THE
Bongkong Government
NEW SERIES.
GAZETTE.
VICTORIA, SATURDAY, 11TH AUGUST, 1855.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.
VOL. I. No. 6.
The Contract for publishing this Gazette, entered into on the 24th September, 1853, was terminated on the 30th ultimo ; and notice is hereby ern, that a NEW SERIES of this Gazette will be published hereafter, to commence from the 7th instant, under a New Contruct, and that
“THE MONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE"
1, as before
Colonial Secretary's Office, Victoria, Hongkong, 2d July, 1855.
be the only Official Organ for Proclamations, NotifICATIONS, and PUBLIC PAPERS, of this Government.
17.
land sale
By Order,
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.
It is hereby notified, that a Sale by Public Auction of rn Lands on Leases will be held on the ground to old, on Tuesday the 28th instant, the Sale to commence to'clock in the Afternoon.
The following Descriptive Statement of the Lots to be red at the Sale is published for general information.
By Order,
W. T. MERCER, Colonial Secretary.
onial Secretary's Office, Victoria,-- Hongkong, 7th August, 1855.
Schedule of Lots of Land proposed to be sold by Public Auction
on Tuesday, the 28th August, 1855.
BOUNDARY MEASURE-CONTENT
FEET.
£ s. d. 8,730 27.14. 4 9,000 28.11. 6
7,700 24. 9. 0
6,100 20. 6. 4
4,825 15. 6. 4 3,800 12. 1. 0 3,800 12. 1. 0 3,800, 12. 1. 0 3,800 12. 1. 0
FIXED
MENTS.
IN
LOCALITY.
N.
S. E.
W.
SQUARE ANNUAL
RENT.
2
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Under Matheson's Hill 125 69 103 90 100 100 90 90 169 139 59 50 139 117 59 50 117 76 59 50 76 76 50 50 76 76 50 50 76 76 50 50 76 76 50 50
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76
19
76
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76
76 50 50 76 50 50 76 76 50 50 76 76 50 50 76 76 50 50
64 70
42
32
Wongneichung
44
82
62
82
76 50
76
76 114
761 50 50
50 62
114 72 50
སྐྱ༤་༣་
35 68
S. & E.
50 116
No. 18.
W. T. MERCER, Colonial Secretary.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.
His Excellency The Governor has the satisfaction of publishing the following Despatch reporting the success of an Expedition, undertaken with the co-operation of the United States' Naval Forces, against the Pirates in the neighbourhood of Kublan,
By Order,
W. T. MERCER, Colonial Secretary.
Colonial Secretary's Office, Victoria, Hongkong, 7th August, 1855.
His Excellency
SIR JOHN BOWRING,
&c., &c., &c.
H. M. STEAM SLOOP "Rattler," HONGKONG,
7th August, 1855.
SIR,-At your Excellency's request, I have the honour to inform you, that after having consulte you as to the propriety of attacking the Pirate Fleet in Coulan Bay, and asking the assistance of Captain McCluney, of the United States' Ship-of-war Powhatan, I made arrangements with the latter by which I was to have 3 Gun-boats with their crews, and a party of Marines. I started on the 3d with the Steamer Eaglet and the boats in tow, and arrived and anchor- ed near Coulan that night. Next morning the Eaglet took all the boats in tow, and we went into Coulan, but finding nothing there, turned our heads a little more up the coast, and soon discovered, in a branch of the river, a large Chinese Fleet at anchor, bearing the same distinguishing marks as the one that had committed the de- As we stood in, I detached two of the predations complained of. Gun-boats in chase of a Lorcha apparently trying to escape; and as I wanted information, I had intended to wait their return; but the Chinese began firing guns, and appeared so determined to resist, that I began to fire Rockets at them, which had the effect of making them get under weigh to run further up. Seeing them well off, I immediately proceeded to follow in the remaining boats, the two American paddle-box boats firing shot and shell. The larger Junk, 3,800 12. 1.0 apparently bearing the flag of the Chief, rounded to and fired several 4,750 15. 1. 6 guns, very well directed, and shortly after she and the next in size 5,09816. 3. 8 | grounded with their broadsides towards us, and kept up an animated
3,800 12. 1. 0 3,800 12. I. O 3,800 12. 1. 0 3,800, 12. 1. 0 3,800 12. 1. 0 5,228,16.12. 0
3,150 10. 0. 0 4,545 14. 8. 6
8,588 27. 5. 2
196 163 10,00231.15. 1
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fire until the American boats were near enough to throw in grape; they then, although crowded with men, offered no further resistance, but tried to escape to a small neighbouring island. Possession was instantly taken, and the Boats passed on, to a large open space with apparently several channels leading out of it, in chase, attacking and 6,400 20. 6. 4 6.400.20. 6. 4 capturing many more large and heavily armed Junks.
It getting late, and the boats being an immense distance from the ship, I thought it better to begin and barn the Junks at once, and accordingly burned 7 large war Junks, and 3 smaller Boats, more like Traders. All this I am sorry to say was not effected without loss, and our gallant companions, as well as ourselves, have to lament the death of some noble fellows. I cannot speak too highly of the con- duct of Lieutenant Pegram, his brother Officers, and Seameri and Soldiers: it was noble from beginning to the end; never was co-opera- tion more cordially given and received. My own officers and men behaved as I have had the opportunity of seeing them on two or three other occasions, and as I know they will again if they have the opportunity.
80 80, 106 83 150 9,320 29.11.10 80 80 80 80 6,400 20. 6. 4 80 106 70 140
8,400,26.13. 4 50 50 50
2,500 7.18. 9 50 50 50 50 2,500 7.18.9. 50 50 50 50 2,500 7.18. 9. 50 50 50 50 2,500 7.18. 9 50
50 50 50 2,500 7.18. 9 70 110 50 65 4,500 14, 5.10 CHAS. ST GEO, CLEVERLY, Surveyor General,
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