Vasan” mys the Englishman i8ir Jobs as once stepping out of his way to dopriva mes, innocent in the ays of the law, of their ñt I to lapd them over to the wander aner- The men may be inocent keys of the law but they evidently are not so Ferer of the Englishman, as he torma (he re to shafter diens from the process of a Court of handing them over to the tender merales ar enemies. Rogue are the only men to the offices of justice are in the light of natu- comics, and it is very unkind of the English. thes to prejedge the unfortunate refugees, may after all be found innocent of the crime which they arp in the firm instance caged. their guill or innocence in this respect the vernor of Hongkung had nothing to do; he was Sed that they were absconding from the re- Har proces of a Court of Justice, and he very pabperfyttelivered them up, not to punishment, bat to godaryo the trial by which their guilt or inno- postos must be established – Bid Nov. 5.
THE FRIEND OF CHINA AND HONGKONG GAZETTE,
with the Young Hole The Ploror was built at Calautta for a pilot boat, and named the Lady Wil am Bentinck. This is her first appearance in | Bagland, but she has done the state good service. The Plover arrived at Woolwich on the tb, and is to be paid of.
THE EXPERIMENTAL SQUADRON-This win, dron, under the mmand of Vice Admiral Sir Parker, was spoken on the 18th alt, about two miles southwest of Cadis steering towards Gibral tar. The Canopus, 84, was at Lisbon on the 20th The Rattlesnake, 20, Captain Owen Blanley, proceeds to Borneo on a surveying expedillop, when ready for sea, L
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COURT MARTIAL ON LEUT, CRAWERY --/36 50tion of Scinda was brought about by an abuse
xander Milne, to the St. Vincent, £498; Hon. G. the public actions of a public servant belong lile Gray, to Gibraltar-yard 2941. Commanders, R. public, whether for praise or blamg; but no mas. Elliot, to Greenwich Hospital, £247; C. Lhas any right to attribute bad motives to anothei Hoëking to the Star, £800, Fl Ommaney, to the without being able to prove them, no hours Mutes, 2300) T.. Baldock, to Packet service, would do it. Wherefore, I
in general terms, £160 Lieutenants, D. R. Mapleton, to the Torch that any person, wether hero or in India, in or ou £200 A. Danlop, to the Acheron, 200; H. 8. of Parliament, or in the India House, directly of Hawker, to the Grappler, 2200; Masters, W. J. indirecty, who attributes dishonest or dishonourable Barrey, to the Madagascar, 28812 John Airey, to motives to Sir Charles Napier for the subjugation of eenwich Hospital, 107. By President of Seinde, is guilty, whether consciously or uncons. Gripel ptain, F. E. Lock to Quarantine Serciously, of promulgating an unqualified falsehood, pics, 2000 Number of officers appointed under
That Sir Charles acted in many instances in patronage of Ellenborough, 12 amount of income direct opposition to the Governor-General's orders $4,720. Dito, Auckland 19 Income £4,725. may be presumed untrue, or the Governor General CHIKA SQUADRON-The Lorde of the Admiral Ditto, President of Council, 11 income, c000. would probably have noticed them. That the sub- ty have sent out instructions to the Commander-in-Total, 90;.income, £10,040. Chlof in the Chinese Seas that on no account are
of plenary instructions is equally so.
That prizo the British residente in Canton to be left without
money, the Governorship of Solade, the insignia of the protection of a man of war. This order was sent out by the present Admiralty Board shortly
the India Company and Parliament, had any even the Fallen regiment, a large salary, the thunice of after they came into office. The recent events in
the slightest shadow of an influence in producing that Cauton, where the lives and properties of the mer- chants might have beep sacrified to the fury of an
catastrophe is a malignant and unmitigated falsehood, Whether propagated in the House of Commons or at ouraged Chinesa rob, but for the protection afford
the Court of Proprietors in Londen hall street. That al, Pramotion--It is stated that simule by the crews of foreign vessels, have shown that
the Ameore wore plundered that the documents with the promotion of the twenty senior it is imporatively necessary that their lordships' in-
were suppressed and dates falsified that the attaoly to the rank of rest admiral, and the con- structions should be carried out; and that, with tho
on the residency was caused only by Sir Charles promotion of Rag officers to vice and full known hostility of the Chineas of Canion to the
Napier's own unwarranted exactions-all are equally there will be limited promotion of com- |British, and their determination not to admit them
unture and all saturated with the same malevolent to the rank of captain, and lieutenants to within the city, notwithstanding the late trenty, ink of comes far, the promption principally their lordships acted wisely in sending out these
thom old officers, and specially the orders when they first look offfee. capts in command of vessels.
THE NAVY.
Nou Horat.-Commander R. J. El bas had the commander's out-pension of Green- Hospital which reverted on the death of geender Galloway, conferred on him. Cap. Elliot's name appeared in the London Gazete 11807, and be was mete a lieutauam the previous for bingallantry the boats of the Fox, when was severely wa nded in trying to cut out a
from Batavia Roris.
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INCREASE OF SHAMEN FOR THE NAVY. --We understand that a great augmentation is to bo made to the number of seamon in the navy,
ACCIDENT TO THE SURVEYOR OF THE NAVY.- On the ovaning of the 22nd ult, the night being pitchy dark, the Phoenix steamer, from Tenby, was run into by the Herald steamer, outward bound, whilst in the narrow channel of the Swath, at the entranco of the Severn river. The arash occasion ed considerable alarm to the passengers, and the Tax PLAGUE ON 1 ARD FUR VESUVIUS.-Lot feelings of those on board the Phonis were most ten fram the Vesus, is stento-sloop, Commander painfully excited, when, after the collision it was delagban, which had proceeded to Melville Is discovered thint Sir William Symonds, the celebrat. fom Vera Graz. in consequence of the fataled Surveyor of the Navy, who had been on board, e of the plague on board, state that the terri- was missing. It was rumoured that the gallant orge had happly departed, the vessel was officer was drowned, but we are rejoiced to be en- holly free from cases of fever, and the crew were abled to contradict the statement. "Sir William had, Sparse of rapid restoration to health and of however, a very narrow escape. He was in the bows of the Phanix at the time the Herald ran into her, and when the vessels parted was carried off astride the cutwater of the Herald, to which he chung nntil his situation was parecived, and ho was taken on board and landed at Clevodan, from which place he proceoiled at once to Bristol, to relive the anxiety of his friends. He is quite well, not hav- ing received the slightest injury. No blame at. taches, as far as we have learnt, to the commandera of either of the vessela
The Childers,, 13, Commander Pitman, arrived at Simon's Bay Cape of Good Hope, on the 16th of July. She would repair damages (having sprung her bow spril), and proceed to New Zealand.
Major G. E. Balchild, B. M., of the Queen, 110, died at Cadiz, on the 15th of Sept, and was buried DA the 16th, ashore, with full military honoure. The gallant deceased was upwards of 30 years of 40 was promated to the rank of Major [n 1927.
ÁDITIONAL FORCA POR IRELAND - Iwo bun- drad forines from each divistos are ordered to proceed to Ireland.
Capt. the Hon. J. Gordon has returned from Jere of abeance, and resumed the command of the America, 30, which fingate is now ready for service,
it is reported that Sir Thomas Usher, C, B., K.C.FL, a captain of 1808,) will, on his promotion to the rank of rear-admiral, suoceed Rear Admiral Bir Hegh Pigo, C.B., KC.H., in the chief com mand upon the Irish station.
it is imended to send a line-of-battle ship to winter at Cork, and to be well stored for the relief of the
railing diatress in Ireland.
The President, 50, Capt, Stanley, flag of Hear. Adoital Decres, Commander-in-Chief on the Cape of Good Hope station, sailed from Simon's Bay for the Mauritius and Madagascar on the 8th July, A private Feuer, dated the 7th, states, Money is very scarce at the Cape; the Government are offering 5 per cent. for money, to enable them to carry on the war. We shall not return to the Cape for five or six months. We have Bent for our marines on the frontier, and also our men who have been doing garrisonduty at Cape Town. All consumable ar pels continue dreadfully dear. We are now pay ing for bwiter, on account of the Caffre war, 28.6d. and 3. per ib. for salt, and 1s and 48 0d. for fresh, and all other commoditica are equally expensive, It is enough to ruia any mess."
The Athol troop-ship, Master Commander Pern, embarked two companies of Royal Artil Jerode for Bermuda and the other for Barbadoes, and a compay of Royal Seppers and Miners for
gde, on the 38th of
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STOK FRAS ON BOARD HIM.S, IsleÑA The Helena, sloop, 10, Commander Sir C. Ricketts, was spoken at sea in the Mozambique channel, on the 24th of June last, she had been visited with a severe fever and dysentery 11 of her crew died, and 3 more were in a hopeless state r 40 of the crew, were at that time on the sick list. They were on their passage to the Cape. At one time 37 of the crew were it for duty; captain, master, and two lieutenants si Only four of the officers had escaped. They ad, however, all recovered, and Sir C. Ricketts, who had been dangerously III, was rapidly recovering She was expected to ar rive at the Cape early August. ·
Captain the Hon. Grey has been appointed Captain of the port of Gibraltar.
naval court marial was held at Portsmouth, on steam frighte. The Court was summoned at Lieut, the 6th, on First Lleut Crawley, of the Avengers Crawley ↑ own request, to examine into some so- rious charged which hind barn braugin oprint him by Grant, bila servant to the ship, The Court, after hearing the evidence, pronounced a sentence of full acquittal.
PROMOTIONS:
ACTING GUNNERs-George Willis, James Jef fury, George M'Goath.
SECOND MASTER- George Gifes October 7.
CARPENTER-Walter Ross, Overland New, desire to crush an honest man,
THE CONQUEST OF BOINDE In one last publication we gave a taport of the proceedings at the late menting of Directors of the East Indian Company, and of the address of Mt Bullivan, referring to the treatment of the Amoors of Beinde That address has called forth the following reply from Captain Fleary Napier, the brother both of the gallant conqueror of Seinde and the historian of that conquest. The letter vas
dresset to a contemporary i
"Sir,At the lato quarterly met Inilia proprietors, one McBullivan made use of the following expre gallant historian of the Conquest of Scéad of the most disgraceful books ever issued British spreas, &c.' His (Sir C. MI deedings were in many instances in to the Governor-Genems instruction, and trophé (è, e, the conquest) wa hibug
is abuse of plenary last the extent of 250.000.
of this Compa prod
to a man in ingly in the endi
and the falsifontion e the Governor Genera
Colonel Outrăm-
treaty, wherensi wat duused only by hi &c. Now, sir, assu Correally reposted. for Li that Sir C
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NAVAL STATION Ar Goys.-Lard John Russell has replied to the memorial emanating from a pube lio meeting held at Cork, in favour of such naval works in Cove as would render the harbour equal tales to its natural advantages, His lordship concurs in the justice and force of the statements put forth in the memorial, and adds, that the subject has been referred to the best consideration of the Lords of the Admiralty,
FATE OF HAI MAIESTE & Shir be recollected that thin line western coast of Nen
about returning to Bu vice on that station. Da Zealand her Maje Haereking, of Fame Ho ship lay standed, in th as the vessel
Since then letters he hoe total lost the
e Abo, Russian corvette, Captain Reedueef,ing the succeeding ale
from Spithead on the 24th September, for
have been issued to corźniarion the Rat- 6, for surreying servise, Capt. Owen bas already hosted his pendant on board, Andromeda, 44. at Devonport, bail at ay in 1829, 1,215 Ende, after the French Pre it about to proceed to Cork as a meal depot, STRANTES stated on anthority that
of her stores were saved? Petten, the officers, England to be tried by court the ship.
LIEUTENANT WARNER'S LONG informed that an officer of artil has been selected, with the to test the merits of Liem both of the shell and long ran
remment have deferu not to construct.sury have appropriated the summ
ellent
of fron
retice on board interiority ing the shot
the expenses of the experiment ty of the public had 4 bon the being gratified in respect to
Fastractions have been per in-Chief of the Mediterran miral Sir William Park Po
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HENRY E, NAPIER, Captain, R.N."
The following letter from Lord Ellenborough to Captain Napier, will show his lordship's opinion of Sir Charles Naplere condust in India.-
Southam, September 27th, 1846. My dear Captain Napier, I received this morn ing your letter about a speech made by Mr Sullivan lng ingt Sir Charles Napara conduct in Buinde, You are mistaken in supposing that I have read the pecah. Iaw
There had been some discussion at the Court of Proprietors, apparently got up by Mr Sullivan, for the purpose of making a long speech; but the discussions rot up occasionally at that court are so wholly devoid of importando, except in the eyen of the speakers, that I did not think it worth
read what was and
Is to murely quite unnecessary for me to declare in words my endre approbation of Sir Charles Napier's oneuci showed what I thought of it by my acts Governor General, and I will tell you think the services Sir Charles Napior has performed dinco I left India have been even greater hap thoas I endeavoured, but was unable adequately campaign in the hills was, as a military ope gvan superior to that which was for over the victories of Meeance and Hydera- de los proved himself to be the ablest or ake the most successful of adininistrators, if the Posy blan administration may be tested by the
entiment and confidence it gives to the people, E service during the late campaigu upon the Soller when having had no previous instructions to haya, his forces in preparation, he moved in a fow weeks with 15,000 men and 100 guns upon Moulan, leaving Scinde tranquil in his rear, was of itself sient to show to all who hase minds capable at
durg gros mensures of war and policy, The perfection of his arrangements and the ofer of his just and energetic govern- Immense value, in a military point of
which his former victories have Sende. These matters are, how. raderatood in this country even nd to them at all. that I fear it merta are justly appreciated, zonly discover, when it is too Napier has possessed that rare 1 and civil talents, both ex okkie the peculiar aïtribute
very sincerely,
ELLENBOROUGH.
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