on the
The month as above the
hrmometer ranged 939 The Evo sett
recae and smart shower
almost incessantly the rate of 3 inchis por
welve hours, would have depth, un falls in England
Barometer went down rather noon thes wind shifting from with strong gusi There 19 that we were then experienc phoon, which was travell direction as on the 26th, the Southward End 2 Eastward el was within its influence, end was encountered off day,
220 80.5 87
78 83
3 20
82
85 90 82.7
429 82.6 87
8.30
In moming Showwery, but maily na
DURING WEE Morning Showery and dowdy: fion shirfy out in Evening 1.ETENTNÍ
RAIN
Oct 30 | 29 | 79 | 84 78 80
120 75 80 76 79.2
10
28
20
58
82 84.5
Praco
20 29 69 66 78 82
METEOROLOGICAL REGISTER FOR THE WEEK ENDING, 4 OCTOBER, 1848.
Hande
Brean
Thermometer
Mouch) of Baromet??,) Max. | MMA, ¦ MEGA,
Winds
Pluviomr
Incom
MEMANGO
Fore pari, dell. latter Ann
Fine, clear, "througout.
id.
NOTICE.
Latter,
VICTORIA,
HONGKONG,
Nen alertisements, will be received, until 4 on evenings previous to publi
Pucadeus non Fridays,
LATEST DATES.
4 Sydney Jund 19 | Bhayeasy
19
Food
13 Shipphei
THE FRIEND OF CHINA AND HONGKONG GAZETTE
will be made to destroy them, and that the olice and Soldiers will not be able to afford protection to the foreign Residents. It is ex tremely probable that our correspondem is Bor- rest for upwards of two years the Hongkong Governur- has most; rtinaciously rerused the Urgent entreating
ven for the. protection ola phance
war in som-
hat short
The Apoline from Tuscorin had severe gales about 70 miles outside the Ladrones on the 27th and 29th, but suffered no damage.
ka
The Stephen Laurman put back having expor Tenood a severe typhoon of Braco Point. It com- eated on the night of the 26th and continual until the morning of the 20th The vessel was twenty-six hours under bare poles, and was at one time within three miles of the land on a lee shore, but fortunat ey the danger was discovered in time to wear. She sprung There was a very high turbulent sea, her main mastgend lost some sails. During the height of the gule she had there feet water in her hold,
It is remarkable that in the storm experienced by the Aqua Marine the wind went round with the 门舔, In the case of the Stephen Lauman, if wen round against tho sun.
At Penang the Chilathes remained from the Fie to the 21st of March, and her crew regained the health which was wanting on their arrival though a few of them died, and Mr Kamphovener wis obliged to return to Europe on account of his ind.s position.
Eleven days were passed at Singapore, when on the 9th of April the curvette weighed for Batavia and alter a day there of 21 days she proceeded us her wayage to Manila, where stas remained from the 5th till the 10th of June.
She reached Maren the 21st, and Hongkong on the 23d of June. and Whampoa on the 10th of July.
Eler marines CATE
Boom offer to Canlon, in consequence of the hale riot. So much for the outward voyage of the Ga lathra.
From Hongkong she sailed about the end of July intending to visit Amoy, Shanghai, the Sandwich The Amazon encountered a severe gale which Islands, Sydney, the west coast of Amerien, pass commenced on the 25th and lasted until the 28th rond the cape to Rio and then back to Copenha September. She was then between 19 and 21 dogen, where she is exported to arrive about the end trees of N. Lat. and 116 and 117 E Long. On of next year. 1847.
While in Canton captain The 27th the ressel was nearly under water. To Steen Bille had an interview with the Chinese Base her the mizzen mast and fore top mast were authorities, and arrangements were made for hoisi away, the guns and all the deck lumber throwning the Danish flag, by a consular authority, which
pecunions, lie and property wax in the most timent danger a furtous mob being with differty defeated in their at. tempt to sack the factories, by the arius of the Residents who on self defence have beën: obliged to form themselves into an organized body of miliary. While these things were oc- curiog in Canton a squadron of British ships of War were lying in Hongkong Bay, but the Go- vernor and Admiral appeared to be equally indifferent as to the fate of their countrymen at the Factories. In June or July 1841 (we quote from memory) two frigates and twn. steam vessels were engaged in carrying Sir Henry Pottinger and Mr. Davis to a ceremowerboard. nial meeting with Keying. At that very period The Don Juan. 28th September, at 10 R. M.- Canton was the scene of serious ints, and the last Main-mast of Amor, the weight of the breeze American Commodore then on the China stated 12 hours, and shifted from SS.E. to N.N.. tion, lost not an hour in despatching an armed. force for the protection of their countrymen -- our men in power, to their shame be it said, lelt their countrymen to protect themselves.
ART. IV. Notices of the Danish man of tour the
we see has been carried into effect-
While they remained in Canton we had the pleasure of an introduction to several of the prede. men and have to regret that their stay here was Kestrel, from Lombok, has also been much crips short-too short for the oncotoplishment of their scientific objects. They spoke in the highest terms of the kind and generous reception given them, at all the places where they had touched on their vo. yage. The crew as well as the officers were, white here, in good health and high spirits. The Gh- thea had on board a band of excellent musicians, but as they did not come up to the city we had not the pleasure of hearing them perform. While at Whampoa an old Chinese made his way on bunnd, speaking the Danish language, and was found to have been once compradore to the old Danish Asiatic Compony's ships-Chinese Repository, September 1846.—No. 9.
menced in 1801; the Buglish about 1835; amt that of the Swedes in 1732 The Danes stem to
mos
Moteran: 2 Swedish, the thic Lion and the Prince Charles; and i Danish, the Queen of Demuk.
Some enlightened individuals have argued Galathen a so on a cruise round the world that Canton is not the port of Canton ; and that Portuguese ships, it is well known, were the though England in terms of her treaty engages first to lead the way to China. They arrived as to keep a vessel of "war at Canton, il must be early as 1516. Men of war and merchentment understand that the ship is not to approach eune together. The Spanish, the French, the nearer than Whainpoa, a distance of twelve bush, the English, the Swedes and Danes follo. miles Thus has been a favourite argumented in close succession The Dutch trade come with certain parties; and absurd as it is, it ap pears until recently to have controlled the m vements of L, M. Ships, as when they did have come to Canton somewhat earlier; but the make the Angels visits to the Canton river per in which their trade are began wé cannot they invariably anchored at Whampoa. Key.uscertain. Previously to 1745 the Danes had sent ing's request however sets this questing at rest
in China thirty two ships, of which only twenty Awn, returand so difficult and dangerous was the for ever, and we now most sincerely hope that until the hostile feeling towards foreigners has Vigation of these eastern seas in those early ti to 1751 there were at Whampon righteen entirely subsided, the pondant of a British man
European ship : 9. English, the E-sex. Contorion, of war will always be visible from the factories,
St. Georgy, Cesur, True Brilon, Triton, Hard It may be years before the present feeling wick, Elizabeth, and the Success Gally (a country wears itself out; and ere long, it is probable ship); 4 Dutch, the Constancy (commodore's that an attempt will be made to burn the faceships. Friburg, Amslereen, and Geldarnosen; 2 tories. Fre is what the Residents have to ap-French, the Duke of Chartres and the Dake of prehend. So long as a vessel of waris at hand to cover their retreat to Whampoa, life is toler- ably secure; but from the way the houses are crowded together, the combustible material of which they are built, and the strong dry winds that blow during the winter months, the total destruction of the facturies is an event by na means improbable. Previous to the departure of the last Mut we published an authenticated translation of a proclamation issued by the Gentry of Canton. We asually eschew the D blication of what are called translations of Chi- nose d'cuments, as from past experiede wo have discovered that they are too often the production of ignorant people who know little of the language, or, what is worse, the @aru purposely altered to so some party purpose. The translation in question however is fot to be disputed, and it is remarkable, as emanating from the higher classes, and not from the mere canaille of the suburbs. It is also remarkable as being leveled at an individual Forigner, who froin his past parsuits it was to have been expected would have stood high in the estima- tion of the native community.
Of the merits of the dispute between Dr. Parker and the partics who alledge that he has defrauded them, we are in ignorance. The presumption is that the charges brought against the Revd. Gentleman are false, and this we will believe; unless the contrary is proved. But were it true that the spirit of appropriation had Aug. hug. 5
moved the Dr. to take undue advantage of his Sept. 19 neighboura, still to hold him up to public Bapt. 5
obloquy, and even to pat his life in danger, by Sept. 27
a proclamation, is taking an undue advantage, Sept 19
and cannot be censured too strongly. For the Lime being Dr. Parker is representative of the American Government, and the outrage offer
END OF CHINA
GKONG GAZENTE
OFTOSER fra, 18 16.
Service at the Colonial ewent past and peat
VINCENT STANTON Quloga Chaplain,
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We put on boast d on the and
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The Danish ships seem always to have come as merchantmen; the Gulathra, so far as we know is the first man af-war that ever came to Chion from Deannrk This vessel was originally a frigate, was afterwards altered to a curvelle and her The ob- umber of cuns reduced to twenty-six fort of her present cruise is both scientific au di- planatic.
The Galathes, bearing the Danish flag, is om manded by cupin Steen Anderson Bille, cham- brtain to her rüyal highness the princess Carolivie of Denmark and commander of the order of Dannebrogue.
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Under the date of August 4b, Ninggo, a cor respondent thus writes. ›
13.
The good people of Ningps have been sarrly troubled with real and imaginary evils during the prosent year. First we had a winter of unusual Boy-
Then
in Aguil such long enntinned and co- pious reins us seriously interfered with planting and dronsplinting the rice. The ħra, tú, or probibition of the slaughtering of pork, was resorted to, to wp- prase the gods and procure a cessation of the showers, and finally, as a last resort, the goods were ped out in the ruin! Then in the months of May and Jane and July, when there is usually much rain folling, the heavens were almost bernutiully aaled. The usually very damp senson of June, which is been culled the yellow monkt" passed away on dry es though we had been in the desert of, of camara.
In consequrure of the drought, the canals are all dried up, rics is rising in price, and the suppiles that are usually brought from nears Suchen are unable to arrive The Atas teen resorted to three time to procure, rain, but eithero without success, and sho'd nowe fall within two weeks the scrupulerin of rice will be of little value, and much distress may be expected In addition to these evils, the supers. tions of the people have caused them no little tron ble. Fist there was in the month of June a report that the poisoners were abroad, and that many per- sons had died in consequence of eating cakes, which bad been poisoned and droppard by designing vil.
The remedy proposed for the poison was neither more nor less than human excrements, to which many
The following are the names of her officers and Releotifs corps, when she left. Copenhagen: cap. Jaine dachulnd and Flensborg; heutenants Rothe Fen, Brinn, Hedemann, Colsmann. Roepstorffins
Ren and Rothe, jan.: doet vra Matthiessen acting first physician. Roren acting second physician and oologist, and Diedrichsen weting thrid physician and bulanist; parser Blankensteiner, chaplain the Ber. Atel Hansen; zoologists, professor Dr. Behn. Mr Reinhardt, and Mfr Kiellerup, mineral gist Mr Rinck; first st Mr Bernhardt Kam for the deparment of natural history Mr Thormann | korener; general painter fir Plum and painter
ith a crew of two hundred and thiny men.
12th.
many actually had recourse. The panic oc- casioned by this ramor, (which seems to have origi. neted in some casis of cholera morbus) was very great, and f awhile the people were afraid to pru- chase any thing from the strolling pedlars who hawk rolls and bean curd and fruit about the street-- and these poor people, finding their occupation gone, were put to some distresss for a livelihood.
Bearcely had this rumor died away, when a The Galathea, after having been visited and ins more fearful one came in its place. Some ten days pected by his majesty the king of Denmark, the ago a placard was posted up on the walls and street- duke of Schleswing and Holstein, and the royal corners, warning the peopleto be upon their guard, family, left Copenhagen June 24th 1845. Through for some of the neighboring cities had been visited the Kattegat and North seas she experienced hea by evil spirits, who went through the streets at night wy gales, and to the 9th of July touched at Ply-shouting foriously and entering into houses to burm mouth, whence dispatches were sent home report the inhabitants. These evil spirits were to be guard- dng ber progress and safety. Taking her departure ed against by charms, on which the mystical char
the 11th (after a stay of only two days) she acters, hih, kí, chuh, ting were written or printed arrived at Madeira on the 20th July, and sailed in red, and also by strips of red cloth worn around again on the 27th, and reached Tranquebar October the person. Consequently vast numbers of the ed to him, thus becomes an insult to his c¥17-
Ou the 16th abe sailed for Pondicherry on charme have been sold, and the dealers in red cloth the 17th for Madras; and on the 22d for Calentta, of all binds have turned their investments to profit- try. We
may anticipate that when Mr Everett arrives he will lose no time in demanding that the 25th
where sue remained from the 7th November till able account. It is said that more than three thou-
December While there many the authors of the proclamation be severely po-
of the sand of these evil spirits (literally chijia, paper nished. All such quayineus effusions, whether
grew were sick, and three died men,) have beets haunting the city for some days directed against an individual, or against a Go-cuta a formal transfer was made of the Danish and young on the subject. It seems that the evil During the corectt's stay at Tranquebar and past, and no little terror has been manifested by old vernment are mischievous in their tendency,
possessions on the mainland to the British author spirts, are arranged under the banners of the Yin and cowardly in their nature.
ties.
principlet and as the sound of brass gougs and ket- Before leaving Calcula tho expedition was joined des of all kinds belongs to the yang principle, the by a commercial agere, who had been appointed lower have been beaten wath & bearty good-will, rrived via Suez, | night after night, all midnight, in hopes of frighten- vitech, and Doing sway the evil spirits. This has been an occa
sion of no small profit to the dealers in brass, who gea, purchased, are said to have sold off carly all the brass gongs Tument from the they had on hand Many persons have been so aced apprehensive of visits from the spirits that they have het see up watching all night long and went to bed by
A reference to the Abstract of Meteorolo gical observations kept at Hongkong during the last tannth, would lead to the supposition that on the 27th, last Sunday week, we were on the irts of the Typhian, which between the the month played such havoc extending 30 for ar
effects apocently arrived, from
roomuward to the la
Germent frat
To crown all, while the apprehensions from the brd spirits were at their height, we had a visit of an aquake Not having had any previous experience the effect of earthquakes, I am not able to say Was smart" shock or a "severe" one, rhaps your readers can form some opinion for
es from the following account
* 4th I was aweled shortly after three
* by an earthdake. Haring beer sound Ayas a moment or before I became
the real nature of the
heavy roaring in the atmorphere, several other persons in other parts emparent coming from the north or nd the roof of the house mored no Keringing graditally lifted off by a ben
Thinking it anght be a furious tempest, bout to get up for the purpose of clusing *s when I found the bed moving viol death me. Jumping up and going to the found the motion still continued, as ther
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