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THE FRIEND OF CHINA AND HONGKONG GAZETTE.

scene of endless intrigue. The robberies are still very frequent both in and alone the capital. A conflagration that took place in the Mantchoo quarters near the Imperial abode, has given rise to sundry surmises, that the buildings were purposely burnt with some ulterior smister intentious,

Victories-Pei-chong Governor of Keangnam sod Keang-se reports, that a naval officer has fully succeeded in exterminating the pirates, that infest oil the seas and const to the North of the Yang 132e. He has therefore begged his Majesty to re- ward the bravery of these heroes.

Alexander Baring, China to London, Johann | asa commander and a man. *. He exhibit Jacob, Batavia to Amsterdam Sinckton China lo London - Lean, Manila to Philadelphia: Henry f. E. Salla, China to New York: Margaret, Ma nila to New Holland 18th, Drie Marias, Rantam

Rolterdam: Munford, Manila to Sydney

TS CAFE OF GOOD HOPE SHIPPING GAZETTE Ari oli.~Sept. 17th Edward Robertson, Doig, from Canton; 25th H. M. Ship For, Captain Blackwood, from Rio de Janeiro. Oct. 25th Precursor (Steamer) from London, sailed 10th September, prepare a

The Grecian from China was spoke on the 12th of Sept, by the Vigilant, arrived at the Cape The Bangalore, from China was spoke on the 14th of Sept. in Lat. 10° 38′ N. Long 230 23 W.

coolness and presence of mind in giving orders. combined with the most anxions benevolence. sympathy for the sufferers-all his crire and ap. prehension, indeed seemed centred in them- Ready for every nautical exigency, and Heipating with singular humanity every want of the wrecked, his conduct merits warmer and more substantial testi- mony than these freeble lines can impart. 1.

• Early in the morning, we new a large ship about 8 miles distant. Our situation, lying to, and that of the American bark disabled and in distress, must have been seen by her, and we expected that she would approach us, but no, unlike the good Samaritan, she passed by on the other side. It is to be hoped, if ever her Captain should encounter similar perif, that he may receive that measure of and and sympathy which he, apparently, denied to u brother sailor in distress.

—Of CRAFE SHAWLS, damasked, there were 2,200 | appears to follow plot, and the palace presents pieces; about one-half was coll, at last sales prices, which at this advanced season is more than could have been expected, an speaks well for next year. -Of SILK Damasks there were only 150 pieces; they were for the most part bought in though reluc- tantly, but there were no buyers for them.BLACK SATINS, also were bought in, only a very few sell- ing at G0s for good, and 55s for inferior quality. About 180 lbs SEWING STEK W up, and sold nt very low prices We belia consumption of CHINA SILK would much encrease If lower prices would be remunerative-Plain PoNOEE SILS3 and plum and figured Pongte lidkis. would fed a ready Commander Ye of the Cowloon station went solé at something under our quotations, and black out a short while ago with two war junks to fall silk hidkis, are much wanted.-Ponges Silks, plain up the buccaneers, who do great mischief in the good quality. 395 to 39s 63; figured, 428 63 to 50s, neighbourhood of Harlem's Bay. Whilst beat -Pongee Silk Hdks Plain white, 24s, figured. upon this laudable enterprise, he was unexpectedly 288 to 323 64; crimson, 31s, Od; straw 30s.-Of boarded by the ruffins, who took away his guns, WRECK ON CAPE AGULHAS. Blue Sallampores there were 350 bares, which were small arms clothing and 400 dollars in hard cash, for the most part sold at about 6d advance on the Inf inflicted no bodily harm. This memorabe Copy of a letter received by last post dated Zoo The writer feels that he ought not to conclude,

without recording on his own behalf, and that of last sale. The stack is much reduced, and the demand action will likely on paper be converted into air I have to inform you that a ship or rather the passengers, officers, and crews of the two ves

tenduls Valley, 20th September. 1844,360]} is consequently bristor, though we do not again ex- triumph. pect to see high prices: 1,700 pieces of Blue Morees There is a splendid report in the gazette, of the British burque wrecked here with the name ofsels, their humble thanks to Almighty God for this were offered, about is under the prices at which they examination which the princes of the blood so cre. St. Mungo,this morning, at Go'clock (20th signal instance ol merciful deliverances of the most were last taken in. The stock is greatly reduced diably passed. Several of them, after the must Sept. 1844,) on the point of Cape Agulhas; ten urgent perit of shipwreck,truly may be with the and low priced goods are enquired for.-Ventapolcareful and partial scrutiny have been promoted to men perished, including 2 mates; the master or Psalmist say They that go down to the sea in lam lidk far were for the most part bought in, as were the rank of Keu-jin, magnis dan tekana commander, W. H. Lamond, escaped with six men, ships, that do business in great waters, these sco The Yellow Nanksons. 22,000. Blão Nachdens were, Rewards-The breach made by Captain Prarse the crew Imving consisted of 17 men Cargo the works of the Lord, and his wonders in the deep. by the springing of a mine, in the wall o Chia consisted of sugar at Calcutta and bound to New- keang-foo, is now entirely built up, and the Govercastle (this being insured at Calcutta), left that nor general has obtained promotion for all the pa place on the 12th July, 1814; owners of the ship triolic contributors towards this laudable object.re A 3. Kidston & Co, Cargo consigned to Nearly a whole paper is filled with the names of Johnstone, Cargill, & Co. The crew who have Operations since our last have been limited, as compared money to Governmenttejadache an

other individuals, who have either lent or presentscaped are all sound and healthy,

soch hope that all the requisite particulars are with previous months, and prices niay be stated for some of

stated by the middle and fairly good, classes 6d, por lb. lower, at the

Yours, &c. &c. same time we can make little alteration in our general quota-

Signed J. E. De Torr, tions. The arrivals have been small. There is little to be

Field Cornet, Zoetendals Valley, noticed in Chinus; the market is quiet, and prices remain

Dickson. Esq.

sol in the sale of the 11th instant at good prices, bringing is to 6s 20

SILKLA

The clearances of Bengals during September have been very good, showing an increase upon those of August, but not quite equalto the corresponding month 61)843.

nominally the sume, the deliveries have üceu good."" - du book in PRICES COPRENT. gallini, al MarBENGAL.

2.

According to the elaborate representation of Paou-hing Governor of Tze-cliden, a great num- ber of Officers most meritoriously distinguished themselves in putting down the banditti of that province. Whilst they therefore have earned the highest recommendation for higher grades, others by deferring their attack upon the daring villains

3rd and inferior. 1st and 2nd.arc subjected to punishment.

d.

13 0 10:0

16 0 19 0. 14:0 16.6. 15-05-18 0m BAR 02:16 05

110 17.0. 15.0 17:0 32 0

16:0 13 0 16:0 14:0 17 0

Banleak,

8 to 11 0

12 0,10,13 0:

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Coasiinon

11 6, 136% 10-6

Gonbica,

Hurriphal,

9.0

12 0

Jungypore

10,6

Malda,

13.0

Radnagore.

Rungpore

11 0: 12 0

Surdab,

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1st and 2nd.

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15 0 120

Canton,

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Chin hew 90 100.

8.de, dl. 210 23-0

none,

16 0

12 0 16.0/ 11. 0 13 6:1 SUGAR. The market remains in an unsettled state; good and fine qualities are in demand, nod find eady buyers at firm rates. The supply of soft yellow, and dingy low white sorts, exceed the wants of the trade, and must be quoted, fully is per ewt. Inwerken,

The public sales of Bengal sugar last week com inined 12,000 bags; all inferior sorts went Is per gwflower, but the better qualities sustained the Jurmer worth; of the total quastity offered a fair proportion sold, namely; Dobah good to fine strong yellow, at 63s Gd to 67s 6d one lot is `od damp and washed 026 6d to 67s 6d, soft yellow date 538 6d to 50s 60, gooti ditto 578 to 58s,good to fine white üls Gd to 64s, mid 60s to 618, low 588-5d to 59s 6d. low; soft dark heavy brown 42s, very low black 37s to 36s 6d per cwf.

By private contract several parcels of the better kinds have found buyers. There is an increase of the stock of Bengal sugar over that of last year, of 98,420 bags. With Afadras the market has been sparingly supplied. Of Foreign- Free Labor none has again been offered at auction, but an increased business has been transacted privately. The de- mand has been extensive for Manila, ut prices cannot be quoted higher, they however rule firm and the large quantity of 7,000 bags sold nearly all at. 19a per cwt for mid quality Java is wanted, but there is at present not much in the mar- ket, and small parcels have been disposed of at 17s to 228 Gd per cwt. Siam is scarce, white sorts in particularje

MAURITIUS-Arrivals of tbe new crop are ex co-ed to -be earlier than last year 268 bags 89 cks were submitted to public competition, nearly the whole tound parchasers, but at a decline on previous rates of 6d to 1s por cwt, very low

48s, good 49s to 51s, fine 51s 64 to 52% Gd, how yellow 51s

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one of his Officers:

He

Hegan the military Governor of Mantchooria bisdraw up a very specious paper to implicate will always remain the same designing courtier that he was in times of yoru, and no doubt play still a great purt, bestela The principal rebel of Formst, had according to the statement of a district Magistrate come over to Chinchon, and was forthwith agized and deliver- ed over to justice and the proofs of bis rebuilion were found on his person.

SHIPPING INTELLIGENDE.

ARRIVED.. JANUARY 2-Mohairk, Fegusson, London.

22-Belvidere, Eastbrook, Manila, 22. Brothers, Lange. Bally, 22-Humayoon, Mackeller, London. 22-Chusan, Laird, Greenock. 22-Kelpie, Sime, Chus in 22-Marmion. Jellard, Liverpool. 22-Possidons, Valentine, Macao, 23-Rob-Foy, White, Calcutta, 23—Mermaid, Gill, Macao, 18-Helen, Buyre, Bombay, 184Daniel, Denie, Lombock.

SAILED.

For Amoy, Mamodie, and Kelpie. Charles Forbes Bombay.

Passenger per ✅ (Am. ) ship Betridère. C. Schole-

field.lg

Civil Commissioner,

Swellendam. d

INSTRUCTIONS.

For entering Table Bay by Night, by the Plan constructed on the Observations made II M: Ship Leves-Notéinber, 1825,

P ...The Bearings mentioned in these Instructions are all by

h the vine Compass, or, magnética nie nat was ́[st. › To enter Table Bay from the Northward, meaning to pass outside of Robben Island, a Ship should keep the light to the Eastward of South→0 degrees, East, or about South and by Eust, until she get soundings under 20 fathoms, at a little Since the above was in type we have been kindly more than a mile from the light house, she may favored with finther authentic intelligence' elating then steer East South East. or East and by South. to the ill-fated St. Mungo, We are happy to an not to come under 10 or 12 fathoms until the light novit, bon the mainot the ergo is likely to be bears West South West, she may then steer for the saved; but the manifest and other papers have not anchorage, and may anchor in from 7 to 6 fathoms, been found. The requisite asaistaude has been as soon as the highis are sitting in behind the forwarded from hence by the Agent to Lloyd's¦¦ Linn's Taik-The track leads about a mile'elear of here. We are also able to add a list of those that danger on Green Point; but a ship bod not ap- were on board...dan felt til at s

proach it so near, if she have, by seding. Robben DROWNED,John Shepperd, Ist mate, Thomas Island, ascertained by its bourings, that she is clear William Milne, 2nd ditto, Janes Webster, carpon- of the Whale Rock, in which tuse she may round ter. Joseph Harrison, sailmaker, Jon Thumson, it at a greater distance from Green Point, if desira- steward, William, cook, Thomas Ross,ble, but the soundings in that case will not alone seamen, Francis famiero, ditto; Robert McAr-bu a 'sure guile." thur, and William Hunter, apprentices, po nanome 2 coming from the South-West, a ship SAVED. Captain William H. Lumand. Wil shoull not get less than 40 fathoms before the light liam, Miller, John Fréeman, James Jackson, -— bears South East, or East South East,nor less then Fisher, John Frolick, and Thomas Shanks, sea-20 fathoms before it bears South and by East,

men

The bodies of those drowned have been all found except that of flater; and as might be ex pected Captain Lamond and the six hands savel have been a good deal hurty

when the preceding directions may be followed.

From the Northward —mside of Robben Islfind----- the light should be keep about South West and by South, until a ship have passal that talund in doing which she may have some cas's from 8 to 6 fathons ; and when on that course the water deepens to 11 or 2 fathoms, she may stear for the unchange hử'tley plan is before directed

In heating round Green Polut, a ship shoukt never short for water under 1 for 12 fathoms, until she have brought the light to bear West South West, as before said.

*** hi these directions it is taken for granted, that a ship always keep her leads going, a likes

or inked unites any circumstances, the Plan ought to be a sufficient guide -

By davor when the shores or surf can be sečni.

as two lights until within 6 or 7 miles to the west- ward of them; and from the northward on light only will be seen, ceapa ba

The following are the particulars of the collison of the Bark Wellington, Captajn Jas. Liddell, and the Sophia and Eliza," Captain Dickens:

4 Between 12 and I o'clock on the morning of the 8th October, in lat. 180 S. long, 17° W., we were awoko by a violent crash, and immediately beating between Robben Island and the Main, JANUARY 22-Charlotte, Carter,

afterwards hard Captain Lidell's stentorian voice to enter Table Biv, the soundings may be taken 23-Julia, Herring, Singapore

giving various directions, from which we had no 24—11. M. F. S. Alemene, Capt. Duplane, Macao. doubt that a serious accident had occurred. It from the Island as it shoals to very regularly. · In standing towards the Main, it appears printent to UNDER DESPATCH.

soon appeared that we had como in contact with tack at the first cast of the load after the water another vessel, which proved to be the "Sophie shoals. and Eliza," Captain Dickens, an American Bark of 207 tons burthen, from Stonington bound, ona sels were on opposite tacks; the night being very whaling voyage. The wind being foul, the ves

Passengers per lumayson, Lieut. Col. Reig dark, they were not seen until close to each other; nolds, capt. Campbell, W. Pruon, W. Rutter, cap, but on the alarm being given of a vessel on the Thère are two lights at the light house, which Lay, Mrs. Caine, Mrs. Lay, Miss. Lay and Masterlee, how," our helm was put hard down with a

are in one about sout and by west; these appear to Lay.

speed of light, which broke the force of the cube of no other use than to assure the navigator Passengers per Rob Roy, J. Church, Esq. and cussion. She struck us, fortunately on the bluff which is the light house; if he should see other for curve) of the lee, bow, had the blow been re- lights. We have seen the lights clearly off deck Mrs, Burley.

ceived amidships or, among the fore chais, at 16 miles distance: but they will not make clear more nft, or, indeed, in any other place whatever, it is not improbable that both vessels might have foundered, but the American bark assuredly. On speaking her, we found that she was expected to become a wreck, and a short time afterwards, a boat from her put off to us, and the mate stated that TEA-The market has been in a quiet state for all des. Sailed for China Septr. 9th, Mohawk; 10th she was taking in two butts of water at every criptions of low teas, and scarcely any business has been Richard Cobden, for Ningpo; 19th, Marmion and pitch." and added with anxiety," that they hardly expected she should hold together till daybreak," a fair extent at former terms, indeed in some cases the fine Joseph Porter 28th Litherland, for Shanghai; 28th Captain. Liddell promised to keep near her all qualities of green have brought rather more money. On Swithamley, Wednesday last, several public sales were brought forward together 41,147 packages, which consisted of the following mouth th October At Liverpool-Amiga, Herpe- vessel, and bare down close to the Bark, and again Loading for Chinn-Oriental, to sail from Ports-night, an las ale had four whaleboats, there was no immediate danger. Captain Liddell wore our 3. Gunpowder, 234 Imperial, 169 Hyaon, 120 Hyson Skin rus, James Matheson, Flora, Sarah Louisa, Mury hove-to. At dawn of day, our chief officer. Mr. Benny, and the Carpenter, went on board, and of tar a careful survey of the injuries, reported the sperity abandonment of the vessel inevitable. The | shock from our heavy ship had disturbed almost every timber from stem to stern; ile frame was shaken, and the deck loosened, her bowsprit, the head of the foremast, fore-yard, and other spars were carried away, and the Lirbaard bow stove in, leaving a clear breach for the sea. The captain, officers, and crew, 26 in number, hastily got to guther their clothes and chests, and in their whale boats bade a sorrowful adieu to their poor disabled bath, and found a hospitable refuge in the Vel.

Before leaving however, they set fire to the

ENGLISH SHIPPING, Arrivals from China.-Sept. 11th, Oriental and brown went at 40s to 428, middling and low middling 16 to James Wall; 12th, Bombay and Duke of Welling to 54s 6d, middling 553 to 569 6d, good middling 574 to 585, 107; 14th James Matheson; 15th, Salopian: 17th good 589 Gd to 60% Gd, fine Gle to 623 6d, middling to fine, Canton; 30th, Minerva and Aune Jane October grey 548 to 598, and low &le to 539 per evt.

4th, Canopus 5th, Nautilus,

transacted, but middling, good and fine have been dealt in to

soris : 4:050 Congon, 675 Teankry, 261 Flowery · Pekoë,

80 Orange Pekoe, 40 Black Leaf Pekor, 144 Souchon, and Imrit, Alexander At Greenock, Jadia

Be packages sons. Of the above quantity not more than 3,duff packages were sold, the low kinds of Congou declining finlf-d, ant in some cases id per lb, but good and fiac sorts supporting previons rates, while the low sorts of Twankay also went at balf-d under the last public sule, but these rates

SINGAPORE SHIPPING.........

Arrivals from China-Dec. 5th, Earl of Balcar"

H. Compton; 12th, Coquelle, ras and the Maingay: 6th, C, Couusjee: 9th, Sir 18th, Anthony An- derson and the Greyhound

Departure for China-Dec. 7th. Water Witch

were quite equal to the prices paid in the private market; all other kinds brought previous rates. The following are the prices of the quantity actually sok: Cargou but ind coa sir but 101 to 10 halfil, ra can and new 11dw 11 halfd, en eir lit Suo fia 13 to is 34, ra bl If Is 14. HM lek fla 1s 4d, but hid and mid ra str Sou. Ba is 4 and tot 5 dire quir- ter-d, blfsu P. S flu la pref to but mid bl lister Pek fla Is 10 three quarter-d to Is 11d; Twankay, but mid coa but is halfd to 19 1'three quarters, Hyson Twankay mid ra str la 9d to Is 5 three quarter di Hyson, mid fr and ra sự fis

October 30th, Eliza, Batavia to Amsterdam; 10d to as 10 three quarter d, mid good 3. 11 half it to 15: Nov. 1st, Globe [French], Batavia to Bourdeaux, lington." Black Leaf Pokcie 25 d. and Gunder mid str 40 fid ph2nd, Beulah, Liverpool to China, City of Sydney.

LIST OF VESSELS THAT HAVE PASSED THE STRAITS OF SUNDA FROM 30TH octolɛE TO FITH NO.

VENEER.

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(Signed) W. F. W. OWÉN, Captain of II. M. Ship Leven."

A light-house having been erected on the Monil. le Point, with a lenticular light of the ith class, for the better guidance of vessels entering Table Bay during the night, the following instructions aru appended to the instructions by Capt. Owen, à.x,

* In standing in from the south west a ship, should not pass the lights on Green Point nearer than a mile-nor should the course be altered from tho eastward to the southward, with the intention of steering for the anchorage.--nor should the ship be brought into less than 14 or 15 fathous water, before the lights on Cireen Point bear S. W. by in one,) when the light W. W. (they will then be in i on the Mouille Point, will instantly be seen, (and not before,) bearing nearly S. by W.—A ship may then alter the course from the eastward, and stear $5.E. for the centre of the anchorage, and anchor whenever the lights on Green Point are shut in (by Sandhills near the Monille) and the light on the Mouille Point bears N. W. distance about a mile, in from 6 to 8 fathoms water. Vessels of light draft of water may steer S. by E. E. for tho

Since the Sales a few small, breaks have been purchased a Mauritius to ditto; ledusa, Canton to England; vessel (a step which met with Captain Liddell's anchorage, und anchor wuh the Mouille light bear.

male's prices,

FROM THE PEKING GAZETTE. "The Treasury-The Board of revenue has just made up the deficit in the receipts for the military estimates of last year, and find that the Provinces dive sill 3,524,000 taels, To urge the payment of the same, an "Imperial ed et has been issued. again and again are complints sent by the Gover- nors of Chiblo and Fokeen, that the Magistraties cannot bring up their arrears 3 3 and the Emperor has therefore sanctioned the proposal of degrading the defaulters for ever.

*** "The Court-The great favourite Gan-kwel is es at this important crisis quite engaged with the unraveling of the mest pitiful intrigues of the eunuchs and priests, and has addressed several in- vial and long memorials upon the subject. Plot

The ship's distance from the shore, when tho light on the Mouille appears, may be readily ascer tainel by the bearings of the two light houses and the distance between them which is 1,215 yards. the prependionlar height of the Mouille light above high water-mark is 40 feet.

3rd, Koningin der Netherlander, Amsterdam to entire concurrence), for had she beca left to roaming N. W. by N. in from 4 to 5 fathoms of water. Batavia; 5th, George Buckham, Liverpool toChina; (in those latitudes, she might have been fatul to Velocity, Manila to

Bato, Dordrecht to other vessels in the dark Soon after Captain Die Batavia; 6th. Lady Pondys, Liverpool to Singakens, and our chief officer finally abandoned her, pore; 7th. Stanisins (French] Batavia to Havre de wo saw the unfortunate whaler enveloped in flamer, Grace; Morin, Betavia to Amsterdam - Siren The wind (which had now greatly increased.) (French frigatel, Macao to Brest; Francis Brus, spreading the devouring element with awful ra Canton to liio de la Plata, Somarong. Batacia in | pidity; m about a quarter of an iour, the main and

In coming in from the northward (inside Robben Amsterdam; Oud Nederland, ditto to Dordrecht; aizen mast fall upon the deck one mass of flame, Island the lights on Green Point will appear ins Zeronica, ditto to Amsterdam, 9th, Earl of Licer and the rest of the upper works continued to buru, one (or nearly so), and the light on the Alquille at Canton to London; 11th, Hegerika, Batavia while she was visible to us Most providentially Point will also be seen--the distance between the to Rotterdam; Flora, ditto to Amsterdam; 131b, not the slightest personal accident or injury delight houses being as above mentioned. The direc Malgola, Liverpool to Singapore ; Anaa, China to carred." It is stated that at the moment of the con. tions, by Capt. Owen, and the appended direction", Liverpool; 14th, Pauline, New York to Bataria; cussion, a man was on the American's royal yard will be a sufficient guide to the anchorage, Washington, Australia to Batavia : Johs Dugdale, furling the sail, and that he was pitched into the China to Liverpool; 15th Hden. Bombay to China; rigging, and escaped unhurt. Ciropatra, China to London; Ježs Bibby, đảo to ditto; Bankbaaricid, Batavia to Rotterdam ; 15th,

Captain Laldeh's eordnet thouhgout these pain, ful stenes was most exemplary, every way worthy

It is earnestly recommended to strangers not to attempt to bear into Table Pay at night, in squilly or thick weather. The strictest attention shiula be paid to the soundings, and the leads kept con-