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THE FRIEND OF CHINA, AND HONGKONG GAZETTE.
VICTORIA, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 30ra. 1845. AMERICA
By the Horutio we have received New York papers to the 14th of December, from which we give a few extracts; we also publish among our other commercial intelligence, an able re- view of the American trade. taken from Hunt's Merchants Magazine. From this valuable periodical we liave selected various commer- cial statistical reports, which we will publish in future issues.
'THE FRIEND OF CHINA AND HONGKONG GAZETTE.
Mr. Adams has triumphed. The 21st rule, pro- hitting the introducting of any memoria's touching slavery, is repealed. I am a li de suspicious that the South have yielded in this case, in the hope of gaining in what they deem a greater for their "peculiar m-t tution." They may deem the 21st rule a small sacrifice in order to secure Texas an- mexation. Whetever the motive in the repeal of this rule, the Sage of Quincy will rejoice, and I hope the friends of human freedom may find cause to joice with hi It is the degree of Heaven, that slavery should expire in this Republic. The aspect of liberty may be celipsel for a moment, but her progress is a sure the stars in their course.
Strangers crowling into our city, and the season for hotels, ass-mblies, guss p and letter writers, claimants canvas backs, office seekers, froke and fashion, 34 fairly opened. The. Supreme Court commenced its sessión yesterday.
CHATHAM
Apothecary, it is only fair to state. that he, (as From the archives of Government house the are all persons holding similar appointments in Mail has been furnished with an order by Her Her Majesty's service,) is considered perfectly Majesty in Council, regrating or creating qualified to attend to ordinary complaints or courts of justice for the trial of British subjects injuries; and that from Higgins having no great committing offences within the dominion of marks of injury upon his person, it was not the Ottoman Porte, and this-we prestime act supposed that he was seriously hurt-also that ing under ouders--ho publishes, pointing with he adopted the usual remedies, which an apgreat satisfaction to certain classes similar to parent bruise render necessary.
those in Ordinance No. 7, which we again re In the last paragraph of the article to which peat, are tyrannical in spirit, and will also be we refer, we fear that our contemporary's found impracticable in working. Admitting observations will tend to convey an erroneous the similarity of the two documents, we would impression of the habits and discipline of remind our contemporary that two blacks do the troops in this garrison; and one which not makon white-we would remind him that, probably he would regret. We have resided though British subjects visiting the Levant are upwards of eighteen months in the colony, subjected to much that is unpleasant. from the and from the Tocality in which we are domi ignorance, and incapacity of persons holding ciled, have had the best opportunities of forming Consular appointments, who have it in an opinion of the habits of the Soldiers at their power to annoy and even injure such least if they carried drinking to that frightful British subjects by the powers conferred in
(From te New York Sun Wechly, Dec, 14) / excess which is asserted by our contemporary, virute of the order in Council to which re-
OUR TREATY WITH CHINA AND THE ENGLISH it could not escape our observation-and we fercace has been made, this is no apology for a do not think that the Editor of the Mail is similar powers being given to Consuls in China. Press. The jealousy or chagrin of the English warranted in his assertion that, drinking anong The Levant system, which has been copied. Pies, has teen again developed, relative to the British interests in China, are represent to be, of. the troops generally, or the 18th specially, is here, has already been found defective; upon treaty completed by Mr. Cushing with China. The this point we quote from the Bambay Courier. carried to a very great excess,
the highest importance, requiring “the utmost vigi. The 18th recently landed from Chusan, and "It is a long time since the word Consul has created so
dence to guard against every thing tending to`im. mach discussion as at present, and we think it will be atten- The United States appear to be blessed with after a sea voyage, seamen and soldiers are
ded with this gond, that it will draw the attention of the di-, pair them, and they are compoils to watch with nervous auxiety, the affairs of that semi barbaroni commercial prosperity and internal quiet. Some alike apt to break throug the wholesome referent Governments in Ferro to the subject, and cause grea ter circumspection in the chice of their agents. It ought talk is made of the payment of interest on the straints of discipline; if such has been the case
with no small interest we learn, that the American Pennsylvanian bonds, and their ultimate rein the present instance it is nothing usual; also to be made a subject of internacional arrangement, what people. It is, therefore," says in English jomena',
the-functions of Cansuls macht strictly to be, and where are demption.
but we again state, that though residing in the to be the limits of their interference in the affairs at the con Envoy has concluded a commercial Treaty with most public part of the town, we have not try to which they are accredited. It is well known in En China, without the least difficult and Mr. Cush-- witnessed any particular irregularities, nor have gland that the appointment of Consula is an affair of pro-ing," the journal adds, "has evinced sound judg ment am prudence, which it is to be hoped the we heard any of the inhabitants complain of the age and interest, with very small reference to the capacity,
French Fusoy, who has been dispatched after him, difficulties and disputes are constantly arising. conduct of the 18th, which would assuredly be rudence, or temper of the holder of the office; and, that
may imitate." It was in our power," contînies the case were they so addicted to drinking guess that a good deal of the same sort of thing exists among
the Editor, "when the Treaty of Nankin, was as the editorial remarks of the Mail might
signed to have insisted upon exclusive advantages, lead people to believe.
and it ought to be regarded as an act of Magnani- mity on our part, to stipulate as we did for throw- ing open of the China trade to all nations alike. The 'ne which we had opened by force of arins, might have remained shut to them, until they were But taking it for granted, that the Consular able to do as we did, and as that ability was totally system of the Levant, is the best suited for the out of the question, unless they had another India British residents of that part of the globe, it by to assist them, it follows that they might have been evethally excluded from China to this day." These no means follows, that a similar system is that
observations on the Chinese Treaty with the Uni- best suited to the interests of the British resi dent of China. What we mainly dislike inte States, evidently show the great advantages Ching: is the extraordinary power which is which we gained by a prompt movement in soeur, The English, however, have some- given to the Superintendent of Trade over the ing them. persons, property, and reputation of British thing in reserve, which is intended as a commercial subjects resident at either of the five-sports. An barrier. On this hout, our contemporary of the appeal from the Cousul's court to the Superin- tendent of Trade may verify the saying of out of the frying pan into the fire." It Con- suls are ignorant of law, Superintendents may I denouncing the conduct of the China be equally ignorant; if Consils are prej Mail with reference to the rumours which diced and tyrannical, so may Superintendents have reached this colony from Shanghai.be and we really cannot see that justice or rumours deeply affecting the reputation of a redress can be depended upon. Were there Merchant there settled,-we dal so disinterest no regular court or Judge in this colony, an edly and sincerely, and we believe that we only appeal to the Superintendent might be the echoed the sentiments of the greater bulk of our least of many evils; but as we have a Supreme readers. It is an understood matter everywhere, Court and a Chief Justice, we consider the that in similar cases, mutil the guilt or innocence powers conferred upon the Superintendent as of the party has been proven, pross
in the highest degrec objectionable, silent. The absolute necessity for this we need
The annexation of Texas, appears 10 be finally resolved upon. The American Minister, Mr. Shannon, in a communication with the Mexican government declared that for twenty years the United States had resolved to annex Texas to the already gigantic confederation. The Mexican Secretary replied to this letter. with much spirit, audit by the latest accounts all official communication between the Mexi can government and the American Minister had been stopped. The news was brought to New Orleans by H. M. Ship Spartan the British Minister, Mr. Bankhead, considering it of such importance as to send that vessel with despatches for his own government, which we presume will go overland as far as New York or Boston, and thence by Steam to England.
We have received an anonymous letter from Macao. complaining grieviously of the careless pess of the post master in Hongkong. As the writer does not entrust us with his name, we cannot give his letter publicity; we assure him however, that we are at all times willing to throw open our columns to similar communica- tion, but he will see the recessity of our know- ing who are the parties that address us--their panies being the chief guarantee for the truth of their statements. The letter is not destroyed.
The receiving ships have all left Whampoa in consequence of the affair mentioned in our fast issue. They are mostly anchored at Toongkon and Chuenpec, a few milles ontside of this harbour.
We will briefly revert to the last issue of the China Mail, where the worthy Editor has maile our opinions the special object of his observations. Sifted of the chaff of elaborate article, mare's nest, ill mannered twaddle" &c. &c, with which our humble efforts are noticed, the editorial of the Mait contains a repeti tion of the unjust and unprincipled attack which that paper has made on the character of a gentleman now at Shanghai also an apology for the framers of ordinance No. 7--au ordi- nance which grams to H. M. Superintendent of Trade in China, powers which can only safely he entrusted to the established judicatory of the country. To these points we will shortly
reply.
the
remains
We may
other nations, and consequently the Consular dignity is at
thing of a discount: while the bum tenens of Vier
Consul is n a very how ebb indeed Every traveller who visits the Levant tan vouch for this; the Vice-Consul, or as they are called Consular Agents, being cloves from the lowest classes of Jews, Cireeks, and Arinenos, whose qua
eation is a smattering of the language of the nation they represent "
No opportunity can be more favorable then the present, for a removal of all the absurd res-not point out to the foreign community of matter which requires no notice. trictions put upon boats visiting Hongkong for the purposes of trade. Intimate to the Chinese that this is a free port in-truth-that so long as they commit no offences when in the harbor. and there are no grounds to suspect them of piracy, they may come and go unmolested, and we draw into the port à good share of the trade which is now carried on just outside of it. Such a step would go far towards the establish- ing of a local commerce in this coby, and would in every way add to our prosperity."
We take the following paragraph from the Ceylon Herald of the 31st January.---
re-inforced the China detachment will proceed to
its destination,"
We think
CORRESPONDENCE COMMERCIAL ADVERTISER.
Washington. Dec. 2, 1844. Before this arrives you will have perused the It is what might have message of the President.
The most important paragraphs been expected. relate to the annexation of Texas, which we might have presumed would be greed-upon the country with the utmost plausibility of argument and dar- nestness of conviction
I trust it may yet be seen
that the President crrs in the following expression of opinton - The decision of the people of the United States on this great and interesting subject has been decisively manifested,” &c.
Loudon Chronicle says:--
Another question nceurs; sinen England hus opened the China trade, has she not the right to insist that the other powers should come under engagements to obey these general regulations agreed to by herself, and necessary for the pre- servation of the trade and common interest of the
while commercial world ?. We think that she has such a night, and that it will be the Enty of our. "Government to genmúd a pledge from the Pearls and the Aueriends to agrée in the treaty of Peka, is the basis of all t eir conngreiil relations with
the Chinese
It wouhi have been satisfactory, likewise, if one Government had looked a link • more to the safty of our merchants at Canton,and not have left then. to the safe keeping of an American ship of war.” code, ny general regulations, which Englan may have dinle with Chinn; nodess, they contin to the inter;sts of the country, But this intinsa- tion shows, how closely, we are watched in our commercial arrangements and the absturies which may hereafter be thrown in our path, in discover ing and securing new avenues for our em seter, The government at Washington, will see the necess sity of securing the right to the overland route ta In lia; in order to be guarded at both points, before Englan - shuts us out in that direction. It is an
Whatever Banee may do, this country will not
munication.
From Mosravico ANE Beexos Arites --Sel zure of the Argentine. Naay by the U. S. Frigate Congress. -Our advices from Bions Ayres, to 12th October, contain a circumstantial account of th seize of the Argentine navy by the U. », F. Congress, on the 29th September, at Montevideo,
Cimander W, D. Newman, of the 11, S. ship
Bainbridge, was drowned of Montevidog, on the- 11th October.
The Mo contas a good deal of trifling China, than whom no class of Her Majesty's however, before he is a year longer in the colony subjects do more highly appreciate the un-he wil have ascertained the duties of Assessors spotted reputation, which is ever supposed to from better authority than a dictionary--we characterise the British merchant, and which also think, that the mare's nest of which he is not fightly to be sacrificed. In the present in talks, will afford us mauy an egg 'to crack, stance, the whole circumstances connected with before the summer months are over. In that this unfortum te affair, must be now before His mean while we takeour leave of the Mul, Excellency, and any hasty decision come to by advising him to keep his head coul, and to men of necessity still ignorant of the real facts, eschew slander, malice and uncharitableness. must be received with caution; but when we see such hasty and unfavorable decisions put forth by a paper, known to be the organ of that very From New York Commercia Alvertiser, 7th Dsc impuitint link in the chain of commercial com man whose duty it is to enquire into the merit of the case, we cannot help thinking that, the party We understand that arrangements are being accused has been treated most unjustly, and that made with a view to allow the early dispatch of a the press, which ought to protect, has been portion of the Ceylon Rifle Regiment for the pur-made the medium of traducing private character A re in the most cruel and cold blooded manner. pose of doing garrison duty at Hongkong. cruiting party is about to proceed to the eastward We challenge our contemporary to produce and as soon as the strength of the Rides has been
any respectable colonial paper, which contains such grave charges-which lays them before the public as undeniable truth-sends them to
Serions disturbances in Pernambuco had render- India and to Europe without giving the unfor-
at the presence of a detachment of tlie Brazilian We have been requested to correct a por-tunate victim an opportunity of vindicating
What will the abolitionists, whose vote would"! army necessary in that Province, tion of the stateinent made by our contem- himself eveu to his own family-and all this
Captain Norris, of diy barque Cresie, who ag porary of the Mail regarding the death of pri- while nothing has been proved, and there is have carriol the empire state for the Whigs, say
every reason to believe that a very great por- to this ?--What will be the julginent of the editor - rived yesterday morning from Monte Video, infras vate Higgins of the 18th Royal Irish
On the evening of the unfortunate occurrence | tion, if not all of the accusations, are false. We of the Fening Post and the protesting minorky us that when he sailed, on the 18th of October, the which terminated in the death of poor Higgins, do not suppose that it will have great weight, of the Democracy of New York on this point? 1 | United States frigate Congress, sloop Boston and- General Oribe has, by deviews prohibited the in- he with some of his comrades had been tak- but we again state our opinion that when the shall not believe, without further evilence, that | brig Bainbridge were lying in the harbar. ing a glass in the public house known by the matter has been investigated, it will be seen the votes of the Northern Democracy generally
were given to Mr. Polk because of his opinion in|portation of merchandize from Monte Video into. sign of the British Granadiers; but with the ex- that though Mr. White may have acted in.
Farfavor of inmediate adnexation, but in spite of it, any other port of the Oriental-Republic. reption of the deceased name of the men were prudently, he has not acted criminally.
tions on this subject. It can hardly be, that the drunk. The quarrel, which led to a scuffle in be it from us to attempt the guidance of We may anticipate, in a short time, clearer.reveja- which Me Hugh knocked Higgins down, and it the China Mail, as is asserted in that paper- is alledged kicked him, we do not enter upon, our tracks, we apprehend, are widely different project of annexation will be effected during the as the particulars will be best known when but for the reputation of the press, we would session. The firmness of the Senate, if 1st, gratified to observe the emphatic manner McHugh is tried, but it is proper to mention fain hope that he will not again prostitute his thing else, may interpose an effectual barrier.
If our conten-in which the President recommends attention to that Higgins was not taken to the Commissariat peu, by such libellous attacks. and there put in eonlinement after the sentryporary dare not exercise the legitimate fine-steamship navigation and particularly that car had enne to his resene-on the contrary, he Įtions of an independent paper, let him continue mails should be conveyed across in such ships, un- to amuse huself with doggrel couplets, and der the direction of our own citizens. This is an was at once conveved to his barrack room, He was there carefully examined by the Co-picture raffles, but let him pause before he object of great national interest, whether regarded
no again charges any man with such a crime in is relation to commerce or as a means of public; lour Sergeant of his company, who seeing
defence. --One countryman Dr. Smith deserve um, external marks of injury, ordered him a pri- as piracy.
Mr. White could not possibly have forseen versal gratitude for his arduous and protracted soner to the lock up rooni attached to the com- missariat guard, where all drunken men are the attack which has been made on his charac-effort to exhibit to the world the vast benefits which confined. The deceased remained quiet during ter in a public paper, or he world, not have the multiplication of steara vessels must confer the night, and did not make any complaint allowed it to go home uncontradicted. It has upon the human race, and I trust both the favor of until the following morning, when a report was however gone forth to the world and the per- government and of individuals will be extended to
bave in sight, and when near the American brig of immediately made in the medical officer re-sen who penned it, has the unenviable pleasure is present scheme of establishing lines of steam The Argentine schooner of war, “9th of July, Dr. Edwards whose services in mane departments | war Bainbridge, the officer of the Seancla, now an siding at the north barracks, who lost no time of knowing that he has maligned the chairs beween this country, and Great Britain. in visiting him.
The deceased complained of racter of the absent, that he has made his of Christion effort have been so efficient, and who American vessel of war, ordered her (9th July") being ill at 6 o'clock in the morning the boat independent paper the means of seriously in is now devoting his energies to the ecise of the to send a boat on board which they did, and th
were made prisoners, atal the had then left the barracks for the Hospital, but juring the prospects of a young commercial: Christilul Sunbath, is borefund the di-courser on officers and erew
bats of the Bainbridge soon took possession of thos a messenger was at once despatched to bring | firm." and of currying grief to more than the the day of neutral and devant regard to the it back and the deceased was taken to the fireside. We drop this part of the subject, it is canctity of the Low!'s day we listened in with deep | fah of July. Soukáneously the frigate Conne got under way, no-l comming d'une alung ade Argens, for the injured To obizin redese-i i biva vera fuaerest. Few. izany, fring men ace errealater in Hospital about 7 o'clock.
fue morgestere 25th of May/?ticed a qua and yo orang viluma kthente With regard to the remarks made upon thẻ 1 Fr the accused first to sindirate bir charakan.
One
Rivera's latest attack was upon a small frontier town, Cerro Largo, from which his troops took It seems by the account in the Buenos Agres flight on the approach of Gien Uqquiza's forces. Parket that the Argentinos vessel of war "Saucāla, went in pursuit of Monteviduan schooner of war, or fishing boats, which had been capturing and chasing Buenos Ayrga vessels on the coast. of the crew's chased took refuge on board the bar- que Rosalta, then in the barber, belonging to Silas E. Berrows, who had a difficulty with the Buenos Ayreans some time ago, relative to the seizure of a vessel called the Herald, who was then on board the 1. Mr. Burrows, gave notice to the frigate Congreys and they put out boats in pursuit of the Sancala, which they captured, hauled down the the Commander and crew on the board the frigate. Oriental flag, and hoisted the American and went
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