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THE FRIEND OF CHINA AND HONG KONG GAZETTE

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UNITED STATES Nov

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NOTICE

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The publi tion the FRIEND OF CHINA, AND HONGKONG Galette, commenced on Saturday last at 6 o'Clock A, M.

THE FRIEND OF CHINA,

Ited an extraordinary on- deyd” and all

to un unprecedented ax annexed quotations. It United Slater 6 per cent Stock has been sold at 119 a 119), and in demand at these rates,1

New York State, Securities are not freely offered, and appear to be entirely taken up for permanent investment

The Stocks of the State of Pennsylvania has par- taken of the general improvement, as it is fully expect- ed that great Commonwealth will make substantial and successful efforts to place itself in an honorable position by making arrangements fully to meet its en- gagements

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The efforts of some of the Western States to relieve themselves from the pressure of the heavy debts have excited a speculative demand for their Stocks, and Illinois has advanced 3-4 per cent

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in the tnost pronomical manner. tame time with a proper regard to utility

Our Little Naby-We have just been presented with a copy of the Navy Regloter the United States. A light in noction merely of this pamphlet has fur. lished us with much information new to us, and which........

trust will prove

to our rendern, when presented to them fua

Our navy can bonet at present of eleven ships of

the line of which four are on the stocks, and two must be rebuilt or razeed before they can be brought into service.

2. One razee. -

9. Fitteen frigates, of which three are on the stocks, and one is, we believe, about to be broken up

Seventeen sloops of war of different classes, be sides the salately ordered to be bult,

ht brigs of different sizes,

7. Five steamers, now since the destruction of the Missouri-

8 Three store ships.

This constitutes our whole effective force in ships, viz 68 large and small. Of officers we find 69 captain, 90 commanders, 332 lieutenants, 135 sur- geous of the different grades, 21(chaplains, 32 engineers, 31 masters, 123 passed midshipmen, 409 midshipmen,9 master's mates, 33 boatswains, 40 gunners, 36 carpen- who receive liberal salaries whether idle or on duty. There are besides, 1 General of Marines, 1 Lt. Colo- nel 4 Mors, 3 Captains and 40. Lieutenants.

The state of our Money Market is such as to justi- fy the advance in prices, and they are maintained by an active demand both for investment and speculaters, and 35 saumakers, making a total of 1,494 persons,

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AND HONG KONG GAZETTE.

VICTORIA, TUESDAY, MARON 12ru, 1844.

Our Banks are overflowing with money their do- We have private advices from Canton to the 7th. A meeting was held at the Consulate on the posites are heavy and the difficuly of obtaining jer- 6th to take into consideration the plan to be adopt. canile securities has induced them to loan freely on ed for Building upon the ground leased by Govern. Stocks. The fall business has not been of a nature the contrary Three plans were submitted, of which to absorb the capital of the Banks on

a pilethora of money has existed, and is likely to con- No. 3 appears the least objectionable. The meet

tinue while our exports are on the increase and our ing was thinly attended and nothing daf

imports remain comparatively small, Money on tem- ranged, The Consul appears to take huu, nite,

loans is easily procured at 21 a 3 per cent, in the matter, probably from his contemplated re

and for those of longer nation at 3 a 6 per cent, ac- moval. It will be a tedious business unless Go cording to the nature of the securities. vernment push it forward, and considering the are housed present uncomfortable way in they should suffer po possi

ment.

Business is generly dull. The export of Tex has slackened, and it is questionable if it will much exceed that of last season, this however will part- ly depend upon the Dee; and Jan; news from home

An attempt has been made to introduce Opium into this port in contravention of the treaty, but the other day formed with China. The Ship. Carthagenian came up to Whampoa without stopping below. The Captain presented his man. ifest with 14 chests of Malwa, No notice being taken he commenced discharging the Cotton. Mr. Lay however stopped him and fined the Ship $700, confiscating the Drug, The Captain-de- clared he had delivered the Quam to his consignees who says it does not belong to him-we wait to hear the result,

It is somewhat extraordinary that the Crumers should permit the Ship to go up the river; the Con- mul should first pass the manifest, and then seize the Vessel,

A. Subscriber has obligmgly sent us the follow- ing placard which has been circulated in written hand-bills among the European inhabitants of the

town.

Its appearance in our tolumms will give greater publicity we therefore, as it is a matter of some consequence to the inhabitants of Victoria. bring it before their notice.

The importance of this Notification might almost have warranted the expence of an advertisement in the public papers of the Colony, but the Chief Ma- <gistrate is probably of a different opinion,

We are no advocates of half and half measures. ́and are perfectly satisfied that-

registration of eve Chines

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There has not been any great activity in the Cotton market this week prices however are firm. sales of the last three days amount to 2700 bales. Uplands ordinary to midiling, range from 7 to 8-conts per lb, fair to good fair and good 8) a 8 and 9 cente Tennessees and Alabamas, 7 a B cents; Mobilesz. Louisianas, &c. ordinary to middling 7 a 84 cents, fair to good fair 8 a 93 cents, good and fine 10 a 101. and 10 cents per pound. The exports of Cotton since the first of September amount to 49,680 bales against 97,982 bales last year), of which 24,280 bales have been to Great Britain, NEW YORK AUCTION SALES-November 15. By LM. Hoffman & Co. Tea-Terms, six months.

Hyson-41 chests 3 a 84c, 12 half do 734c. Young Hyson 100 chests 23 a 66c. 267 chesta

23 c 200 15 lb boxes 31lc

Hyson Skin-13 cl ests 25 a 20dents." Gunpowder-191 chests 30, a 32c: 166 do 291 a 30 Imperial-576 half chests 27, & 30c. Twanky--33 half chests 2916. Congou-200 half chests 150

Souchong-455 half chests 15 a 180, 80 12-lb bo- xes 361

· Pouchong-117 half chests 31 a 346, 90-16:lb bo. Tes 25 a 37c, 35 Inif chest 125c.

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Missions in China. The Newark Daily Adverti ser says, that the Rev. Dr. Boons, and Episcopal Missionary in China recently made some inte statements in that city, conce pects of this immense Empir some time associated with Rev Mr. Abell sionary labors. He says that the British resulted in good and will promote generally vancement o, the missionary entorpri80.- been concluded on terms which he though degree favorable to the Chinese

and the very DOES chosen

officers of the Navy receive three different grades of pay, according as they are doing duty at sea, doing duty on shore, or dong nothing; besides being paid their travelling expenses when under orders and receiving the pay of a higher rank when performing the duty of that rank, A Captain at sea receives

otherwise employed

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Feutenant at sea receives

otherwise employed doing nothing

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Our dates from the North American provinces are p the 31st of October. The affairs of these colonies

ove along steadily. In Canada all is quiet Sir Char- lea Metcalf, the new Governor, maintains his popular- ity

The debates in Council occupy a good deal of space. in the put apers, but appear more wordy than im. portabi The internal improvements progress satis factorily. The Cathedral of Saint Patrick, now erec- ting in Montreal will be a magnificem edifica. Its dimensions are 295 feet in length by 93 in width; It will contain 12,000 people.

We give a few short extracts, though they may be quite unimportant to most of our Readers, to others they may have some interest.

Halifax, ' Out 9. Sir Charles Adam's Squadron.... There is a larger fleet of Her Majesty's Navy in port, than we have seen for a long time. The name and rate of each are as follow, viz-Illustrious, (72) Flag Ship Capt Erskine Inconstant, (36) Capt. Fre mantle, Shartan, (20) hon. Capt. Elliot; Electra, (18) nander Darley, Rose, (18) commander Stuart; texmer Hermes, Lieut. Carr steamer Columbia, L'eut. teamer Columbia, Lieut. Kortright; schr. Pickle, (5) Lieut. Montresor, pytamus (42) receiving ship. Itecorder,

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