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NOITFICATION.

Commander.

GUINE

D'AL

31846. signed #8. C. B" ghablentine of yesterday, milar indulgence, w the Subordinats" whe❘ Che thef de to which he sl which had been in the Peat-Office for at the previously, that such delivery soccompanied by any remark on my part, as ving called the preceding day to make en arding them Theatement of "S. C. B.

ders which turned out to be for him, bad

the office longer than they

THE FRIEND OF CHINA AND HONGKONG GAŽE,

dwell

that

wwill see, that it is hul interest o

faithfull well as he duty, to be mealous.

An allicient Buperinten

lony mom valuable public serva

In oor paper of the 28th

expressed a hope that Sh

publish his correspo

Chinese Commissioner havi

brutal naanult made upon two

tish sormen, by party of Chinase in 110 nity of the factories, ka far back October. We believe that the

such documents has been looked

with some anxiety by the Residents of Canton. They have recently seen to what extremition His Excellency can carry his measures against an Englishman, supposed to have committed a trifling offence. They wish to learn what steps have been taken, where Englishmën have' the been maltreated and all but killed. But they whip's are disappointed. In the protection of his Countrymen the Superintendent had no little apiteful feeling to gratify; and the matter has probably been allowed to rest.

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thir

they observed them, drove the way Tough the janed back, forced their way the And draw

f gule, and min into Futung street.

which they carried on their persons. ven on the people wind wounds were go

gate they then retired by the Kwei tak

return to without the woll, but, a street seeing that there was a disturbance are glocou in barriers, and there being alex tibi could go, one of them, ran into down into the water of the d here and Hich tal Pf Kwang uitacorted him to the Consul. FICKEN.

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ovember, 1846.

To Chimcanat Gunton,

from

on

the Russians to possess themselves of Georgia and invade Creussia-the Prussians to tyrannise over Poland, and the Austrians to annex. Venice, Lom bardy and the Po.

There is pot a nation in Europa posnémed of power, that has, failed to make use of it, and not one that could * cast the mone at us.”.

די.

The moly excuse that England can offer for the cone of India, and the invasion of China- or Kathe the only palliation, is, the abe has endes vored to fella Parecondition; and we believe she has, in some or rather to a homeopathe ex- tent, accomplied this call Coutainly, in these conquered countri

"The real mass of the people have exchanged their former anfört slavery for a slightly milder aërfitude Palavery, kilala

With how much justice on, might wa, in the eyes of the world, anaume the responsibility towards Mexico.

We have now laked upon the

Seamen of the Mary Mexican people, struggling in the chalys for w period of thirtysix years, and true the farcical dogmas of international law, we have no whispered to them one word of encouragement hava seen them ridden in death, by unprincipled mmożes dictators-we, have heard their groans and heeded not their oppression. Who, then, will day that these people would not be better received into the bosom of our great republic and protected by ita Ang of stars Poor serfs, they would then ex luxury of liberty. perience what they have never known before—the

charge of two petty officer. soon. went to the top of Old Shine Street, in company

or purchin' all they required, they

with a Chinaman; he enticed them up a place Chil

emer The other wa rounded on shore, eve he got refuge in Soldiers and fent lo which he can testify

Mandarlar, ho

not

o'clock they were only mi urvive anch wounds, pour fella, our of the officers sight Ine

was without any misconduct ( they were fined stewardi). 12

he wat

for the by the

from 3

are both doing well, but 1 year before they are the same men. remain, Sir, yours respectfully,

SAMUEL FICKEN

If on the other band, we are only fighting for * peace with Mexico redrene for past griev ences, and a libé compensation. fur our exPENSES. inbtaining that redraw, the less encouragement we lend to the dismemberment of Mexico, the bot ter for us, and the better, puthapo poor devils, for Them. If Mexico to remain independent, it is our interest that she should be prosperous, And to

peace, to be obtained

It this juncture from her go- vernment, will put us on a good mercantile footing with her citizens, and her prosperity will became our Bin this prosperity is uși în be gained allowing her to be cut upon int Dumborg ture independencica – Puz would these minnikin republies Some of them not a year? The

thir theft, kend. In less than fi

(timately, spent the list des

Paybring to Corioliktą the. into one grest

In the position which we occupy in Canton, ed Shoe Lane. When they got ball way up, they were going to turn, gejug this the thinsman giry it is pa ticularly unfortunate that our interested great fal, and toler than two minutes, they were are not intrusted to a person in whom we have sorrouided and driven upwards towards the city, through the Paws with a show to their

confidence. Since his first

rat arrival in China, they came to a fan Tara, were they driven inte

* of Elf, aufficient proof that the office by rodea oaring to have them delivered Sir John Davis has exhibited a feeling of hosti- the water, and hunted like wild dog", sometimes in super party, but it an bappens that there are lity to his countrymen, which would be unac- the water, other times fighting their way 2008 of “S. C. B'same (Bruce) in countable, did we not remember his career as till at last they were separated

and consequently, the letters having an Officer of the Canton factory during the Creek, and swam down to the river to a an sees round for inspection, is fully and I should commercial monopoly of the East India Com- and wor hanging on by the cable by on

molien af factorily, ccounted for. beg to state,pany. Latterly this feeling has got to be quite other being disbled, when he was taken

- by a Lascar, and wis intern bard, and very: for 48 U. B'a" information, that they į vindictive, and it is not without cause, that pe kindly treated, and then went ori board or NM Wbecome so, abe must remain entire, Chir terine of to Canto sad very probably were opened ple have entirely lost confidence in hun. man conacted with Firm there, whose His remissness in the affair of the Mary C. Bery excusable occur. Bannatyne's seainen will not tend to restore the circumstances of the case. 48. a

confilence--indeed it appears to be the con- IC START. er, has self to blame.

current opinion that, through prejudice, obstig acy, and ignorance, he would" at all tings was any oc f the fact that a list ily, from

sacrifice those interests it is his duty to protect side the (ffice indobabetically China, thatave inisrepresent the Superintendenta

It may appear to parties unacquainted with

■ and this list is t od revised weekly wet Care &

of Trade, but such is not the d. C. B it would have infr

case. On allince ins of as having cassions he endeavours to wound the feelings wh ch be ́comnt,

e otherwise they of the British Merchants of Canton by grah were in the Or

the list. or bad he tuitous insults given officially. Recently the he kiteu ha was, that there were no wok occasion to intimate that, if Merchants the fact of their being recorded on murdered Chinese they would be tried for the be proof to the contrary, and S. murder -again we have a Noufication mina- sealt have been spared the necessity of ting, that for their own safety, they must forbear The statement, which in justice to any from committing aggressions upon the Chinese sett and other Officers, I feel called upon (how and to wind, up he drags forward a despatch ever reluctantly, to contradict

addressed to Sir Henry Pottinger by HM. Government four years ago, in which, in reply to Sir Henry Pottinger's misrepresentations if is stated, "That Her Majesty's Governinent #trust that the excesses of seamen, when emancipated from the restraint of discipline, will prove a salutary lesson to British Mer "chant engaged in trade with China đze", Now the publication of an extract from an old, despatch could only be with a bad intention, as je has no reference whatever to the actual state of affairs. The Merchants of Canton have no more control over the Beamon who visit the City, than they have over the government of the country in which they reside and the attempt to Bald them with the riots committed by drunken Axintics or Europeans is tnost unjust. duty of the British Cousal to see that these mee behave with propriety and no other English- man can interfere with thein.

I trust it may not be consid: red out of place to re- mark, that it would be only common justice, and evincing proper feeling, were Editors of Newspaper jas satisfy themselves in-regard to the truth of such at tells before giving publ city to them, as such Beilby affords to every anonymous scribbler au op- porucity of venting his spleen," to the injury it may be, of innocent persons, whenever it may suit This purpose to do so.

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In the hope that you will be pleased to pardon the freedom. I have taken in addressing you upon the subject in question--) have the honor to be, Sir, your obedlient scÍTBAL

Tuos: Wx: Marur.

Our correspondent is not an anonymous scribbles. Of this we assure Mr Thos. Wo. Marabad really, we think that it would be asking too much of our humble selves, that we enquire into all the squabbles between the re- cipients of letters and the Gentlemen of the post office. It occurs fo, as that Mr Thos. Wm. Manch peght ly be acquainted with the names get the lan to which he refers ; as people may puu the post office, without reading the placards stuck upon its walls. Mr Thos. Wm, Marsh appears to have placed too much de- pendence upon kie list; and rcglected to exam- in his pigeon holes, a fault which we would recommend him to amend, EDITOR.

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In compliance with the establishget rine Magistrate-Whampon. 1 tions, Captain Ficken obtained formula ada part of his crew to vied Canton pul andar charge of two of t of the ship Sailmaker The Mau amery What these mun propriety be styled may prefer w

Sir John Davis delights himself with these, petty insults, but we ask His Excellency, sup phee your countrymen retaliate and say, you display great zeal for our welfare, in advising us to beware of slaying, and plundering qur neighbours, we therefore say to you do not bear false witness against thy neighbour Just not after strange women-dono, give | self to gluttony. In either case, those ad are quite uncalled for ; but we look upon second as quit as justifiable as the first. 2ocalwerkisements, will is received, unti

The Superintendent of Trade is silent, but Clock, a the evening perpions to pulihi Organ, in a second edition of his paper pre- tating rit: Tueadayı a

pared for the mail, comes forth and boldly lays the the responsibility of the affray in which the

Sie Seamen were nears killed upon themselves, bin and upon Captain Picken! This is a climax to the Mails perversions, and will meet with little balief, The authority upon which he takes up & position, is that of his Chinese Correspondent in Caritan !! This personba just been char: by Mr Forbes, the United Stat giving a false translation of a pa

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