First
THE FRIEND OF CHINA AND HONGKONG GAZETTE.
ased to aut
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Aave the same for in Our Royal Proclamation.
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MERTING OF BRITISH SUBJECTS
breaks, and it being obvious that any super foes IF ROUSH OF Messag DRNT & Co, display of this kind must be calculated to produce ON THE 13TH DAY or Joux, 1846. Heritation and to originate bose evils they profess is avert, I have been instructed to warn the mog CHAIRMAN forward or any of Her Majesty' a Subjecth Bo sugag-
nen, E., LHAIRMAN THE FOL REPORT WAS HEAD AND ADOPTED,
The Commitee appointed at the Public meeting of the 11th Instant sad directed to devise a plan for the better protection of life and property in periods of rist and confusion, beg to make their report to you.
Your Committee have endeavoured to frame a scheme by means of which while our strength will be organized and rendered offective, it may also be any Case controlled, and the danger which might possibly
arise from precipitation, of individuals be obviated
Feeling ourselves strong, we may dare to be for bearing, and in times of disorder or disaster the dis- play of our means of defense will it may be hoped render unnecessary a direct appeal to them.
The danger which mon
hines frequently and formidably threatens us, is that of Fire, whether accidental or incendiary, oflen resulting from popular tumult, al
mest always accompanied by it
not sufficientr the Lord
executing
ing, to Just and all be considered feet as if specially.
rays. That the Distribution herein before to be made or directed to be made shall not be construed to affect any Captures, Beicures, &c. made within Thnce Calendar Months from the Day of Our Royal Proclamation, nor any Captures, Seizures, &c. which shall be made after that Day, and which shall be condemned or adjudged in any of the Courts of Vice Admiralty of Any Court of Mixed Commission, before Notice of Our Royal Proclamation shall has been receive mand, save and ed by the Vice Admiralty Court or Court of Mixed Com.
from Head made by t
erving together.
of the said One Six
have the remaining han Two Feg Officers, the the said One Sixteenth,
It is understood that the Insurance Offices which have now a heary interest in Canton will shortly gend out Fice Fugines of a larger and more efficient kind than have been hitherto available here, but your committee recommend that they be empowered to order at once from England one of the newest and
best construction
Your Committee undertako that this shall be exer.
mission in which such Condemnation of Adjudication hall paw, And We do hereby farther direct, That the Proceeds of all auch Captures, Seizures, &e, made within
Your Coinmittee recommend that arrangements Three Months from the Day of the Date of this Durcised weakly and kept in effective condition. Royal Proclamation, or which shall be made after the
be made with Chinese Marchants who shall pledge Date of this Our Royal Proclamation, end which shall be condemned or adjudged in any of Our Courts of Vice themselves to have available and place at the disposal of the Committee a sufficient number of Coolies divided equally among Admiralty, or any Court of Mixed Commission, autece.
to work the Engine, and remove our property and odores of the First Cindent to the Notice of this Our Royal Proclamation hav
ing been received in such Courts, together with all Re-
of chophosts to receive it.
Kohe wards aforesaid, shall continue to be distributed in the Proportions and Manner directed in and by His said Inte Majesty's said Royal Proclamation dated the Third Day of February One thousand eight hundred and thirty-six. Given at Our Court at Buckingham Palace, this Nine- teenth Day of May, in the Year of Our Lord One thou- sand eight hundred and forty-six, and in the Ninth Year of Our Beigo.
GOD SAVE THY QUEEN.
Commodor of the First Class tually present at the Cap Wel or Privateers
be entitled to share in the or Bounty granted in the Crews of such Piratical Shilpa, Vessels, or
The Officer sa aforesaid shall share in any Reward conferred awarded as Sud- have been acially on board the the Award shall be made, or assisted in the Transaction at
red
anding in the Ports of the are in the Proceeds of Prizes nor in other Captures or made by Ship or Vessels which Parts by Order of the Lord High ommissioners for esenting the Office airal, nor in the Renards, &c., confer-
hips or Vessels under the Command of Officers which belong to separate Stations to he joins Captors Bach Flag Ohoer, Orders each Ship or Vessel may be, shall
of the Ping Share One Sixteenth of seds in proportion to the umber of Officers Hen present under the Command of each such Flag and the same Regulation at to the Apportico. lag Shreds to be observed when Ships or
ders from the Lord High Admiral, or ners for executing the Office of Lord High hall be joint Captors wild Ships or Vessels
ender Flag or Flags.
And we do hereby further direct That the following lations be observed in respect of the Distribution of Portion of the net Froceeds of Prizes, res, Seizures, and Rewards before mentioned (ather of Us Flag Share of One Sixteenth.) or. hole Amount of each net Proceeds in the Canes. beren fare provided, where no King Officer shall he ented to are
First That the Ocers and Men omposing the Can- lements of our Ships and Vessels be distributed into Thirteen Classes, and that each Officer and Man and Boy who shall have been actually on board at the Time of any such Capture Seizure, &c., as aforesaid, shall re- cersuch Number or Portion of Shares as are expressed to each Class respectively in the following Table -
First Class Commodores of the Second Class, Cap. tank, Field Officers of Marines or Land Forces above the Flank of Major, when doing Duty as Field Officers shove the Rank of Major, One hundred Shares,
Second Class Commanders, Eledical Inspectors of Hospitals and Flects, Field Officers of Marines or Land. Forces of the Rank of Major, when doing Duty na such, Fifty Shares,
But when a Commander is net in Company with a
to receive Seventy-fing Shares).
Secretaries to Fee Officers Command-
ing-in-Chiel. Deputy Medical Inspectors of Hospitals 2nd Flects, Sex Lieutenants, fasters, Captains of Marne Artillery, or of Land Forces whet whether having higher Brevet Rank
Masters Command of Vessel
lasters of the Fleet, are to receive Twenty
end of Ten)......
plains, Secretaries to junior Flag the First Class, Surgeons, Eval Insuurtors, Mates, Llaut
Marine Artillery, or of Land Forces as such, Second Masters, Assistant arer each
Boatswains Carpentere First rks in charge, flecks passed), Four and a
laster & Assistante, Second Clerke, Naval Cadets, Clerks
joke Admiral's Commains,
Arms Seaman's Sencol 21 bumer's Mater, Bonts
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THE FRIEND OF CHINA
AND HONGKONG GAZETTE.
VICTORIA, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER Jier, 1816.
NOTICE-UNION CHAPED will be open for Public War. ship at O'clock A. M., and at ball-past 6 Celock P. M., during the winter months, beginning with the 1st Novem ber 1816,
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That three large alarm bells by suspended in convenient situations, the keys of them to be deposit. ed with appointed persons who shall go orders for them to be rung when necessary, and at the same time commanicate to Her Majesty's Consul the circumstances under which the Community are thus called together
They recommend that a passage in the River be kept clear for the approach of ship's boals, and the banding of their crews, and for the statoning of the Chop boats in times of riot or confusion.
They arnestly recommend that all British resi dents forthwith Enrol their names with the Com
nitto, pledging themselves to assemble as hereinafter staud, to follow the orders of the chiefs appointed and without their orders to take no offensive measures whatever.
They recommend that the residents so associating themselves meet at the least once a month with their arms for inspection.
That the members of the association at the sound of the Alarm bell p edge themselves to repair as quickly as possible to appointed places with arms and ammiexition, but not with loaded fire arms ex cept in cases of urgent necessity, nor shall they ad their firearms without the order of the chief appoint ed or noting: an escort will be sent for those gen Demen whose residences may be so situated as net to adink of their coming to the place of rendezvous in safely.
Your committee recommend that the respective divisions, when enrolled, elect their cheifs
They recommend that three chic divisions b forned which may be subdivided na may hereafter be foumi covenient, Bel
To consist of
The residents in the new factories, who shill s sembla at the southern end of those factories.
"I'ha residents in the Chaw-chaw, Old Company's Swedish, Imperial Poushun and American factories who are to assemble in front of those factories.
The residents in Mingqua's Hong and the adja cent and outside factories, who are to assemble in front
of Mingqua's Hong.
In laying before our readers a correspon- dence that has lately taken place between H. M. Consul and the Chairman of the Com- mittee of Safety at Canton, we cannot refraith from making a few observations upon the cir- cumstances under which British Merchants at present are residing at that place. It is a maiori ous fact that the Provincial Government either have no control over the mob or, from reasons best known to themselves, see ft withhold it in cases of serious riot, as abundantly The committee recommend that persons be ap evinced during a very recent disturbance at pointed specially to superintend the removal of pro Canton, when, had it not been for the firuiness party in case of fire; the order af removal being re evinced by Foreigners on the necasion, all thegulated by the proximity of dinger and that such Factories would to a certainty have been pil. persons shall have authority to call upon the chief laged, and very likely murder would have of the division for sufficient gaurd or escort to protect the removal: it is understood that this regulation is ensued, this occurrence led, as will be seen
not intended to interfere with such private arrange- by the correspondence abre alluded to) to
mens as parties may think necessary, the Merchants concocting measures for their
The Committee recommend that until more uni own protection, these measures having the forn and efficient weapons can be procured, the full approbation of II. M's Consul! how now
members of the association make use of such as they are we to account for the very singular Circular now possess, but propose to order 100 light muskets addressed to the British Merchants and other
or Carbines, with bayonet, cartridge boxes and bets foreign Residents at Canton" I It has been but zinc magazines with cartridges, and to have manu- too frequently proved that the protection of our factured here 50 Pikes, for the use of the Parsee own Governmem has been ever absent when gentlerden who do not use firearminthese arms to mat wanted, what then, let us ask are the Reba delivered to the members of the association on sidents of Canton, to turst to in the very pro- payment of cost. The Committee recommend that ds of large lanterns bable occurrence
of attempts by the populace a sufficient number of placards on their lives and property we regret to say it, be made, to be suspended on suitable stands with but most undoubtedly only to their own re-
shart emphatic notices in Chinese, warning the po Sources: perhaps, if a dozen or so of English-bocuspended at the avenges leading thereto, when pulace at to approach the factories, and that those
ed that in case of unfortunate events occurring of act of homicide by firearms will alway's be luble to
chat it will require every proof of strong justifying it before the Supreme Court of Hongkong, and
cessity to save the accused from the mahs of manslaughter or even murder. have the honet
(Signed) to be, &c. &c. &c.,
FRANCIS C. MACGREGOR.
To The British Merchants and other British Residents al Canton.
Canton, 15th October, 1846. SIR-I have the honor of informing you that a Meeting of the British Community was held this morning to take into consideration the steps proper to be pursued in consequence of the issue of your Circular of the 13th Inet: and as Chairman of the Meeting I am directed to address you on its grave
contents.
The Community have, as you are aware. been organized for more than three months for mutua perty in case of fire or riot, and for the purpose of defense, for the protection and removal of their pra communicating with you on any subject of general interest or utility.
The scheme of the organization was communi. cated to you and you authorized us to state that it give # had your approbation, though you could not your official sanction, and you further said that you had yourself contemplated proposing some such arrangement to us when you should move into your new Factory.
In no respect have me departed from the scheme as originally explanied to you: a handful of men among thousands, hopeless of aid from the Chinese authorities and with only a very small British force al hand valuable indeed by its presence to provesDI attacles, but which we are informed has orders not to act unless expressly called upon by the Chinese Authorities, believing ton, that this protection would from the Chinese authorities, since for fear of their at any moment be withdrawn at the slightest hint nisgivings it was long denied to our argent repro sentations, in such a suition Sir, to what have wa to trust for life and safety? Surely to our own re sources to unson, order and to firniness.
We cannot view a popular outbreak as merely a possible even within these few days one wasthiest ened and violent placards against be very hely dis graced the walls and we see nothing in the present aspect of affairs to encourage the bone tout distur bances which have happened so often will not happen again In these apprehensions wenust conclude that you partiernate since you thought it expedient to order the Nemesis to resume ber station opposite The Factories!
Deeply interested as we all are in the preserva- tion of tranquillity, it could be strange indeed, if as i body the Community acted so as to endanger it, and we wonder therefore, that it should be necessary for us to inform you, and through you. His Excellency, that we hare studiously avoided all supernovs display and as far as possible any display whatever, feeling it nowever to be need fal for the preservation oor lives that we chout earned we have sougla to learn the use of arms and surely such knowledge cannot be considered unnecessary when in Hon- cong self under British authority and strengthen i by a powerful garrison it has been oficially declur- ed unsale to walk about without weapons.
We conceive that we have a perfes right to 03- semble for drill, or for any other exercise, but we bave only het on private ground worn the walls R our own Factories, where none but our own domes tics have any business, and perhaps the workmen agaged in the few unfinished house some distance from our place of meeting In oing to and from the place of meeting we have made no display by marching in body, but have assembled and dis-
as possible. persed individually and as quietly a
We cannot see that such proceedings are at all calculated to endanger the Public tranquillity, but we firmly believe that they tend very greatly to easure our own Bafety. It may be that the rabble will bear with whok some dread of the measures we have taken but we doubt not that most of the well disposed Chinese in our neighbourhood rejice si then, as conducing se much to their safety as to our own, and rarely the organization and control under which we act greatly lessen the chances of riot aris ing from the precipitation of individuals among our
number
In reference to the concluding paragraph of your letter, having now fully explained the motives for and manner of our proceeding. I am directed to observe that every member of the community is perfectly aware that he is hablo to the Law when he shall be proved to have offended i, and in co- clusion we request that you will distinctly inform on behalf of the Commity whether it is intended to forbid, and whether you do forbi, declaring t illegal the organization of the Community for the purposes and under the circumstances already expla
I have the honor to be,
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men were murdered like unresisting sheep, our Government might think it worth while have some better understanding for the futuro, and
The Committee propose to place themselves in to adopt some raliona means for the protection.
comminication with some of the istog shop keep of man who by their taboure pour atillions of
ers in old and new China Btreef with the hope of ined, revenge into the Coffers of Great Batais, but fout
close the gates of those Streets on Libe kind is enacted our the
any disturbance, themselves to, pingsilence-range
mecon It is necessary to call out the members of the associa tion
ds there and display the war
Your most obdi, humble servant,
A CAMPBELL. [Signed;
Present at the meeting, Assenting to the above letter forty four) 44 Dissouting
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The Brig Bonanza left Lima on the 15th August. She does not bring a single letter or wapaper: the revolt of the Tahitians against udded to the different rumors con
the war between America and exciting some merest in the City chaves as of war had sailed about
the Marquesas.
H.M.S From England and pro orward to join Admiral St
DUR
that the B. 8. incennes, after uited the Lop-Choo Islands sid groups.