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THE FRIEND OF CHINA,

AND HONGBONG

GAZETTE.

PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY MORNING.

NOTIFICATION.

HONGKONG

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THURIDAT.

NOVEMBER 17TH 1844.

THE publication of the Hongkong Ga-merce of the world the native country of that zette under the authority of Government, Iron-also that which better pleaseth practical po- wherewith utilitarians are best pleased, Coal and will be✨ discontinued from this date but all hiticians and propnister their patron samt, Gold public orders and notifications appearing in

and Silver. Such it prospect, which these The Friend of China and Hongkong Ga Yast regions unfold, a prospect more than sufficient zette,” with the signatures of duly autho

to compensate for any loss we may have sustained rized Functionaries of the Government are though Europe were once more hermetically seal- an adequate outlet for our mercantile enterprise, still to be considered as offcial.

ed against us, by the revival of Napoleon's Contin- ental System; yea, if even Europe itself, for com- mercial purposes were blotted from the Map of the World.

edi

By order,

J. Robt: Morrison, Acting Secretary and Treasurer Hongkong, March, 23rd, 1842.

By late papers, we learn that the news of the Pacification produced the liveliest feeling of satis faction

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monthly yourly

with harbours and anchorages, fitted for the comme and such an anomy na we have here to dent with, it be- comes a subject for unmixed and hitter shame. The principal head, however, of our intelligenes from China was more import. ant if true. “I was said that Yang, an imperial Commisioner, for the expenses of the war and the surrendered opium: was en route to offer 40,000,000 as compensation to the Bri. also, the common of Hongkong as the price of peace." Our feelings respecting such news as this are, we confoss, of a mixed, perhaps inconsistent, character. Infamously as we have used thu Chinese, we are glad to hear that they are giving in, because, il they do not, it is unhappily certain that we shall use them worse. We and our country are implicated in the discredit, in the guilt of those transactions ; and we feel, while that is the case, some- what an a well-meaning traveller might whom soma strange freak of furtune hed compelled to cast in his lot with a company of foods nesly disposed to deprocate any desperate reais. tance on the part of the objects of his companions' cupidity aud to pray for their speedy victory, not, certainly, from any favour towards their unholy vocation, or anxioty to enrich himtelf by any share in the plunder, but from a knowledge of his compa. hi as determination; and a consequent fear of finding himself involved as accessory to a murder as well as mobbery. We have little hope that under any Ministry, Whig or Tory, our entangled Justice, and, little us we should have to be proud of in the appro Eastern policy will be sailled on principles of true honour ani priation of the 840,000,000 of which YANG is said to be the bearer, we canast but rejdios at thi prospect of any approaching settlement, and are content to limit our aspirations to die hope that we may as soon, and with as little noise as possible, get quitTM

OMMERÜTAL.

The sensitiveness of the London Tea market may be estimated from the fact that the transfo dat's produced a marked depression in prices. rence to the Times Newspaper of one of our On ion at Singapore. We have much pleasure in Whilst we think it will be but temporary, yet we quoting the opinions of our contemporaries there heartily concurring as we do in their sentiments. may observe it is an additional motive, why we We have hitherto, from motives of delicacy, for-

should be furnished with accurate intelligence by borne expressing our commendation. We know our mercantile friends. We ask for facts and fi- enough of the manly character of Sir Henry Pot-gures opinions we do not want, as we shall form tinger to say, that he would be annoyed by praise, however well earned, were it open to the suspicion of being not wholly disinterested. Hence our si- lence.

RESS,

In reference to the Treaty the SINGAPORE FREE Fress says; The terms agreed upon are every thing that could be wished for, and prove that no- thing could have been more fortunate for the in terests of Great Britain, than the choice by the late ministry of Sir Henry Pottinger,I to conduct the proceedings against the Chinese harder bargain might perhaps have been driven with the

Chinese, and mo

other desire than to promote, as far as we can the our own and express them funinfluenced by any best interests o of Anglo-Chinese commerce.

We learn from India, that bur

ir opinions will hereafter be regularly transmitted, to some of the principal ditional, reason why we should be furnished with organs of public opinion in England; this is an ad-

detailed and accurate Statistical information, By late letters from Canton we learn, that IMPORT

del

even

has come to a stand stand

and prices declining highly. GREY LONG CL

CLOTHS are quoted at $ 2,50 to 2,80 and WHITEs at

of

this most ugly affair With regard to the cession of Hongkong. we must express our earnest hope that standing disgrace, for such it would be, may at least be spared us, and that our nego. tiators will satisfy themselves with the receipt of that treasure which is to remunerate us and our protege's, the opium smugglers, for our actual disbursements, without saddling the nation with a permanent record of its own disgrace, in an unjustifiable acquisi. tion of territory.Hving forced ourselves on their shores, and our commerce into their ports, for our own, and strictly for our own advantage having encouraged the violation of their laws by our subjects, and that on no point of formal or ceremonial enactment, but in a matter affecting closely and deeply the well- being of the people,we proceed to take advantage of the mis management of our own people, and their rude way of enforcing subential Justice; to carry on, not so much a war, as a slaughter ander their harmless people. We insist on placing ourselves

under their lawwe quarrel with them because that law, which is thus of our seeking, not their imposing, not correspondent with European notions of fairness, and we are now, it seems, about to exact from the comparatively innocent party, not only the expenses of the quarrel, not only compensation for the arbi. trary though substantially just punishment to which our mer chants have been subjected, but a locus standi within their do. minions, from which, if the analogy of our past Indian policy has any significance, we can and probably shall extend, first our

pear convenient. We earnestly trust, that in spite of the the influence, and then onr empire, over all such parts of his Celes

ories of shameless conquest avowed by same of those who have lately directed our Indian policy, the present Government, if they not immediately abandon, will yet shrink from such an

mont unscrupulous development of a system of mere selfish aggrandize.

The Times Aug. 4.

2,80 to 83 per piece. AMERICAN HOMESTICS ATE LEAD barely saleable at 4.25 per picul in con- saleable at previous rates. Woollens very flat. sequence of large arrivals of native produce, which can be laid down in Canton at Tabls 8. 8 per pi-Gal MAJESTY's present dominions as may from time to time ap cul What with native and American produce, we shall, it is expected be soon expelled from this

market in the article of Lead.

and more territorial acquisitions made, but we are convinced, the present arrangements will be very conducive to the interest of the En glish, and promote a better estimate of their cha racter by the Chinese by proving that it is only what is just and proper that we seek and that we have no disposition to take advantage of their mus fortunes to impose harsh or degrading terms upon market them. The plenipotentiary has throughout shown talk, 'that the duties may be reduced prior to the TEA The market has not yet opened, there is himself a first rate Statesman, and will no doubt val of the Commissioners. We hardly think receive from his Sovereign some distinguished this likely, although the Hong Merchants may now mark of her approbation of his conduct, In res

consent to Ship Teas, subject to the payment of pect of this intelligence the STRAITS MESSENGER such duties as may hereafter be imposed. If this observes "It will be perceived from the terms of

arrangement can be effected, it is believed far the Treaty that the demands of the British Go-higher rates than were expected, or late advices vernment, as acceeded to by the Chinese Com from home would seem to warrant, will then be missioners, are as remarkable for their moderation, as they are for the dignity of the position taken by

paid. Great Britain on this momentons question; and are as likely to conduce to the permanent welfare of that empire, as we trust they will be for the in- terests of our own Country. "We shall soon hear "similar sentiments echo by the whole of dian Press. In England the news, so expected, will produce a perfect delinium I must not be forgotten, pubhe feeli

declared its self, most unequivocally a China Var

papers by the last Mai

strongly confirmatory of this tone of the pub mindariament was then pected to be up in

a few da

men

SILK All the new Silk has been taken at the

present month -

recent very high rates. The eagerness to make returns, will it is thought, induce, parties to take whatever may arrive during t content if they realize in Lond

there be no pected

4s ad for the dol.

In trade. this can before boited South of

populati factu

with a good harvest, the gentle-

om Ame

ate will have hile the of ex-

Chia

idue proportion

To as to fored down

barcent

for a tert

We understand that the Head Quarters of the

Expeditionary Force cannot be expected to arrive bere before the first week of the ensuing month as his Excellency Lieut-General Sir Hugh Gongh and the General Staff it was confidently expected,

would not leave Chusan before the 12th Novem.

kong ber and would touch at Amoy en-route to Hong-

we subjoin extract from a letter from Chusan under date November received per H. M's Ship "Blonde" amongst other items therein contain- ed we notice a report prevalent there of a demons- stration in Birmah

We had a regatta here and some of the Roy- ed off with a from the navy, Peo- reat astonishment-A rumour is re that they wont release the pri mosaif so, what War? There is the mandarins, Sir Henry Pottinger and Sir Wm. Parker go over the 7th-The. General receiving the des- Gen

reply to his

tion

moon

2nd Mad

goes to Hong-

an assistant to Capt.

A