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THE FRIEND OF CHINA AND HONGKONG GAZETTE.
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meanwhile And have the honor, etc., dec;
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The above it is said was found on board the GT ben shed by the and pult.
Vulture after her arrival from Canton, We, Emperor of China ther it is an original or a parody may be a mat- an on our part - Ier of opinion--we must decidedly look upon aly of Nankin only not abo it as a parody upon a great man's despatch. roceedings 7 and was Sir J. all powers to vriste the law of
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on Palmerston look upon him as old whose charge having been has been driven back upon his con. pro lesa havock in the percipitation cerca, the rathe fury of his onset?
There are few who do not at some unlucky ingers their own characters by empting to ave them, wyd les not Sir J. Davis in this predica
now law, Sir yours obdly.
JOHN BULL.
Us Loup-The applause open on the part of Your predecessor, begin by approbation, and conti tabit will donbitess be now showered down when you shall have read this
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AND BONGKONG GAZETTE. VICTORIA, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 11:8, 1817.
Supelch to an end.
The expedition returned from Canton on the Should a Peerage be deemed annadequate reward I would suggest that the style, and little of Baron 9th, after one of the most inexplicable incursions into the territories of a friendly power that we Barton of Do the boys Hall will be acceptable, as I may then be mistaken sometimes for the Duke of know of This inroad appears to have been Bear I started on the 1st of April with as hastily devised-carried it with timidity--and enncluded discreditably to British diplomacy. pretty, and efficient a force as ever were sent out. Nembering my 900 srong, and arriving early at the The troops would have done their duty and were Beguns, I spikeë all the guns, blew open some preparat for a desperate attack on Canton. of the gates and Magazines, and did all the mischief at the The Boy got prudent when he I could in order to nike with awe the hugtailed came to this point; and after spiking the cannon in the defenceless forts (to the number people of China, ita fine thing to strike terior
a hurried to others. Seeing the troops on board somewhat 8027) in order to secure & retréal ;. down in the mouth, I thought its my duty to inspirit negotiation was entered into and concluded-- them, fur is, a fine thing to inspirit troops - the Pienipotemiary hastily fell back upon Hong- knowing that an inspection of all the forts had taken place the day before, and that consequently are dang balore a Gun was ready to fire a shot ai 3ng to Chinese custom thy wouki le Left unprotected on the folloning day. I sized a entla-s from a Common sailor the bit was rather greasy by the bye) and crying: "come ca my brave follows was the first to band and surprise a batery, as i anticipated the inseriting took iff ct for a Sergeant of the 18th Regignent spring eshare with me was the Colors in his ends, jumped on in the top of the Come battery, and waming the colors he cried en? the fort is gues" then turning round he ob serted no cop inyoppose him, so be 5 inl with modesty. are the devita seal is bere at all at ak" brave fellow 1 trust your Lordship will ensure his pre-
mation....
We
In this way we proceeded to take several forts, and spike about 800 Lines on our way up found by the pe several Auberigan shile in the batteries, and sume cannon so large tint even 1 res have got into their inuzzles? a great fasuk
this!
him.
It will naturally be asked, was this hostile invasion justifiable 7 was the force available on the 8th of April, strong en much to carry it through with a due regard to the safety of the troops and with credit to our arms and alter being und riaken, was it abandoned without an appearance of lumily, leaving an impression on the minds of the Clunese that we had been glad to steal off when actual fighting was be Coming unavoidable.
That we have grievances to be redressed is nodeniable, and after the failure of all pacific overtures and they have already failed) an at- tack upon Canton would be justifiable to the world; provided that attack was sactioned by the British Greernment. It may be a matter of speculation whether the late demonstration was ordered, or whether it will incet the approba- Originally it was my intention to have stopped at ton of her Majesty Ministers. In the Notifica Whenpsa, and so harisma all wors of dein mids up tion published by Sir John Davis on his arrival - Keying at Canton, and wait for his reply, bor it at Canton he says,-" He feels that the mode- ck me dil of a hear that prelepe 4 ousal Me *ration and justice of all his former dealing
·Gregor, and all the breach Serhants might be with the Government of China lends a per-
rangled in the meanwhale, on instel af testigos
fect santion to measures which he has been my laurels and serving in state thound Disque, reluctantly compelled to adopt after a long lara epagomitions en our bloodless expedition, course of misinterpreted forbearance." Nei- thougha of humpty, for it is a Goe thing to be ha-
ther in this nor in any other passage of the man, and therefore, I press del arce to Coficial Announcement are there, grounds to be- where we arrived at cbon 5 of lack past in tunteve that he was acting auder instructions, fun theseagerted jo, uline were beginning to
Quite opposite impression is conveyed, throw on the reseals! however, it was only as the Merchena gad as your Lordship knows, would only serve them right to have their heads broken for some of them, and some of their Chinees
friends Temember me when I weighed out teas there
thes the representative of Majesty is but a small man in their estimation.
To remedy this again and to show my former sepciates wint a great man 3 now am and to a press them with a sense of any dig by, for it is a fine thing to impress people with your dizo tyl I did a receive any of then when they called upon me and refused no end of invitations to dinner, and presen tative adresse from their Chamber of Commerce,
&c. &c,*&c..
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On the 6th negatiations were still going on. it had bean intimated hostilities would actually! comments. The enemy embarked and sailed The troops under arms, and strong guards post. away. This knowledge cannot fail to flameed, Keying having intimated that the people their minds, and a residence at the factories has meditated an attack, On the afternoon at. ters betweun the two Commissioners wore d.. becoine doubly dangerous, Keying will ad quire fresh wonours from the Emperor. His finitely arranged.
We merely mention that on the 7th it ap.. representation will be, that the British Favoy
as Canton on the 3rd with ships of war | phared that something had gone wrong, and and Soldiers, the forts on the river and having that barriers were erected in the strants, and It had been troops to destroy them-that on the evening of the troops kept under arms.
demanded that the ringleaders in the recent the 6th from feelings of humanity, he warned Sir John Davie to be on his guard as he feared attack on the party at Fushan should be pu. the brave villagers would attack them, he not nished and this was agreed to, but whether having powdy to a restrain them-that on the they were not to be found, or whether it was oth he negotiated with the Barbarian, who not considered prudent to incense the people is foolishly agreed to terms which place his coun- unknown, but they were not forthcoming on On the morning of the 8th three fellows the afternoon of the 7th as agreed upon. (most likely felons under sentence) werd brought down and soundly scourged. A letter addressed to the Associated Gentleman V- Inateers" intimated that one Captain and one Serjeant of 18th Royal Irish; and one bien- tenant, one Corporal and three men of the Sap pers and Mindes, would be left until further orders, for the purpose of rendoring every as- islands in the comple ion of their organization and other defensive arrangements. A meeting was called and a letter drawn up to Sir Joh Dayis expressive of alarm at being left empra- tealed. After the meeting had signed this letter, Captain Bruce arrived, and stated verbally, that a company of the Royal Irish would be left. but to prevent mistakes, it being too evident that it was intended to withdraw all the troops, it was thought prudent to forward the latter, to which a rather curious answer was received. We copy the three documents.
On the arrival of the oxpedition the follow-¦ ing was made public :--
Diplomatic Department: His Excellency Her Majesty's Plenipotentiary, des, doc, hna the satisfaction to publish for the in formation of British subjects in China the annexed ketter from the Bloourable the Major Genaral Com- manding Her Majesty's forces, just received, on the arrival of the expedition at Canton. The rapid and successful course of operations begun and concluded within a period of thirty six hours by the small Military and Naval force under the direction of Major Generat D'Agomlar and Captain Macdougall the Seulor Naval Officer, is calculated to teach a soon forget; and it is His Excellency's intention lesson to the people of Canton which they will not not to quit this place until he has placed matters on a footing consistent with treay engagements and Worthy of the British nation. lefel that the mo deration and justice of all his former dealings with the Government of China leads a perties sanction to measures which he has been reluctantly compelled. to a lopt after a long course of misinterpreted forbea
rance!
His Excellencys j
Head Quarters,
British Factories, 5th April, 1947. Gentlemen-Fam directed by Major General D'Aguilar, Commanding the Troops in China, to acquaint you that he intends to leave Capt. Graves, and one Serjeant of the loth R. L. Regiment, and Lient. Da Costa, of the Royal Engineers, with coo SIR JOHN FRANCIR DAVIS, Bart, &o, &c., &c.
Corporal and three Privaves of the Royal Sappers "Head Quarters,
and Miners, behind in the Factories until further. Canton, 3d April, 1947, 4 o'clock P. morders for the purpose of renduring you every assist. Sm-I have the honour to acquaint Your Excellency ance in their power as regards the completion of your matin pursues of the arrangements agreed upon between organization, and other defensive arrangements ---Í us on the 1st instant, I ans arrived, with the assistance of have the honor to be, &c., Captain Macdougall of the Royal Navy, and Her Majesty's ekip under his Commnad, at the British Factories, and have established myself here with the traps under my orters, taken all the principal Lirts at the Bogue and in the Camen having in the course of the last thirty-six hours assaulted and River, and after destroying the gateways and blowing up the magazines, spike eight hundred and twenty-son pieces of heavy enonon.
As Your Excellency did in the honour of accompany- ing me in these operations, and have yourself withlessed the det vil, shall not sater upon them in this place, but shall reserve thom for Information of Her Majesty' Seerary of State for the Colonies taking care to supply Your Excal bney with a copy of my communication.
"I congrialari Yior Excolleney on this result of our Na- *al and Military operations, and the more especially pozause, withstanding the fire of several of the Chinese batteries Wile tops were engaged in the assault, we have had the food fortune to take possessing of them all without the luss of a man.I have the hondar, K., &o,
**GEORGE AGUILAR Major-General Commanding the Troops in China"
By Order,
A. R. JOHNSTON, British Consulate, Canton,
3d April, 1547.
A conference with Keyng was arranged to be held at the British Constilate on the 4th. The Chinese Commissio er sent two inferior Mans darius, and on its being intimated that negotia- tion could not be entered into with them, he arrived himself. The conference lasted for some hours, and it was then said important con- In the meantime, it was reported that a riot that Sir John Davis has made a private war upon China, such as the old Bucaneurs waged among the idle fellows who are usually about among the Spanish Colonies in South America. the factories, and two Officers with a few of It may be said that there were no actual hos. the 18th were sent to dispel a mob of black- tilities, and in as much as blood was not shed guarda who had collected about Minquas hong, this is correct. But the firing into defenceless but they dispersed quietly on seeing the troups. forts, blowing open the gates, and spiking the One of the Officers was struck by a brick bat ; guns, were hostilities, and amounts according to but whether it was thrown at him, or dropped national law to a declaration of war. A Bri
from a new building, is uncertain. The Major sh force was at war with China from the 2nd General arrived with a large force, and the the instant, but whether that warfare house, from which the brick was supposed to was national or piratical remains to be seen, have beca ilmrown, was forced and found empty. The force employed was not sufficiently In an adjacent house a party was found; and strong had an attack been made on Canton. for the sake of an example, one was flogged. They might have burned the city with shells Another man was also flugged, but for what thrown from the heights committing a dreadful offence cannot be made out, unless it was, that havoc, and then made a precipitate retreat his appearance was daagreeable to the gallant
Should a leaving the factories to destruction.
Officer who captured him. This summary force ever be engaged on the service, it must exercise of judicial power, at a place where be strong enough to hold the place until we have nope, and on persons who were all demands are conceded-not conceded on known to have been guilty, must have a singu- paper merely, but in good faith. A wauton lar influence on the jind of the Chinese. aggression would prove most destructive, and On the 5th a few forks were destroyed. In
on the 7th, whether | whom by the way Sir John Davis tasted such successfully or not, every British Merchant a furious circular some months ago) were call would have had to leave, sacrificing property, ed out and inspected by General D'Aguilar. and for the future transacting business through The Major-General addressed them feelingly, the Agency of a foreign house. It is possible saying that during the attack they would be ex that the Americans would also have had to pected to defend the factories. He promised leave, and this after a loss of life, property, and to leave 2 Officers and 50 Soldiers with them. future interests, the afair would have proved and expressed a conviction that the proposed came from Keying, that he a failure. We defer to the better judgment of attack would be successful. Dora
During the day condign punishment certain those who have made arms their calling, but about 40 men were captured near the Conso
hadicked up a row, in our opinion any force employed should be house. They were armed and possibly were
showing our strength and the r weakness. The expedition was abandoned with every
Dearance of th
and the hese jir Ban-
and we are brought to the reluctant conviction cessions had been promises like to arise
Well my Lord, I had a long canfab with Boying! and whilst it was going on the troops were girly spiking a few more guns at the forts above Canton, and on the morning after I had the fortress called French folly blown up. It cost us 60 pounds of powder a sad waste-bot Keying pays for all and That's economy. The confab ended unsatisfactorily, and on the following day a Mesage came from Kering recommending me not to attempt the capture of Canton with so mall a force! I was roused into indignation, and a plan of attack was at once agreed upon The 2 Diak Companies of the 18th were
JBRUCE
Assis aul Adjutant fieneral. To the Associated Gentlemen Volunteers,
Canton Factorius.
To His Excellency,
Canton, 8th April, 1847.
Sir John Francis Davis, But, &o, &c. She undersigned British subjects hear with intention of your Excellency to alarm that it is the intention. remore iminediately the whole of the Military and Naval forces from Canton,
We respectfully represent to your Excellency that in our opinion the recent proceedings cannot fail to have created such feelings to the Chinese populace is to render the temporary presence of a piction of the troups absolutely essential to our safely and we therefore encnestly solicit your Excellency to afford us that protection which we cannot hope for from the Chinese authorities avowedly unable to control the populace We have the honor to be,
SIGNED BY SEVENTY SIX PERSONS The following is the answer received to this address: -
British Consulate;
Canton, 8th April, 1847 GENTLEMEN,I am directed by H. E. Her Ma jesy's Plenipotentiary, de, in reply to your letter of this day's date to inform you, that the very natural alarm which yen therein express is formed on a mis- take as it has been arranged that the Light Company Ben Graves, shall not of the 13th R. 1, under Captain ( quit Canten until relieved by the armed Stenmer and that in addition to this H. M. sloop Expregio, is also anchored within reach.
Capt. Bruce the Assistant Adjutant General states that be informed the meeting of British Merchants of the above arrangement before your letter was sent to His Excellency Both that letter and the reply are therefore almost superfluous, have the honor, &c.,
AR JOHNSTON.
The troops embarked, and thus terminated Sir John Davis's invasion which will be cole- brated (notorious?) over the civilized world.
We will glance at the concessio 19, No. 9.
Diplomatic Department. His Excellency Her Majesty's Plenipotentiary, &c., &c., has the satisfaction to
the last moment and when actually awaiting the assault on their City, the Canton Authorities have mutassented to his reasonable demands, and the impend
ing run of this populous place has been happily
averted.
to support a badly of sappers, and take the 3 nearest every feeling of attach" is opposed to it. the afternoon the Canton Volunders (against agreement.
gates, sale the walls, ron round rig and left, al meet at the height above a couple of howitzers to bill the town with. All was arranged for 8 o'clock
when at 6 o'clock Keying sent a he would give in and grant all I ask
all the Troope to be embarked next wever, one single officer behind to
lunteers
Had the City been
The following are briefly the heads of the now 1. At the fixed period of Two Years from this day, the 6th April, the City of Canton shall be opened to British Subjects."
This first of Sir John's reasonable demands," is reasonable enough. The Chinese admitted a year ago, that we were entitled to free inter course with the city, only begging that we would defer insisting upon it until the popular iniudha been p prepared for such an event. Sir John, how ever, tacitly admits by his new agreement that
we
number 1 had 3 fellows able to hold the city and over nwe the populace there on the look out for stragglers from the had no such right, and claims inert for hav
I may be that this
factories Early in the day the Consul issued a Circular, which satisfied that the attack would not be inade before the th
1847
bargamed for its being granted in two year, At the end of these two are grace, the Chi nese will play the old paine asks time as the mob cannot be controlled. If nur Represen tative is a weak minded man, two or three
years will be spent ui negotiate and Utili
lace will be entered at the point
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