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Review of Public Occurrences During the
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permitted by the crown, in consequence of the governor's representations, to remain as superintendent in the foreign factories, he should spread abroad his monitions, so that all may speedily deliver up what opium they have, so as to cnable us memorialize the throne conjointly, and request a conferment of favors from the great emperor, in order to afford encouragement and stimulate exertion. Now is the time for the foreigners of all nations to repent of their faults, and pass over to the side of virtue. This is the day and time for reformation; and if einbraced, the enjoyment of unending advantages will be the result. Let none on any account make excuses, or seek delay, so as to incur cause for future repentance. I proceed to issue commands, requiring obedience. And to this and 1 give my injunctions to the prefect of Kwangchau fú, requiring him immediately to transmit directions to the hong-merchants, to enjoin the coiınands on Elliot, to be without fail by him obeyed."
“This having been received, he the prefect proceeds to issue commands. When these reach the said superintendent Elliot, let him pay immediate obedience. Let there be no opposition to these commands.” March 28th, 1839.—Corresp. pp.
375-376.
Further, under date of the 28th, we have the following edict, com- municating four rules for the delivery of the opium.
"Chú, prefect of Kwángchau fú, issues commands to the English superinten- dent Elliot, for his full information. He has now received an injunction from. Lin, the high imperial commissioner and governor of Húkwang, sending out four rules for the delivery of opium, which he transmits for inmediate obedience. there no opposition. A special command.
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RULES. First.-The opium to be delivered up, as promised in the address, was not intended to have reference peculiarly to the store-ships. Whatever may be laid up in the foreign factories, or on board the ships at Whampoa the said superinten- dent is required first to deliver up: all that there may be in the factories he is required to have removed on the 29th, to the outside thereof, there to await the deputing of officers to examine and take charge of the samc. As to the ships at Whampoa, he is instantly to draw up a clear statement of the amount of opium in chests on board any of them by name, and to write in readiness, foreign letters to be handed in to government: it being determined to depute an officer on the 30th, to proceed, with chop-boats and tea-boats to examine and take charge of
the same.
Secondly. To the twenty-two store-ships, which have of late been anchored off Lintin, in the Macao Roads, and elsewhere, the said superintendent is also required to address foreign letters, that they may immediately proceed to make delivery. Officers shall be in the first place deputed to carry the letters, and give commands to the store-ships to cast anchor near to the Sandy.head offing, (one of the headlands of the Bogue,) and then and there they must respectfully await the arrival at the Bocca Tigris, of their excellencies the imperial commissioner and the governor, personally, between the 31st of March and the 2d of April, when they shall, ship by ship, submit the opium to be examined and taken charge of by their excellencies, in concert with the naval commander-in-chief.
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Thirdly. The foreigners of his nation residing in the foreign factories at Macao, must also be required to convey any opium they have in store, to the port of Sandy-head, there to be in course of time examined and taken charge of