THE FRIEND OF CHINA AND HONGKONG GAZETTE.
the cowardly add con- 1 pics. Were a charge fimpornot boenuse he ja cianer Keying has demandal that the uroty shoubi
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ated to three him than Sir William Comm. This worthy dengly, even when Braish cruisers were allowed in the obrok, serves grest erret for his proceedings in the affair make their visits, faw an far between, to the Can- an in. of the Albé Eggermont. We never saw a rare ton ziers, they were ordered not to up vesach nearer Tasonic, or delightful instance of the coolness with which things than Wampri, a distancn of twelen miles. At length ase the Emperata of are secfsinnally done on the very verge of the tro- a man of war has been permanently statimed at Sydney Editie we should next Canton, but this only because the Chinese Commis- by the best fagkong Triven place the feeble and timid Chinese a fierarnor, but bocalise he was one a fegy months be acted up to in this respect, in as much as the ze degradedShe British chaine Wo are not a Sydney Editor however, and Chinese authorities were unable to restrain the mah yes of the native population, and in have no desire to be one; besides we think Sir And the Governor has given tokens of his vexa- The Chiness to Hongkong, haya George Gipps to have been rara acis among colo- tion at being obligal at last in adopt a measure to hern from it by making the island a rat nial governors, a man who, while his intentions which ha has so obstinately and absurdly been op for the Garetament at Peku
were always of the best, generally managed to keep pos, by issuing the cirentur in question, which is This registraling system is still igidly enforced himself ont of trouble at lest, which is saying some justly fractured as an unprovoked and onnal. Is effect on the more spectable Ublogse is simply thing for him. We do not think any the warae qf-led fy piece of Oficial impertinence.'' If the pen- Bonon of a vessel of war at Caston ba considered to keep them from settling in the gland, or even him, because bitions on squatting and one or two paying a this to it for they cannot gather even other subjects connected with the antony were his jewent to realer the cantiquanen of the dril's pbook aboutthem, without exposing themselves to wa, because we think palillesi ezanosny had for ungod sary, this mig'it have been intimatolin n pankhment, if they remain longer than 24 hours
some time previous to his arrival, run wild, and that plaid and unambiguo is minner, mud without the la regen
to the poorer classes of Chinese, this net he succeded if not in taming it, la confining hinsalut peers in which Sir John Davis has indul- Mas tendency to drive them in crime Forex within reasonable bounds. We fear however we ged Why should he speak of possible popular Ticket is must put down Sir Colin Campbell in our list, douthreaks! when, auch, have lately occurred, and ample, a roan Bard without registration benaght before the Chief Magistrate, charged with though he is immeasureably beyond any to who when flamatory placards are posted in all quarters thuv fence, and perhaps with prowling about the we have assigned places in it. Ho is an ioneer old of Canton, instigating the mob to further news of or Ogrerament gates Most probably the judges first soldier, and has now seen many years service in the violonghy? How is he justified ju stigdenizing the ander will be “share his !iil" off," besides which drudgery of Colonial Government, but has not, we ofganization as a suparfluous display; when froin be will receive perhaps 100 lashes. Now, a Obi-fear, grown much the wiser for his experienon. Ho his own noglect or obstinacy the factories were was removed from the government be last held, at lately placed in in nisent danger, from which they paman without his jail becomes an outcast, and can- not be received into the company of any class of the request of his people, and ho has not since made were rescued by the courage of those against whom. China This mant accordingly, as a matter of himself very popular in Ceylon. We have not yet his suers are directed? Moreover no display bas secessity, becomes a robber and a pirate, and in completed our collection but we cannot extended he in mule by the parties assembling for drill, tie We do not exictly know place of exercise being private ground within the following out this more of life, does not forget the any farther at present. leessa oferuelty which he has learned from an Eng how to commence elassification or get up a scinti walls of their own factories, where none but their Jah judge-Glangaw Constitutional, September 19. fie nomenclature, and until we do all this, our Zoolo-, owa do nastics have any business.
gical collection must remain incomplete.
COLONIAL GOVERNORS.
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We have recrived files of China Papers up to the By Kenia the Calcatla Star, December 11.)
Tibere were not a plare called Maulmain under 12994 Oʻisher, giving faller particulis of orcovian. our very sex and ruled by a certain Captainers since our fast receipt of news direct, than are Brand we shuk frei ichined to be sceptical as to be found in the extragis contained in the columns 15 the existenen either of Hongkong or of Sir Jahn of the Bombay J menats from which we quoted our Tab Such letrange stories are fald of prurred. Thurat inn Higenen. jagi lamp»whereabouts in the neigbourhand -f une of the portala of the celestial empire, that were it not for the M. Jam Commissioner and his recent Joinza" we'shohl teel disposed to think that Sie Jobe Davis wng a great nobody, or at least the ke never did any of the things auributed to hire kily however after the experience of Coitain This, mada eccentricities, we are ready to believe nimpost anything of one of your httle absolute colonul og Jer, call them Governors. Commissioners or what you please. We have never had the pleasure of Being Captain: Durand, it is true, but we have seen a man who bas y en enough of him, perhaps a tle too much; we understand, however, he is a man who can oak bis way through a crowd!' which is just what might be expected after seeing how be has made his way through the press it Maulmain. We say then that knowing as wn do that Captain Durand is an entity, we are obliged to believe that Bir John Davis is one alan, and we have long since vessert wondering at anything which either of those worthies might chose to do in his own principality. If Captain Durand were to celebrite Bext Christmas day by making a public offering in Gandema off a beca:cmb of Ellions, caught ex- pressly for the occasion (whence obtained it is not for us to say) we should look upon the mver without the list surpr se, naif Sir John Davis were to try and win the favour of Reging by obli. ging all the Residents at Hongkong to wear pig Laiks, we should only look upon it as a proof of his being a cosmopolite.
Wo have befire referred to the dissatisfaction felt at Cinton caused by the arbitrary conduct of the Gavernor, in impossing a heavy fine upon an Baglish Gend-on who had use a stall erected anooga, the narrow lanes which lend to the Hongs, in deffince of due prohibition of the Chinese an- This filing of dissatisfaction has been thorities mic caressed he a circular from the Consul ad. idees in the Danish subjecta, at Canton, in which the Consul stairs, that it having none to the knowledge of lys. Ex elleary Her Majesty's Ple sap iteratingy in Ching, that certain British subjects,
One of our contemporaries is so green as to ex- press doubts as to the truth of a story which has, ecme from China rid Bombay, to the edret that the Governor of Honkong had sentenced a gentle man at Caston to pay a fine of two hundred dollars, for upsetting a buckster's stall, without paying the compliment to Dame Justice of allowing the author, of the alleged offence to defend himself. Now this is so exactly like what we have heen accustomed to hear of the Hangkang Governor, that if a man were to tell us that the Emperor of the C-lesuals bad gone to Heaven, we should believe him at once, if he coupled his story with one like that we have above referred to.
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in comm so with other foreign residents in €vatum, have org in sol themselves into a speries of arme
on ten grond of necessary s-lf-defines agn- body inst possible popular outbreaks; and a being ob- woods that any superftions display of this kind must be calendar) to produce irritation, and to or ginate those eriks they profess to uvert, he (the Consul) has been instructed fo warn the most for- ward of ally of her Majesty's subjects so engaged, that in case of unfortunate events courting, an not of hn mende by fire arms would always be liable to ird before the Suprenio Court of Hongkong, nvict that it would require every proof of strong justify- ing necessity to save the accused from the penalties of manslaughter or even harder.
We are not at all sure that it would be expedient to dissolve the organization; the protection now grate would never have been given but for the special request of the Chinese authorities, on lif tħb fear of their displeasure was the cause of its being withheld so long, there is no doubt that a hint on their part would produce its immediate with drawal Even the Governor himself while he vents his spleen in the shape of a warning that the members of the association may render_thoms dues liable to the penalties of manslaughter of mander → an unworthy insinuation in the face of their decina fion that it is not their intention to act unless enlla out by the competent authority of her Majesty's Consul, which would legalize their acts will not take upon himself the responsibility of prohibiting the orgszination of the community by a positive order. He feels that circumstances may make the se vicks of the association necessary to avert
disaster-the disgrace of which would be borno by
hungelf-he will not therefore declare. their meet- ings slings, but thinks he has contrived by the present circplar, to retain their assistance in oaudi of need, and at the same fine to avoid any blame which might possibly uttich to hún by sanctioning: their proceedings.
The pusiauimity of the Braish Governor con- trasis most unfavourably with the courageous framt shewn by the Governor of Macao, who has just promulgated regulations for embodying a milita.
Calculia Star, December 17.
Thy members he calmly and constitutionally investigated, and given their free opinion on the measures of the Government; have approved, where approval was called for; and refused assent, where their convictions told them such assent was disadvantageous to the interests of the colony.
and request the Paymaster to deduct the sound amounts from their first payment
You are niso held responsible for the camp mi garrison equipage received for your Company, art
I am, sif, your obedient servant, JON. M. MJČALLA, Seroud Audio. Captain G. II. Toblin, Washington Regt. La. Volunteers.
turned over to a U S. Quanterimaster.
Treasury Departînent,
2nd Anditor's Office, August 8th, 1946. Sic-By a decision of the Hon the Svendary of War, ench soldier under your cominand is emith | to six months' clothing, to the amount of $21, al aver that they are to be charged with
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be other charges, of which you will be infamib, this office. You will plenso consider this lour your guil, in addition to the one you received from me of the 31st ult.
Very respectfully, JON. M, MƐCALLA, Second Auditor. Captain G. H. Tobin, La. Volunteers,
New Orleans, Sept. 17th, 1840, Sir, I have the boner to acknowledge the recept of two favours from you, one dated 31st July, the other, if August. I can only answer by a yarn.
A countryman of mine was once indulging in the very intellectual Decirpation of sucking fresh eggy raw and reading newspaper. By somo.mischance be contrived to bolt a live chicken, The poor bird chirruped as it went down his throat, and he very politely observed-"Be the powers, my friend, you spoke too late?
I can only say, sit that your favours have reached motto late. They have been chasing me through the Mexican post offices that is, ip express myself more clearly, when I received them, they (the Inters ware down in Mexico and I was up here, and when I didn't receive them, they were up here and I was there.
The fact is, that most of my men have been paid off and are now soniteret to the four quarters of the globo. They were mostly sailors, as I was myself. From them. (if there be charges) nothing can be ex- pected The camp and garrison equipage has been tarned over to the proper officere, with the exception of sundry axes smashed and place hors du combat in chopping down those amiable chapporals on the the banks of the Rio Grande. I except, also, the camp-kettles and pans any of which were used up in ropsting boiling stowing and frying our pork and beans, bacon and fresh beef, not to speak of the stor venison, which some were ill notured enough to ch Mexican beef (may the Lord forgive them)
For my own responsibility in the matter, I regret, more on Uncle Sam's account thin on my own that I am not worth a continentul dime. Ilmave been not only paid, but I believe overpaid by about 1. My conscience compelled me to remonstrate with th paymasters, but they assured me that they mache no mistakes, (Bank Tellers sometimes Say the same). I considered their feelings and indulged them. How ever, I made a good tae of the money. I gave it to the sick and unpaid soldiers.
Most of the other Captains are in the same fix with myself (barring the overpay) about responsiln lity, and refer to my epistle as an answer.
If you have any further communication for me, please direct to the care of Major-General Jahn 1. Lewis, N. 0. I seldom go to the Pust O'lice, bes cause I have nobody to correspond with, and yet t am not the man who never had her nor mother, but was "
on in a raffle
Very respectfully,
G. II. TOBIN, Capt. Com. D. Washington
ton Regiment. La. Volunteers. John M. McCalla, Second Auditor. P.S-I don't know whether to sign myself Cap. tain, ex Captain, or late Captio. I was a Captain.
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Gentleman, It is not usual, beliers, for the Lechant Governor to address the Legislative Conned at the close of a Session. But I cannot This extraordinary datument lima boon called allow the incubers to separate, withom thanking forth by the proceedings inken by the British re
them for possing so say bills, which I do not shinuts after the law rin, and the refusal of the hesitate to sy will be of more advantage to the co tkovenor to keep a vessel of war stationed at Canony generally, than any that have passed since I ton for the protection of their lives and property.
have hell the administration of its affairs. Peeting themselves to be but a handful of men among thousands and having learned by experion ce that they must not expect aid from the Chineso authorities, nod that no adequate British force was at band, they felt it necessary to concert measures for entering into a systomatic combination to pet robbers and extinguish fires-with this view they I have altrays been, and ever shall remain an drew up, at a public meeting, a report which re
advocate for free discussion; because, however conamended among other things that an Associs popular delusion may temporarily fix upon public GREAT NAVAL VICTORY Our glorious Navy tion should be formed the members of which men, popular injustice, yet I am certain that free has done something We have been a little har i should meet at least once a month, with their enquiry into official measures will eventually give in saying that the refuse of Congressmen's familia arms for inspection, and that the members of the a triumph to just principles. I have always en made but useless do nothing officers, and
and we hostin Association should pledge themselves to repair atcouraged and sanctioned rigid investigation Intonll to make the amend the ever-glorious Somers, the sound of the alarm bells as quickly as possible Government measures; and I feel a deep-rooted though no longer under the command of the calor Seated as we are in a Colony, where, as we snid to appointed places with arms, and ammunition, but conviction that, however misrepresented and mis- Lybrave Slidell Mackenzie, has won new fame, and yesterday, the government will persist in going not with loaded fire arms, except in cases of urgent judged a man may be for a time, either by the taken-actually captured a ship Wegive right, and grievances persist in not turning up, we necessity, nor should they had their firearms inhabitants of the country in which he dwells, ticulars If Mackenzie deserved the compliments feel strongly inclined to enter into a description of without the order of the Chief appointed or acting throng their misstatements in it, or their misstate of the regular army, ladies smiles, and two New the nature and habits of Colonial Governors else. The report also recommended thst until more uni ments sont home, yet truth will ultimately prevail, foundland puppies, his successor has earned doubled where Westfuld never thinkof going round the form and efficient weapons could be procured, the and at all times and pinces, during his life-ajme, or complicats, stronger similes and ball a dozen pup Cape for materials, the work would be strictly members of the Association should make use of after his death, his character will need no other pies, the very least. If he did not hang three oriental in its character. It would hardly do how such as they then possessed, but proposed that 100 vindication than what the truth will afford. by d
men his own responsibility, he took a Duich ever for publication in the Asiatic Society's Jfurn it, light muskets or carbines with bayonets should be Gentlemen, now remains to me to
ship and ruined a dozen families. But then the because we should have to describe some of the most ordered, and that 50 pikes should be manufactured
to you, that I have received API Ble
from single exploit of our navy must be recorded in detail. Interesting species of the animal, whose habitation for the use of the Parsee gentlemen who did not the Secretary of State, this morning, for the fiet The Naiad sailed from Hamburg for Vera Cruz. ja not by any means on the continent of Asia "
use fire arme. The report specially stated that time, that, not from anything resulting from then ignorance of our blockade. When she was We do not know who, we should place at the head all measures were intended to be taken in coins of late dispute between myself and the members of the hailed by the Somers, the captain went on board, of the list, and at the very first there is a difficulty disturbance inter the sanction of her Majesty's Con Council, but from the conviction forced upon Her gavo a candid accoun of himself cargo and pas. about classification, but the best way peripps is to sul. The scheme of organization was communi. Majesty a Government, as well from their own ob- sengers, and with heavy disappointment, turned arrange the governors according to the degrees of cated in the British Consul, and he authorised the servation as from the various statements which towards Havana, a thousand miles distant, to seek their eccentricity, and taking on antice of the difcommittee, who communicated with him, to state have been conveyed to them from individual com another chance for a market In 18 hours ference of their ending offices under the name of that it hal his approbation, although he could not munications, that sufficient attention has bohen becalmed, and as his chip was a remarkably show he was
the Green n of the East India Company.
give it his official sancion
paid by me to the raoral and religious, weibare of sailer, he feared he would run out of water, and de We think after all, Sir Chile, Napier is emitled We are of opinion that the Friend of Chinaris the
is a successor to me will be immediately
Oxted to
to return and ask permission of the Somers jo finthe first pance. In some respets he deserves no not far wrong, when be ascribes the issue of this appointed to conduct the administration of this term. got a new supply, He did so, and after searching up
all for he oplike the rest is a popular man circular to the chagrin fell by Her Majesty's Pie storyandh le gbodne drive! 10 Dainferio
kingdom. To this popularity he is wel nipotentiary on observing, that the Brush on Making this cocomunication, beg to express The gallant commander replied by seizing, the ship the Sempre he stated his case, and made him request. – redit of hiring deserved it. munity of Canton were determined to act inde do deeprandelasting sense of all your kindness to of the innocent and astonished captain, for the crime tunt with all bis eccentricities pently and boldly. He has for upwards of two. Hein as we have years pertinaciously resisted the urgent entreaties
individually, and to assure of facing the blockade It was a very easy way of ion of it will continue with winning glory and prize old that we had of the residents of Canton, to have a shi
After some delay slatinged off the city in compliance witne
mainder of any life g--but this is Degily all
and expense the proper tribunal decides that the cop EARDLEY WILMO
go shall be returned to the
nekle the owners, but that the ship We mat no commen. | During this period, ba thr
us what 'sori atas perty have been
the Sahte Blue ) of the TUZA
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me, collective ourthat the
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in Blustration of the ing, Major MEGAIDA,
must pay the costs of her ulega seture. That comes to as much as she is worth and her owners and out cers have no rehef for their ramous loss, This rigus diplay of naval courage and acute legal we have to boast of us for but there 19 our Navy will give the nation plenty of before the war is over The navy the Mexican wat besides those who the climate, ilirentmont and natural
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coration sai or entitled to the Upon his tyrant. ribe to strike. his
Nary has thus far
American Aung Qetbr. 31.
ablished by JoHN CARF, Clang, and Hongkong
Gough StiKT HONGKONG, 1847.
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