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N. 43 VOL. 1

THE FRIEND OF CHINA,

AND

DONGBONG

GAZETTE.

PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY - MORNING.

HONGKONG, THURSDAY, JANUARY 12TH, 1823.

NOTEERCATION. THE publication of the I Hongkong Ga- zette under the authority of Government, will be discontinued from this date · but all

public orders and notifications appearing in "The Friend of China and Hongkong Ga- zette," with the signatures of duly autho-

still unctionaries of the Government are people, but in m

rized

be considered as official.

By order,

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

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION. THE following provisional appointment is made by His Excellency SIR HENRY POTTINGER, BART., &c. &c.

C. B. HILLIER, Esq., to act as Clerk of the Court, under the Chief Magistrate pending the receipt of Instructions from Her Majesty's Government, to have effect from the 19th Instant.

By order

J. ROBT: MORRISON

Acting Secretary and Treasurer.

Govt. House, Hongkong 31st December 1842.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.

THE following appointments are made by His Excellency SIR HENRY POTTINGER, BART., &c. &c.

ALEXANDER F. GORDON, Esq., to be Land Officer, Surveyor, and Inspector of Roads on Hongkong.

Price

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14 monthly i 12 yearly 5

that some lighter punishment than death equences. Their Excellencies are thorough- must be inflicted upon him,in case he shouldly indignant that the sacred Hall, should really be as much as eighty years old. have been thus desecrated, and should the

FOKIEN, The maritime districts of like in fnture occur, they declare their full - suffered greatly from the depredations of guilty. Fokien Province have for some time || determinatioe in no wise to spare ́the. banditti, who have not only plundered the in many instances have inflicted wounds causing death. The Mandarins were in the habit of receiving bribes from the leading freebooters, and consequently listened to none of the complaints of the in- jured people. The people themselves, have therefore dispatched several of their num- ber to Peking, to lay their complaints be fore the Court. They have succeeded in putting their case into the hands of one of the Ministers, who is to bring the matter to the e notice of tde Emperor.

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CHE KEANG. NEW KBEN, the Govern- KEANG, having been called upon to make a detailed report of all of the dis- bursements, on account of the war in the said Province, begs to be allowed to wait until the peace is fully and finally esta- blished, when the details shall be forth coming.

YIH SHAN AND YIH KING. The Board of Punishments who have had the cases of YIH SHAN, YIH KING and other high Of ficers under consideration, for allowing vic- tories to the barbarians, have reported them lamentable lack of ignorance as to the GUILTY of imbecility and cowardice, and a

Consider their grave offences to be worthy trusts committed to their responsibility, and ||

of death. The Emperor in

WAR between the United States and by the United States forces! Proclamation Mexico! Occupation of the two Californias by Commodore Jones.

To the Inhabitants of the two Californias. ALTHOUGH I come in arms, as the Representative

of a powerful Nation, upon whom the central Govern- ment of Mexico has waged war, I come not to spread It is against the enemies of my Country banded and desolation among California's peaceful Inhabitants ----

arrayed under the Flag of Mexico that War and its dread consequences will be enforced.

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Inhabitants of California, you have only to remain to insure security of life, person, and property from your homes in pursuit of your peaceful arocations

the consequences of an unjust War into which Mexico has suddenly plunged you. Those Stars and Stripes, infallible emblems of civil liberty, of Liberty of Speech, freedom of the Press and above all the freedom of cons- cience with constitutional rights and lawful security- to worship the Great Deity in the way most congenial- to each ones sense of duty to his Creator, now floats triumphantly before you and henceforth and for ever dren, and to unborn countless thousands,

give protection and security to you, to your Chil

will

All the rights and privileges which you now enjoy together with the privileges of choosing your own Magistrates and other Officials for the Administration of Justice among yourselves will be secured to all who remain peacable at their homes and offer no resistance

to the forces of the United States.

high privileges of Citizenship and to live peacably ..... Such of the Inhabitants of California, whether Na

tives or foreigners; as may not be disposed to accept the

under the free Gov't of the United States, will be al-

MR. WILLIAM TARRANT, to be Assistant Reporty issues his stern commands flowed time to dispose of their property, and to remove ·

in the above Departments to Mr. Gordon.

These Appointments to take effect from the 1st Instant, pending the receipt of In- structions from Her Majesty's Government:

By order

J. ROBT; MORRISON,

Acting Secretary and Treasurer.

Govt. House, Hongkong- 3rd January, 1843.

SELECTIONS

immediate arrest of the said high officers, and directs that they be led in chains to the Capital, there to await the final orders for their execution.

KEANG SU.

out of the country without any other restrictions while they remain, it than the observance of strict neutrality, total abstinence from taking part directly or indirectly

in

the War with the United States, or holding any

intercourse whatsoever with any civil or Military Of. ficer, agent or other person employed by the Mexican

Government..

All Provisions and Supplies of every Kind furnished by the Inhabitants of California for the use of the United States, their Ships and their Soldiers will be paid for at fair prices. No private property will be taken for public use without just compensation:

NEW KEEN, the Governor General, memorializes the Emperor, pray- ing that the usual duties upon the ships and cargoes of Keangsu Province may for the present he dispensed with, as the mer- chants have been well nigh ruined by the war waged by the barbarians. His Ma- FROM THE PEKING GAZETTE.jesty is graciously pleased to accede to the

HALLING. It will be recollected that HAELING the Tartar Commander-in-chief, was present in person at the battle of Ch -keang foo, and when he perceived that the

city was lost, retired to a private court of his official residence, sat down in his chair,

red his attendants to set fire to the that full inquiries be made as to the number Hopewell 30 days, from the Sandwich Isles. For

recommendations of the Governor General to the great joy of the various traders.

TEEN TSIN Many of the troops who have been assembled from the various Pro- vinces for the protection of Teen Tsin have sickened and died. His Majesty directs

and

residence of those who have died, as it is the intention of the Court, to dispense favours to all the bereaved families.

Signed Ths. Ap Catesby Jones. Commander in Chief of the United States Navali forces in the Pacific and of the Naral and Military ex- pedition for the occupation of Old and New California.

Flag Ship-United States Monterey Bay-October 19th 1842.

Tun above has been handed to us by a subs- criber who obtained it from the American_Ship

some time past, there has been going on a very angry correspondence between Mexico and the United States, with respect to the aid and assis tance given by the former to the Texians. Satis- faction was refused to Mexico, which Government it seems has been rad enough to think the Finan cial embarrassments of the States, afforded an ex- cellent opportunity of paying off old scores.

building and perished in the fames. A short time after his death was announced at PERING, WANG, one of the Censors, hint

KEANG SU. A high Military Officer of ed to the Court that the death of the Gen- KEANG SU having recently died leaving eral did not occur in the brave manner re-four grown sons, the whole of them have presented, but having caused many of the, populace to be put to death, the people be been promoted, two of them to the KEANG hope Eugland may not become involved in this

came so exasperated at his cruelty, that they rose and murdered, the General through revenge. Upon this the Emperor sends a dispatch to KEYING, to institute ful. lest inquiries into the true cause of BAE LING's death, and report accordingly. Kuy- ING replies that he magnanimously" and voluntarily met his death, by the burning of his own residence, in the way first describ- ed, and he did it in consequence of the capture of the city of Chin keang foo by the barbarians on the 24th of the 6th moon 22nd year (July 21st, 1842).

AN AGED MURDERER. A Priest of the Budhist sect has recently been murdered in Tartary, by a man said to be eighty years old. The Emperor orders strictest inquiry to be made touching the age of the murderer, stating it as the Imperial will

su division of the imperial army.

We

quarrel, although the long coveted occupation of the Californias by America, will dispose of the North West Boundary question, and we fear all hope of our retention of the Colombia or Oregon

territory.

Tax Bengal Orroм Sales are announced to be as follows.

THE CANTON RIOT.—Kekuna, the Gov- ernor, and LEANG the Lieut. Governor of Kwangtung, have issued a joint Proclama- tion, in which they publicly censure the two "officers, who had charge of the MING LUN Hall for allowing the Hall to be used for seditious purposes, and by large assemblies to consult about fighting and disturbance du ring the week previous to the Canton Riot, They state, that the said Hall, has been set || 17th April apart solely for the purpose of consulting 22nd May 30th June about good doctrine and just principles, and not even for any purposes of trade or business, and should another turbulent

again within its sembly ever convene walls, the two officers in charge will be diffce, def. held responsible, und must bear the cons-

2nd Jany 6th Feby

Patna 3500 1100

Benares 1500

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1389

3169

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5460

15168

last season

13014

6848

13362

121 def, 3194 Chests

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