The Edjar of the Friend of China.
Canton, 11th April 1847. were to be lid by the Garerne,
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at the Bell-Ir-Roaldes adressil in the hands or Sir John. Station with Keying is almost a gong, of the cliplomatie Notification ment and therefore it every far wax obtalscil," the inference is that it is yatèasonable on the part of the merchantado legient which bas so tully honoured their ven before the neoai three days of grace had ↑
we shall soon ige wist paltry special pleading pal-what a miserable attempt to sangre our sane- | of a grast ned complicatest proceeding, because we oppen si baun Silentifiest ourselves with a few of its de.
Now for take of the argument we are willing to concrilo to the Government and ith apologists orey Hom of the * new agenossent, au being him aẫy realluru, sas from No. 8 to Na. Tinclusive Ve 1 beloz placed in abeyance for u google al reará oto! Weary Geen to Sir John Davis and kia apolighus ** We concede soar premiya la fall -Korey Kading is é anu pel l has been obtained and is either already realiset ke ke de a fair way of being realized."
Het en kahvat onder what diresmalances, when, amat
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Ken Korges, and while in the were being pinund on a footing cansition Eith Preetygsgremienti, and Karin VINAMPAK NAtlon!" We append de hum, and ask whether the impression which ntained in Une inind of avery one not in the secret of the jake, were not, that while the Government had a few pettyCalang conveniencer to make good for sa; it lind ich sown high objects to establish at the same time, Das Quid mene would tell you that the resplan of a British minister at the Court of „Peking; wax khin high object of the Expedition." Another, with the airteinst possibila confidence sort of air" would lat con joto bis opinion that the en-Counsels in the Impe: rial Cabinet were acquiring a Mischievons nacendancy, and urgently called for nahecking denjqustration pri our part, Other again would assuro you that the opening of the city of Canton, had pecaine a question of such grave political Importance both as a heat-figlit, and dipeotally" beenuse of the brasado nas of the "parties," who denies the right, and etrallenger an to its enforcement, that our syfily required the molent cllenge to be ma-that therefore whatever became of our petly question the city gates would be entered, and the treaty of banking practically proclaimed upon the city walls. All on speculations, atrovu to speration work, and objects in the Expedition, worthy of the Balik nanue, and of the Beltish Soldier. We all came to that oldar, and
AND HONGKONG GAZETTE.
VICTORIA, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 1, 1847.
NOTICE-The 'hours of Dicine Service in the Cord STAL CHAPEL Mra, mm Savlayaal j post 10 A.M. and 4 P. M. and on Thursdaye si 6 P.M.
VINCENT STANTON,
Colonial Chaplain.
Victoria, Ubah Nam, 1846, NOTICE ---UMAN Charet, will be open for Patiku War
her 110. king the winter months, beginning with the La Novam
Autona, 19th Depobor 19,0,
ishte pra our Grandum of "wants and view," (pecific opinion that there was something in the wind" fhip at 11 1'clock A. M., and at half-past 6 €'glock P. M.,
Hph ve Eowers which preside over the dabberations of mighty minds; who could have kenned before-hand what
pared is the hands of the British Negotiator for, to onr poor thinking the makes all the differoner in the worldas le the pressure in which we are committed to his proceeding. something" wna to be. The diplomatie moontain felt Japs. Now l set the following a fair statement of the
Sed an allez army one fine morning landed in freet of par klases, with a thie of artillery, camp equi- jazz, futanari saariat, in short with all the interick and applianum era caupaiza complete, and bene en serve ob- fest write feet maken. Having a few little con- resence'a prenote, we thought, this an admirable on- casino od prooting them, and accordburly we furnished the food of this Expedition with a summary of our **wants dad wlewa," and now let as may, font all our ** wants and views from No. 1 to No. 1, have been realized to der heam's content. But Sir, we cave leave to ask did Be a fordure were «concerned “WANT "SH ExprOTTIÓN AT LE Did It qualer into our "vlews" atlerly to para tyre our trade, at almoment when our markets afforded the dat symptom of energy and good promier which has marked them for the last two years! But we, with the well known eccentricity of our calling, partion. berty "wb" to have our Hers sacrificed to the fory of an enraged papalace a wish" which the protract ed arrival of the Force some six hours longer would have most probably copsomered; aard so let our Negotiator only item out of the seres to provide for Karely that charming little Cemetery which he promises us at Whampoa, to which, under snei a catastrophe, be yuubi no debt leave insisted on adding a commentorative manscicum.
Or pat the argament otherwise thus; and see bow it will bear the following test, te premises being the same a before, miz., that we quarrel with our mis arvangrareal
Had Sir John David, written from Hongkong to our fbauber of Fommerce any day last month, instead o
frighting the Pastories fun their propriety adden and asgust jappearance amongst us, with
A- far..
parturient threds, and a riliculowa mouse was born, Who, In the ovenlowing of his simplicity could have manging fe hand that the Baving Catelagar raisonia ruouired ilifAI arvard.stgarnevalssin ghof war, a jintk of artillery, a thousand traps, the spiking of a thousand guns, and the farming oÌA populous city hapily averted" to nepave it, wa
The right of a quiet day's walk into the country. Hetres for cases of commen saauk
diente for an anglane, to be paid for at cont par crai op 115 valuo. A site for n 1, hareä und demystery-en dance terma Ating Mobim to box insill at our own fact Bevallo intofuste als stand, at (nil vaue received. TA Matemand of a river atpwance.
Venly Sir, there must be more than you think in the old add
fere sus gratia parris.
1am, Mr Editor,
Your faithful scert,
VINDEX.
To the Editor of the Friend of China.
Sen Horse, Camsingunon, April 16th, 18:1.
Sis--la pour paper, of the 3rd Instant, I perceive an article evers the Bombay Centleman's Cazette, of than Gris bichruang inst, in which the Editor of that paper. bas
thruter proge e la reste some vicious, and severe comments,
TOCHTLIN
Malwa Opium, made by the Masters,
ande blends of meeting vessels at this station, and as iny natus, with others, in altnched to thee vorvays, I deem antot daty to explain simply the facts of the case and shalt Jeg obetavad her fou inserting them in the columns of your sa vable paper art a view to publicity, which will not doubt, De die mans et exonerating all parties concerned, from the fe, and slam Turons imputations which he vainly attempted t enst upon their e pantom, and character On the 8th March 1-29, 1 recede en board the Gureruor Doherty on account et is trementalde tiem 14 cheats of Malwa Opium No. 8 to 21, which em insorting, I found the drug was very thick skinned, aut nibacaxise apparently good,' ibe brokers, however
on exaulining, sed testing its quality invariably rejected it,
**&tarum ble d'ore's siia threaten or dominua!" **Wah de pont of Bury and with the bust of Neptune," Had I pay this Epštome of the majorum genitum, lustead of suddenly appearing amorest os as Heraid of his own Heroles, only written to be a week before Trend Hongkong 1od given us day flection in thaas muusurça, which so nearly Concern as, and which new appear to hage ban the sole and gbarham oljects of his Fxpedition-Bad he given us sag sort of predonition of bis enterprise, had he in any de consequence of which the consignees of the Opium, re- shape or may previously taken the sense of this pinmuni. quested me to send them a certificats, as to its quality, also ty scan the object, nay had any report of his warlike pro-
to state the reson why it was objected too by the Chinese, ject transpired before band, in sufficient time to have en. The gertidente sens accordingly made out, and signed by my abled us to have remonstrated with bic # the compli- H. and my chief officer, to the bost of our knowledge, and cated evil nổ it-badbe done any of these things, or had belief, shortly afterwards, an nerve demand sprung up, for the fates farmored us in any way. Itsk, whether a depu Melsa Opum, and I had the good fortune to clear off 10 lation from our Chamber wid hot bave married down to -f chests at very nearly the current market rate, this however Hangkook at an hour's notier, the intense and indignant I meraun, dea not by any mens prove that our report was, remonstrance of every British Firm in this Port at a incorrect, as it is act only posse, but vozy probable that themo s gianngly outrageous. Should we ! have the he see who cleared the drag as mistaken as to its qua- spoken that to Sir John Davis you bir have no ob
ity, and pail much more than is Intrinsic value, se, for the jects of state policy in the Expedition now Seling out, it we learn gon are about peepening the city prostion for
mohsining 4 chest. Nos, 8, 11, 14, and 17; although every extron and radeavour had been made. I could not succeed a period of two years, we prap you to consider what je mete my mening rid of them at any rate approacbing the prices are left to render your Expedition justitiale
my for the 16 chests, which confirmed me to the con- eer petry grievances are concvenet, we don't unw.viction, that my brat report was too favourable (and who corocon dircumstances, punter an undisturbed trade and Looke & is not liable at times to be relataken in quiet relations with this people, to the hostile entree.
lyn opralon cougarding Melwa Opium). I therefore had a second pent, hnd sir, we would see these grievanees registered
erasemation and sacaretted that the Opium in addition to perpetcity rather than purchased for us by the fearful
bong hick skin'd woe very coarse, and consequently could puge Bell inpsired in your way dret pavement by the erthrow of car satenin Crealies with this Government
not be sull unless a large reduction, to which effect, 1 and by the highly probable slaughter of thousas ds of lives.
one! a spcond curificate, but most assuredly not with the sivhteet iden, or intention of boying them at a low rate my- We would press upon your Excellency's consideration, whether Buire exhst any secly proportion between the
'fe barely insinuated, but solely with the conviction wable means which you propose to employ, and the petty
that it was rqise, to forward to the owners of the drug at results which you seek to establish—The gunctions
Monbay to sak them that the 4 chests in question did not wder which we labor are gailing to us, but far more gail
1) ta fso quid a quality as I had first reported. Res. Jeg to ear National pride would be the apesta le, of van
og tre hoven chesta No. 1 to 7, they were properly ceantry's sms burlesqned, in a then god men being
preget on board the Hyged by two experienced, and com, marched up to Cauten only to be matched down again." gretant in unire at a farge reduction, one of this lot I sold
verud a pises previas to my receiving them, and declared The or summering like Cole ale have beca 19A MODE $525 on the 13th N wenber, not va as specided in the of our comine! ans, opinions. hat alene with Beranen Anding the expe ition at Canton, can is aktor istumama iş us object | ip current prate of the day, in the ep in elk his other re. Cize at $50, and 515 Which the Editor asserts was we seized the corusive to dare tail our petty requremaa ts dards relating to the Opinto trado, he has prayed lungeli
o what we entered the high olj, ots of dive tape boon Ber this set of ours forwooth, we ale coily rugosind to ap-
pls gnorant, the price then being frota 620 to do. A few daya since I sold five more. which averaged prave the principles of the whole proceeding
8459 each, and rime chest still remaids on hand, thus fally pewing that the report rendered by the surveyore was in every spes entirely correct. The Editor of the Gentle-
Now then proceed we to pot these matims on a broad paris of antinctions which canfot be corstoken.
Henceforth them we place unswerving fub in the "new agreement. Article 1st. to a fixed period of two years, we exped to up on Fea-slags with the High Commissioner in the Chy of Cante. 24. We are now recs is believe that we may roam for exercion, or amavement in the neighbouring Conwy without molegation, and that our Friends at Probst will always be delighted to see w
Fanded in a very able letter, has exposed de of the fallacies of the official paper. No Jibt Sir John Davis would wish to drag others into the tire with him, and the publication of the "wants and wishes" was cutningly intended to implicate the Merchants of Canton in a de- gree; but they shake theinselves clear of the connection. When they saw an armament at their doors, they looked upon it as the mogus of enforcing some measure, of state policy, but for a moment they could not be here that its object was simply to regulate a few unimportant points in the treats. The immediate entrance to the city was the most moderate demand anticipated, but alal even after three years experience they could not russ appreciate the character of Sir John Daris.
The Admiralty Jurisdiction of the Supreme bust commenced its sittings yesterday The grand Jury found six bills against parties impl. ested in the Chimmo bay piracy. Two of the accused have turned Queen's evidence. The first case brought before the petty Jury, was that of a Chinaman connected with the Police, charged with being an accessory. He was found Guilty and sentenced to fifteen years transportation. Another case was tried but from an error in the indiciment the prisoner was discharger. The other prisoners, in all upwards of twenty, will be tried to-day.
Canton continued quiet on the 18th, and were confidence restored, there would be an active trade. The Chinese are under the in- pression that we have sent to India for troops, and that on their arrival the city will be storm- ed. The patriots have taxed all the houses in the city for the purpose of raising funds to sup- port, an armed force the forts are manned, and appearances are decidedly warlike. The inhabitants of the factories feel more than ever insecure; and when the troops are withdrawn an attack appears but too probable,, In the meantime the drills are going on, and Captain Graves is extremely popular.
As may be believed, the Braish inhalatents ca Camion were alarmed to find that, this disc eli med after exciting the people and rousing some of the best and worst feelings in nature-patriotises and revenge by the invasion of those country in 17]. tion of a solen treaty, was about to abondanteg o the popular fury. A meeting was called it O'clock of the forenoon of the Sth, and a bat postulation drawn up and signed. An demi official hastened from the menting, an that such a remonstrance would be unpatient chancing to mout the Assistant Adjutant, chiqa comunicated, the alarm.
Thatzenbus ;
servant made his appearance where he hada to be--in the Chamber of Commerce - uni a the Mooting that of mis suggestion Sir Jom ka had ordered Captain Graves and hie L'ompany - musia (see Minutes of the Canton Chamber o morce). The matter however was of ton merk portance to be set aside by the word of Captam 1 Bruce, and the letter was forwarded. It al our company of 18th being ordered to woman duty chanced to fall upon the fight company. Canton, and the troops being then, embarkung nut
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In corroboration of this we may mention, that te baggage had been put on broad and was actually brought down to Longhong, the men being wit beds until the return of the Pluto three days after word. If it had been intended to leave one con pany of the 13th Regt, would the General unk wo have quoted ver have had an existence? would General Aguilar, e un proverbial for this care he takes of his men, allowed them to be the days washout bedding? It is absurd to suppose s and neither Captain Bruce noe the Editor of the Mall will succeed in opposing mere assortica to ae- tual truth
Sir John Davis's advance towards Canton og the 2nd, and 3rd, is quite as much to be reprehended as his retreat on the 18th. Au nimament was fiel out in this harbour, its destination being a subje speculation for upwards of a week, and them the slightest intimation to the foreign cdmnnay of Canton, it approached that city destroying the dufen. odless forts on the banks of the river. Fortunately the forts were without Soldiers; but supposing the reverse had been the case it is probable that further progress would have been checked the Bogne, and in retaliation for the aggression, the foreign factories would have been sacked and thenhabitants butchered. The consequences of bis terdarity would have filled the Envoy with shame, and the indignant vole of of his country would have hurled him from perched It is at that success justifies impra- the pinncle upon which for three years ho has dence but this re deny Sucarss may justify bold actions when some great object is to be attained But whey had Sir John Davis la view? The adjust ment of a few unimportant matters secured either by ont own or the French treaty matters that would never have been withheld had he been respected by the Chinese Commissioner Foiled, humbled, and treated as Child by Keying, he be
he petulantly rushra to arms and without considering the interests at stake, he storms defenceless batteries, spikes uman. ed guns, and terrifies all the old women, and children on the river Arrived at Canton, where in the meantime his countrymen and other foreigners offensive men-negotiates for the petly grandes- were in imminent peril, be floga a couple of in- obtains what he calls concessions," though they are actually rights stipulated for by solemn treames-- sacrifices the only point of importance (the entrance to the city)and abandons his countrymen to the fury of the storm he had raised. Batsuppose these
con * concessions" had been refused, would be hare stormed the city on the chance of obtaining an emp ty victory aba fearful cost of human life? Had such an occurrence taken place, the British arms would failed their banner We must not be mistaken. have been sullied, and the Royal Irish,
Trish might have We have no abhorrence of war in the abstract-that is in a good cause and with a definite object in view. But unavailing victory, when u voluntary ect, is n best legalised murder It may be th Canton will fall beiore a British force, but
may be that ere long we will
Whatever difference of opinion there may be as to the policy, or the justice of the late expedition, among honorable men there can be no desire to deny or distori the facts. One point requires to be set at rest, for although the truth is sufficiently known in China, a plausibly concocted paragraph y convey to those who are not on the spot, an to the order to embark at the troops sued by proud spirit of an insolent people is broken. Ip a impression the very opposite of the truth we refer be in a position to make a good use of victory In
a position to
on to held the place via armis motil the Captain Bruce the Assistant Adjutant General on position to say to the Rulers of the country, if you the morning of the 8th Instant, excepting always cannot control the people we will until they wait Capiain Graves of the Royal Irish who was to be with civility the foreigners who live among them, left to drill the Canton Gentlemen Volunteers, Lieu and keep the engagement of their government. Lepent De Cost of the Artillery and four men of cannot be supposed that China will quielly · the Sappers and Miners whose services were require submit to such aggressions. Keying no doubt will ed in surveying the ground to be alloted for building twist the affair to his own interest, and will have no purposes on the Flunan shore. Intentionally or un ditesity in coming the Emperor that he obtain intentionally, the last issile of the Government papered a victory over, the English. But the invasion, is so incorrect upon this particular point, that without la aby degree encroaching upon the prerogative of cannot be denied, and a strong representation front the spiking of guns, and the blowing up of fortressce, opinion, we may demonstrate with all duro respect to the literali is already on its way to the Imperial v the Editor the fallacy of the statement he puts forth, Court. It is known that Lia and the war part We read,→→
win's fazette, conces unter ignorance; in charging the anders with making fictitious sales when there is not a shadow of reason for so doing, as it is well know that they alized the ( tunes examination of the drug, and report their opsion as to its quality, and value to the consignees, which of aprensor E, they close the sale with the Broker in Canton Idels any here to furnish one lots of evidence from the d. Shall we by any chance gat kuocked ca the head, slightest degree discreditable either to myself or any other to the course of the same morning (the 8th) b General surveys, &c., fr, as published in the Gazette in the or disabled for life in pairing w, og returning from party, and yet on the strength of them, and some comments thebraille roof-treas of the friends in question it made by the Editor ul the Singapore Free Press ut the 17th Order was issued for the embarkdown of the troops for Hong- will be a saire for a sures and a tweet consolation to collect that his Excellency will depar persons, to
December, elpuse to a survey on a chest of damaged kong, and the merchants apprehending they would be suc Pauna at this place which has since been thoroughly re-deply left whom military protection, mat at 1 o'clock to see the foldes sóundir fugged, who baridled us so ruted and exparted through the table press has the Edi- sign a remonstrance to Sir John Davis on the subject The
tor of the Gazede, dared to publish a most slanderous and Alerting seemed to loopt under sumie misappreh Loging at it with an ere which softens all asperi- shameful libel, on a highly respectable body of men. Before ties we see the Blunan Swamp a site in which the charging us with issuing surrepilimas surveys, podeunded
eligible is only surpassed by the "picturesque. 12. Sta. Iz the the fit our new harche espy such a
reports, and making fictitious safer it would have well become him to have obtained some good and authentic in story but reiceata canoo: fail to woo and formation of the abject, in the sense of that it appears win the most stubburn Sipper among us, and as for for the sake of filling up an extra column tranip'd the carvery the only danger is, that, patient to an idle and most absurd story, lotinnately however the repose under its guter cytzers thates an impatience characters of the parties be assifs pre too well establish
ered by life outbides and bad markets, weed in China to be effected by
culous, The moral Çeit per für aut cofas grs, to Lattarpu dition has won for us a dyne Bridge Jule credence,
tady look
that
which
the YOUT
war party re
frolic many be another war with China. in favour and the consequences of Sir John' Daris's
-It is painful to contemplate the diplomacy of bur Euroy. His weakness has again stimulated the "rch Impostor Jus Jumpotent violence his thrown in the China Mail then in the core of being painted at
non, for back the tide of civilization which was setting in Hongkong, in was spied, that an old
upon this darkened land, and all the advantage to be body of the troops a Walicient force world be left for some
the main derived from a class commercial intercourse are like b. time at Canton and the fact must of touse have beer known to be rendered nugutory by the modernsade of this
we dups before. Capuin Brice, the Anjulan General, having by chance heard from geodeman, returning from bon, and for high official hppouitments require more eastern Hudibras May England profit by the les theoreting of the alarm of the merchants, hastened to the Chamber of Coromarce, and explained the arrangements that
than a decent moral character andia heterogeneogs had des dermidel on. But because the letter to St John mass of undigested learning. In her peazelglades Davis had been approved of and aged, and a deputation there are thousands of Gentlemen who have been. appointed to present it the e Chamber decided that must brought up in the knowledge of those principles of sild be delivered. The was accordingly donose the Pien moral right which have raised her to her present potentiary was preparing to embark, and his reply was left to be forwarded by the Consul
exslied reuk among nations. Gentlemen fit to re The General order coull or
only have been issued verdor of a dependency This is the souren frum present her either in a diplomatic capacity, or as G3- to jestructions received kom on whence she safely draw her representatives and in its language it is older and not to be from this source she may train a class of Envas
and Goret
Lutionuol
a credit to their country commat respect by mct
I not to oneronchopon
got Enough that the ing to be Engle huge and English may be looked for
annood has been Cranion and cho
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