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DECEMBER 1844.
3 A. M.
THE FRIEND OF CHINA AND HONGKONG GAZETTE.
A correspondent very properly animadverts upou no influence over the minds of thinking persons, the a Government Notification, which had not escaped gist of his cereure simply amounts to an uncharita our observation. It is something new in the history ble assertion that Mr Martin threw up his appoint of British colonies for Governments to make their ment and left China because he was afraid of the Notifications the median of attacks upon private climate. There is no proof offered of such having character. Of Captain MacIntyre, we mow noth been the case, but were it so, Mr Martin at least of his opinion. worthy rd, and one who would be the last to show A mere idle assertion is not
ty to the annexed acknowledgment from the paring personally, though we hear that he is a very gave evidence of the since testimony, parti
Meteorological Register for one year from August 1844, to August 1845, kept o board of a Ship near Chapel, Island East Coast of China,
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(From the China Mail, December 18)
Diplomatic Department. GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION. His Excellency Her Majesty's Plenipotentiary, &C., &c., has much satisfaction in giving publici ties lately wrecked in the ship Castle Huntly of the succour which they received from the Chi- dese Authorities at Hainan, Thone in charge of the ship have yet to explain why they abandoned and left on the wreck forty persons under their care and protection.
By Order, ADAM W. ELMSLIE, Victoria, Hongkong, 16th December, 1845.
Canton, 13th December, 1845. SI-We the Undersigned, (Commounder Oth cers, and Passengers of the late ship Castle Hunt ly.") being unwilling that the great kindness and attention received by the whole of us from the Chi nese Authorities during our long journey from the Southern extreme of Hain to this place should pass unnoticed, beg that you will kindly express our gratitude to the highest Chinese Authorities at Canton, and we are desirous that the same be made public by inserting this in the CHINA Maxx both in the English and Chinese language, viz
That the Chinese Government have not only conducted us in safety and supplied us abundantly with provisions, for a distance (by land and water) of about 600 miles, but also have shewn their kind and considerate attention in providing the sick and lame with chairs and barrows for their conveyance
We have the honour, &ea
ALEX: MINTYRE,-Commander. JOHN MILLAR-Chief Officer, G. H. BENNETT,-28 do. T. W. HUNT3d do. JOHN M'NEIL,
Passengers,
A VIEGAS
J. J. VIEGAS,
FRANCIS C. MACGREGOR Esq.,
H. B. M. Consul.
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ORIGINAL CORRESPONDENCE.
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To the Editor of the Friend of China.
December 18th, 1845.
DEAR SIR-Excuse the liberty I am taking with you, in directing, you attention to the Government Notification in the "Mail" of this day.
It is neither my place as an acquaintance of Cap tain McIntyre's, nor yours as a Journalist to enter upon the explanations indirectly demanded in the concluding paragraph of the Notification. What I wish to direct your attention to is the insidious attack upon the unfortunate Officers of the "Castle Hunt ly" that appears on the very face of the paragraph. Without comment, or remark in justification for adopting the opinion. H. E. has thought fit, to seize the opportunity, when giving publicity in an official form to the grateful acknowledgement of a ship wrecked crew for the kind treatment they had re- ceived during a journey of 600 miles among a peas ple that have been by same considered as but half civilized, publicly to accuse the Officers of having abandoned a part of their crew when it was their duty to protect them,
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I am not aware whether the wreck occurred with Sedlec fui Istrction of H. "E but if he has information "that 40 British Subjects have been abandoned by those whose duty it was to protect them" whether within the boundaries of his Government or not, would it not be more in keeping with the Represen tative of Her Majesty, and the principles of a Chis- tian who has the power if he has the will, to take some measures for their relief, instead of seizing the opportunity that his position alone affords him, of publicly casting reflections, without enquiry, as to their justness upon individuals who have hitherto borne unimpeachable characters.
This, is the second occasion that under the cloak: of an Official document H. E. has published uns founded statements--the atticmpt to asperse the cha racters of the merchants upon the vague report of a Junior Officer will not soon be forgotten the it has been looked upon with the silent contemps that it deserves. The Officers of the Castle Huntly" as poor wrecked mariners, having lost their all, rely ing upon a good conscience and a just public, may also deem it inore prudent to view the mis-statements of an individual, even tho he be the deputed head of the Colony, in the same light, and avoid expensive law proceedings, but let His Excellency beware, the com- mission he holds from His Sovereign no more war- ranted his taking away the character than it does the of an individual within his jurisdiction without dae enquire, and proof of his guilt, and even then an insidious attack in a Government Notification is not the punishment awardest by any of the Laws of England he is, as amenable to the Law as a slanderer, as the humbles, indirktas! he Governs.
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a want of humanity to those under his command.cularly when we remember where it appears, The elemene, have bear less unkind to him than and, until their is better proof, we must continue to the person whose duty it is to protect all British give Mr Martin credit for nobler motives in resign- subjects in China-the former have wrecked his ship ing his Hongkong appointment
the latter would injure his "fair fare" It is not for us to point out to Captain MacIntyre the course he ought to pursue; he has friends in China, who can give him better advice; but of one thing he may rest assured, that a more foolish paragraph in a Hongkong Government Notification, will not con vince his countrymen in China, that he has behaved in any way improper, until they have other and more satisfactory proof that such in the case.
We would not presunte to offer advice to His Ex- cellency; but we trust he will hear from other quar ters, that in this publicly charging Captain Mat Intyre with a serious offence, he makes a wrong use of the power with which he is entrusted, and if persisted in, Government Notifications may become the usual medium of libelling private character.
SUPREME COURT.
The writer in the Mail has taken it for granted that the Statistical comparision which appeared in the Bombay paper was from Mr Martina pen. We have in a former publication declared our con- viction that it was not Mr. Martin's composition, though the author may have drawn his information from that Gentleman, who whilst he was among us never attempted to disguise the unfavorable-opinion. he had formed of the colony. On this subject we differ most materially from the ex Treasurer, and although there is much truth mixed with a great deal of prejudice in the Comparison," even the most correct portion refers more to the past than the present state of the colony. That two years ago the Chinese mhabitants were of the worst description→→ that people slept with loaded firearms by their bed, if not under their pillow and that robberies were almost of nightly occurrence is undeniable; it is equally undeniable that at that period, deaths among The Criminal Session closed yesterday; the the Civilians were numerous, though small as com following cases having been tried in additionpared with the military Now, the colony is in a very different condition. The climate is allowed to to those reported in our last issud.
be as good as that of most tropical countries-rob beries are of rare occurrence (that is robbery by house breaking, for pilfering is a vice which is common to the Chinese every where) and though the miserable policy of the government has checked an indox of respectable natives we may conclude from the dimunition of crime, that the worst part of the population have sought other haunts, where It matters not who furnished the "Comparison," it their depradations are more likely to go unpunished,
is unfair, as referring to the past, not the present condition of Hongkong. Mr Martin may have been the tan-his prejudico on the subject of Hongkong and Chosan is well known, and from the evident desire of the writer in the "Mail" to screen General D'Aguilar from any share in the mis-statements, by a train of sophistry conspicuous in every line, we are inclined to think that at least some of the particulars were obtained from Mr Martin. The reference to the Major General's as. sertion that Hongkong "would require the loss of a .
Poo Apoo--Charged with stealing from a dwelling House, Sentence, 15 years transpor
tation
Kun Asam Larceny. 10 years transpor tation.
Le Aung-Stealing in a dwelling house r and a further charge of breaking out of prison, 16 years transportation.
Chan Asan.House, breaking and larceny. 15 years transportation.
Cheat Aung.—Obtaining money under false pretence, 12 months imprisonment with hard labour.
Ha Akoon.-Embezzling the Queen's stores. Discharged; case not proved.
Chow Ayik-Embezzling as a servants, Discharged descrepancy in evidence.
Lee Afook and Wong Atuk-Robbery with violence. Transportation for life
John Douglass Ross.-Cutting with intent, 15 years transportation.
Low Fookshing-Stabbing Lo Alon with intent to murder, and cutting Wong Alun with intent to murder, Guilty on the first count Transportation for life..
whole regiment in three years," has possibly re- called a recollection of former opinions not conveni- ent now to retain, and a plausible attempt has been made to sweep them from the memory of others, by a cunningly written article, commencing in sati rical abuso of the absent Treasurer, and ending in laudations of the General, which to say the least of them are out of place. Whether the writer in ques 10tion may have expected an attack upon the General's opinions and measures is only known to himself, though we apprehend that none was intended, but
the wicked fleeth when no man pursueth."
Boodeen.-Stabbing with intent to murder. Transportation for life.
William Shorrot.—Abusing a child under years of age. Acquitted.
Thomas Wilson-Sodomy, Guilty of an assault only. 12 months imprisonment.
Loo Aluck. – Burglary and larceny. 15: years transportation,
Kwan Asum, and two others-Robbery by Wongaput, 2 months impri- persons armed, soument and hard labour; Kwan Asun, months and hard labour, Muni Aluck, & ronthis and hard labour,
Leong Alyce and Long Akoo-Murder by stabbing2nd defondant principal in the 2nd degree. Long Akoo discharged. Long Atyeu, guilty of murder: Sentence, Death.
Mardasak-Stenling in a dwelling house, value £5. Guilty, but recommended to mercy.
10
years transportation.
Transportation for life.
Ing Akwei-Cutting with intent to maim.
The article in question, which purports to be n critique upon the Statistical Comparison, has and his military buildings, which has no more cou- two thirds of it occupied with General D'Aguilar nection with Mr Montgomery Martin's opinions of Hongkong, than the said buildings have with the new houses of parliament. An attempt is made to exhibit the General in a more favorable view than he can lay claim to, and as we hate imposture, we will point out to his Satellite a fow things which have escaped his observation. If he would imply that any degree of credit is due to the Major General for the erection of the North Barracks in which the troops, we rejoice to hear, have enjoyed such good health, he deceives his renders These Barracks were built by Sir Henry Pottinger before the Major General arrived in China.
The Major General has received much credit for Some of the sentences may appear severe, taking upon himself the responsibility of putting in but in the present state of the colony severity couree of erection Barracks suitable to the cli- is called for, and indeed (if not paradoxical) it becomes humanity. In the instance of the mute, without waiting for the sanction of the home man who is to be executed, the proof was gufvestment. We subscribe to the opinion, that men in command, at times require to take the responsibili ficiently clear for a conviction, in addition to ty of certain urgent measures upon themselves, and which, there was the dying declaration of we consider that the immediate erection of good the murdered man, which, as the Chief Jus-houses for the troops, Indian as well as European, tice observed to the Jury, though not upon was an urgent measure. We have therefore always oath, was, considering the peculiarly awful been ready to acknowledge that the Major General position in which he was placed, equivalent in determining to build Barracke without the sanc to an oath. There was not the slightest tion of the home government, gave a proof of his evidence against the prisoner Long Akon: desire to protect the Soldiers from disease, at the an accomplice of Atyce's win has escaped risk of being censured for his zeal. It may be a from the island was alike guilty with the con- question, however, whether less expensive Barracks demned man, and if he is given up by the Chi would not have answered the purpose equally well; nese authorities, will probably share his fate. In and whether they would not have been ready for our paper of the 3rd lustant we alluded to this accupation before the commencement of last sickly.
venson The beast that the Barracks and Hospital murder for which the criminal is to suffer death, why not add the Cignerals house?-are not SHE- and to the Coroner's inquest. We hear that passed in any colory, integridle one, What the application has been made for the other nur troops required, were de derer, and that there are hopes of his being might have been had at four captured and handed over to the authorities | loss of time. here
THE FRIEND OF CHINA | weapons would be sine test and enable the
AND HONGKONG GAZETTE
VICTORIA, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 2779, 186.
Among our extracts we have lately been publishing reports of the proceedings of the Le gislative Cooncils of Yan Diemen's Lant and South Australia. Though these Connells are not electice, they are open, and the members are chosen from the government servants the Mer. charts, and the Landed projectors. It is to be hoped that we will cre bang hare a Councilor thes description in logices, and our readers will not object to climacts which make tha acquainted with the proceedings of crater As-
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The site chosen for the midi From the frequency of the crime of stabbing (the greeption of the Hospital and with kures among the Chinese populare, an Imuse-63 in our opinion a bad one. Standma ordinance making the carrying of commeated low, and formerly a svampy piece of ground, ind weapons an offence, may be worthy of the atoms of an asphoheater at bille, the water from tention of His Excellency. The witnesses ex- which finds no escape through the hollow in which anuned in court, declared that respectable Ch they are placet, is appears to us that the position is no one favorable to health, as the buildings with pese did not carry knives upon their person; if this be the truth, the fact of having suchy precaution of draining, will be damp at the may not have much weight, when opposed to int very reason they ought to be dey. Our opinion police to have their eyan doan bad characters of such an expernend Offer a Chemeral Ag
lar, bur time will prove whether is le correct or not Othelal spleest has not yet exhausted boli agaxative arrangement of the buildings also, we think, car Inde Treasure who for the courage to propose but They ate in the ranges muchately behind a reducira of the cuil establishesene, andake mag, deh other hang the ND and a W. During the manümay to resiva ao apsonten weich be com NE recusoon, the front row will have the full be Bere wasemary and oppressive upea the colony, Junt of a bracing with the seond role will be part The bat Me of the grant paper cretaler sally deprived of it by the fre, think will havet
*ps Mr Mma on a pen not to be multe or none. In the 6.14, thumpon, say alighe Ceranly cat the curbation of the Editor, breeze that may find its way through the gorge of though he ter love copied in fact he may be car the bid will only hegath the back row, the other
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