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THE FRIEND OF CHINA AND HONGKONG GAZETTE. SUPPLEMENT TO No. 123.

PROCLAMATION.

By His Excellency Sir HENRY POPLINGER, Barl., G.C.B., Her Britannic Mesty's Plenipotentiary and Superintendent of Trade No. in Chipa,

WHEREAS, I have received an official application from the Acting Viceroy of the K vangtung and Kwangse (Canton, } r'rov- inces talling on the 16 cause the removal of cortan English Murchants" who have established themselves: at Nainoa on the fronter of the two abe named, and the Fokien, Provinces, and who are stated to have there built houses, made ronds, &c., &c. lu w publish the correspondence No. 1 a 3 which has passed between the Excellency the said Noting Veceroy and myself on this subject, and I do by this Proclammion nouly to, and specially warn all for Majesty's Subjects who may be interested in the matter, of the risk and consequences of refusing or evading any injunction or summons thay may rocose from the Others of the Government of Chima to quit Namioa within the appointed time,

GOD BAVE THE QUREN,

Dajeil of the Governinont House,

at Victoria, Hongkong, this 6th day of April, 1818.

HENRY POTTINGER.

No. 1:

Ching, Acling Governor General of Kwangtung and Kwangse, and Lieutenant Governor of Kwaplung, makes the following communication,

Reking, the Governor as well as mysoll found on enquiry, that the Engal Merchnots had on the frontera of Pokeêu and Kwang. tung, of Namoa, built bansas and mada u road.

We therefore despatched an able Offloor to go thither, and ascertain the truth thereof. According to his statement, it appears that some Englishmen in the 21st year of Taoukwang [1811] erected at the spit of Changshan which belongs to Namon, threa buildings fiffeus feet high, twenty feet deep [long?) and twenty feet in dreadth, and also a log hut and three mud hats covered with straw, twelve feet high teen feet deep long) and eighteen leet in breadth. At the southwest, about eight hundred

VICTORIA, SATURDAY, APRIL 18TH, 1844.

I likewise find when His Excellency the Imperial Commissio nor Keying wrote to me on the 8th of October 1848 [Taou- wang 23rd year 8th in on 15th day | respecting two two-misted vessels that had appeared oll the Coast of Shantung and Chihle and had wished to trade in various aruolos which were enumerat. ed in and bills that in my answer, ander date the 11th of October, 1 expressed my high existantion that the people of Shaning and Chible had been effectially reatrained from hold. ing any intercourse will the said vessels, in conséquenos of which they, finding no sale for their goods, had begged some pro- vistona and had sailed away to the Southward and I also 800, that I took the occasion of making this communication to the Im- perial Commissioner to su gost, that the Chinese Authorities

this Coasts of Shanmug and Chile) should be ordered to size and detain any Chipop Linguists, or offior such permans, who tight land from foreign vassals, and not to roless then und) they paid a fine of at least 81,000 each to do Public Treasury den, &n, but that His Excellancy in his render dated the 25th of Octo. bor Taoulwang P3rd year, Dil moon and 3rd dayi rejects this suggestion, and says that the best plan is to adhere to the provi- vious nirendy mula for such vagna in the Supplementary Trenty".

namaly dint of sajzing andemodavating the vossale and punish. ing Cliñase Subjects who may deal with such vessels, according to the Law,

Looking to the above described facts I think Your Brullenoy will distnedy see, that the remedy to be applied to, and the ra moval of, the unauth irised residengn of the English Merchinuta at Namon is an affair of the Chinese Government, and that I can no more interfore to do so further than I have already interfered by issuing stringent Proclamations-than I should expect Your Ex- polleney to do, were any persons to come and soule on the Island of Hongkong without my love, and, contrary to my ordars,

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I most freely and distinctly admit the perfect right of the Go- remont of China to act on the provisions of the Treaty which I hava quoted above, but conslitering, that the English Merchants nt Namos have boon there residing for years, that they soiled the re will the knowledge and concurrence of the local Chinese nu thorities, and that they have gone to considerable expense and trouble in establishing themselves comfortably, I beg respectfully_____ to recoinmend to Your Excellency, that a special Omcor of rank six months under pain of their vessela and property being seized and confiscated, in conformity with the LV Article of the Bup. "plementary Trenty.

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feet from the lower fort, and fifteen lo distant from the Tsooslin Military station, and about stay lo from the City of Namon; they keep four or five horses, and there also live above ton Englishmen, whilst four or five, six or seven English vessels, ure plying there. abouts. They have al o erected in the territory of Hou, two lo distant from the Military station of Tsoosba, a two stories house, in height twenty oight feet, and iu brandth eightoon frat, and a brick house in hoight Afteen feet, in depth length above twenty foot and in breadth twenty feet, with one small long but covated with straw, iu height ten feet, and in breadth and depil [ length) eight feet, and two mud huts covered with straw, onch in height twelve feet, an in depth, | lenght ] fifteen feet, und in brandth eighteen foot. Adjoining to the spit of Changshan, at u distance of fifigen le reaching to the Langgaon Military sixtion, and a distance of suvenly le from the upper and lower fort, there Ilve seven or eight Enghshinon, who hava nindo a road, of about thirteen in from the Taoosha station to the upper fort. It is about thirteen le in length and two faut in breadth. They have also erected there a wooden bridge, of which we have received drawings, On examining we find that in the provisions of the Treaty of Panne, houses ought not to be built by the English Moreliams, at any other places, except at the five l'oris, thai nie opened to trade, and ooither can vonnols be permitted to anclior there in order to proventaishuat. This however is nu affair of the Blat year of Taoukwang (1841) previous to thu conclusion of the Tronty, and therofore we need not wonder ut it. Bingo now however a Treaty luns been established, we ought to set in accurilaveo thereto. It is my opinion, that you the honorable Eivy have always minde i you principal object to ner with good faith and honesty, Any English Merchants who do their conduet swerved in the least degron from the provisions of the Treaty, even before it was mont to Oanton, were instantly put down, for the preservation of good

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I ought now to communicate this to you the honorable Envoy, for your investigation, with the hope that you will instantly umro orders, demolish immediately the houses, badge and road, constructed on the ent of Changshan, and at the Military station of Troosha and other places. You will also be plensed | to sove- roly restrain the Merchants and people of your honorable country, and not all,w them to keep horses, and anchor with their vessels in every place, in order to preserve the Treaty of amity för tan thousand years, and to maintain the friendship between the two countries, for which indeed I should be deeply gratoful.

Invail myself of this opportunity to wish you every happiness. The above is the principal purport of this communication which is addressed to His Excellency, Her Britannic Majesty's Plenipo tentiary, Sir Henry Pottinger, Bart., G. C .B., &n.. &o, &c. Tavukwang, 24th year, let month, 4th day, (31st February 1844.)

Received 26th February,

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CHARLES GUTZLAFF. Chinese Secretary.

RICHARD WOOSNAM.

No. 2.

Government House, Victoria,

Hongkong, March 12th, 1844 mumontion dated the 21st of the honor to receive in due course, netly acquaintöll with its contents. ——

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On hearing from Your Eserlloney that you approve of this p commendation and intend to get on it. I will publish another Proclaination together with a copy of this letter and warn all Bri. eh Subjects of the consequences of cofusing or ovuding the sum

one to quit Nation within the appsimed time,

In my Oficial Communication to the Timpurial Commissioner already quoted, I told 11s Excellancy that I had proclpound, that mny British vowel attempting to trade by force of defending her self by arms against the legal proceedings of the Chinese Govern- ment and thereby oing bloodied, would be trented by me as a

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solution by a special law that I have enter, in viruna of the an thority vestni în ma by the Queen of England, and I will be pre- parod to enforce it should it unfortunately become necessary to de so..

I hoph however, that the fish Marchaus at Namon will re move quietly on being called on and allowed sufficient me to do so, in the manner i have taken the liberty to recommend.

Whilst sending this most important memenusipation Isvall my self of the opportunity to offer my wishes for Your Exonllancy's continued happijena.

(Signed)

(True copy)

HENRY POTTINGER.

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Ching, Acting Governor Clepural of Kwanging and Kwangse and Lieutenant Governor of Kwangtung, sends the following Duchy of Oldenburgh reply.

On the 38th day of the 1st mouth, (16th March), I received four communications from yon the honorable Envoy, with which I have made myself fully acquainted.........

Regarding the erection of Beacons on Poctoy nothing more remains to be said since it proved, on investigation, muere no mentity, It is in porteat accordance with the provisions of the Treaty of Peace, that you, the honorable Envoy, should esta blish your own laws about the investigation of Boats and the suppression of Slavery, on which account you have published Froelinatione,

Respecting the Eastern and Western territory of the Liyn (Limoon!) passage I shall address another official letter to you. I Bad, that the Baüglish Merchants oracled houses, made roads, and of their own norord settled at Changshauwe and Tsoosha on Namoa, during the 1st year (of Thoniwang 1841) But this was done, as you the honorable Envoy truly observe, with the connlyance of the local Clinose Authorities, who al low them to remain there. This has obliged me the Aoung Governor to direon, that an investigation into this matter bo Lastinted, and the Guisers be overally brought to trial, e

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