FOR FREIGHT OR CHARTER.
THE fast teilng Schooner STAR
LING, of 110 Tons burthen now completing a thorough repair in this Harbour, and will be ready for Sea at
For partienters apply to,
BY
C. J. BURLEY, Falcon-Cuminginoon.
PUBLIC AUCTION. More BOWRA, HUMPURELS & Co., at the Sale Rooms, on Thursday, the 29th Tartant, af 11 o block . . A quanty of Slaps, conang of Blue Navy Jackets, Cloth for do, Knitted Jackets, Cloth Trowsers, Chequed Shirts, pad anodry other Slops.
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To class Consignments, Simthe Vices, Beer, Wise, and sundry other
Troms of Sole: -Cash in Rupers or Dollars. Victoria, 20th April 1947.
NOTICE.
TTE engagement of Mr Edwards in this Office having expired, it is requested that partics will hare the goodness to address their communications In the Editor, to the Publisher, or simply to the Ofice.
Office Friend of China,"
1 April 1847
BIPPING ARTICLES, according to the re- cent art Wistoria 7 & 8) for sale at this office Office 4Friend of Chine," 黏
Victoria, 10th October, 1815. j
THE FRIEND OF CIHNA AND HONGKONG GAZETTE.
Columbia, lying in the harbor, Commodore Rosseau was said they contemplated the confiscation of the promptly, and at once, donned of the Brazilian go Church property. This was a severe shock to the erminent the release of Lieut Davis He release clergy, who had rande so many encrifices, and lanvert was denied, on the ground of some frivolous charge the last blow, they are said to have threatened to which was imputed to him, and which charge they excommunicate every person in the army, the go. wished to investigate. Our Minister, Hon. Henry verament or the congress, who encouraged the sa- A. Wise, also addressed a note to the Minister office of their sacred treasures. Indeed the priest. Foreign Affairs, detailing the facts, and expressed hood were mot se violently opposed to the Ameri the sincere hope that Lieut Devis might be set at dans as it was suppesed they would be. Instead of liberty. But this appeal bed no object. The go- finding Church robbers in the Yanken Legions, they vernment seemed determined on insulting our tag, have found Church protectors who, while they en- From this demand and dental has arleen an angry tertain uncompromising hostility to the union of correspondence between Mr Wire and the Brazilian Church and State, renerate the officere of religion, no Minister of Foreign Affairs, each government, matter how much they differ with them on points through its Minister, demanding an apology. Aff doctrine. General Taylor caught a priest induc- fairs stood in this position until Sunday, the 15th of ing some American Catholics to desert; after a se November. Upon this day, it was expected that vore admonition and a short detention, the holy fa- the infant Princess, bord a few days previous was to ther was permited to escaped. He proceed rapidly bo christened with great pomp and ceremony. As through the northern provinces to the capital, ere- asual, upon this, as well as other public occasions, ating no small excitement in the various "lowns in all the Foreign Ministers, as well as the Foreign with which he passed...-- Ibid. naval officers, were javited to participate. The American Minister and American Commodore did not feel themselves justified in complying with the invitation of the Emperor. The American Flag had been insulted, and until an apology was given, the Minister and Commodore could have nothing to do with the Covarmmont of Brazil. This refusal so exasperated the Brazilians, that all intercourse, social or diplomatie, ceased at once. The Emperor has written to their Minister at Washington, order ing him to request of the American Government the immediate recal of Mr Wise, on the grounds of his being personally' obnoxious to the reigning power, as well as the trouble, which, they say, has result ed, from his hasty and imprudent diplomacy in the above affair, Lieut Davia and two of the men, how. ever, were Emaily released, but one of the men is still prison, kept for trial-his release being demand- ed and refused,
We have to thy reported the proceedings in the Court of Vice Admiraky a considerable length, as the deposition throws additional light upon the pira The Preble como into port on Friday evening, cies at Chimme. It will be seen the statement of and Gred the usual salute to the Commodore, but no the amount carried away agrees with what we gave salate was fired by the Commander of the Preble at the time.
in honor of the Brazilian flag. I omitted to men- to be regretted that through an error in the tion that all the foreigners, save the Americans, join- Indictment all the parties eschped except the criminaled and participated in the festivities of the christen- first cried. Ja is seldom that there are the same
log above-mentioned, weich lasted from Sunday until means of proof, this being the first case we have
Friday evening, and closed with a grand salate after seen of a Chinese turning Queen's evidence. The sundown, from every vessel in the harbour, except- two witnesses who did so in this caso do met seem to
the frigate Columbia, whose guns were silent. Affairs still remain the same, but nothing more c be done unit despatches can be received from Washington.
THE WAR.
COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.
Load Fig Quicksilver
+4
Op jumal
6.45 to
123
0 to 130
"
el.
OPIUM Palun, Benares, Malwa,
850 0 to 0
Open clea
695
()
ila.
0
}
(
410
6.60 40
0 to 420
0 alu.
6 70 per pasul
3.10
alis
Turkey
Pepper Ried, Bengal Bailons. Banjer-
massan Straits Rattans Sandalwood, Malakar "Timor,&9.9, LL Saltpatre. WOOLLENS.
Spanish Stripes Long Ells, scarlet
44
well assorted Camlets, English
วช Dutch Medium Cloth Ladies
Alum
This Camphor
SHANGHAI MARKET. On the 23rd Eltimo the market was dull arises from the firmness of the holders of goods, and not from a dearth of purchasers,
As the sea- son advances an improvement in Cotton goods is anticipated, and the stock (about 310,000 pieces) will be sold at stäff" rates.
IMPORTS.
1 75 to
3 30 to
2.10 to
13 0 to
8 0 to
6.50 to
1 10 to 0 to
8 70 te
17
0 40
0
2 20 11 0 9.50 7
lua.
da,
(
au
1 25per yard
0 Oper picco 8.80
19 0
24 0 to 225
do.
(
elissa
1 20 to
2 Operyard 1.30
Khed
1 50 to
EXPORTS.--On Board.
Cassia
Buds China Roots Musk Rhubarb SILK
Tantlee
SUGAR
WOOLLENE Continue without demand, the winter being past and no desire evinced to purchase ou speculation. 1,000 pieces of Cambleis were dis- posed of, produce being taken in payment, but the reiative cash price is not known. Spanish Stripes | TEA, and Long Elle have no marketable value, and quo- tations are not given.
Corron Goods.-Of Bleached shirtings mode- rate sales have been effected at 83 cash, and a fur- ther rise is probable. Unbleached goods are less saleable, though they have advanced fully quarter a dollar per piece since last month.
Derox.-At Woosung the quotations are,- Malwa (old) 8640 for really good; Patna (old) 8725. The Island Queen arrived with new Malwa, bus prices had not been established, New Patna was held at 8720 though sales had not been effected.
EXPORTS..
ed at last months prices. Green teas are neglected. Stock about 30,000 packages of an inferior class.
FREIGHTS Since the Mary Ann Webb sailed no ships have been on the berth. From the scar- cety of tonnage, the first vessels would probably command £7.10.
Exchange.—Billa on England at the usual dates 4 Td and money plentiful.
have met with equal encouragement at the hands of
SIL.-The foreign Merchants are not in the the Government. The last Gazette contain a free
Market, and a large portion of the stock was sent pardon to the one while there is no mention of the
to floo.chow. The total export to Great Britain other, and it was plainly insinuated by the counsel
Lient Davis returned home in the Saratoga, and
will be a thousand bales under that of the past year, for the prisoners that governmem meant to deliver bofore this reaches you, our government will have Tas-20 chops of Congou are in stock. A few bim back to the Canton authorities, against whom been made acquainted with the whole of the circum-chape of an ordinary quality have be been purchas ho has also been guilty of crimes. Mu sincerely hope our Goverment will not be thus guilty of stances connected with his imprisonment. All the Americans sustain the course of Mr Wise and Com *keeping the word of promise to the ear" only.modore Rosseam, and I have no doubt the govern- The great difficulty of detecting and convicting ment will also bear them out-American Sun, criminals experienced here has always arisen from the impossibility of getting one" to lafem un au-
January 31, other--and, if the first who does so, acceives a pominal pardon but is sent to Chaton where a
The latest mccounts from the American Army worse fute mwalls him than any that could be in-
are to the 19th of January. General Taylor was flicted here, it may be long enough before another then pushing on bis column to Victoria with the in- is encouraged to come forward to such a manner.
tention of opening a communication with Tampico. Of the far prisoners convicted at last ussizes and amooed so kath two were execuud yesterday, thexico or some other point are to be established some- Depots for future operations against the city of Me- cher touto in by hanged to day. The beds were brought back to the jail and interred chan by weath But any ceremony. This the Chinese from their pokar motion on these matters will probably cunt- Feber the severest part of the portsline cat, and con- andering their geactal disregard for life it is proper to make their exten disgraceful as possible.-Mong Aang Begister, djod 27.
Rio Janeiro, C. S. Ship Preble,
November 24, 1847.
I snatch a moment to write to you. Since our atural sa lant Friday evening, I have been busy, When we gut inside of the harbour, we fired 13 guna for Commodore Rosseau, D. 5. frigate Columbia, the Dag ship of the Brazil station, which was promptly returned by the frigate. Soon after, at sun set every vessel is the harbor, (except Americana) fired off whole broadsides, in honor of the christening of the Emperor's little girl-this was the conclusion of a six days feast. Th whole city was brilliantly il Iminated-ownd you may, probably, conceive of its beauty and grandeur; a city of 200,000 people, with every house and church, and palace and convent, streaming with light from tens of thousands of wax candles. I have been on shore every day, and I really felt as if I were lost, among negroes and nar The scenery is beautiful-surround ed by an hundred high peaks, rising from thirteen hundred feet to three thousand. The bay is said to be superior, in every feature of sublimity, to the bay af Naples of this I know nothing, but I am ready
How streets,
to believe it all.
S
AMOY MARKET,
Our latest dates from this market are fith Inst, s at which period all kinds of imports were very which direct from Calcutta by the Emily Jane dull with exception of Raw Colon, a cargo of had sold as high as $13 per pical.
where on the Mexican cast. Large supplies of heavy artillery have been sent out from the city of Boston. New York, Philadelphia and Baltimore; WHITE SHIETINGS (72 reeds) were nominally and stores of provisions bave been forwarded from worth $3 per piece, and some small sales of 66 New Orleans, subject to the orders of Gen. Scott, had been effected at 83. 30 cash in two months. the Commander-in-Chief, who was at the mouth of Greys were in no demand, and the market was The Rio Grande directing the movements of the Arheavily overstocked with Domestics and stout my and Navy.
Winter goods.
Firo shipa which sailed from New York near the close of the month with troops, took three or four hundred strong surf boats, each capable of landing fly men at a time. They sailed under secret in- structions, but shrewd guessere" concluded that Alvarado or Tuspon was their destination.
As the last mail was leaving for Washington, Me- xican runners brought in a report that Gen. Taylor's advance under General Quitman, as they approach
d Victoria, mel an overwhelming force of Mexicans under Candles, to whom they gave battle. No other particolara were obtained.
Generals Worth and Wool are safely fortified at Saulo. Wool arrived with his command on Christ- mes day. He was hotly pursued by Santa Anna, whose advance hung upon his rear for several days without offering batile.
BINEWS OF WAE,
Congress having passed the twenty-three million six per cent loan bill, the treasury department has now the privilege of issuing the whole in treasury notes for circulation, bearing that interest, or fund ing the debt. The latter mode it is thought will be chosen, although the commercial classes prefer the notes for ciroulation, as a means of expanding the In consequence of a difficulty existing between currency, and by thus lessening the volume of the Henry A. Wise, our Brazilian Minister, Commo-drain of specie from. Europe, they would hope to dore Rosseas, and the Emperor, no civilities are avert the derangement of the currency of the mother exchanged between American officers and Brazi-country-a derangement that would eventually re. Iran. The difficulty arose from a slight cause.
Fam delighted-nay, more than delighted at my
act upon the sales wit to the frigate Columbia since I wrote the first part of this letter. But I will begin, and relate a romantic story (but a true one) at the right place.
Adout bree weeks since the police of the city of Rio Janeiro look into custody three American gra and while these e soldiers were on their way
id boose they maltreated their prison
prisoners, Then with the fate of their swords, and busing thom, so much so that the officer of war Saratoga (one of the ships quested the police to hid see that they polite
YARNS, were in abundant supply and the quan. tity in second hands so considerable as to prevent further importations.
WOOLLENS of all kinds were quite unsaleable.
CANTON MARKET.
of the late expedition. Many of the Capitalists The market is much deranged in consequence have removed their money being apprehensive of another invasion. The effect upon the Opium market was a fall of 835 per chest-it has rallied again from European speculation, and Patoa may be quoted at $620, but cash buyers are not to be me with. Previous to the expedition,
there w advanced considerably. Importers are firm, but considerable demand for Cotton goods, and prices
sales are not to be made. The Natives have been
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forcing some articles upon the market, and it is reduction. We hear of a parcel of Cotton which a question whether they may not cause a general was purchased at 10 Taels 7 mace, having been resold at 9 Thols 2 mace.
teas, though a fair amount has been done in black The scarcety of tonnage limits the shipment of tea for the English market. The transactions in green tea have been chiefly on American account, CANTON,
Ale (best brands) Amber Betel Nut Canvas-Eng, and
Scotch Cochineal
Aboininal, ⠀
PRICE CURRENT. IMPORTS.-DUTY PAID,
25 0 to 28/0
per Hd - 10 50 to H 0 per catty 3 BQ to 3.70 per pica! 8 50 to 10 per bolt -246 0 10 250 O per picul
360 to
40-0 do
25 0 to 0.10. 8 0 to 9 0
Ts. 8-5 to Te.9 7
do 9 7 to Our do. 9 7 to 100 COTTON GOODS. White Shittings, 82 60 18 8 3,20perpece
Grey ditto
-AMERICAN-PUTURE WAE POLICY. -"The friends of peace in Congress have presented joint resolutions instructing the President to with- draw the Army from Mexico, to confine the war to the enemy's seaports, and requesting him once more to beg of Mexico the appointment of Commissio were to negotiate peace. Congress rejected them all, and it is whispered that coquest is hereafter to be the watchword, until Mexico cries peace. It is more than suspected, too, that the capture of Me xican ports, and opening them free to the commerce of the world, as at Tampico, would be a siroke of policy which all Europe would applaud in Brother. Jonathan ludeed we know that John Bull, vies ing Santa Anda as a sort of Comolanus, Bengal
ready for any change that will open Mexico and tier richter
ritones to the cation and the cul spirit of the times
Copper, sheathing
Very scarce.
S.Am.
COTTON,
Cordage, European
Bombay,
Madras,
Yarn, Nos. 16.24 30.
do.
do
$ 1 65 to
1 80 per picul
12 0 to 13 0
9 50 to
10 0
14 0 10 16 0 da. 2 50 Lo 3 0 do.
85 0 to 90
*
Opor Canity
30
0 to 40
Oper pical
390
0 to 420
0 Jur
Taysanmı Canton
310 0 to 225 0
0 0 to
0 0 do.
3
. 3
0 0
do.
New crop arriving.,
Ts 14
18
23
0 to
25
10
0 to
27 0 ເອ.
17
0 to 20 0
80
0 to
43 0
21
0 to
27 0
dop
30
.0 to 53.0
33 :0 to
56 '0
Congou Caper, scented Orange Pekoe, scd. Souchong Twankay
Hyson
Young Hyson. Imperial,
Gunpowder,
0 joTv24 0 do.
0 to 21 0 fise
h da
From China t
تومان
Export of Tea from China to Great Brücîn, lat July, 1840. 10 27th February, 1847.
Congon
Bed Caper Souchong
Sorts
Flowery Pekoe
30.895,162
481500
0184
18.301
675,321
Orange Pekoe - 1,733,266 |||
Twankar- Hyeon Skin Hyeon Young Hyson Impern. Chainpowder
Total
1,011,600 24,314
791740
•2.697,474
564,382
40,047,056 lbs Black,
*1,8 5,505 4,595,015 the. Green.
45,642,01 lbs. PRICES OF BULLION. - Sycee Silver, 10. 5. per cent premium. Spanish Dollars, Ferdinand, par
Carolus, 9 per cent. premium. Republican ditto, at par.
ON
EXCHANGE. ENGLAND.Private bills-6Ma. 48.3Įd.
ON INDIA
Company's accepted bills on Calenta 215 Rupees per 100 Sp. drs.
Unaccepted 219.
FREIGHTS, To London or Liverpool, £6,,10 to £6,,15, To Amoy, 86 per ton of 40 feet. To ports north of Amoy, 7 a 88.
SHIPS LOADING. For London Humayoon.
John Laird, For LiverpoolPatriot King.
21....
MANILA.
(From the New Weakly General Price Current,
April 10,)
REMARKS ON THE MARKET, IMPORTS. COTTON GOODS. There is some demand for light Grey Shirtings at $24 a 2-7-0 per 40 yards, and white of low qualities are also enquired for at m proved prices. For Coloured Goods of old stock the offers continue very low,
7
Want of tonnage
EXPORTS. SUGARS-Since the arrival of the January mið the article has been in more demand, and we brar of some contracts of current quality at B1-1-0 but
has been sold at 3-4-0 a 3-5.0. the Clayers ask now $42. Some Brown sundried prevents large operation for the present, north- standing the inducement to ship it to Europe. for Europe, if tonnage could be obtained unmedia. Rros.-- In demand for Amoy, and even, we hear,
SEGARS-In the attction of the 20th uk, the fi lowing were sold :-
Lely.
38.
40.
500 mile at 7-4) 783 250
7-61.
-260 mila at $ 8-6.
17
250
8.6).
JJ
·1000 331
8.7.
It *
13
6-7-
1533
1831
SATARWOOD In demand.
EXORANGE ON ENGLAND. £6,000 for 6 month Bills sold at 43 310 and £3,000 Bank Bills of 30 days at 48 24d, and wanted at the same rate.
FREIGHTS.—Tonnage much wanted for Europe,
and high rates likely to be obtained,
MIXCHANGE.
On Apr 1 montha par. Few buyer.
Search
London Treaty and Hank Bill 30 days fot. Scarce Litio Privats ditto Wimontas (8 340 Last sales. -Chino, 30 days at 1 per cent premium, No Sellers.
Singapero 10 days paydo
CURRENT FREIGHTS. ;
For Loddon
1 per ton of 20 zela.
do.
120 to 285
Noe, 234 42 32 0 to
Chintz Furniture
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plates
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