STAT
THE FRIEND OF CHINA AND HONGKONG GAZETTE.
A RETURN of the Numban and Tonnage, of Merchant Vessels, which Arrived at and Departed from the Bust of CANTON during the Year ending the 31st Desember, 1840, digingniching tha Countries to which they balanged, vizi-
ARRIVED
Under what Colours
American
French
Dalch Brian, Dewsb
Specifi Hamburgh
Breinen.
Prussian
Total
A STATEŠU MT exh CANTON Aurhy the F
ber and Tonnare of Vessels
PLACES AND POR
Lxidon.... Liverpogly
Glasgow Alld
fulla and Co Ambay.
Andras ja
Singapore
bigbook
Audre New Zealand,
dwich Islan
Of Good Hope
1846,
Americon
Frenchiest
༢--ཆབ་བཀད་ས་དས།
DEPARTED.
Number Trangs · Under whid Colour Vessels Tonnage
of Tessels
1214
at
m
9896 Brush,
6429049 American,
283
10 Belginn,
5305 Danish,
·842747) ..
Dutch,
1701
Swedish,
1007
Hansburgh,
.152
Bremen, Lirussim,
$50 130,170
Total 1 29%
88880
29788 1283
2074
800
805
1978
550
128,755
The production is defc ticular-
fact based
So, that as regards all Lorein Chinese
structure jo
The local law the allege
by the treaty, reling other to there nuded
tion, except the rllegs - - Tims the Tnited Stated, niti
being a creditor, hat, by the full
power over the person of subjects, whilt he in responsib It is admited zhat there were orders and regnahatever in China. tions under which the purlies were acting, and of course werd
Lion Havil as contained in blejor General Degu), lara General Order, affords it this being the de- fonte of me own conduct
if Lien Lite observa Any thing
tions on this point mesn must stand exculpated from blame in the endeavour
This anomalous and mons. role is intolerable even in a cohe pregnant with thisorder and
o enforce them, whilst it is just as clear that Maevent of criminal occurrence, Jor oral D'Aguilar has thought proper to run a against orders, which, he himself was equal ly bound to respect
ly aggravated, and the for Cine Authorities may inlan positions of insuperable diffen States Consul has declared that he hau no cou
Wa dwell for a moment on the low alterapt at tire, although
hough hardly deserring a passing notice.tral over the persons of his le low citizens, and The writer
writer known full well, by this time, that the therefore, in the event of robbery, homicide, Ounce Storekeeper as Senior civil officer of or murder, on the persons of British or Chinese ng the movement of British Shipping in the Trade with the Port of the Ordnance, and member of a Board answerable 1840, distinguishing British and Country Ships; and showing the Num-alone to the Master General and Board Ord subjects, the culprit would exca pa oqually with
the delinquent debtory con on the 31st December.
mage
BRITTOR
Ton- N6!]
ngers
BAILED
COUNTRY For L
T'on- No
stage 125417-5727,947 4 2,050)
SUMMARY
No.
421
Entered. 19) 6,904 British 197 Vamela 58,566 Tona
•1) • *421] Connerý 77 36,830 A.2.264
2014 Towi› : 204 44b0,884 2824,014-7244,998|| 0| 7,346 2301,195 9923.465
4 105 13 5,176:37 1,134
3,302 7 3.202
•nage
30.802)
16
!
92,50€
432
432
825
878 101 8083 *945 195 3946
820
Cleared. "Brush" "128 Vessels 32,240 Tona Country 70
85,640
Total | | |202-22) 188,000 = y'
13
لاستية :
"
4 1024 7 3,042 1 500 8 3672)
(0) which number entered in Bullast. 4001
400 Brush 12 Véssely 3,574 Tong 2,146 91,732 16 3,878 Country 20
$695
1.003 325
150 Total
337
IT
$.959
150 837
8 $15
11
10 3,418 18 3,029] 28 €446
3 1,621 10) 6,976,
5) 2102
850!
9 2,952 Total 32
10,500 92,227
At Whampoa on 31st December.
11 Vessels; 5,463 Tons
19
993 001929 41,518 1,047 18406) 01/48 7:1869 2 338
1860661 777136.320/214
ED
gance at Home, but whnee proceedings are entire, ly fadepeДdopt of General D'Aguilar's authority, (except, as in the present instance that authority he, for a lime, usu ped) be knows full well say that this officer is not in that nor descrip, and contemptible position to which he is desirous of reducing him, nor is the by any means to be dis.. posed of in this summary manner, without either a hearing or a proof of his couduct
Again of Colonel Chesney, a man of the highest character and in the full vigour of a powerful in- tellect-it is represented that, his judgement has become so Impaired that he has resigned himself pripletely to the tutelage of another, "-- whilst in the same breath he is represented to be so wedded to his own views and opinions, that in support of them, although in the unworthy field of opposition authority,like the modera Italians hé mani- fests the same perseverance for the less worthy,
at the Romans of old did for the more weble ab., jects of pursuit.
In the name of common sense what is all this but And cleured in Bullast. 315 Britst
15 Yemola 5,019 Tons absolute twaddle, contsadition and antrath? There! 16,097 County 17
however another quality said to be possessed by the modern Italians, which, although the writer hes, not mentioned it, he has shown in this and past instances that he fully comprehends-the use of the secret dagger!
890128 39,241! 79136,6401207 88.880) Hritish
the Number of Merchant Vessels, of all Nations, distinguishing their respective at the Custom-Honto of CANTON, during the Year ending Bist of December, om or bound to, the Ports and Places undermentioned, viz:—
Hanseatic
12
30
10
€200
19
NAMES OF PORTS ** PLACES:
- London -
Liverpool and Bristol Glasgow, Lolth and Clydu
Düblir and Gork
Havid and Burdemux Amsterdam and Rotterdap
Stockholm Hamburgh
Cape af Good Hope
- Bombay -
Calcutta
- Madras. Tuticorin
Bingapore and the Straits Batavia and Spurabaya Hali and Lomhock Manifa and the Philippines New York
Boston and Baltimore Mazatlemand Mexico
Callao, and Lima -
- Valparaiso
Sydney, Port Philip' and Hobart Towitu-
3 Sandwich felands, New Zealand, & Marquesas - KY. Hongkong a
Maon Amoy, Ningpo and Shanghai -
20160
1 304
92,306 Tons
130,170 Tons
British
20
18
„Americqu
French
Dutch
88,380 Tons
29,786 31
12574 ~ Eco
DEPARTED
Belgun
Danish
Triping
Hanseatic
Frussian
TOTAL
61
20
*6*
4.
29.
397
550
126,755 Tons
Or
prese ineral where
Two
have been
Canton
The many to persist in
Royal
Trish
their superior
December, 1816.
stray Barracks. March 2nd 1847.
in which you have thought proper
that the
of the Police now
have bee
ldiers of the tracted by
sicer themselves independent
been dis without
Rog
tinetly stated that suça
foundation, ha
ment (who
were in any
municated
of China now
To the
The Boy
they cannot
mimo
Obedient Ber
Fiend of Chang
Bayatop their paper:
Edilor 1 of China.
FRANCIS C. MACGREGOR,
Consul.
The Mastor General and Board of Or near, determined to bare out without interfer cers in the due execution of look, erolong, for other,
As might Fate bean have not been altogether D'Aguilar's strange eiu unbiassed they have to ledge, condemned the ty farf L'articles however, which)
sent from this place, are of a con One of them extracted from thể Văn
Gazette, although we
should sally our column
however anoured for
It is well known that on
correspondent of
ments
tinue the
eir mess,
It will be shortly ascertained how an outrageous abuse and usurpation of authority, such as we have hinted at, can be reconciled with, and will he admit ted as "a benefit to the service, and ati enforcing of "the grand principles of discipline.”
We leave the subject hers for the present, with lile fear that any thinking and right judging mind, oft reading the article on which we have com- imented will take it for one jota more than its worth, and with perfet confidence in the justice of the ultimate decision.
On the July 1844, at Whanghia, a trea- ty, political and commercial, was concluded between the United States of America and the Chinese Empire, the contracting partics binding themselves by certain clearly defined and most important obligations.
Itecent occurrences in Canton must natural- ly lead to the enquiry how far the stipulations of this treaty have been carried into effect, this enquiry being of weighty consequence, af.
But this state of things be quite incompatible with the terms and pint of the treaty, con- mined in Article No. 21, as follow viz —
*Subjects of China who may be guilty of my * orămiziki nci towards ckizens of 1979 United Sta- tes, shall be arrested and puinshed by the Cluftese authorities according to the love of Chine. And Citizens of the United States who may com- * mit any crime in China, shall bo zubject to be tried and punished only by the Cousof of ather public functionary of the United Blater, therefo aukarized according to the laws of tlle Ontled Butes. And in order to the prevention of all controversy and disaffection, justice si be equitably and impartially administered on both sider,
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Hat it would appear, by an unaccountable omission, that the United States government have not authorized ther Consuls or other func tionaries to try and punish their citizens for crimes committed in China,
A transient glance at the correspondence between Keying and the United States Consul, respecting the riot in Canton on 8th July 1846, when several Chinese were slain will show, the difficult and false position in which the American officials are placed. It being notóri- ons that several Americans were in the fray. His Excellency, in his letter, trusted that the said Consul would personally enquire into and
ascertain the causes and intricacies of the late disturbance, so that the matter might be settled according to the treaty. But the Consul mère- ly replies, " at the time of the rict, several Arbe-
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ricans went out, but, as I, the Consul, was "at home prepáting to defend my own house, "I am ignorant who fired on the Chinese, and as the disturbance arose with an Englishman, it was not my duty to go out and repress it."
It is palpable that the Consal is not required to mate his own personal knowledge on the subject, but he is most properly called upon by the Chinese Commissioner, in the direct:ferria zn of the treaty, to hold an official enquiry, sol the homicide of Chinese subjects, in which
impli American Citizens liad been notoriously i cated, but to this most important request he makes no reply whatever, feeling, doubtless, over the poisons of his
fecting not only Chinese, but also the interests that having no con being invested with
of all Foreigners in China.
fellow Citizens, that
The Chinese Government seems to have act-requisito authority for the investigation, there- ed in perfect good faith, and there does not ap- fore, so far as his office was concerned, in this matter, that the treaty itself was mere waste pear to be ground for complaint in any matter
paper. of importance.
But how stands the matter with the United States government, Is it not chargeable with insincerity, of most enlpable negligence? Art cle 18th of the above treaty is as follows :-
"The Chinese Government will not hold itself; " responsible for any debta which may happen to be "due from subjects of China to citizens of the United States or for frauds committed by them, but Citizens of the United States iniy seek redress in law; and on suitable representation being made to the Chinese local authorities through the Consul, "they will cause dve examination in the promises, and
* take all proper steps to compet satisfaction. But
la bringing this subject before the public, we earnestly hope it may also fall under the notice t of the British authorities at home, and that most time may be lost, in obtaining from the Ga verndients of the United States and of France, the establishment in China of juristich ing full cognisance of Civil and with ample delegated powers to and punish offenders, —and thus we to demand, at least so far as Brius property, and persons are interested.
The beautiful frigate Festal, whic in case the debtor he dead or without property of long graced ant harbour,
**have absconded, the Creditor cannot be indeluni-
fed according to the old system of the Cohong ture in a day ortwo f's bat so called. And if citizens of the United States be her excellent Commander l indebted to subjects of China, the latter may teekannt page home, y
calls on the same way through the Peanut, but feeling in reciproc
LYCANCAR SIL
without any responsibility for the debt on the
of the United Sinted."
What has been done here by the United Stater Government to give effect to this vital clause Nothing has been done, The ter
power of the Chinese laws is at the com Lof the American creditor, but where tocity guaranteed by sacred bond
There is none the Chit agaust American
Chinese law of the l
Inoperative
1.States
England United
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