The Sun.
London, England, 1809-08-22 00:00:00

CHLVESE CHOP.

Ti-arellation of the Chop*, which the Isontoc of
--mope a litesse,-1 to the senior Commander, Cap-
taitee.Offic P-ny-orficers, and others, belonging
to the- Eitg!igh ships, at the Port o,f Whampozi, and
which was delivered to the said senior Commander,
Captain 'raig, of the Elphiestone; by tile
Manlaril eeputed by the Isontoc, under the: cance.
py ei state, surrounded by Chinese .Guards, under
arms, erected for the occaiion,- on French Island, on
side of a hilt, ha'-ing a -C►riuese camp on each
siee, on hills. each ateoet tele mile distant, and all
ci w from lh.- van ships ot the Honourable Coro-
;;,lay's fleet, moored in line of battle, within gun-shot
of the camps. -Other camps were also in sight
Irom the fleet, on the hills of more distant islands.
Each camp was attended by a regular establishment
of long covered boats, for transporting the troops,
wiAl their tents, baggage, guns, amtnunitien, of-
ficers, horses; Irmo one island to another at
. _ __ The country ships were moved down the
river, clear of the Company's Ali-00'h
1, the Mandarin Vic, by favotie.of my Prince,
Isontoc of t be provinces ot Quang-ion and Quangsi;
I'vleyober of the Tribunal or War, &c. .direct this
letter to the Captains, Officers, passengers, -and
others belonging, to the English ships, to warn you,
that beitig certain that your bad kingdom is situated
bn an island of the sea, and that you originally em-
ploced yourselves in making watches, to enable you
to pay your taxes ; • afterwards, by the especial -and
profound goodness of. our great Emperor, who was
desirous at benefiting yop, he_ granted you --perMisr
sion to come to this empire to trade,: Behold what
exalted ante profound virtue belong to him ! ! ! Not-,
withsta ding this, the Admiral of your kingdom,
regardless of the laws, has Drought here, for the first
time, foreign soldiers, and, without leave, intro-
duced them into Macoa; and' your Chief '.Sunra-
Cargo uniting with him, they are,. with one accord,
-Making disturbances. This . being the. case, I in-
formed the Emperor, from whom I have Just re-
ceived a decree, to virtue of which, I again send
Mandarins deputed to inform them, that if they per 7
sist in detaiuing the soldiers, a great many troops
shall be immediately dispatched` to destroy and ex-
tinguish them, and to terminate this affair, for the
consereteeces ot which, the Admiral and Chief ,
Supra-Cargo will be responsible. But you, Cap-
tains, Officers, Passengers, and other people ot the
ships, snail be tree twin all resposibility, if you re-
main quietly in the observance of the laws, and after
the .seldiers of your nation shall be entirely with-
drawn, I Shall feel it my duty to inform the Em-
peror, praying him to have the goodness to permit
you to carry on your trade as formerly. Bur if you,
giving ear to, and obeying the Admiral and Chief
Supra-Cargo, unite yourselves to them to create dis-
turbances, when afterwards our innumerable sol-
diers shall arrive, who shall destroy and burn, even
if you are as hard as stone or jasper ; I shall then be
unable' to use you with any indulgence, or to free
you from the net of the law in which you be
ensnared. And in order that y oil may be obedient
and discreet,l direct this Chop to you. -
"In the I-311 year of the Emperor lila King,
on the rith day of the I.oth moon (ad December,
1808)."
Mg:tn.—Received on • the 4th • December, 1808,
from the hands of the Mandarins delegated by the
Isontoc, who were the Military Brigadier Mandarin
Chang, and the Quangchou-too . (Governor of the
City of Canton) Fu.
•

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TO Hl' EXCELLENCY THE VICE-ROY OF THE PRO-
VINCES 'OF QUANG-lONC4 AND gITANG,„
CHINESE EI4PIIIE. '
May if please your Excellency,
Cl We, the undersigned Co►nmande'-s of the Hon.
English Ea)t. India ,CoMpany's ships at Whampoa,
for ourselves, our Officer's, and our own- men, have
the exalted libtiour, .to acknowledge the receipt Of
your Excellency's-most- glaci:ous letter, delivered to
us in French Wand, on the 4; h December, 1 806)
by the IWQ .Mandaritis, WhOm we are informed it
was your condescending pleasure to send for that
purpose. Our object of vi,i!ingthis country is pure-
ly for commercial purposes, to cot tititis. in the same
manner that friendly at,ll useful intetco►:rse which
has existed for centuries, and now become, from
its-magnitude, of the very 'first importance to both
our vast. Empires. . ,

,f We are taught in our own.country, that obe-
dience to our laws, is the first essential to the well-.
being of the State; the ',same Must apply to all
countries ; and we are, tlierefore,. ordered, and en-
deavour to venerate and obey yours : but such is the
nature of our „Own laws arid constitution, that we
dare not, even in a fortign country, depart from
allegiance to our own c.,untry, nor .to_those who are
dignified with its Most exalted reptesentation.
4' We understand .that our Admital, who is an
Officer of high rank, at the request of the Portu-
guese, landed some troops at Macoa, to help them
to defend it aviest attacks from the French. This
wicked nation, ever since they murdered their So-
vereign, have waged war upon all nations within
their reach, and, we understand, are' now march-
ing, by land, to make war upon the celestial em-
pire, as the British navy preveres them by sea.
We of course
_wish to have no concern with
any disturbances in the celestial empire, and we
therefore tnost humbly implore your Excellency to
order-the trade to be opened, that we, may find em-
ployment in the quiet habits of industry, .which we
conceive would prevent our, services being required
for f,ther purpose-, but which, if called fur, our
laws and our honour would• compel. us to obey,
whatever might be the consequences..
,‘ With sentiments of the most profound vene-
ration and prayers for your Excellency's welfare, we
beg leave to subscribe our

" M. 'CRAIG. Senior Officer,
CHARLES E, PRESCOTT.
WILLIAM MO FAT.
HENRY- iVI E RITON. •
10fIN• LOCKE. ' •
L LIAM DUNSFORD.
It. IL BROWN_
lAMBS 1, WILLIAMSON..

* The name of any Chiivse official document.

The Britis.l pro;)erty.it :,take; in the first instance, was
at I,ast five.millions stet itog in Canton, and as much Mute
atio aat Whampoa, in futateen Companyls ships, and in
wentv.six ships belonging to the ports of British India.

• CHARLES I ...GRIBBLE.
LUKE DOU DS.
First Officer for W. A. MONTAGUE.
First Officer for R. NESBITT.
lOHN LOC.:HNER.
- WILLIAM I'ATTERSOL
" Hon. Company's Ship E 'phinstone,
Whampoa, Dec. ,8"

" I, Isohtoc, &c. in revly to your letter, have to
inform you, that I first ti caught that you, like your
.merchants, came, to cart.'y on trade, and that you
PUld not have joined v itth your superiors, I mean
the Admiral and Chief,. to create disorders. Under
this idea I sent yuu a Chioly. But seeing now that you
do notthink proper. to. alter your way of thinking,
usiog as- a -pretence tlif protettion of the Portuguese,
I plainly know that; you have joined,yonr optniObs
with those of the ahrve superiors, remainnig in the
same vain hope. the 4ontoc, have repeatedly
sent my Chovs, declaring, that as long as there re:-
rnaitied a single Lukiler at Macao, and you would
not obey My oldcrs, I absolutely will not consent to
your continuing to tarry,on your trade. If you do
not wish to tra,if you may take away your shiis as
you think plop/ .tr ; but it ybu ate desirous of pursu-
ing your mem' Antile negotiations, it is necessary to
remain puacei ble,- and. 'to obey the laws, relying,
with certaintl , that atier yoUr troops shall have en-
tirely evacui.ted Macao, that your trade shall be
granted' you as tininerly. As your letter declares
that you mrist, Of -course, obey the laws of the Im-
perial dyna sty, this sbeWs Oat you hove respe&t and
veneratior, for ;
.therefore I have dire red to
you-this 1,34, with ail the efficacy possible, to open
yet a v.'a'y for you ; but after this dispatch, if your
Adtnira/i and you will not change your sentiment's,
and it von send any moreleiterS,l have given orders
that they shall not he received.
" In the 13th year of Kia King, 21st- day ' of..the -
loth *month (7th Dec. 1808.)
[Received or, the 9th Dec. 184. j