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THE FRIEND OF CHINA,
AND HONGKONG GAZETTE. VICTORIA, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER, 20 1844
THE FRIEND OF CHINA AND HONG-KONG GAZETTE.
she is the Broker for Arabia, Muscat, Surat, Cutch, Malwa, &c. A
From Hombay we turn to this colony. Hong kang is also a small and an unproductive island, possessing an excellent harbour with an abundant supply of good water. For natural position few places in the world exceed this island. Placed at the mouth of the Canton river from whence there is shipped annually to Great Britain produce to the amount of £4,000,000, with imports not far short of the same sum, it only requires some encourage ment on the part of the British Government, and the annulling of certain restrictions entailed on our commerce by the late local Governor, to drawn a great portion of the splendid trade to this island. Since our first intercourse with the Chinese at Canton to the present day, Foreign merchants re sident at that city have been placed under the most unpleasant restrictions they have at all times been subjected to the outrages of a mob, whose dislike to foreigners his in ton many instances lead to the loss of goods by incediary fires-for the immense property at all times laying in the stores at Canton,there is now no security it cannot even be insured, unless at a very heavy premium--and if For the past thires days, there has been quite on lost through the outrages of the poople, our own agreeable change in the temperature; the cool good mured Chinese loving rulers, will not hold northerly breezes, feel fresh and invigorating, the government of Chica responsible. There is after the heat of summer. The winter weather not the slightest doubt that the Merchants of Can- has probably set in, and for four months itton would cheerfully withdraw entirely from that will be mild and temperate, giving favorable oppor- port were they assured that the trade would fol- tunities for resuming a system of daily exercise low them. It is a duty, which Great Britain alike which is so requisite after a tropical summer. We owes to the shipper in England and the merchant trust that the mortality among the troups will be in China to make use of every lawful means to checked, and the invalids, with me care which place, this important trade on a solid basis. has all along been bestowed upon them, and the That it is in the power of England, by a very return of a purer and more congenial atmosphere, simple measure, to draw the southern trade of be again restored to health. This summer has Chion to the port of Hongkong there is not the away less sickly than its predecessor, and that slightest doubt. A differemial duty of one penny of 1845 will see our climate improved in salubri per pound on teas shipped from Hongkong under ty-hut on looking back for a few months apdu certificate, would ruin the city of Canton, whose the list of those who were, and of those who are, insolence has so often been directed against foreig not we have a painful remembrance that death hasuers of all nations. We venture to predict that Last season the sickness provided such a differential duty is granted us, and been busy among us. terminated in November, its latest victim being provided all restrictions for a free intercourse with the distinguished young Soldier, Major Pottinger the five parts, with Formosa, with Japan, with
are aware of Corea, and with the coast of China beyond 32. this season the lust victim we was also a military gentlemen, esteemed and North, are swept away, Hongkong in ten years, respected by those who had the pleasure of being as a place of trade will only be second to Calcutta. acquainted with him, who died on the 13th inst., or two days earlier in the month, than the equally regretted death of the previous year.
It is precisely one hundred and eighty years since the then insignificant island of Bombay, the first of the magnificent possessions, now known as British India, was taken possession of by the crown of Great Britain, having been ceded by Portogal in 1661 us the dower of Catherine wife of Chares the 2nd. It is not our intention to trace the garest of our countrymen in the east,or to show how the despotic Mahometan conquorers of India disunited among themselves, detested by. their Hindoo subjects, over whom for years they had ruled with an iron-sway, full principality after principality before the arms and the energy of the hardy adventurers of the wast, who have raised from the ruins of many despotic, but once indepen dant kingdoms, a territorial possession for their country, such as never has be owned by any ni tion, ancient or müdern.
tain.
We have seen what industry and prudence has done for Bumbay. She had few of the advantages which we possess, yet she has drawn to her port a large amount of commerce. Originally without ca- pital, and without a community who could make capital available,she is now a place of much wealth and numbers upon her children, born on the sterile island, are men whose wealth, whose energy, und whose liberality is seldom surpassed. From being the beggarly dower, of the Queen of a profligate. Monarch.she is now like Tyre,like Cothage,or like Venice the abode of "Merchant princes." We have not to contend with all the difficulties which boset. Bombay in her early days. We have the capital. we have the talent to make that capital available. We have a field of operation unsurpassed all we require is freedom to cultivate that field, and a mo- derate share of that fraternal protection which our parent country so generously extends to her other colonial possessions.
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Kopto-The Chinese Government has finally, John' Laird, 276, St. Croix. given permission to the garrison of this frontier Uruguay, 340, Kelso. Oswall Disandt & Co.. station, to take with theat their families, and re- Lysander, 475, Sangster. W.&T. Gemmell&Co. gularly clear the ground, erect villages and co-Clarissa, 323, White. fonize, a measure which will attract a great crowd | Sappho, 446, Dunlop. Russell & Co.
Hersey, Easterby. Anderson & Co. of adventurers,
Duilias, 329, Underhill. Wetmore & Co, Sidney, 184, Scholefield, C. S, Camptore: Pathfinder, Burton. Order,
Canton-His Excellency the Governor has for some time past, been diligently reviewing the troops, and the trial of skill in archery has as cus- tomary been exhibited by the candidates for mili- tary honors.
Cochin-china. The King has applied to the Court of Peking, through the Governor of Kwang se, in order to ascertain, when the tribute should be sent next year. Elis Imperial Majesty however. taking the will for the deed, to shew compassion | towards distant foreigners, exempts his vassal from sending present, thereby also expressing is dis. inclination to have any thing to do with Barbarian Princes.
SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.
ARRIVED.
Novemnen 15-Nicholas Cezard, Yoult, Manila. 15-H. C. Str. Proserpine, Com Hofgh, Canton. 16-Gilbert Henderson, Tweedie, hampou. 16-Jerk: Garnett, Davis, Liverpool. 10Dansberg, Habebier, Bally. 16-Emma, Dawson. Whampoa. 16-Maingay, Townsend, Macno. 17–Sam, Taylor, Amoy. 19-Red Rover, McMurdo, Wharapos.
SAILED.
NOVEMBER 10-Justina (Dutch), Samarang. 15-Marquis of Bute, Bannatyne, London. 16—Cordelia, Atupy.
16-Defiance, Hall, Madras.
17-Samarang (Dutch), Batavia. 17-Nicholas Cezard, Yoult, Macao. 17- Mor, Thomas. Bombay
17-Gilbert, Henderson, Tweedie, London.. 19-Emma. Dawson, East Coast. 19-Fair Barbadian, Batavia:
UNDER DESPATCHĮ,
For England, Hindostan. Aden, Castle Eden Euphrates, John O'Gaunt, Uruguay, John Wickliffe and Duke of Bedford.
Bombay, Earl of Balcarras, and Cursetjce Co- wasjer.
Singapore a
and Caleita, Sulimany, Rustomjec Cansjee, and Red Roner
Sydney, Spy.
Singapore, Maingay. Bally, Anna.
Shanghai, Thomas Crisp.
Passengers por Nicholas Cezird, Mr. Williams, Mr. Harcourt. Mr. Wiseman, air. Magniony, and Miss. Mitchell.
VESSELS IN VICTORIA HARBOUR, Warlock, 109, Jauncey. Jardine Matheson & Co. Zenobia, (Swced), 391, Birkman. do. Gazelle (Am.), 115, Chase: Ariel, 102, Macfarlane.
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Red Rover, 253, Me. Murdo. Marie, 133. Drisidale. Dont & Co. Sulimany, 784, Monk.. do. Yonge Quene, 35. Fletcher, Larkins &Cc.. Coquette, (Axn.), 457, Eldredge. Russell & Co. Erin, 285, Maine. Kennedy Me, Gregor & Eɔ. Margarette (Brin.) Cursetjes Cowasjee, 535 Campbell, D.&MRustomjee, Emery & Frazer: Linnet, 100, Aurora, 104, Gray J, Hudson.
do. Charlotte, 540, Carter. Fox Rawson & Co. Sam, Taylor.
Maclean Dearie & Co.
''do. Thomas Fieldin, 465,
Jerh. Grrnett, Davis. Kestrel, 325. Beauvois.. Boustead & Co. Wanderer, 400, Smith. R. J. Gilman, Dansberg, Habcbier, Burd & Co. Maingay, Townsend. Order. Thomas Crisp, Metcalf N. Duus. Spy, Hart. Order.
Anna, 109, Sutherland. C. W. Bowra, Bull, (Swed.) 150, Vangrain, Order.
HER MAJESTY's Surrs.
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BRITE VRESELS AT MACAO. Little Catherine, Rigby Jardine Matheson & Cœ Arich, 371, Burt. Dent & Co. Jovin Corine, Dring. Gibb Livingston & Co. Mermaid, Gill, A. A. de Mellor Isabella Robertson, 350, Kelly. J. Hudson. Pryde. 202, Monkhouse. A. Lataellade. Ruparrell, 318, Dean. A.-D. Fardomjen Plancius, Rotgans. R. J. Gilman, Rustomjee Coasjer, Hill. Rustomjee. Nicholas Cezard, Yoult. Order.
MAÇÃO
Russell & Co.
AMERICAN AT WHAMPOA AND USF. Brandywine, Commodore Parker Pionser, Clark. Natchez, 500, Waterman. Heber, Portor. Howqua, Palmer, Rouble,-Proctor.
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Sarah Abegail, 210, Sherman,
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Montauk, McMichaels. Wetmore & Co.
Hannak, Chuver.
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Carolina, Brown.
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Aldebaran, Webb.
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Wissahickon, Webber,
Mary Ellen, Dearborn, A. Heard & Co.
Cincinnati, Wilson. W. Briclder,
Aalparaiso, Engle. A. A. Ritchie, Venlanche, 396, Murray, J. A. Lewis. Grafton, Gardiner, J. M. Bull. Ronaldson, Drew. Olyphant & Co.
John(Swed),430.Osterberg. Jardine Matheson.&co, Danish Oak (Dan.), Paulson. Russell & Co. Schelde (Belgi], Egekhold. Nye Parkin & Co. Pollux (Dutch), Klein. Ternate (Dutch), Kophet,
Vam de Gama (Dutch), Bergner. Bintangonam (Dutch), Murtar. Goang Sur (Dutch), Lunel
FRENCH
11. M. F.S. Cleopatra, 60 guns, Rear Admiral
Ceceille, རྞ
TIM. F. S., Syrene, 50, Capt. Chamier. H. M. E. S. Alcmene, 32, Capt. Duplar. H. M. F. S. Victorieuse, 20, Com, Guisielle. H. M. F. S. Sabine, 30. H. M. F. Str.Archimede, Com., Paris.
NOTICE.
THE Dutch ship VASCO DE GAMA, bring condemned at Macao, as un- seaworthy and to be Sold by Public Auction within short time. Her crew.consisting of European Sailors, prefer shipping as seamen on board of any vessal going along the coast of Chi- na or going to Europe, to be sent home as pas sengers. The undersigned bugs to draw the atten tion of Masters of ships in want of European Sea- men, to apply to him,for any of the crew they miny wish to ship, either Carpenter, Sailmaker of sea- men of the above mentioned ship.
M.J. SENN VAN BASEL. Alačno, 18th November, 1844. FOR SALE BY PRIVATE CONTRACT.
THE Schooner Ormen formerly RO SA. She was built at Medford in the U. N. States of America in the year 1936 of the best live and white Oak, is coppered and copper fastened up to the wales has a complete suit of Sails principally new, has carried 3.000 piculs of Rice from Java to this port sails remaär- kably fast drawing only 6-fect in ballst, 9 fect loaded,
This vessel, upon inspection and by written Sur- veya will be found perfectly sound and good, and will be told at a very low price for further parti- N. DUUS, 18 Queen's Road, on to W. H. FRANKLYN, Chidam's hong.
TO LET, OR FOR SALE.
Minden Master Commanding, Wellington, Hospital culars. Apply to
and Store Ship. H. M. S. Castor, Capt. Graham.
H. C. Str. Proserpine, Com. Hough, R. N.
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FROM THE PEKING GAZETTE. Szechten.-A Censor of that Province has and in showing its gradual rise from a barres and almost uninhabited island to a place of great com.
drawu a fearful picture of the rapine, murder and mérėial importance we wish to show that this colo."
excesses of large bands of robliers who traverse the ny, prastrated as it now is by the restrictions put Country with impunity. This statement was sent upon her, has only to east off these restrictions and immediately after the report of the Governor des as her compeer is the grand emporium of wescribing the tranquillity, of all the border territory. tern India, so will she become the emporium of reached the Court. At the head of affairs there Southern China.
standa Paouhing, a member of the Cabinet, who in Bimbay a barren and unproductive island. mea self defence has drawn up an able paper,in which he sures 18 square miles; upon being taken possession of, the population consisted of about 15,000 of the quotes all the districts where the outlaws had been taken or successfully pursned. From an enume- native outcasts of India; a lawless and impoveration of this kind, we are led to conclude, that rished community, they were the first of the castern the Censor's reproach is not unfounded. The race who rendered allegiance to Great Britter moreover adds, that if there were not an im- Four years after its having been occupied mediate stop put to this state of things, and such and seven after its having been ceded to Eng-large bodies of men permitted to assemble and ex- land, Bombay was transferred to the East tort money by force of arms, a revolution might India company by letters patent, on payment to be anticipated. the crown of the annual rent of £10 sterling, The
Kushen-We left this statesman in Tibet, F. I. company saw the natural advantages of whore he is at the present moment the real King, the place as an entrepst for the bartes of produce the Dalai Lama having merely a shadow of au- and goods; the former from the gulfs of Persia, thority. He has now commenced his customary Arabia and Cambay, also from Bengal and China; reforms, changes and discipline, and reports to his. the latter chiefly from Great Britain. After Bom master, that a trust worthy officer at Lossa, had bay was transferred to the Company its rise was borrowed large sums of money from the public rapid: and on the small sterile island which could funds, which he had forced him to refund. Though not yield one week's consumption of corn to the his presumption might be forgiven, he still looked inhabitants, there are now upwards of 16,000 upon him as an unfit person, and therefore sent houses, valued at about £3,500,000 with a popu-him to the Capital to report himself there. Iation exceeding 230,000 souls. Its prosperity Treasury. The in ability of the various officers may in, a great degree be attributed to the in the revenue department to pay up arrears or to early settlement on the island of the fore furnish the stipulated sums of money becomes fathers of the numerous Parsec families, who born more and more glaring, and the rigor of the Court under the Britisli flag, are the most industrious towards the defaulters more severe. There was a and intelligent of her children in the east The Canton grain inspector now defunct who had not European merchant of British India realizes an
paid up the whole he owed, and his grandson independence, or a fortune, and he retires to
therefore though, a mere child is now held respon Europe to enjoy it among his friends, and thus his sible. to make good the liabilities of his grand pa- capital is withdrawn from the place where it was
In other instances large memorials are accumulated; not so with the Parsee merchant, written respecting the paltry sum of a few thou- the place where he carries on his business is his sand taels, whilst hundred voices cry with one ac- home, and the accumulations of his talents and cord, we have no money and cannot give what
we do not possess. industry are invested on the spot-hence to some extent the prosperity of Bombay, Without timi
Various circunstances have greatly retarded the ber, or any material for ship building, vessels of transit of the grain-junks, in the last season, and from 450 to 1,200 tons are constructed by Parsee many officers have been implicated in an accusa artificers, for strength superior to any vessels in tion of neglect of duty, and will either be degraded the world, and sailed and found in a manner sel- and have to pay a very heavy fine, or otherwise dom to be surpassed. At this present date, Bom-severely punished, One single year of stoppage bay has a mercantile feet of 45 ships or upwards, of this mightby fleet, consisting of no less than averaging 450 tons each, or an aggrgate burden of 6,000 vessels, would bring the court of Peking to
John Wicklife, 662; Dals. Tumer & Co. 20,000 tons. Her export and import trade with despair. The quantity of rice spoiled this year on Great Britain is about £2.000,000 annually. To account of the rainy weather is very considerable, Jokes O'Gau, 489, Robinson do. China her exports of cotton for the six months
The Governor of Chile taught by sore experi-Penang, 360. Hawkins. Linday & Co, ending with the 31st of last June was £300,000 and ace, after having paid a large fine, for permitting Forfarshire, G15, Symons, the annual export of Malwa opium,chiefly to China, the rivers and canals of his province to overflow Pampero, 268, Roberts." is not less than £1,800,000. Such is Bombay one their banks, has now examined the officers in Greyhound, 345, Hutchinson.
Dhur, 300, Cumberland, hundred and eighty years after having been taken charge of the hydrantic works, and insists that a possession of by Great Britain. We would wish. new set of men more able be intrasted with this Shepherdess, 235, Poole. Albert Edward. White. particularly to direct attention to the fact that Es important department. bay within herself has nothing for esport-nothing How easily a Mandarin may get into a scrape Vars, finden, Lancastes.
do. to pay for imports Her advantages are a quad is shown in a very recent instance. Ia memorial | Chatham 351, 63rd. Jamieson How & Co. harbour and a central position to which she can sees by a great Officer two characters were revers Euphrates. 650, Wilson.
Boaked & Co. draw the products of other countries for sale, ered, end for living suffered this error of the clerks Bel Clare, 919,
Black Dog, 106, Barret, S. Rustomlet, chango or shipment to use a familiar espression escape his notice, he is to stand bis tath
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BRITISH SHIPPING AT WHAMPOA. Bombay Castle, 600, Fraser. J. Matheson, & Co. Surge, 574, Burnett. Scalesby Castle, 1603. Lomon. do. Malacca, 523, Sheiler. Earl of Balcarras,1493,Baker, do. Dumfries, 469, Thompson. Castle Eden, 888, Reade. Charles Forbes, 90, Alethton. Hà Hindostan, 780, Bowen. Orestes, 440. Fenwick, Duke of Bedford, 720, Thornhill.de Coromandel, 754, Cuningham. do. do. Aden, 339, King. Robert Pulsford, 545, Robinson, do. do. Regina, Quinton, Charles Grant, 1400, Wyld. Maevičar. 4 Co. Royal Albert, 65h Scanlan, Lady, 316, Marshall Castle Huntley, 1590, Brake, Circassion, 220, Hore.
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Royal Albert, 497, Balderstone, Bell & Co. Lady Leith, 153, WollastoIÉ Eagle, Rapson. Tuscon, 181, blackett,
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Neat convenient Bungalow, well situated in A the valley S. W. of the Honorable Major Caine's Residence. For particulars apply to Mr. Spring at the Post Office.
Victoria, 19th November, 1814.
NOTICE.
THE undersigned hereby notify that they have this day commenced Businessras Commision Merchants and General Agents in China, in con- nection with Messrs, Bates Willis & Co. of Liver- FISCHER WILLIS & Co. pool
Victoria, Hongkong-aud Canton,
15th November, 1844. TANTED as an Assistant in a Mercantile es-
W tablishment, at Gentleman thoroughly con-
versant, with books and accounts, and capable of taking charge of a correspodence. A local know-
·ledge of the manner of transacting business in Chi- na would be an acquisition. Sealed letters, addres seil. Commerce,care of the Editor of this paper wilt receive due attention.
Victoria, 19th Nov., 1944.
VANTED, --A Clerk compétent to take charge of a Set of Books. To save trouble it is requested that no une will apply who ja not perfectly qinversant with accounts, and the routine of a merchants.office. Alborul Salary will begiven. Address P. Pas the offes of this Paper.
Victoria, thi-November, 19k.
PUBLIC AUCTION
Friday 22
instant, at the stores of C. W. Bowra, at 11 4. x, a quantity of Cunpowder. and Percussion Caps, damaged by sea water uml. sold for the boat of the concerogi. --Terine Cash tebze delivery
P TOWNSEND,
Victoria, 11teto GH
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