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PROHIBITIONS AT CANTON.
Sue, by imperial' pleasure acting magistrate of Nánhái, promoted ten degrees and recorded ten times, honored with the title of sub- prefeet and advanced to the prefecture of the department of Loting, puts forth these prohibitions.
It is clear that, of the foreigners coming to Canton to trade, none except merchants and their rich assistants are allowed to go to the factories. Besides these, sailors and so forth, one and all are for- bidden to go on shore; and even the merchants and their assistants are not to presume to go to any other place.
Now, the provincial military examinations being at hand, it is fear- ed that the foreigners will be hastening away to the Eastern Parade to see the archery of the cavalry and infantry; that many crowding forward, some may chance, in the disorder and excitement of the moment, to get injured; or that the foreigners, not knowing how to dodge, may get wounded by the flying arrows. Therefore it is right to put forth prohibitions.
Accordingly these cominands are put forth, to the hong merchants, the linguists, the constables, the boat and sedan people, &c., for their full information. You must, acting in conformity thereto and keeping the laws, inform the foreigners that they must not go to the Parade to see the archery.
If any
dare oppose, the said hong mer- chants and linguists shall be prosecuted and punished. The boat and sedan people, also, must not presume to carry the foreigners thither. If any dare to act otherwise, they shall be seized and pu- nished' as soon as detected.
Let every one tremblingly obey. Let there be no opposition to this special proclamation.
October 25th 1846. To be pasted up in front of the Public Hall of the hong merchants [at the head of Old China street].
Note. We subjoin the original of the foregoing edict, giving, along with it, a literal translation, word for word; after which, we shall add “a déclara- from their excellencies, Kíying and Hwang, and some comments of our
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own.