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THE TRIEND OF CHINA LAND HONGKONG GAZETTEL

THE CAPE Shipping List of the 11th November, reports the arrival there of the Hindostan Steamer, 31 days under Steam from Southampton, thus averaging 205 miles per day, using only two thirds of her powerShe left Southampton on the 24th Septr, and after touching at several places, reached. St. Helena bay on the 8th of Nov. The Englishman of the 26th Decr, and nounces her arrival at Calcutta, The George Wall's Schooner left the Cape for CHINA on the 18th Octr. Jurij is

By the Malta Times of the 10. Nov, we note the first ant versary of the birth day of the Prince of Wales was celebrated, the

After passing the sound point o sage either the east or group may be adopted, according to ter wit ng thà mh antras of a jasarablo, sets with some velocity advanced to the north

ack ma

Last in the The N Whit lead in can be made where, a well sheltere under

THE

northerly sto violenc therly

time, the

As an accompa

day before, by firing Salutes from the bat-exed is an abet teries and fleet. We heard no such evi-

dence of loyalty in our Bay. The news of the PEACE WITH CHINA reached there on the 13th ex Medea, sund

We beg to thank our CORRESPONDENT,

for the following interesting

tion which will be duly valued tical frien

Dear Sir

jaby

HAVING recently made the passage from Maçao to good carrying ship, and being under the that bulky goods may continue to be sent bat every period regardless of seasons, the result of our own experience in com- 7th of the N. E monsoon and adly transfer the particulars as they may be of some use

revailing last anchorage

aders. ads. Dec. 28th, but calms and adverse it was Jany 3d, before we left our Harlem's bay continued working down the coast keeping it well aboard to Breaker's point blowing trung NN. E to E. NE, with a short high sea carrying 2d reef for the most part On opening Formosa

And more steadily prevailed from the northward-enabling us to make the south

and

6th

eastering as we ap- rough the North group

7th, with strong gale at E NE. reasing as advance, was made to S. D. tacked

W and on the 9th passed the island of Bolel Tobago Xima. 10th weathered Sam- aranne island. 11th Koumi island East of us, on the 12tb left the hold rocky islands Hon pen can and Tha yu su to the west of us, wind East from whence it quickly drew round by the south and west to NN E. and blew hard. On 19th from Latitude 27° 280North Long 125° 6' E. tacked to N. W, carrying a press of sail against strong gale and heavy sea to obtain an chorage under the islands. On 15th weathered the Quesans and came to with both anchors under Buffa toes nose. Light weather succeeding the gale prevent before the 19th ed us from drifting into the inner harbor

revail from M. N. E. chief until the For raits are open when they come dow

but the Bashee

mosa

E prev

ülent

four

avr sea from-

ching out

Jon the Eas

¤ Northward

be

Benerally

Nort

n3dLENE NE

N. Weighed from Harlem's Bay

4 No NbE

116 16

1830

118 28

21

120 21

121 25

West

No current

122 46

West

122

122 10

125 6

123 50

30 B

NONE

5 NNE No

10 NE

9 NEBE

8 NE-NEDE

14 NE-NEUN

12 ESE SE

NE-ET-

13 SE-So-NW-NNE 27

North

N 21 E

No observations

15 INNE-No-NbW Anchored off Buffaloes nose South

THE forty miles of southerly current was the result of last three days

North

West

Winds

Latitude

Longitude Direction current Milen

心

Your obedt, humble peryant

TBES ITH

Master of Ship WANDERER.

195

and Spices and Cain to a small extent, Cotton Goods and Ra* Silk have decreased res-

R4.04.581, nd R3,62,456.

ort the chief items of the inerea

orneli

368) and Cotton, (R11 10821) creased R1,68,488. The articles Imani bed in value, are Fish-maws, Wood

been small..

of Opium to 188010, is

ring the past yea

the Cotton 02817, and the pees 68,08,198.. — It

that, although Trade It's usual fourishing

ertheless, carried on to a con-

Ibid

daj doclining both in prices and de- bunda is faits Camulang here in the

prices are likely to con

in the destroyed Regiments, viz, the 5th light Cavalry, 5th, 27th, 87th, and 54th Native I, are at length about to appear. All the Officers who have joined their respective Corps, are to have the full benefit of the casualities, and those who had not joined are to be mude equal in rank with the most fortunate of their contempor aries. Unfortunato Lieutenants of other Regiments, are to be taken as Senior Lieutenants of the un- fortunate Corps.

Ibul,

CHINA,

(From the Hobert Town True Colonist, Nov. 25) La conclusion of the war with Chins, as related in the ex- which we have given in our first page, opens a cheering prospect for the relief of the suffering population of Britain, by

bich it will afford for Brush commerce and manu

opening of even wir ports in the vast empire of das in whole territories are with canal and itjen for the transit of goods, will afford to Britain an of commerce grenier than ény other single event that-

fince Britain becanteenkesirst of commercial nations.

of China, according to the latest authentie ac..

000. The public bag € 20,000,000, and the peace expenditure" is leaving a surplus of £9,000,000. Four ports are

ich we have access, was 343,000,000

ush commerce, besides Camon, which is familiar to

and the island of Hongkong, which is ceded to which will give a more particular descript opportunity

nce, it appears that a line of coast extending from 23 to 31° N. lat., and from its curvature embracing an evient of one- thousand miles in the Chinese territory, is thrown

commerce.

GENERAL ORDERS BY H.E. THE COMMANDER IN CHIEF. 18th Foot-Lieutenant William Holland Lecky

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EXTRACT from a letter dated Chngan February 9th Daniel Caddy, from the 55th Foot, to be Captain, with- out purchase, vice Collinson, killed in action, 22nd 1843, persis, }^2

July 1842.

The following orders are confirmed:

Ry His Excellency Lieutenant General Sir Hugh Gough, G. C. B.

We have no news here except that the Emperor is in reality again preparing for war, which is much however, to be hoped will never again lake place This news of course we have from the Chi-Dated the 1st July 1842-Appointing Lieutenant nese, several of whom have had earnest converse- Heriott, 55th Foot, to act as Adjutant Serjeant Rid. tion with Mr. Gatzlaff on the subject. We are dle 20th Foot, as Serjeant Major; and Serjeant most anxiously expecting to hear somewhat farther Money, 55th Foot, as Quarter Master Serjeant, to detachments of the 25th and 55th Regiments arrived in of what you are doing to the Southward, every China, from England under the Command of Colonel body here is in a state of excitement talte

Hädr

Spectator of the 12th current fur

bjoined, atatement of

Bartley 49th Foot.

Dated 2d and 15th August, 1842. -Granting leave.

Lieutenant Postlethwaite, 26th, and Cap-

tion

lcutta, respec

embarkation rom, the ser

Murray, for five Eugland, for 2

Friend of India Lat Dec,

Hea

R 166731

the

only 440 Rs the

- hear tha

Plenipotentiary