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AND HONGKONG GAZETTE. VICTORIA, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 2185, 1816.

CANTON.

THE FRIEND OF CHINA AND HONGKONG GAZETTE. The Register doubts whether the boat cap-policy of the Premier, who prefers negotiation. Sir not even aware of her acquaintance with the tured at Cumsingmoon was a piratical craft at Reber Peel will not risk a misunderstanding if it gallant Captain to who she had been intro- all, it being rumoured in Canton that she was may be avoided, he is not likely then to seek a duced at Almacks. The marriage was first a market boat bound for Macan We have quarrel knowing very well, that any suspension of solemnized at Gretna Green, and again in the friendly relations at present subsisting between London after the Episcopal form. Her Majesty conversed with a Gentleman who left Cum this country and America, would be just now ex and family continue to enjoy good health. She singmoon on Sunday, and who haj, taken some

tremely inconvenient. The national honour does not receives renewed proofs of the attachment trouble to inform himself of the particulars. demand anything like a hostile demonstration; we felt for her by the relatives of her Royal conclude, therefore, that what has been said about There appears to be some uncertainty as to which party were the aggressors; as ac sealed orders, and the destination of the Experimen Consort, whose frequent visits to England cording to some accounts muskets were first tal squadron, is fudge. We must be prepared for evince an interest in the welfare of the youthfule fired from Captain Endicott's boat bot pointed war, but give no unnecessary offence, as the loco|| Queen.(?) - over the other boat, this drew upon them a dis- foco party would be glad of any pretext for driving. At a meeting this day of the subscribers to the charge of firearms and stones, a half pound ball the President to hostilities, contrary to the express fund raised to mark, by some public testimonial to Our policy his memory, the respect and esteem in which the For two or three days some apprehension passing through Captain Endicott's thigh. We wishes of a large section of the States. has been felt for the safety of the foreign fac are now informed that there were 32 men, but is pacific, so we must do nothing to hasten such untate Hon'ble J. R. Morrison was held -it was un- tories in Canton, but by late advices the excite whether this includes the 11 killed and wound- event; and for this, among other reasons, it is diff animously resolved: ment among the mob had subsided, and from ed is uncertain, After the boat was captured cult to give weight to rumours which would repre- the large naval force now near the City, and there appears to have been a great want of sent American as affording matter for debate and the large body of Tartar troops said to have management, the captors probably not wishing disagreement in theCabinet, though we notice, them, been marched into the city itself, it is not proba- to take the responsibility of detaining her. Site because they have engaged much public attention ble that the mob will proceed to extremities. lay among the opium vessels during the night, The Railroad speculations, and rumours of a scarcity of bread stuffs had caused a panic in The hostility to foreigners is however unabated, and in the morning it was observed that the arms and as we presume Sir John Davis will insist had been thrown overbeard. This is suspicious. the money market. A re-action has however on the gates being opened the justice of this de-It is also suspicious that when liberated, the taken place, supplies of provisions coming for mand being admitted by the Chinese officials-crew did not put themselves under protection ward in consequence of a rise in price. The it isnot improbable that Canton will be the scene of the Chinese Junk of war that was anchored Bailway speculation fever has also abated.

The Dutch are jealous of the proposed set- of serious riots ere long. It would be prudent close by. to allow the holidays to pass before the city is

tlement on the coast of Borneo, and are about declared open, as at this season there is an un-

to bring the matter formally before the Britis's government, demanding that a settlement usual number of idle and disorderly people con- gregated within the walls. The H. C. Steamer

stated to have been made he removed or the treaty of 1814 will be repudiated by Holland.

The particulars of some shocking occurrence- on board the Ship Tory from this part, we

Pluto is moored off the factories, and it is probable that she will be kept there, until the city has been opened and the mob pacified, or

Indeed consider ing the nature of the Canton populace, a war steamer should never be farther from the fac- tories then Whampoa, and kept as much in Bight of the Consulate itself as possible.

awed into submission.

Within the city there was a riot on the 15th, which a correspondent communicates as fol- lows

It is to be hoped that some further enquiry will be made as to the merits of this affair. If a peaceful trading vessel has been attacked by mistake some compensation requires to be made. Our own impression is that a market boat would not have so many meu and arms She had pigs, and fowls not vegetables-on board, but they may have been obtained by plunder. One thing is very certain, if the crew were honest men, they would lodge a com plaint with the Magistrate of the village to which they stated they belonged-failing to do this, we may presume that they were pirates, and properly punished.

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That a bust of the late Hon. J. R. Morrison be immediately commissioned from England, to be

Morrison Education Society; that a copy of Chin placed in the public rooms of the Institution of the nery's painting of his father (the late Revd. Dr. Morrison) engaged in the translation of the Bible into Chinese, be obtained for the same purpose; -- that the sum of $1000 be appropriated to meet the in China; and that George T. Braine, Esq., in cost, and the expense of placing these memorials conjunction with Robert Morrison Jr., Esq., be re. and it was farther unanimously resolved, that quested to carry into effect the above resolution. the whole of the remainder of the sun in the hands

of the Treasurer, amounting to about $12.000, be invested as a permanent fund for the benefit of the

Justitution of the Morrison Education Society, the interest to be paid over annually to the Trustees, to be by the appropriated to its general support; and that Messrs. Deut & Co, be requested to cun- tinue to set as Treasurers, and to allow interest at the rate of 7 per cent per annum on the amount of money in their hands, for at least three years.

An investigation, which is at present taking plac before the magistrates at the Thames Police Office has disclosed acts of the most horrible enormity pre

In thus disposing of the funds, the subscribers petrated on board the ship Tory, during the voyage from Hongkong to this country. On the arrival of have considered the placing upon a permanent basis an Institution bearing the name of Morrison, the vessel in the port of London, the commander Capt. Johnstone, accused, the crew of having cons and which has been so minently useful and suc- pired to murder him and to seize the vessel, and he cessful in giving to Chinese youths an enlightened The Vixen with the Rear Admiral on board added, that on discovering the plot the chief mate, and Christian education, the most appropriate me- Yesterday as the Quang-chow-foo was passing in his

Sir who was a ringleader, jumped everboard to avoid the morial to him who was one of its founders, and so chair through one of the Streets in the City, a man bearing has arrived from the northern ports. a burthen obstructed the way and was struck by one of the Thomas Cochrane has visited the four ports of consequences of his crimes, whereupon the men deeply interested in its welture; and having in The main turned to their duty. The captain further stated, mind that it is an Institution belonging wholly ta Soldiers which gave rise to some offensive language. The Quang-chow-foo ordered that he should immediately re-trade, also Chusan and Formosa, ceive 300 Strokes of the Bamboo, and some Trades men object in touching at Formosa, was to a certain that after leaving Fayal, the munity again broke out, the foreign community in China, supported and when he was wounded by the second mate, who was managed by themselves; as well as that its sphere came out of their houses and remonstrated against the whether there was good coal on that island as severity of the punishment, for which interference two of them were arrested, with the original offender, A strong reported. The coal was found of an excellent placed in irons, but afterwards strangled by the crew of usefuluess will be more extemal, while the call in order to found a charge of murder against the upon the community to meet its current expenses body of respectable citizens mustered and proceeded to the quality a few miles from the beach, The Chi commander. The improbabilities of this story and will be diminished they trust that the iourality destroyed all the contents and released the 3 Prisoners nese do not work the mines, though they 8000 confused manner of tapt. Johnstone excited suspi-hitherto displayed will be continued to support ote House of the Quang-chow-foo, which they broke open,

so well calculated to do honor to may community, At night the house was set on fire, it is said by a rabble of discovered that the coals were valuable to fociou, and other circumstances confimed the state bad people and not by the Shopkeepers, Engines were reigners. At first they permitted some to be ment as the crew, to the effect, that the commander and to comacinorate the devoted men whose name brought but the mob prevented the firemen using them to save the Mandarin's house, though they kept them in re- taken on board of the Viren free of any charge, had become outrageous from excessive drink. That it bears."

Mr. Matheson and Mr. Braine, as the remaling serve to extinguish the fire should it extend to other build- but when a larger quantity was required they while in this state he accused the men of mutiny. ings, it however ceased with the total demolition of the demanded a price.We hear that the Admiral and then treated them with extreme cruelty, wound members of the Committe of the Cunt u f'hamber ing them on several occasions, traces of which they of Commerce, having secctatued from Messrs. Quang-chow-foo's house, and the mob dispersed.

The Quang-chow-fuo was very unpopular owing to his ordered about 70 tons at $2 a ton.

It would be desirable that a regular supply exhibited to the Court. Upon further investigation Lindsay & Co. that a balance of $800 remained : cruel and tyrannical conduct, and is now dismissed from his office. These who publicly insulted him boldly avow could be obtained at that reasonable price, the owners of the vessel considered that there was no in their hands as Treasurers to the latter Institu their acts with impunity. This is sufficient to show that Now that the Peninsular and Oriental Com. ground upon which to charge a munity so the crewton, have, with the concurrence of the menibers the local authorities have no control over the populace, as regards actual force, indeed the Soldiers were easily pany's boats are arriving and departing month-have been released; bur Captain Johnstone is now of the Mercantile Community present at the Meet

repulsed.

year holiday when Canton is usually crowded with In this state of things, whilst we are approaching the new Strangers in idleness. we look with some anxiety for the Pluto Steainer, before the Factories, for immediately fol with it, appear on the Walls near the Factories placards lowing the tow of yesterday, tho' perhaps unconnected threatening violence to the persons of any foreigners who may attempt to enter the City in virtue of the Chop which has recently appeared signifying the consent of the local thorities to their admission, and adding that on any fanqui proceeding within the Walls of the City, the Face tories will be bum!. The crowd is increasing about the Factories and a nursery maid belonging to one of the foreign families was hooted, out of the American garden

this afternoon.

A residence here is little better than bring perched on a barrel of Gunpowder, for the slightest provocation I can plainly see would instantly cause a row, inaced an Eng. fishinan this morning was pelted for attempting to pull down a placard and was glad to make his escape. Still the entry to the City must be persisted in, matters having gone so far. A

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ly there would be a great saving in their ex penses, not to speak of steam ships of war the sta ion, the Canton steam boat, private consumption, and it may be in a few years, steain vessels running on the coast, all of which would be benefited or encouraged by cheap fuel, We would suggest that some effort be made to lease the mines at a moderate rate. This is worth the attention of His Excellency: but we fear that were he to obtain a lease, it would be for the purpose of imposing another tax by transferring it and farming out the privilege of importing coals from Formosa.

Mr Matheson in behalf of himself and the Revd.

Dr. Bridgman, remaining members of the Com mitice appointed to appropriated the balance amounting to about $1303-left in the imids of Messrs. Jardine, Matheson & Co. Treasurers to the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge, intimated that it had been decided to pay that money also to the Treasurers of the Morrison find, to im appropriated permanently to the support of the Morrison Institution.

custody, accused of murders committed unde:ng authorised it to be paid over to bo Treasurers. circumstances of great depravity, as far as may be of the Morrison find, to be added to that prema- collected from the testimony of three persons, the neatly appropriated to the support of the Insitution only witnesses yet examined. From their evidence of the Morrison Education Society. it appears that the secon Ignate and one seaman died of wounds inflicted by the captain and that the chief mate perished at sea, having jumped overboard to avoid a repetition of the treatment to which he had been subjected by the commander. These are the facts as they appear in evidence, and the difficulty seems to be, in the present state of the case, to ac count for the conduct of the commander. It is pro- bable that when labouring under the effects of excess Capt Johnstone betrayed symptoms which ren lered it advisable to deprive him of the command. something of this sort was intended is very likely from the disclosures that have been made; and it is The Braganza enterad the harbour in fine | probable that the apprehension of such an occurren style about 2 o'clock r. . to-day (Tuesday) ce increased the excitement under which he labour- with the mail of 24th November and 12 pas-ol and ultimately betrayed him into acts of crimina sengers, among them the Hon. Mr. Johnstone lity for which it is utterly impossible to account, formerly Deputy Governor of Hongkong, who otherwise than by supposing that the unfortunate will succeed Captain Balfour as Consul at Shanghai.

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ALEX. ANDERSON, — Secretary. Victoria, Hongkong. 10th January, 1846.

SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

JANUARY,

ARRIVALS.

17, Preciosa (Sp), Pardo, Manila. 17, Roseanna, Crighton, Bombay, 18, Woodbridge, Poulton, Whampoa. 18, Audar, Oliver. Macno.

man was at the thing in a state of insanity.

France is preparing armaments for Algeria and Madagascar, Against the latter a force of 8,000 infantry and a battalion of marine artillery,

By the latest account from the United States and Mexico all was quiet. The American squadron of seven sail were lying within a few niles of the port of Vera Cruz ready for action should Mexico be bold enough to declare war. The wheat corp in the United States has been unusually large, which is accounted for by the genial summer. Rumours of divisions in the Cabinet at Washington are current, there being several questions of great public import 16, H. 6. Str Photo, Com. Airy, Whampoa.

16, General Word, Stokoe, Maulmein. ance on which there were differences of opi-16, Sir Robert Sale, Loader, London

17, John Laird, Bryant, Whampoa. nion. The Monthly Times says:-

15, Swallow (Am), Dominis, Camsingmoon. Coquette (Am), Eldridge, Whampoa. Roseanan, Crighton, Whampoa. John Christian, Thomas, Whunpon.

Woodbridge, Poulton, London,

20, Warlock, Jauncey, East Const./ 18, H.M Str: Vixen, Com Gifford, Chusai and Amoy

de Galle 30th Dec., Singapore 11th mast. 20, P. & O.Co,Sir. Braganza, Lewis, Ceylon, Point PASSENGERS.

Per P. & O. Co. Str. Braganza-From England --Captain Mugford; Messrs Johnstone, Monti fince, Lewis. Moffatt, Monu, Balta, Thovar --From Cadiz--Signor De Burgos, and Liout Cudo. - From Singapore--Mr Carlowitz

• arrivals from America are now looked to

JANUARY,

SAILED.

REPORTA.

The Pluto arrived most opportunely on the afternoon of the 10th-the day an attack on the factories was anticipated, On the 17th some violent and abusive placards were posted, describing foreigners as a people having faces and heads like those of the human race,, The news is of some importance. A change hearts like those of the worst brutes, and declar of Ministry is talked of. It is understood that ing that any who may dare to enter the city there are differences in the Cabinet and a coali- shall be killed, and the houses of all foreigners tion with the Whigs is hinted. According to be burnt to the ground. It was considered some accounts the retention of Chusan has necessary be send some of the ladies to Wham-been one subject of dispute, Sir Robert Feel poa, and the Gentlemen were all armed to advocating its evacuation in terms of the treaty repel any attack that might be made. Two of Peking, a majority of the Cabines being boats with armed men from H. M. S. Vestal favor of its retention. We quote from the arrived on the evening of the 17th and the Monthly Mail of 24th November :- American ships of war Vincennes and Columbus There have been Privy Councils in abundance, were ordered up from the Bogue that they and Cabinet meetings too: yet the last fortnight has might anchor as near Canton as possible. The not clicited anything which can be regarded as mas Mandarins were to have commenced paying ter of political importance. In this respect we have the inflemnity money on the 17th, but deferred nothing fresh to communicate. The same rumours it, not daring to expose the sycee to the mob | prevail as jo the stability of the presses Govern. in their excited state. An inferior Mandarin ment, and the chances of a Whig coalition There is with much interest, ramours of differences in the, issued a chop to the Quang-chow-foo (Mayor the same ignorance sa to the measures likely to be Cabinet reach us from usually well informed parties of the city) declaring that foreigners would not proposed in order to meet the exigency with which differences, not so much in opinion as in estimate of be admitted to the city by authority of the we are threatened an exigency which a scarcity the value to be attached to the will of the many- local government and exhorting people to re- of food and the pressure of adverse circumstances headed monster, the Public.. It is said, the best- force upon the country. The existence of M-beads in the government desire to arrange amicably turn to their peaceful occupations,

nisterial differences we do not find denied, though | the differences as present existing with regard to the their importante has probably been exaggerated. Oregon Territory, and that in such cause they are They andou'sedly exist, but the causes have been supported by the minimer at our Court, but the love variously referred to China, America, Ireland, the of popularity and a fear of losing his adherents in 2. Wigton China and Mauritius.

8. Tory, Chine at Plymouth, Corn-lawa, and many things besides, not forgetting, the west, it is presumet, restrains the President from

19, Seantor, China at Cork. No time was lost by the Authorities here in by the way, the ex-Governor-General of Isla, who countenancing such pacific views. No information

11,. Ann Jang, China the Down, dispatching a strong force for the protection of siems fated to perplex his friends. The Globe ways to be relied upon to this all importacs matter can

V. Putente, China, Dover, the foreigners in Canton. Letters arrived on that the Duke of Wellington was desirous to prets reach as until the menting of Congress, when Mr

18, Indefatigable, Manila, Cowra. Sunday morning communicating the state of Lord Elleborench upea ha reluctant oilaga, Pull's speech are the some indication of the

19, Vellore, China, Corke affairs. It was known that the Plate and land to provide him a war in the Cabor, with the coune to be adaptat alexico appeurs at length to

21, Queen Mab, China, Eáverpool.. Vestal would both be near the city before an foffer of Post-Vader Gesent. He was core mortal beepest aware that it is one se rakte atmine on attack could be made; it was also known that at the Board of Coat, but he west do now by any paper than in zulaturce, and thuit proteste and mani the American men of war were ordered up office! The Luke was dear and Earl & Get Cotons will be aster weapons thas guns and vid 28, Jeremiah Garnett, Shanghai,

3. Waliam Ackers Btanglou, On Monday morning H. M. Ship: Daila s skroond to hats been appointed Loud) baca népetre" Whether the wil,

31, New Margura, Shanghai. and Hazard were despatched, and webeleve Lable's The Past does the Enty, Yori japes suggst, chuoinige the inte pentruos that the war steamer Firen had order to be that embekas is probabile Accot of Tax, and sell has remaining provinces or such Naz. 11, Alfred, Portsnesti, China.

Loansommat Laverpol-Cannata, Shanghai, ing to caber accounts, China has been terkecaf tema es may be cureted by bez Yankee neigh- prepared to follow if necessary. There now of depute; the ground occupocen of Chase, or boats, will not restate to decide, but we court and Monurak and Corinthur, Harghung, Sal a strong force in the river is saps of war, withstanding the pulmons of the Nankin treaty, do where we then sait la lut see the force of the Lawton-Quem aut Au Jane, Flongkong whose united crew would mumber 2,500 ming be mated upon by the prefaca. Hade speststags, which prezusova · da add to this, if necessary, IL MS. Agent, buses, and abestinely cared in opposites come to be the order quit of salar the Fizen, and part of the regiments sorriso Fed. This is basly coalele, jaz in confidencly

The lad who was so severely punished on the 15th for want of respect to the late Quang chow-foo, is reported to have died on the even ing of the 16th

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with the Artillery, and there would be enough red and farther, that the same pacis treat you gust daughter of the Earl of Jerweg, with Dee. of men to sack Canton, which we fear will re- / rises to bring the Cure question to an aution Captan fhonse of 11s Havers has cased quire to be done sooner or later.

Asses, a postoje detskaly opposed to the corian spie excimens, The Lady's family were

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