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Hongkong, March, 23rd 1842.
J. ROBT: MORRISON, Acting Secretary and Treasurer.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATIONS.
By order,
this as the most important object of the state- || every principle of honest and fair competi-
tion amongst Mercantile men.
His Excellency
THE annexed translation of a Communi- || ment to, cation from the Viceroy and Lieutenant Go- vernor of Canton regarding the executions of some of the miscreants engaged in the outrages on the Enterprize Lorcha, and on Lorcha No. 11 is published for General in
formation.
By order of His Excellency Her Majes ty's Plenipotentiary and Chief Superintend- ent of Trade in China.
RICHARD WOOSNAM,
Government House, Victoria, Hongkong, January 16th, 1844.
H. B. M. Plenipotentiary, SIR HENRY POTTINGER, BART, G. C. B. 29th Day, 20th December, 1843.
Taou-Kwang, 23d, Year, 10th Month,
True Translation, (Signed,) CHARLES GUTZLAFF,
Chinese Secretary. True Copy,
RICHARD WOQSNAM.
His Excellency Sir Henry Pottinger, Bart, G. C. B. Her Majesty's Plenipolen, Kekung, Governor General of Kwang-de in China, is pleased to direct, that the
tiary, and Chief Superintendent of the Tra tung and Kwangse &c., &c., &c., and Ching, annexed Extract of a letter addressed on Lieut-Governor of Kwangtung &c., &c., &c., the 16th Instant to Her Majesty's Consul make known the following.
at Shanghai be published for general infor-
mation.
Whereas Fanasze a Heangshan boatman originated a plot to encompass the death of Sharpe and others, in all seven persons, in conjunction with Wookwanyuh and others, and the boatman Chin-a-ting and others were conjointly the authors of the murder of McKinlay and others, in all these cases
two individuals; the Provincial Judge in
has prosecuted the said robbers Wookwanyuh N &c., for the same crime and found them guilty--And
By order,
of transit
in
RICHARD WOOSNAM.
EXTRACT
I HAVE already, in my letter of this date 7, given you my opinion on the subject Duties, but 1 most fully concur your opinion as to the disadvantage, both to the Foreign Commerce and
and Chinese Go-Government Revenue of the system
licenses which the Local Authorities of Shanghai had introduced and I trust that the very judicious steps you took to point out the evils of
(Signed) HENRY POTTINGER. A true Extract,
RICHARD WOOSNAM.
The following notice regarding the new Light House at Madras is published for general information by order of His Excel- lency the Governor and Commander in Chief.
RICHARD WOOSNAM."
Government House, Victoria, Hongkong, 16th January, 1844.
NOTICE.
MARINE BOARD OFFICE: MADRAS, 9th OCTOBER 1843. NOTICE is hereby given, that on and after the 1st day of January 1844, a Light will be exhibited on the New Light House erec ted at Madras immediately to the North- ward of the Walls of Fort St. George; and that on and after the said 1st day of Ja- nuary 1844, the Light heretofore and now the Walls of Fort St. George, will be dis- exhibited on the Old Light House within continued. The New Light (to be exhi- bited) will be elevated 128 feet above the mean level of the Sea,and may be seen from the Deck of a Ship at the distance of of
20 miles. The Light is of the "Flashing shes to that of the Eclipses or Dark periods Description" and the duration of the Fla-
is in the ratio of 2 to 3,--but as the natu such a system (to say re of the Motion is Reciprocating instead
an infraction of the of
the above ratio merely ex- Light and Dark intervals which are selves variable according of the Spectator. The rapidity of move
to the e position
the Flashes ment is so adjusted, that the duration of
that of the Eclipses from 0 to 74", the will vary from 0 to 48′′, and sums of the duration of Light and Dark- ness bearing however, in every position the constant ratio of 2 to 3. From the South Eastern extremity of the Pulicat Shoal the New Light House bears S. 28° or Vessel when hauling in from the North- W., and is distant 13 miles; but no Ship ward for the Madras Roadstead should bring the Light to bear to the Southward of S. 28° W., or S. S. W. W., unless her position is well ascertained. Com-
of the letter, of the Treaty the average proportion he
Whereas we the Governor and Lieut. Go- vernor have personally revised the sentence, and they have pleaded guilty of the above charge, we have rospectfully asked for a death-warrant, and directed the Judge to proceed against Wookwanyuh, who plotted nothing of its being the death of one individual viz. Sharpe, for spirit, if not the sake of obtaining his property, and to proceed against Chang-a-yew and Kung yew-tae on account of their being the authors of the Murder of the English Doctor Me- Kinlay and two Portuguese sailors. These three criminals are now sentenced to be decapitated, and forthwith to be fettered and sent to the place of execution, and there to undergo death.
will have opened both the eyes of the Man- darins and Merchants to the great mistake that had been made, and will have led to its being rectified.
Should I find, however, on the receipt|| of your next Report that such has not been the the case.
shall address the High Commis- sioner on the subject, and you may take a fitting opportunity of intimating my senti And we moreover, condemned the ringlea-ments and intentions to the Intendant, who der, Fanasze, for being the Author of an at- cannot doubt my anxiety to act impartially tack upon, and subsequent Murder of
of Sharpe, and justly between the Governments. and for having beaten to death one watch- I am extremely sorry to see that you man, "to die a lingering g and ignominious speak in one passage of your letter of some death (to be cut to pieces) but he hav- smuggling transactions in silk having gone ing died of sickness, we had his corpse on subsequent to your arrival at Shanghai mangled according to law, and his head, as and add that British subjects are said to well as those of the remainder and of Wook- have been concerned in them. Should wanyuh, sent to the place where the crime you have subsequently obtained any certain was committed, there to be stuck up on information on this disgraceful proceeding polos as a warning to the multitude and to I depend on your having unscrupulously make an example, in order to restrain denounced the parties engaged in it to the ( ruffians).
Chinese Authorities; and it would afford
The two criminals Chinshingyuh and Ching-a-fuh who merely were aware of Fan- asze's and the others having plotted the death, and subsequently did not denounce them, they have been sentenced to receive a flogging according to the Law, in order
to strike terror.
After having respectfully sent in a detail of our proceedings to the throne, we have requested the Emperor's pleasure thereon,
The case of Tangchaoufung and others however, is not yet brought to an issue, nor are the proceedings of the Judge closed, but we have urged him to prosecute them, as is
on record
||
manders of
are hereby warned of approaching the dangerous vicinity of the the serious risk they incur by incautiously Fulicat Shoal, as hazy weather or other causes may obscure the Light,true Sou-
me great satisfaction to learn, that they had dings therefore and a vigilant look out not only obliged the vessels receiving the the Madras Roadstead (in 8 or 9 fathoms) are imperatively called for. The limits of smuggled Goods to leave the Port, but that are comprised within the following bear- they had further refused to admit any vesings, viz. from the Northward the Light sels belonging to the same persons (or Firm) House will bear s. 560 W., and from the to entry in future at the Port of Shanghai. Southward N. 81° W. or from S. W. b. W.
to W. N.
It appears to me, that it is only by some decided step of this kind that this nefarious system” (as it is termed in a recent Des- patch from Her Majesty's Government will be effectually checked, and extraordinary -
Legislact Hosty's Chief Superin
it wil
of Trader
is cannot be
they do not entirely in Pral Trade, which are a stain on the National faith and
The New Light House At Madras is in Lautude 19° 5′ 10′′ North, And in
Longitude 80° 20′ East of Green-
Published by order of the Marine Board at Fort.” St. George,
R. BOYSON, Acting Secretary.
The following tables of Fees to be taken in the Chief Magistrate's Office having been
Deeming it our duty to ommunicate this for the information of the Honorable Envoy, we wish you every happiness and address character of Englaud, and which subvert approved of by His Excellency the.Gra
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