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ORIGINAL CORRESPONDENCE

To the Editor of the Friend of China:

Sin. If the circumstances of a late One in ficted by one of the learned Hellation of the Police Court upon a fellow Townsman for resisting theim- pertinent interference of a great Soldier in his domesne enjoyments are known to you. I am satisfied that such unprecedented, barefaced Effrontery of the Man of W such ignorance and fawning sycophaney of the Alan of law, and such intolerable persecution of the Man of peace will be properly denounced in your Edis torials, if not 1 small trouble you again on the subject.

Can such things be?

I am, Sir Your truly QUERY

Victoria 16th September 1815.

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THE FRIEND OF CHINA AND HONGKONG GAZETTE,

Mr. Welch appeared before the sistant Magas ie Leut. Arm: Royal Irish. Berjaant Summers upon oath,de with an order from the f D'Aguilar, they entered A between the hours of 10 and presented the

with a request that the they also testified to the ing if returned with suc was the charge.

officers of the 18th appeared.

neral's ade de

the message, and

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on the return of the ned from the fort and with great effect, the with perfect coolness. dashore under charge Eseutenant on board the these missiles were thrown into the aceraer The Marines were land. some of the boats lightened of their over, when they were re shipped. fish at the fort itself This oc about fifty minutes, a heavy and destructive

the bosts had crossed the mix and that of the Marines were landed, the enemy bandosed the battery relsed firing that he heard Mr. Welche fort, and the

od against a though the mostly carried away pwards of thirty gans mounted, eight here the boats

fever, the Major Geo On entering the fort bore evident marks of the

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fures that bat beelzem? dead There

of

say to the policemen ral seadme such an importinent pressig again the conclusion of the sentence he did pot hear. The other officer's evidence (thech bore directs Colonel of the 18th) was not taken, he merely

lay at a distance of ards ext to their fire heard singing between the hours of 10 and 11

minates Bales and box oclock

European

mods, with crates of earthern chains, spars &c. gave abun Ware, anchor dant proof of the nature of the pursuits of the inha hitnots of Maladu bay. The foit was destroyed and the hoats returned to the fleet Next morning: they unam ascended the river, with orders to burn the town, which was done. The inhabitants filed in all directions, after a feeble attempt at resistance.

We regret that the loss in this brilliant little action was rather severe. Twenty five were put for de combat while lying at the raft-10 of them killed and fifteen wounded, Among

ng the officers, Mr Leonard Gibbard of the Wolverine was killed

For the defence, Mr. Welch had sever SINGAPORE MATULA

tlemen who were with him when the affair COUSAN

occurred, though he did not think it necessary BRANGIAI

to trouble the court with the evidence of more than two. These Gentlemen, on oath, stated that the police ch intruded upon their priva and in su autoral ve tone, required that by order of the Major General the singi Cease. They also heard Mr. Welch, first quietly request the men to leave the room, and then from the window, threaten to horse whip then

THE FRIEND OF CHINA AND HONGKONG GAZETTE. VICTORIA WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 17TH, 1815

CALCUTTA

ould

The Fire Queen arrived at Singapore on the 6th if they came with such impertinent messages and Lieutenant Heard of the Agincourt, and Mr.

The

Instant from Calcutta 23rd of August. She brought the balk of the overland Mail of the 7th July Rob Roy left Calcutta for China on the 23rd Ult with 895 Chests of Opium, The Coquette was to sail on the 25th-she had 295 Chests on board.

Latest quotations reported by the Fire Queen *---** Patna 1405 Rs. Benares 1,325 Rs. Stock in godowns 2,571, chests of Patna and 708 of Benares.

H. M. Ships Castor, Dedalus, and either the the Viven or Drives, proceed to New Zealand immediately. The Gentlemen of the colonial office are at length aroused but we fear that their folly, will cause

ause more bloodshed, and be a more tedious affair, than they are aware of

again. de C

Reader, peruse the sentence of Acting As sistant Magistrate, Lieutenant Armstrong of the 18th Royal Irish,

SENTENCE

Fyne, second master of the Vestal, wounded

It is to be hoped, that the severe lesson they have received, will for a time intimidate the pirates of Borneo, but nothing short of a European settle ment, with a garrison and one or two small steam "TO PAY A FINE OF TWENTY DOLLARS TO THE Vessels of war permanently on the coast, will effec tually drive the pirates from their present haunts QUBEN

Miny a ship that has been reported missing, has

boen murdered or suld as slaves. Even now, it is mother fate on the coast of Borneo, and the crew sid, that ten Europeans, and thirty Manilamen, arc slaves to the Arab chief whose town has been des troyed. Two Spaniards escaped, and were taken to Manila. They had been for years in bondage after having been captured and their comrades murdered by the pirates of Maludn bay,

The injustice of the sentence cannot be sur- passed. In the first place, every citizen has the same right to enjoy himself in the company of his friends, even by singing, that the Hon. Ma- jor General has in the second, the Hon. Major General has no control over the police, and any order from him was worthless in the third, the police acting upon his orders committed a breach of the peace in entering Mr Welch's house and behaving insolently, and had he Licked them down stairs, he would only have done that, which many will do, under similar circumstances.

We beg to draw the attention of the Hon. Attorney General to this case. It appears to us that the policemen committed willful and deliberate perjury, with the wicked and ins- lignant intention of having a citizen punished for daring to o assert his rights. If such pros ceedings are permitted to pass unpunished, or unnoticed, the inhabitants of Hongkong may be insulted by every member of the govern ment, who will be protected in his iniquity by a servile Magistracy.

Our contemporary of the Register, denies that the post Master has shown partiality in the delivery of his letters and papers. Personally, we don't care a fig whether the post Master display partiality to him or not, all that we ask for is that our letters and papers be delivered as early as those addressed to other people. It is of the injustice done in retaining our papers for days that we complain; and we proved that such was the case, by the fact of the Register having extracts in type from one to two days We do not before our papers were received. very clearly understand what the Register means by his allusion to Bombay periodicals coming by different ships. Our charger rather one of them-is, that he had long extracts from the "Friend of India" in his paper of the The proceedings of the fleet at Borneo have been 9th, while our copy of the "Friend" was kept in of a much more serious nature than we were at the post Office until that day, though it arrived | first aware of. It appears that, after their deparure on the 6th. W

We referred to other instances of delaying to deliver our papers for days after the Register received his, which we presume, are to be classed among remarkable coinci-

dences.

from Singapore, the squadron under command of the Rear Admiral, having on board Mr Brooks and Captain Bethune, proceeded to Borneo Proper, for the purpose of ratifying the treaty made with the Sultan for the cession of Pulo Laboan. The Sultan declared that he was willing that the treaty should be ratitod, but expressed great alarm from the op We were induced to visit the police court position of some of the Chiefs, or Rajalis. Chie on Saturday, in consequence of some informa. Chief of consequence had fortified his house, and the tion we received of the extraordinary doings natives were of opinion that he would successfully in that quarter. The first-iuleed the only oppose any force sent against him by the Rear Ad case disposed of was that of Mr. James miral. A few shot from the Vizen, Nemeris and Welch, who was prosecuted, on the informa Pluto, quickly destroyed the fortification and its de fenders fled, leaving trophies for the conque tion of a Serjeant Atkins of the police, for havrers in the shape of dead and wounded goats, pigs ing singing in his house between the hours of and dogs. If any men had been killed, the van 10 and 11 o'clock.

guished carried the bodies with then. After this there was no further opposition to a retification of the treaty.

Captam Bethune has again left for England, and on his return in a few months, there is little doubt that formal possession will be taken of Laboan, and among the may advantages derived from the new colony, will be the cheel it puts upon piracy. Mr Williams, a Geolorist sent out by Government, re- ports favorably of the coal the harbour is gond— the island within thirty miles of Borneo Proper and its position for commerce highly favourable.

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pital of the Society in Hongkong on Thursday 25th September, for the election of office bearers und the transaction of general bustness,

By order of the Commitice of Management.

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Victoria. 9th September, 1815.

FOR SALE.

It appears that Mr. Welch has the misfor- ture to occupy a house near that in the tempo- rary occupation of the Hou. Major General The Sultan informed the Rear Admiral that at D'Aguilar, to whose gentle ear, the rude Maludu bay, on the northern extremity of the island, sounds of civilian hilarity is peculiarly obao-there was a notorious piratical colony, commanded xious, The Hon. Major Generat can compla by an Arab. This man, the Sultan declared, would listen to the muth of the military mess oppose any European settlement that might be form- cently in the rear of his house on their evenings of en-ed in Borneo Proper, and that it was of the utmost tertaiment, but that a Civilan should dare to importance that he sould be expelled the island, and disturb the repose of a member of the Hong the horde be dispersed. This portion of Borneo is included in the territory coded to Great Britain many kong government by singing at & past 10 o'clock, was an indignity which could not be permitted. which at one time was in the possession of the East . M. 8. Agincourt, Lyser, Flag of Rear Admiral AN AIONARY SOCIETY will be held at the Hos

years ago, and is near the island of Bravilangan The Hon. Major General D'Aguilar, India Company. The fleet proceeded to Malader

Sir Thomas Cochrane. mander of the forces in China, sends for Ser- bay, into which, from many mouths debouches the jeant Atkins, now of the police, formerly of the water of a shallow river, the navigation of which is H. MS. Sasurang. Sir E. Belcher. 18th Royal Irish, and orders him to go to Mr. difficult even for boats. Upon the banks of this H. M. Castor, Captain Graham, Welch's house with lus the Major General's river the Arab chief had his settlement, and from 1. S. Vestal, Captain Talbot.

H. M. 8 Dadales, Laptain M Quhac. compliments and request him to stop the thence his fleet could prey upon vessels in the China, M. 3. Royalist, Lieutenant Ogle. noise, Serjeant Atkins, in company with Isaac the Celebes, or the Sooloo seas. Simmers, formerly a full private of Royal From the intricacy and shallowness of the river, H. M. S. Wolverine, Commander Clifford, Irish, now a pulice Constable, proceeds to Mr. it was thought that the small steam vessels would H. M. Brig Espiegle, Commander Thompson. Welch's house, finds his way to the room where be unable to retch the town, and an expedition of 25. M. Steam Ship, Driver, Commander Hayes.

IL M. Sir Piz0, --- Mr. Welch had a party of friends, and in anin- boats arul 450, men under command of Captains Tal. H. M. Str. Teen, Commander Gifford, solent manner informs Mr. Welch that, the Hon. bot and Lyster was despatched, with orders to bring 11. C. Str. Nemesis, Commander Russell. H. C. Str. Medusa, Commander Hewic, Major General orders that the noise be dis of the pirate chief, either by force or quietly, as cir.

cumstances ung reader necessary. The first day 13. M. Te. S. Alligster, King, continued. Mr. Welch quietly tells this Ser- after leaving the fiert the boars could not find. M. S. Minden, Master Commanding Welling. jeant of police to go down stairs; but probably entrancs They remained off the shore all night,

son, Humpital and Store Ship in second thoughts, feeling the gross indignity and nest morning with greater success, they got in-

Adreature, Repairing,

John Lacions that had been conferred upon tiun by the in-de After pulling for 10 miles they came i

Emery & Fraser

Bush and Co pudent intrusion of policemen acting under or sight of the town a strong boom was here leal Angrio (Am.), Clarkson,

Antelope (Am), Damarcaq,

Gilman and Co ders of a military officer, (who legally has no across the river, secured by chains, and within a

Artes, Balls, control ever them) he opened the widow and hundred and fiây years of it, a battery was erected,

Bregenza (Stan Ship), Tegle, told the Serjeant that if he came again with eight guns of which were posted to tie raft; and

B. Hermaster, Coster, such a message he would horse whip him, ther battery of three guns, on the appeare shore, ex-

mash Lily of Der The pest act in the farce, is the appearance of posed the boatos croes fire. Theodicers Serjeant Atkins before the Asistant lagistrate Lieutenant-Armstrong of the 15th Royal Ir The Serjeant on oath makes his complaint, swearing inost positively, that he gave the Ion Major General's compliments with the order to stop the singing. Air. Welch was summon- ed, and now for the denourement, to which wo cau testifiy,

that determined resinança wooll sad felt that their prozion was one of grent The crew stood perfectly cool at the gam with whick eie basis were armet, commencereerd of beschries A bod bearing a fag For of trace was despassed from the fort to dead what Fee was the object of the expedition. On being told that their Chief was required is go cz board the Aden

ar's thin they replied, that this counanal could not Janča

Matherou and Co Oswald and C

Bach and Co

Lindesy and Co.

A GREY Arab Charger 6 years old, the property of Major FitCerald 42nd Regt. M.N.L may be seen at Jones Livery stables,

Price Rupees one thousand.

Also a Futty Ghar made, Bengal muster, singlo paled, double walled test, 18 feet by 14 inside car. petted throughout Also a Mudras made Hechoba

at 10 feet square, the whole in good order.

Price 250 Rupeer

For soy farther particulars regarding the above apply to

Major FITZGERALD

42nd flegt. M. L

JST strived and for sale a few Bolts of su

perior Bengal Chatsey.

Apply is

Victoria, Sept. 17th 1849,

JUST LANDED

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Dear and Cognity of superise Port Wise = 8.9 par doz,

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