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THE FRIEND OF CHINA AND HONG-KONG GAZETTE,

BRITISH SHIPPING AT WhampoA.

SHPA.

TONS CAPTAIN.

AGENTS.

JardingMatheson& Co.

701 Hibbert

force to constitute an offbetive police-for-the--pro...... tection of the settlement, night: we not take advan- tage from the practico of the Chinose authorities, who in times of

omergency call the popul

upon

ulace to aid the Military in the defoncu of their towns and cition If the Bombny 1970 Torloy inhabitants of Hongkong, including Chinose and "reigners, were required to furnish a ma from each house to net ur policeman for a month, there might be a police supported by the people sufficiently nume

of mon within hailing

ny dis. tance ofeachother, for the whole length of the town,

rous

to constitute a

both in front and roar.

Wo see no good reason why the Chinese, who con- stitute the great portion of the inhabitants of this set- tlement and enjoy the priviledge of increasing their gains under Britishprotection, should not contribuite towards the expense of an efficent police. As it now is, they look quietly on and laugh in their sleeve at the facility with which these wily vagabonds of their own country accomplish their nefarious plans at our expense, While I disclaim all feelings of hostility to the Chinese, I subscribe myself.

A FRIEND TO HONGKONG, Victoria, 26th February, 1844.

To the Editor of the "Friend of China," Sir,

Larkins Dutchess

of Nor 541 Scott thuniber-

lande

Coromandel 700 Cunningham

Canton

Elora

507: Crouch

333 Turebull

577 Keane

Emperor Canopus

365 Stroyan Hesperus

408 Killey Saghalien 377 Brown Forfarshire 614 Symons Resolution 447 Wood Marmion 388 Jellard, Rookery 311 Brown John Laird 207 St. Croix Luoy Sharp 270 | MacFee Osprey 150 Sedgewick Emerald Isle 501 Curling

Charlotte Panama Probus Robt Fulton Opear

In your Paper of this day containing an account of the Robbery in Mr. White's house, there are one or two passages, which though I am willing to give every praise where courage is developed in the Chinese- yet to say that these Robbers carried on their work of destruction, forced-open the Cash Chest, and rifled it whilst under the fire of the Sepoys is-inding them. with an unflinching bravery, which if true, would render them more to be feared than even they are, and would allow the mind to imagine a dozen or so of Sepoys firing as a Company or from Right to Left for half ph hour,

veting the death of one man. Only Fortitude

MaryBul-}

Anita

red by The officers and Sepoys, there being only three of the lac and the Robbers décamp-John Witt ed the moment the fire was delivered. Tho Guch Lennit Chest was opened before assistance came and though F. Barbadian much was taken therefrom, yet considerable pro- PSILY emmed, Aruch was made immediately on the Sepoys firing, whereupon the Robbers made a pre-Carthagian cipitate retreat.

AN EYE WITNESS.

24th February, 1844,

SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

FRB.

ARRIVED.

Fre.

Anita,

Spéc

Whampoa.

SAILED."

23rd Brahim, Mc. Arthur, Bombay 25 Noyr. Colton. 24th Will o'the Wisp, Walker, Macao,

Hentu, uram, Liverpool 9th July, Govt. Coal, H. M. S. Childers,-

Celestial, -Macao.

25th Henry Pratt (Am.) Keene Manila 17th Feby General,

24th SpecCanton.

25th Bangalore, ah, Machar

Will a'the Wisp, Walker, Chusan,

Apila,

-Lombock.

From Whampoa on the 23rd.

Queen, Mab. Ainley, Liverpool..

Marmion, Jellard, London.

Eliza

Kestrel

Dent & Co. Macvicar & Co.

Turnor & Co.

Lindsay & Co.

Gibb Livingston&Co. Bell & Co.

A. Heard & Co.

AMERICAN AT WHAMPOA.

Gery Greswold Sumner

Dunker Byre

Russell & Co... A A. Ritcher Weimore & Co. C. II. Tiers.. Wetmore & Co.

BRITISH VESSELS AT MAÇAO.

814 Gaskin 640 Buckham. 180 King

378 Dunovan, 100:

157 | Wolfe 307. Gringde 325 Beauvais- 564 Jack.

Gratitude 221 Hawey Guisachan

Every

PORTUGUESE Du Valle Sanchez

SPANISH.

Turner & Co.. Lindsay & Co. Russell & Co.

John Smith F. Ley Boustead & Co.

"

A.J. de Miranda. PJS. Loureiro B.E.Carneiro J.M.Jesus

J.L.de Almeida

Capt. Ceceille J.A.Durran

H.M.F,Teja

1844

Angelica

Genoveva

Lança

Indiana N.S. da Luz

Carvalho

Pereira

Quzė, Marco Simplicia

Rivot

Almeida

FRENCH.

H.M.L.S.

1844

Cleopatra

}

50 Guns,

Joseph

Bernaid

» Sylph,

and Calcutta.

13

» Anonyma,-

and Bombay.

Sil

Rob-Roy

and · Calcutta.

ย

Handel

Martsch.

appy Justina Zorgyhet

Rasch

Ryken:

LATEST

FINGLAND

Nov. 15

DATES.

SINGAPORE

Dec. 20 Dec. 26

JAVA MANILA CHUSAN SHANGHA AMOY

UNDER DESPATCH.

Henry Pratt (Am. ) for Whampoa.

Felecity, for Macao, and Bally.

REPORTS,

CALCUTTA BOMBAY BYDNEY

Yales P.de las Haras.

DUTCH,

Pfeyfer Dent & Co.

Passagers per Neried Chinese and 2 Bengallees UNIT STATE Oot -25

Henry Pratt, J. B. Trott Esq, Mr Braham. Reported by Ship Brahim, say the Brandywine(Am) Frigate going into Columbo on 10th December 1843. Bignalised the Edward Robinson and Guisachan on 22nd and 24th Jany. Signalized in the Gillolo passage 30th Jany, the Anna Eliza from China to Batavia.

VESSELS IN VICtoria Harrour. NAMES TONS, MASTER CONSIGNEES,

Fortescue Hope

Gondolier Magnolia Fairlie

Ratcliff

343 Oliver 232 Johnson 765 Roskell

Garrett

392 Wardle

Oriental

Annie

Potter

Omega

White

"Warlock

Januncey

Water Witch 345 Reynell

Brahim

Anita

Spee

Celestial

H. Pratt(Am)

Neried

Jardine Matheson& co.

Holliday, Wise & Co, Turner & Co.

dine Matheson 200 evient & Co liday Vise & Co. JardineMatheson& Uo

Mac Arthur 180 King

Dent & Co.

Russell & Co.

Grant

Keene J. D. Sword & Co. HER MAJESTY'S SHIPS.

Agincourt 72, Rear Admiral Sir Thomas Cochrane

O. B. Cap. Bruce.

"Castor," 36, Captain Graham,

Samarang 28, Captain Sir E. Belcher.

#Minden, 73, Captain Quin - Hospital Ship

H M. B. Childers 16 Com 1 G. C. Yoldey

II.M Str. Driver, Commander Hayes R. N.

H. C. Str Proserpine Com

Sapphire" - Troop ship,M "Alligator"—– Troop Ship-Master

King R. N

ugh R.

Reynyaan & Ca Turner & Co.

NOTICE.

Jan. 15

Pob, 17

Parties sending advertisements, are requested to write on the face of them, how often, or how long they wish them inserted. In all instance, non subacribers, will pay in advance. New advertisements, will be received, until 4 O'Clock, on the evening previous to publication, Fiz. Mondays and Fridays.

7 The publication of the FRIEND OF CHINA, AND HONGKONG GAZETTE, commenced on Saturday last at 6 ock

THE FRIEND OF CHINA, AND HONG KONG GAZETTE. VICTORIA, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY, 27mm 1844

lumns of

recorded. drone, in

paper

THE recent robbery, has so far been of use, in that it has called public

to the state of veron Island. In the in the past few weeks daring attacks, made by La- om to thirty to forty men. have the desperadoes been work of destruc police, who are entrusted with

The robbery at Mrs.

not one interrupted

howe that with success the

courage the

ause w

to keep guard in the harbour during the night, to enforce the

as to crossing to or from regulations, the Chinese side after 9 o'clock. It is abundantly- evident,that our lives and property are in the hands of these mon, that they have it in their power, not alone to rob one house in a night, but by combining their

powers to suck every European residence

on the Island.

In what we now

Ion, we do not wish to exaggerate the dangerous state in which we live- the picture only requires the tints of truth to ri

Tivol attention. Neither, do we wish to censure, where it is uncalled for, but we state with all carnestness, our conviction, that this Colony has not received that protection from II. M. forces, which we have a right to demand, and to afford, which can be the sole reason now for keeping a fleet of from six to eight Vessels of war at all times in this harbour. Our correspondent “ A Merchant" has asked, why are these Vessels all kept at the Eastern end of the bay, while the west where the Ladrones most frequently cross is left unprotected? This question is a difficult one to answer. We would not insult Sir Thomas Cochrane by saying, we presume he wishes to have a view of all his Ships from the windows of his house on shore, op that they are kept together to afford himself and officers greater facilities for visiting. Such a reply to our correspondents query appears too absurd to obtain credence anywhere, still we confess we

give no other.

can

We acknowledge our ignorance of military mat-“ ters; war not being our vocation. To our limited comprehension however, it appears, that were one Ship stationed at Green Island, a second at West Point,a third at Jardine Matheson& Co's, the others filling up the intermediate space between these two points, the safety of the town would be much bet- ter cared for, than it is at present. We also ven- ture to ask our nautical readers, whether for the purpose of rowing guard the heavy and noisey man-of-war Boat would not be well, exchanged for the swift Chinese Boat known at Macao as- pull-away Boats?

AL

Half a dozen of such Boats,stationed as we have mentioned, would make it almost an impossibility for the Ladrones to cross unobserved. If they

attempt they would be seen and cap

present they seldom

seen, though they cross almost nightly, when they are observed they have no difficulty in making their escape. The Boats we mention, would not altogether require more than thirty or forty men. There are on board the fleet, now in harbour, not less than fifteen hundred men. Is it unreasonable to ask so slight a service from them?

A press of matter, forbids our expatiating at greater length on this subject We cannot con- · alude, without calling attention to the letter of to- day from a "Friend to Hongkong," there are sug- gestions in it which deserve every consideration, We are much gratified at finding such writers as "A

A Friend of Hongkong displaying an our columns the medium of presenting their opi nions to the public.

17

Merchant interest in the colony, and making

The Government Notification, which we pu blished in our last of the, "Transit duties paid at the Custom Houses of Han, Taeping and Pihsin on goods that are going down to Canton, or from thence transported to the Northern provinces, an interesting document, and will doubtless re. ceive some attention from our Readers.

The Transit duties appear very light.

At barb per 100 Catties 2 and 3 cash. Silk, 1st Han Kewan,from the list of Exports, we note

Rhu

quality per 100 catties Tac-Tea per 100 cat- ties 3 cand: 0%, cash. On Imports, Cotton piece Goods, per 10 pcs, I mace. Woolen manufacture per piece 2 mace and Woollen Yarn per 100 cat Les 3 Taela 1.4.2. The mere amount of these duties, on most articles less than 4 per cent, will not influence the Northern trade, and were there not other circumstances favorable,to direct imports and exports from the cities on the seaboard, the fo- in tra China might continue to flow through Canton

The freight however upon the inland transit of goods must be considerable the damage the packages receive more probably than in a voyage to or from England. But the great advantage both to buyer and seller in the di- rect trade, is the saving in time, and cons

see

Camlets

161 mg the goods to Shan

Ning-

dey suit, in preferance to first a mart for them in Canton.

Merchant receives two shipments of oment he sells in Canton to a Na-

naviga the other ship-

It will be