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THE FRIEND OF CHINA,

AND

NOTIFICATION.

BONGBONG GAZETTE.

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with the signatures of duly au- thorized Functionaries of the Government are still to be considered as official.

By order,

Hongkong,

ROBT MORRISON,

retary and Treasurer. 23rd. 1842,

ORIGITAL CORRESPONDENCE. (To the Editor of the Friend of China.)

me throu

the medium of your Columns, attention of my fellow subscribers and

done towards the erection of worship of the est

Was_net_on_foot_for necessary requirement; the subs. was liberally and quickly filled; yet, up to

criptio this noth that I am aware of has been done I believe

as it may appear, that even a grant- ground for the site has not yet been procured. Does - not this apathy and unseemly delay Mr. Editor, merit the severest reprehension? I know not who may be to blame for this unaccountable procrastination, but I must say, it is a hard and cruel case on those parties who liberally came forward and placed their names on the subscription list, to find, after the lapse of nearly two

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reignty, and a large number of our citizens have there established themselves, for commercial and other pur Islands, directly jeoparded, if not fable to utter destruc poses. Americans have high interestent stake in these tion by this high handed act of my Lord GEORGE PAULET; and we are not very likely to stand quietly

sulate (in the Danish Hong) is completely burnt out, but it is said all the ship's and other papers are saved. The only space now remaining for Foreigners is in the chup between Old Cinna Street and Hog Lane troublesome them they usuall • at a Canton fire, still they reaped a good booty, and would probably have over by and see it. It has been mostly by American moane Capt. Keppel from the Dido with about 60 Sailors civilized, and their government become entitled to take powered the proprietors of the property if the Hon. || and American devotion that these Islands have been and 20 Marines, had not come to their assistance, its place among the governments of the world. Our these however with a strong body of Chinese police relations with the amiable and inoffensive inhabitants, kept the rognes in awe, but a chinaman was shot weed are close and intimate; and our commerce in the dis in the act of stabbing a marine who had just caught tant ses in which they are sitnated, renders their inde- him committing felony.

pendence essential to us. We do not claim at this The extent of the damage done is very great, up-moment to carry out with regard to the Sandwich wards of 1700 houses have been burut down; Punhoy.group of Islands, the declaration of Mr. Monnon; but quas Hong is down, Old Aming and Young Tom we admonish the British and all other European go. the Linguist) are burnt out; also Hopmow, Le vernments against all ambitious notions of territorial Chun and all the other shops in Mowqua Street. The aggrandizement in this hemisphere. They will proba- extent of the damage is estimated at 5,000,000. The bly be disappointed in all such aspirations. British have not lost heavily pt in furniture and ||~~~

We deem it our duty to say thus much on the is not paid for under the ne domestic matters; but every Knows inconvenience threshold of this business; not because we will permit Regime. The appear-ourselves to believe it possible for the British Govern. had not the ment to approve of the conduct of the Captain of the wind providentially change the northward and Carysfort and his low born and low bred misjons at estward every foreign house in Canton would have Oahu, but because we find an opinion entertained to

the change of wind and some extent, that this will be the case. exertions of the men from the Dado, and some American out so, there will be much more to be said, and to do. When it turns Ship's Crews the fire was got completely under on Wednesday forenoon; from enquiries it appears there Paulet's superiors is ascertained.

At present we shall rest till the action of Capt. Lord is every reason to believe that its origin was accidental,

ance of the fire was

Robberies. —Although the Midnight depredators have ceased their usual activity still there have been several attempts at forcibly entering houses during the last few days. Meners Mac Vicars stores were broken into on Wednesday Morning last week, and some con- siderable property taken away but in no other instance any booty. The most remarkable case lately 18

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Morning Courier and New York Enquirer.

Most of the Vessels which went to the assistance of the Lord Lowther, have now returned from the wreck, bringing portions of the Cargo which we understand is in a very damaged state. Part of the Cotton has been sold as noticed in the Commercial department, and the Resident Councillor very judiciously ordered that Country as there is a great chance that from its pres- ent condition it may ignite.

years that no steps have been taken to erect a Church, latterly have the robbers carries that attempt upon it should not be stored in the Town, but taken into the

more Pspecia as we find several meeting houses, and Roman Catholic Chapel, have long since been built.

the poor Pagan-to our shame be it mid-

of us. He is raising temples to offer The Mussulman has his mosque, but the Christian proleming ment of the Island has noChurch

ore to meet his fellow Church.

man.

“Oh, shame, where is thy blush,” By a recent number of your Paper I observed we were at last allowed the boon of a Parson; but where, Iwould ask, is the Church for him to commence his lab ours in 1 I leave those to answer who can, merely rem- inding them of the parable of the steward, and hope that no further delay will be tolerated but that the Church will forthwith be commenced.

A: CHURCHMAN,

Hongkong, 28th October, 1843.

(To the Editor of the Friend of China.)

Victoria, 30th October. 1842.

Call your attention to the fact that at this are peveral houses in this city where unchained during the day, and

moment there

прод bad intention.

On Friday the 15th instant, the officers of the 4th Regt. M. N. L entertained the Hon'ble the Governor at dinner at the Mon House, occasion, the honds were invited to meet his Elonor.

apartme

During the week we have received Java Courants to the 7th instant. We extract the following from the paper of the 80th ultimo :

"On the 27th July the Brig Iday Captain GALT from Sydney bound to Chim was stranded on the land of Raas, the Sukan of Sumanip sent assistance to her and it was expected that part of her Cargo would be saved which consisted of Sandal and Cedar wood.”

the house of Major Grant where three of the robbers were pursued and one of them mortally wounded by the aword of his pursuer, His dead body was found next day and a Coronern inquest gave a verdict of justifiable homicide. In the absence of particulars of the evidence produced, have not been furnished though

cannot refrain from ressing our opinion that the verdict was incorrect, and we think that the case calls for farther enquiry.

On Thursday forenoon the Victualling department under charge of Mr. Mc. Knight was robbed of some ropes, hoops &c., by one of the Coolies employed there, but he was caught soon after, and the same afternoon received thirty strokes of the bamboo and then turned off the Island. In reference to this robbery we would remark that it is a lamentable thing to see the property of the Crown, so unprotected as it is, in this Island, more than that, it is an inducement to those miserable wretches to steal. All the Crown stores here are badly protected or rather not protected at all; look to the Victualling department, there are there no proper walls, nor guards, in fact nothing but a Coolie or two, and with the greatest vigilance, the Superintendent can bestow, he cannot prevent frequent robberie On the

ning of the same day a Coolie was caught robbingates never lose an opportunity of attacking a vessel

Boulle of his empty bottles, and on Saturday the 20 clock of the day Capt. Edwards was his own Coole of Silver plate to the Amount forty pounds Sterling.

one who enters whether with a good or 28th

last

went to receive the amount of an on in the Greens Road, when on

ed upon meland: Ihave

andwich Islands – 11 by the British offici

an outrage such as

even under the

We have been favored with the following memorau- dum by Capt Wax of the Brig Brothers from Manila, from which it appears that he made a very fortunate escape from Pirates. Considering the state of the China and Eastern seas it is any thing but prudent for a ves- sel to be deficient in the munitions of war, asthe Pir.

when they find it at a disadvantage.

"We were lying becalmed within a abort distance of the Great Natuna on the latter part of the month of June last, on our passage from Sydney to Manil when two large Proas approached the Vessel Bo Glock at night, ahead and astern, and re round us so close by that we could see eir cre

paring their

stered fifty or sixty bands pared our two small swi

int

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