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No. 48 VOL.

No. 66

THE FRIEND OF CHINA,

AND

LONGBONG

GAZETTE.

PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY MORNING

HONGKONG, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 16TH. 1843

monthly yourly

inform him that I will, if he declines, do so myself, as I should feel that I failed equally in my duty to my own Sovereign and the Emperor, did I allow the matter to pass unioticed

issue His Gracious Commands that Eliang, MAC. 11th Feby. 1843 Covernor General of Fukien and Cheklang, Hen Britannic Majesty's Plenipotentia shall proceed to Formosa to institute secret ry &c. in directs

three an inquiries into the charges which the Pleni- Bexed. Cunguunications, potating chaves the Honor to be, &c. massacre of some of Her Majesty's Subjects authorities on that Island for having, by(True Copy) I M's. Plenipotentiary.

(Signed) → HENRY POTTINGER on the Island of Formosa, shall be publish false representations brought forward, with

RICHARD WOOSNAM ed for general information.

a base, view to personal aggrandizement,

(True Copy)............ Acting Secretary. obtained orders for putting to death certain To J. R. Morrison, Esq. distressed and inoffensive Subjects of they spad Queen of Great Britain, who had been ay on the Coast of Formoss, and away the Plenipotentiary accordingly, begs to ments for this convincing proof of His Im

*By Order,

RICHARD WOOSNAM Acting Secretary.

The Grand Council hereby send

communication to the High Commissi

secret Elepoo.

cast

J

To THE Mas

MASTERS or Surs AND OTHER VES- beg to inform the Masters of Ships, &c., in the GELS

IN THE HARBOUR OF HONG KONG,

Harbour of Hongkong, that having received a the 7th instant, that the body of an European had

On the 23rd day of the 11th moon of the 22ndmbly tender his respectful acknowledge notice from the Chief Magistrate of the Island on received the Imperial Commands to the following perial Majesty's strict sense of justice, as been found on the shore, behind the Stone Quar

Year of Taoukwang (24th December 1842). we

effect.

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well as august disposition to preserve and strengthen the Peace which has been hap- pily established,

"Keying has memorialized us, stating that Pot- tinger has complained to him of a wanton mas sacre (of British Subjects) at Formosa for the

The Plenipotentiary by no means would object of unduly obtaining Military merit, thro' "false" representations. The great business of presume to question, the indefeasible and « treating for Peace being now "settled, it is not perfectly acknowledged attribute of His "worth while for this one particular to risk the imperial Majesty to intimate his High “overturning of all previous arrangements. Ele-Pleasure to all Officers of the Chinese Ein- poo after his arrival at Canton, must meet Pot-pire, in any language, and form that may tinger, and immediately explain to him, that the seem to His Imperial Majesty to be most « Celestial Dynasty has for its principle in govern- fitting and expedient, but, looking to the

ing all foreigners without it's pale, to look upon them with the same feeling of universal Benev. fact, that the Edict in question, was speci- olence with which she looks upon her own ally communicated to the Plenipotentiary "Children, so that Shipwrecked foreigners, no

–who received it with all due respect-and matter what Country they belong to, are treated further, that it will become the Plenipoten- with compassion and kindness, as by Law esta- tiary's duty to respectfully submit, through blished that when Keying previously memorializ Her Majesty's Ministers, a copy of the ed, handing up a complaint that the Commandant translation of the Edict for the satisfaction "of Formosa had wantonly massacred people, to

gain Military merit thro- false representations, and information of the Plenipotentiary's "the Great Emperor, on hearing of this, was ex- Town Gracious Sovereign, the Plenipo- ceedingly indignant! but on consideration, this tentiary thinks it right to record, with re- "is only a one-sided statement of the case, and ference to that expression in the Edict He cannot therefore rashly proceed to sentence, which says that the Colestial Dynasty has The Emperor has already issued an Imperial for its principle in governing all foreigners Edict, Commanding Eliang, Governor General "of Fokien and Cheking, to cross immediately without its pale" that His Royal Mistress over to Formosa, there to make secret enquiries the Queen of England acknowledges, no "and take the steps that may appear necessary Superior or Governor but God, and that that if the foreigners whom Takungah previously the Dignity, the Power, and the universal "killed were indeed people in distress, it will not "be difficult to get proof of the fact during the Benevolence of Her Majesty, are known to course of such investigation, that the Great Em- be second to none on Earth, and are only

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peror rules with the utmost impartiality and jus- "equalled by Her Majesty's and

tice, and will assuredly have Takungan (if found studious, anxiety, to fulfil Her Royal Pro- guilty) sent as a Prisoner to Peking, and punish-mises and Engagements.

West Point, I proceeded thither the g, and found the Bady nearly opposite Green Island; it appeared to be that of a Ship's Carpenter, from the extra pocket in his trowsers, he was dressed in a blue cloth jacket, canvass trows ers, blue worsted stockings, and shoes almost new. from his being so dressed I conclude, he must be a liberty man, and had met with some accident whilst drunk on shore The Body was too much decomposed to be touchpil, and much swollen from ixing in the water, he had red whiskers. Should sel to which he belongs should know what is bes this lead to his recognition, the Master of the. Ves

come of him; I calculate the spot where he was found was about 3 miles from the Town

Hong-Kong, 11th Feb. 1843.

E. FARNCOMB,

dom Coroner:

PRICES, OF PROVISIONS,

At the Hong-kong: Market Place. song Hong-Kong, February, 18437 the

Pork, per veatty ident

gured to plani MEATSei oroti belt god

mupid Cents. 010

Beef

Fowls

Ducks

Wild Dudku do. deal cacho, esk Spipedoret saint Pigeous 3 brace

FISH.

14

H

50

Qudils Bigle doubler jabut. Hen's Eggs per dožen, v ligipiza mrjibang Duck's Egget doodland kalima mēdisti

Fish, large, fresh, per catty

Do middling size Do small od god Salt Fish's

ed with rigorous severity: further, that the Rules munication may be sent to the|| Oysters enjo

and Regulations for carrying on Commercial in- tercourse form now the most important thing to

of this

Flenipotentiary requests that a copy Copy Grand Council, and also to His Excellency Keying, Governor General. &c.

be deliberated upon and settled, and all doubts " and suspicions must previously be dismissed so "that then everything may be arranged satisfactor "torily." Elepoo. in his person, sustains a most important trust; he has had long and mature ac- quaintance with affairs of the frontiers and he must be able to look up and enibosom our own Imperial feelings and arrange all this business with the great- est circumspection. Let this Edict be forwarded

at the rate of 500le per day, for lepo n

Elepoo's informa-

tion. Respect this

Dated at Hongkong, 1 2nd February, 1843 vchan boyillasta yil) out

Wagner ett-J

11 Cen

Lobsters away you call ni Shrimps at ulkita at af fugonor Frogs balto carro e dedine mbules OF DE FRUITSIOO Oranges per catlonsku at Pamelos ou mis hij Plantaina irusel. lubu bub wi Pearson,

[Signed] HENRY POTTINGER

71. GwH. BM's Plenipotentiary, Glowed hans sidan. demo ve 20(True Copy) RICHARD WOOSNAM Acting Secretarytmat bai fan or pintai oh so

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Ww of the Grand Counell therefore, in respect Copy No. 4 ful obedience to the Imperial, Will, now send ond un tas b Hongkong 1st February 1843.

the same

(True Translation.).

(Signed)R. THOM. Interpreter.

HAVING now had leisure to into the trans- lation of the Imperial Edict, which was to me by Elepool and his

in addition

True Copy RICHARD WOOSNAM I see an its full forcep the objectummablo

***** 901-Acting Secretary, which you pointed that to golol meal or front 1997 0024 I have therefo the accompany SIR HENRY POTTINGER BART, Her Bri tannic Majesty's Plenipotentiary, now ad dresses the Imperial High Commissioner, ELBroo, &c., the Governor General Ke- R

$30 and the Governor Liang Paoli- 20. for the purpose of making a

Communication:

char clear

The Pleni

ntiary having had an Eng- Tish translation made of the Limperial Edict, date the 24th of December 1842. which was umansmitted by the Gra Co cit on that days to the High Co

lepoo, Sec. the Plechpotentia

led to Ind from that documer

has, plased. His Imperial Majesty to

wish

Chestnuts - dub zmo, di a MIS Walnuts

Almonde Alumina

10

83 to 820 Cants.

burg, Diode mali MEGETABLES.

(rish Potatoen, percubay Sweet Potatoes nely hon allife part

55 of bowlpi edi 5 – phim

abbages, per catty

Hülli per cattyalam Mal

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