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ENDING, 31ST AUGUT 1845. Pluvioms

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(From the China Mail, August 28.)

Diplomatic Department.

I take this opportunity to convey to your Excel lency the expressions of my highest consideration.

Thave &c.

J. F. DAVIS. HB Ms. Plenipotentiars de..

(No 48.)

To His Excellency, JOHN FRANCIS Davis,

ween myself and the district Magistrates, originat- ing in a complaint from two of my servants that they had been beaten and robbed, and met on the part of the Chinese by a counter charge, seeming to involve two Englishmen as well as some Canton Servants, the only men in this district found capable of rendering the slightest domestic service beyond. carrying a bucket of water. The whole of the proceedings appear on the face of the documents, and are too transparent to render it necessary that your Excellency's time should be occupied by ex- -

&c. &c. & British Consulate, Foo-chow-fuo, August, 1845. - STR,I have the honour to acknowledge the re-planation or comment. ceipt of your Excellency's despatch No. 56, of August 4th, together with its enclosure, on the 11th instant, per ledusa.

I cannot conclude without expressing my grate ful sense of the ready and effective assistance which your Excellency has without solicitation I lost no time in acquainting the Governor Ge afforded. With the gradual improvement I have neral Lew, that I was directed to deliver a letter marked in the behaviour of the people generally, from your Excellency in person, and the following and the comparatively rare occurrence of any vary day I received a reply appointing the 14th, at 12 gross act of violence, I should indeed have hesitat o'clock for my visit. As in my letter to the Go-ed to make at this moment a further report. Iam vernor General, and his Excellency's reply, to- very sensible, however, of the importance of such a ference is made to the subject matter of your com- demonstration as the arrival of the Medusa with munication, I have enclosed copies. It will be seen your Excellency's remonstrance addressed to the that in recapitulating the contents of my letter, the Governor General; and I venture to hope signal Governor General overlooks the fact I had stated, benefit may result from the measṛre. of the complaints of the merchants themselves, who

Í have &c. had been aggrieved, having reached you; be thon

(Signed.) proceeds to assume that the ground of complaint is the curiosity of the people, which might not be altogether inexcusable, and finally proposes as a remedy for the evil, that 'nolice should always be given, when an Englishman wished to leave his vessel, to District Magistrates, that be might be encumbered, under plea of protection, with Chinese Police.

In my interview therefore, which took place yesterday, a minute of which is herewith enclosed, I deemed it important to keep these three points clearly in view, for the purpose of rectifying the er. Toneous ideas his Excellency appeared to entertain. I am bound to state that a gradual, but marked improvement has taken place. since the last serious remonstrance, made when General D'Aguilar and other visitors were here; nevertheless occasional acts of very gross rudeness still occur, and not very unfortunately, two signal instances came under my notice the day after the arrival the Medusa, which gave me a favourable opportunity of proving to demonstration that more effective measures were yet required, and that no Englishman was free from the risk of exposure to the most wanton and un- provoked attacks.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION. His Excellency Her Britannic Majesty Pleni- potentiary &c. &c., is pleased to direct that the

In reference to the proposed measure of placing subjoined correspondence with Fao-chow-foo, or the English under the irksome, and in every way ginating in the repeated complaints of Her Majes-objectionable, surveillance of the Chinese Police, ty's Consul, that the local authorities had taken no adequate measures to protect British subjets from the aggressions and insults of the populace, be published for general information. His Excellency has been assured by the Imperial Commissioner Keying, that an urgent despatch on this subject has been forwarded by himself overland to the Go- vernor General of Fou-chow-foo, and it is satisfac- tory to learn from the Consul that the local Go- vernment has already exerted itself for the repres

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ADAM W. ELMSLIE. Victoria, Hongkong, 23rd August, 1845.

(No. 34.) His Excellency LEW-YUNKO.

Governor General of Fokien, and Chekcang,

&c., &c., &c.

Victoria, Hongkong, 4th August, 1845. I have the honour to acquaint your Excellency that I hear general complaints, officially confirmed by her Majesty's Consul, of the ill-conduct of the populace of Foo-chow-foo to British subjects resid- ing at that place and who, confiding in the strict observance of the Treaty, and believing that they were in a civilised country, have not yet thought it necessary to enrry arms about then for their pro- tection.

I consider this so grave and important a matter that I have purposely despatched a Steam vessel with this letter to your Excellency, My disposi tion is to be very open and straight-forward on all occasions, and not to act without first declaring my Now the very first article of the Treaty conclud- ed at Nanking, expressly provides that the sujbects of England and China respectively should "enjoy full security and protection for their persons and "property within the dominions of the other."

It is well known to every one that at Amoy, Ningpo, and Shangai, where the people experienc. ed all the horrors of war entailed on them by the misconduct of Lin Tsik-seu, they have nevertheless been uniformly well conducted towards the English since the peace, being properly controlled by the local officers. How is it then, that the populace of Foo-chow-foo. who have hitherto been exempte!

views and intentions.

which has been already more than onco proposed as a favourite panacea, I cannot doubt but that your Excellency will concur with me in thinking that such liberty of movement as this would allow is lit the worth having-even were it not to be anticipated that the worst would be made of the manifest cop. fession and tolerance of a sense of insecurity, which constitutes a direct infringement of the first, if not the most important article of the Treaty. I pointed out that such a measure was at least as imprac ticable as it was inadmissible, and suggested that they should distribute their police along the line of route to the Consulate, and moreover make the shopkeepers in each waril resprasible for the dis- covery and seizure of any aggressor.

The Governor General did not dissent, an I gave directions to the attendant magistrates to make arrangements somewhat analogous.

RUTHERFORD ALCOCK, H. M.'s Consul at Foo-chow-foo.

LEW. Governer General of Fokeen and Che keang, &c, &c., &c., sends the following answer to a despatch from yourself the Honourable Envoy and Great Minister, received by the steamer, which Consul Alcock personally handed in on the 12th day, 7th month, 25th year of Taoukwang, (14th August, 1845.)

In this you state that the British residents at Foochow foo make frequent complaints about the insults received from the natives and request that an immediate and effectual stop be put to all future. annoyance, &c.

Our receiving the above, I the Governor found on examination, that the people of Foo-chow have not the slightest cause for ill will against the mer- chants of your honourable country, nor an inton- tion of treating them with contempt. But the merchants of your honourable country have only recently arrived at Foo-chow, and their dress uffers from the nalive, and the people of Foo.chow are not yet as accustomed to this sight as the (in. habitants) of Amoy and the three other ports. The streets at Nantae are, moreover, very narrow, and people from every quarter crowd there. At the arrival of the merchants of your honourable coun try, it was natural that there would be a large number of spectators, and amongst them also some idle vagabonds and ignorant boys, who being un- able to obtain a sight, jostled and made a noise, When last year Consul Lay first arrived, I the Governor felt some anxiety about this, and directed two troops of the Magistrates' Police to protect Consul Lay. He however said that he was ac- quainted with the customs of the Celestial Empire, and engld take care of himself, and that there was no need of sending constables. In the spring of the present year, when Consul Alcock first reach- ed Woo-shih-shan, there were hundreds and thous ands of people who came to look at him. Whilse I the Governor therefore ordered Treasurer Sew to issue an order, severely prohibiting this, I at the same time despatched solifiers from five batta lions, who should in the neighurhood by turns put (the crowds) down; and the runners of the two Magistrates were only withdrawn, after having more than twenty days been there on guard,

When subsequently the Honourable General D'Aguilar came to Foo-chow and had an interview with ine the Governor, the people of Nantae quite surrounded and pushed him I the Governor then. instantly ordered the two Magistrates to make inquiries, to seize the fellows that were crowding around them, whilst issuing an order severely pro- hibiting it. The Magistrates at Foo-chow un a subsequent occasion, when a quarrel arose between Foo-chow people and some individuals of your honourable nation, seized the former and punished them. as a warning (to others) with the cangue.

There is at present a ressel of your honourable country which ran ashore in the river and became Icáky, and has therefore been obliged to unload and repair her damages, I the Governor instantly commanded the Magistrate of Foochow to procure above twenty lighters to receive the merchant and put his goods in a temple. As I however, feared that some villains might come to steal, I ordered the local force to despatch quickly some soldiers and runners, to cruise about day and night for their protection. Consul Alcock will be thoroughly acquainted with the above circumstances.

I did not fail to seize this favourable opportunity of bringing under his Excellency's notice certain facts strongly tending to prove that there is a ge neral indisposition to deal on any fair or friendly terms with the British, and that many had not scrupled to allege as the grounds of their conduct, the fear of incurring the displeasure of the authori- ties by any different mode of proceeding. The in- ference was not very palatable, and I only pressed it with reserve and delicacy; but I strongly insisted upon these facts, as abundantly demonstrating the existence of a very general feeling that the au- thorities, if not hostile to us, were indifferent to any acts which might compromise our interests or se curity. The more uafounded such an opinion might be, the more essential was it that his Excel'ency should take such decided steps as could leave no doubt whatever, on the minds of the inhabitants, that so far from courting favour, they would incur the most serious displeasure, and risk punishment, by acting upon opinions so erroneous. I did not hesitate to urge upon the Governor General that this general impression lay at the root of the evil, and that no measures promised a successful result wihch did not remove this first stumbling blcok and obstacle to all friendly intercourse or commercial transactions To this I stated, might in my opininn,

Not a moment elapsed during which I did not be attributed all the insults and acts of rudeness which had taken place, and the total failure of the exert myself to afford protection, both for the sake. vigorous efforts recently made to open the trade of of strengthening the place, as well as showing the friendship of a host to his guests. This however from the same calamities, should show an unfriend-the port by English merchants.

the more so, because we are now one family, and ly disposition, and be inclined to assault strangers? Although his Excellency would not admit even Doubtless some ill disposed persons, not daring to the existence of such an impression, he very prompthere cannot be the most distant idea of insulting show their hate openly, have instigated and deceir- tly, and with some earnestness, assured me that ed the ignorant populace, who are still unaware of every step should be taken calculated to prove the the power of my Government to protect its subjects. friendly disposition of the authorities, and his own I therefore address this important despatch to sincere desire to see a flourishing foreign trade es your Excellency, requesting you to put a speedy tablished at this port, that he might remit a large and effectual stop to the causes of complaint in Custom-House revenue to the Emperor. Ele finally question. I have been deputed by the Sovereign concluded by declaring I might fully rely upon the of the great nation whom I have the honour to re-authorities to put the most effectual stop to any fur-every-where, and have therefore held a consulta. tion with the acting Lieutenant Governor Saw to present, for the express purpose of watching over ther acts of rudeness and insult. the proper observance of the Treaty, and I am de- In reference to your Excellency's letter, he hint choose three civilians and three militery officers, termined to fall my duty in every particular. ed at the inexpediency of any public discussion of who at different places, from Wooshihishan to The Imperial Commissioner, Keying, being at its contents, and stated his intention of forwarding Nantae should always have their stations with a Canton, and the communication very slow overland, his answer addressed to yourself.

party of soldiers for quelling (disturbances) and I address this urgent note directly by the steamer, Nothing could be more courteous than his Ex-going their rounds. But if any native villains which will arrive in two or three days, but a copy cellency's bearing-nor more friendly and apparent insult the merchants of your Honourable Country, will be sent to His Excellency Keying; thoughly sincere, than his assurances of a desire to culti- they will instantly be seizen, chained, and deliver this is not my first communication on the subject. vate the most amicable relations, and to repressed over to the Magistrane, to be punished severely

without the slightest shew of mercy. How much preferable is it that your Excellency every thing calculated to disturb the peace or secu should control the people of Foo-chow, thus de-rity of the British; but by the results alone, I fear, monstrating the power of the Chinese Coverment can the good faith which dictated the manner and over its subjects, than that the British inhabitants matter be determined. I cannot doubt that it is in should be obliged to be protected by their own an his power to impress the whole population with a thorities, while a vessel is sent to the Peiho with a salutary conviction that the very worst mischief letter to the Minister at Peking, complaining of they can engage in, is to molest or insult one Eng the infraction of the first article of the Treaty. Itishman-and this once effected, I believe all ground

is also desirable, as the time for evacuating Chasan approaches, set to complicate matters by such un-

pleasant discussions.

of complaint will be removed.

In order the better to place before your Excel. lency the dexterous mode in which the redress of It will give ma great satisfaction to learn from such grievances is shuffled off, delayet, and faster- the Consul, es I anticipate, that British subjectsed away, if not finally lost, I beg to enclose four

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foreigners.

Having now received the communication from you the Honorable Envoy and Great Minister, I shall redouble my endeavours for control, to insura lasting tranquility. As however the offices of all the authorities are in the city, I am apprehensive that their attention can scarcely be bestowed

I also hope that you the Honourable Envoy and Great Minister will ordes Consul Alcock, to enjoin upon the merchants of your Honourablo Country that may come to Fon chow, to endeavour each and all of them to carry on their commerce quietly, and not create any disturbance with the Datives. If we on both sides restrain the people of our two respective nations, good feelings wilF zpring up in course of time, and the trade will be- come dogrishing

I the Govenor think that Foochow being a new part, where the market has auty recently been opened, the goods are not easily sold. When the