mespreter, that we were come to his vailed, and dancing was kept up till an early hour country from the Sulton of America. (I used this terin as being the must comprehensive one) to bring him from that personage a cordial greeting, as surances of friendship, and his desire to cultivate a more intimate intercourse; that America was an extensive country, with a numerous marine of both war and merchant vessels, and a great variety of articles of p.merce; that, of the latter, we had samples ou board, sutended ns a present to his Mu- jesty that in opening a trade with Borneo, we had no desire to acquire a title to any portion of his Majesty's dominiens, but simply an open and fair trade for our merabant vessels. protection to their crews, immunity from exorbitant exactions, and a guaranty to that effent in the form of a treaty, the terms and stipulations of which should be made con- formable to the views of the Sultans of both coun tries.
Boats double banked 1 Spoild Child 2 Traser 3. Belang
4 Shamrock
a purse contains 850. “Folkestone,”. "Pernate,"
* Corsair," *Wm Hughes," The boats, after a closely contested race, came
2ND RAGE-Ladies Cup.
Four cared Gigs. (Amateurs) 1 Secret
Gents of Shanghai, - 2 Phaeton
Woosung Captains, This was indeed 'a heautiful raco, On starting the hunts went away nearly together, the Secret slightly leading they raced neck and neck to the turn, when the Secret went ahead after this had it all her own way home, and won by 3 lengths. Both boat's crews came in quite fresh.
The prize for this race was most magnificent- ly chased and embossed cup, which was presented to the fortunate winners by a young lady present in a neat and appropriate speech.
THIRD RACE-Prize $40. Four oared gigs; Scamen.
1 Puddy from ork *Corsair." 2-Phantom
"Wo Hughes." Blamey
"Terpate." The Paddy took the lead, and kept it, winning by two length; same distance separating the 2nd and 3rd boots,
FOURTH RACE-Prize 850, Five dared gigs; Seamen.
"Wm Hughes" "Ternate.'*
1 Phantom 2 Blamey 3 Thirth
** Fulkestama.”. This was a pretty race, the Phantom winning by a boats length.
FIFTH RACE-Prize 660. Six oated Gigs.
-1 Oh! K.
"Black Dog 2. Barbara Allen
* Don Juan.**; 3 Domine Dublis
* Corsair. *** 4 Possidone
"Time" The above bonts came in ne above placed.
GRAND SAILING MATCH. For all classes of Boats -4 Prizes, viz 2 -
A3), 87v, 800, 350.
it was expected that the pulling and sailing matches would even be better than usual.
Wotung Leekee, a Chinese Merchant, gives | in, in the order as above placed: a series of entertainments on a grand scale; the first on Saturday last. All the foreign Mer- chants and a number of his countrymen are invited; the principals of houses on one day. and the Juniors on the following day. After dinner they are to be entertained with thea trical exhibitions. The Actors are a chosen band from Pekin, and as no le of them receive less than a tael and a half per diem, they may be looked upon as the stars of the Bast
The approach of the summer months renders n place of residence at Macao or Hongkong almost indispensable, and we regret. though we are not surprised to hear, that several parties | who have been wavering in their choice of the two places, have fixed upon Macao, The proference of the Portuguese settlement to a British colony by British Merchants requires little comment—it is a very clear evidence of our prostrate condition and carries with it a rebuke, which though our rulers, are too bar, dened to perceive, is not the less severe and merited. It is less than a year since the last Bri tish mercantile establishment was closed at Macao: the measures of Sir John Davis, mado some pause, before they incurred the expense of an establishmentin Hongkong, it being clear that the local commerce was gradually de- creasing, Their anticipations have been but the once despised government of a Portuguesa too well realized, and they return to live under
possession in preference to a colony under the laws of their own country, and ruled by a person, whose literary pursuits, it was to be presumed, would at least have coabled him to distinguish between rule and mis-rulo. It may appear incredible, bat it is asserted that even now, after being forsaken by nearly all the fo reign Merchants, Macau as a place of trade is superior to Hongkong where so many Mor- chants have congregated. In explanation of this, it may said that, the Chinese buyers have, no confidence in Hongkong. When they conne articles they wish to purchase, and are informed to the place, they hear of a monopoly of the very | by the Monopolists that if they purchase opium it does not matter in how large a quantity. of the season, and the later an epidemic call from the fareiga Murchants they are liable to mon to all countries, though most fatal to peo be severely punished, The evils of the place ple of colour. A more general introduction of vaccination among the Chinesa is one of the are thus exaggerated, and the stranger carries greatest blessings that can be conferred upon his vessel and his traffic to Macan, them; and thanks to the Medical Missionary The monopolies are doubly injurious-edic Society, the good work has not to be com has to contend against them-indirectly they rectly they effect the Native shop keeper who menced. The practical results which are de- rived from the Medical Missionary Institutions effect the foreign Merchant, whose customers in China are undeniable, and whatever differ are driven away by reports canningly circulat- ence of opinion there may be on the subject ofed by men to whose characters: co particular other Missions--in so far as we looks to the allusion is necessary-again, the interests of the past-there can be none as to the substantial whole cummunity who hold property, or have benefits which the Chinese derive from the a calling by which they cam a livelisood, is die Medical Missionary Institutions at Hongkong, rectly injured by the cause referred to Canton. Amoy. Ningpo and Shanghai, We recently perused the annual report of the Ms. dical Missmmary Society with pleasure not unalloyed with pain that causes should have arisen to create a rupture among its members though we do not believe that the usefulness of the Society will be maternally injured indeed it is probable that as good at times comes out of evil, such may be the dearable result in the present instance, and two freely Societies be established, where jealousy, prule, or
By the Mazeppa, arrived on the 11th, we have advices from Shanghai to the Ist, and Chu- san to the 6th Instant.
No improvement has taken place at the northern mart, nor have any definite arrango. ment been entered into for a settlement of the estates of the bankrupts Alluin and King-wo,
The spring had commenced and the country, particularly the hills of Chusan, wore beatu- tifully fresh and covered with flowers.
Among the native population of Shanghai, dysentry and small pox have been making sad ravage--the former is incidental to the change
will not lead to unphasant feelings arg thom Enken together in mich a came. It is not our intention at present to allude to the further then to mtroduce an extract fret the annual repart of Dr. Lockhart in charge of the Hospital at Shanghai. The extract refers to
» Stace the cashbahnen of the Hoyed at first,
Hover Sheinrock
Levent Beauty
"Corsair "*
Wm Hughes,"
do. * Petrel."
The following boats also started, but were not placed by the umpire.
Spoiled Child Tenser
Matchless Belamy
Time Cerberus
#Folkstone."
*****Ternate"
"Corcyra."
** Corsair.**
#Time."
Black Dog. The beasts started with a nice breze, and after some pretty tomogement came in as above.
OBAND FINALE. Bar Priset, 870, 800, 850, 810. For any boats that have started
Regota.
Is Spoiled Child
2nd Phantom
ing this
* Polkestone" * Wo. Hughes," *Black Dog." *Taruste
To this speech, carefully conveyed to his Majes- Ty in detached sentences by our interpreter, be re- plied through his chief minister, that it met bin ap prolation, but that within a very short period he had granted to the English government the excl... sive right of trade in Borneo proper,, and now bo could do nothing for America.
To this I replied that it was not the custom of maritime nations to grant exclusive rights of trade. to any particular one; that in so doing a nation fettered its own industry, deprived its citizens of many advantages in the arts and agriculture; thật the Divine hands, for a wise purpose, had not, bew stowed the fruit of the earth equally and alke non every enuntry and climate; and that when it was too late the "Sultan" might have cause lo re- gret so rainos a policy."
His reply to this seemed to have been made with a view of closing the door to any thing in the shape of a treaty. It was that Mr Brooke was now the.. English Rajah of Boravo proper, and that nothing could be done without reference to him.
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The next object of importance in your instrum tions was, to ascertain whether we might obtain, by purchase or otherwise, the right to use certain mines of coal, said to exist in the island. But n negotiation on this point was cut short by the Sul- Ina's informing me that, within three weeks past, an English war steamer had visited Bornen, with a special agent of the Queen of England, who had purchased the esclusive right to all the coal within the dominions of the "Sultan.”
Captain Percival states farther that while he was at Singapore, the object of his expedition was known, and that this Mr Brooke and Capt. Be- thune at once left for Borneo in a sleamer, so as to anticipate, if possible, his negotiations.
APRIL.
SHIPPING INTELLIGENOE.
ARRIVALS.
9, ILMS Deifalus, McQuħae, Foo-chow.
10, Nyfph, Macdonald, East Coast.
10, Osprey, Young, Shanghae.
10. Starling, Chayne, Whampon.
12. Esmeraldat Ham )Tollens, Shanghao,31 March 12. Maseppa, McFarlane, Woosung & Chusu. 13 Areatus (Am,) Elwell, Boston, 30 October.
PASSENGERS. For Esmeralda, J. M. Smith Esq., and Lady.
American Ship Areafus spoke on Lat. 19, 59′ N, Long 131, 32 T. Bork Lima from Pulo Penang for Chitra, reported a having stopped at Cel bes to recuit hit crow, all of whom had been sick --lett his 2nd officer, and 4 men sick at C'elebes.
Mazepa spoke Brig dien in Yangt zo kiang, 72 daga fross Bombay to China- Poppy and Peart off Lamyeta-Sapphire und Torrington had arrived at Chutan.
Arait
SAILED.
8. St. Bento (3p.) Cosale, Manila, 8. Vishnu (Pally | Harberbior, Billy,
#rd Ow! K... 4th Paddy from Cork Several other boots startel, but were not placed, the pace throughout leg togood for there. Di corroboration of our opinion up the
This was a splendid mee, and the start of sol salect, we mention that respectable Chinese easy boats was expally manged; Phantom took have called and enquired whether it was true the lead charly followed by Padly and the "Baby" that they could purchase opium from foregaon K. well up, they retained in that pasiting to Merchants in quantities not less than one chest, the lum, when Spoiled Child came out and chale and on being informed hat they could, they enged the lading boat A capital race, then, Bangales, Fisher, Liverpool. appeared incredulous. We have been told that the young on passing the Caths in the last on the arrival of trading Janks, the holders of bestred yards and winning in gand style. After trail farms were in the bats of boarding the distribution of the nation proes, the Company and exhibiting a paper bearing site oficial partock of the hospitality prepared be that, sed stamp, by which the drawers were lead to the evening went off och vet and opisi, enlivenal bebere that they were a 4 pericnted to prekes by mag e mo toma unit, certain articles of latus product, except fium the parties talloz the cuspcly-so bastis- ten beg minde as to grastay.
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Opren, Young, Whangot, daila, King, Whampn. Mor, Alston, Bumbay.
REPORTS.
SINGAPORE BHIPVING.
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