1842.
Last Ten Years, from 1832 to isti
suspicion and dislike here. Mr. Guizlaff, the joint interpreter, has been instructed to place himselt under your directions, and will readily afford you every assist ance in his power. After your departure from the Min, I am led to hope that you will convey to the Bonins, Mr. Millichamp, a British subject, and a principal settler in those islands. This person has been waiting here for a passage for more than twelve months at a heavy expense, and I am not withoní reason to believe that any facilities which could be properly afforded to him, would be acceptable to his majesty's government. Perhaps too, in the course of your voyage to the Bonins, you would do me the favor to call at Napakiáng, in Lewchew, for the purpose of enabling the Rev. Mr. Gutzlaff to join a vessel, bound on an expedi tion of investigation which he has my permission to do. I have, &c., -Corresp. pp. 211-212.
"CHARLES ELLIOT.
(Signed)
A very full account of the loss of the English brig Fairy will be found in vol. VI., p. 201 and the sequel. H. B. M. sloop Raleigla sailed on the 23d, two days after the date of the foregoing letter. The vessel alluded to in the last paragraph was the Morrison, which sailed from Macao July 4th, bound to Japan. See vol. VI., p. 209 and sequel. For some curious notices of the Bonin islands, sec Corresp. p. 218 and sequel; also vol. VI., p. 381 and sequel.
July 4th. The American ship Morrison, captain D. Ingersoll, sailed from Macao for Japan. Vol. VI., p. 289, &c., p. 353, &c.
9th. The governor of Canton published an edict regarding the affairs of the Hingtái hong. Canton Reg., July 18th.
18th. Another edict from the governor was published on the same subject. Canton Reg., July 25th.
August. In course of this month an imperial edict reached Can- ton, announcing the degradation of his excellency Tang Tingching, Vol. VI., p. 308.
29th. The ship Morrison returned from her trip to Lewchew and Japan, and brought back the Japanese, whose return to their homes. was the main object of hier voyage.
September 20th. Under this date, viscount Palmerston, at the Foreign office, addressed the following communication to the lords of the admiralty.
"Her majesty's government have had under their consideration sir John Bar row's letter of the 6th instant, in which, by command of your lordships, he in closes a copy of an article in the instructions of the naval commander-in-chief in the East Indies, upon the subject of our relations with China, and requests to be informed whether any, and if any, what addition or alteration should be made; in that instruction; and, also, whether the rear-admiral commanding-in-chiet, should not be directed to proceed himself to Macao, to communicate with her majesty's superintendent at Canton. Her majesty's government having, at the same time, had under consideration the several letters which have on various Occasions been addressed by this department to the admiralty, upon the nature of