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MARCTI 23, 1858.]

The Honghong Government Gazette.

No. 26.

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GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

It is hereby notified, that the Privilege for the Sale of prepared Opium has been granted by His Excellency The Governor in Council to CHUN-TAI-KWONG, of the MAN-CHEONG Shop, for Twelve Months, from the 1st of April,

1858.

By Order,

W. T BRIDGES.

Acting Colonial Secretary.

Colonial Secretary's Office, Victoria, Hongkong, 20th March, 1858.

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No.13.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

His Excellency SIR JOHN BOWRING, LL.D., Her Majesty's Plenipotentiary and Chief Superintendent of British Trade in China, &c., &c., has received from His Excellency Rear-Admiral SIR MICHAEL SEYMOUR, K.C.B., Her Majesty's Naval Commander-in-Chief, copy of the following Despatch from Lieutenant VILLIERS, of Her Majesty's steamer Starling, announcing the complete success of the Expedition directed by him against the Pirates who captured the schooner Heather Bell, belonging to this Port.

By Order,

Superintendency of Trade, Victoria, Hongkong, 22d March, 1858.

G. W. CAINE.

H. M. GUNBOAT Starling, HONGKONG, 18th March, 1858.

SIR.I have the honour to inform you that, in accordance with Your Excellency's order of the 16th inst., I proceeded at 6.15 A.M. towards Toung Kon, the island named by the Chinese Pilot, accompanying Mr McAlister. I stopped off a point to the southward of Deep Bay, and sent the l'ilot on shore in the Calcutta's cutter to obtain information from the inhabitants of the Village on that point. The cutter returned bringing with her two Fishermen, who stated that the schooner in question had been off that point from 10.30 A.M. till 5 P.M., on the 16th instant, when the Junks took her towards Deep Bay, where I followed. I also examined a Chinese Seaman belonging to Mr Gibb's schooner, who brought the news to Hongkong, and who stated he saw a schooner off Tung Shee Lang attacked by seven Juuks.

The men belonging to the schooner in question state, that seven Junks attacked her of Tung Shee Lang, on the morning of the 16th instant at 9 o'clock, boarding her, killing the Portuguese in charge, one Manilaman, and one negro Seaman, and wounding three men—two severely, one slightly. They took the schooner to the place above referred to, and in the evening at 5 o'clock took her to Deep Bay, where they ran her on shore. They also state that a quantity of Wine and Spirits belonging to one of the crew was taken away by the Pirates.

On proceeding up Deep Bay about 44 miles, I discovered the schooner on shore surrounded by five Junks of various sizes. Immediately they perceived us, the smaller ones ran on shore close to the schooner, but two larger ones made off. About a mile from the schooner, having so little water, I anchored, and with the boats named in the margin shoved off, and proceeded in chase of those nearest. On arriving within rifle shot, their crews landed and ran behind the hills adjacent. I boarded the nearest, a smaller boat than the others, and found some gingalls. Finding it unavailing to move her, I destroyed this Junk. In the meantime, Lieutenant Vivian and the Pinnace pro * H. M. 8. Calcutta's Pinnace, Mr Bylos, Midshipman, Mr Murphy, Assistant Surgeon, 16 men; Cutter, Lieutenant Vivian, Mr A. Court, Midshipman, 11 men; H. M. Gunboat Starlin's Gig, Lieutenant and Commander Villiers, 7 men.-Total 40.