The Sun.
London, England, 1840-09-09 00:00:00

EUROPEAN GOODS.

Piece *Goods.—Nothing doing at present, nor likely
to take place to any extent before the termination of
the rains.

Metals.—Scarcely any transactions have thken place
in them during the week ; an invoice of Swedish Iron at
61rs. per candy being the only one we have heard of.

THE MONEY MARKET.

Exchange has undergone no alterations since the
date of our last, the rate being still 2s. O'd. to 2s. o.id.
per rupee at six months' sight, at 7, hich some business
has been done.

Bank Shares.—Several transactions have lately had
effect at 20 per cent. premium.

FREIGHTS.

To London—may be quoted at 3/. 15s.
To Liverpool--.may be quoted at 3/. ss.
To Macao.—For Cotton 16f rs. per candy ; for
opium S &altars per chest.

BLOCKADE OF CANTON.
C)RRESPONDENCE BETWEEN TilE AMERICAN BIER-

CHANTS AND THE CANTON AUTHORITIES.
(From the Canton Press, May 2.)
We have been kindly favoured with the following cor-
respondence bet*een the American merchants and the
Governor of Kesang-tung, from which it will be seen
that Lin treats the rumours of an English expedition
being sent to this countjy with utter contempt. It is,
however, a curious thing that the Governor should re-
turn the petition of the American merchants, which we
suppose means to say that the supposition of an attack
upon China is so extravagant that no document wherein
mention of it is made can be preserved on the records.
This correspondence may therefore be looked upon as in
a manner private, neither the petition nor the answer
being preserved in the archives of Canton :
" To his Excellency the Viceroy of Canton.

"',e American Vice-Consul 13-lano, in behalf of the
merchants of his country, respectfully presents this elu
cidating petition. . .

. .
Vhereis it is the custom of western nations, when
one nation blockades the ports of another nation, to pro-,
hibit the ships of every nation trading to the blockaded
nation ; but of this previou's notice must be given. Now,
intelligence has been received from England and Ame-
rica, speaking of England contemplating to blockade the
port of Canton on about the Ist of June.

" Tne said merchants belong to a neutral nation, and
only neutral.

Now the time is short to bring our nation's ships to
Canton, ships which pursue an honourable trade. We
therefore earnestly solicit that they may come direct to
Witarnpoa and open their holds. Heretofore many
ships have been detained ; the time will not suffice to
discharge and take in their cargoes, and they cannot
speedily complete their business. Besides, the English
men-of-war once come at the appointed time will pre-
vent our ships leaving port, and they cannot return to
their country, and I,ur losses will be immense.
" We therefore earnestly solicit the favour that our
ships may directly come to Canton, and at once open
hods, and the favour bestowed will be trifling.
6, Our lucid petition is submitted to your Excellency's
consideration.

(Signed)
" AUGUSTINE HEARD & CO. JAMES RYAN.
A. A. RITCHIE. ISAAC M. BULL.
H. W. HURBELL, RUSSELL & CO.
OLYPHANT & CO, HENRY FF.SSENDEN.
JOHN SHILLABEP.. S. U. LUIS.
GIDEON VYE, jun.
" Canton, April 23, 1840."

" PROCLAMATION TO TIIE AMERICAN CONSUL DELANO,

ESQ., AND OTHERS.
" Yu, the acting Prefect of Canton, proclaims to the
American Vine-Censul Delano and others, for their full
information, that in this 20th year of Taou-kwang, in
this third month, and on this 26th day (April 27, 1840),
I have received from Lin, the Governor of the Two
Kwang Provinces, an edict bearing date Taou-kwang,
20th, 3d, and 25th (April 26), stating that the Hong
merchants have sent up the American Vice-Consul's
eiathutating petition in behalf of merchants of his country,
was respectfully laid before his Excellency the
tion]. or, declaring r, that—[here follows the above peti-
" Now I, the Governor, in reply to the aforesaid,
state that I hoe,
that ie as in duty bound, examined and as-
certainedo:Val will has been received,
merely to cut off the
obgadish trade—one nation. That
all those nations who
uphold the laws of the I
land are allowed free tradel-eiblY because that recently
I have perceived the unde but
r atnie4 business that has been I

pursued, it has been difficult to secure that other foreign
nation ships would not carry on trade on behe of the
Erglish ; therefore it has h,,ela n:,,p nary to se Ireh for
evidence that no irreguia,:iy Lab ed, beton; 1. coui,4
grant permission to order the opening of the holds of
the ships.
" The said foreimnerst, fearing on account of this
delay, have petitioned' earnestly that I would grant the
favour early to permit the ships as usual to enter the
port ; this much is reasonable. But in the petition is is
falsely stated that on or about the Ist of June the Eng-
lish contemplate putting on a blockade, and then they
will not permit the ships of any nation to come to China
to trade, &c. Truly this is analogous to an audacious
falsehood, and is an egregious mistake. Try and re-
flect that these ports are the Celestial dynasty's ports
I and harbours. How can England blockade you ? Ye
Americans ! America is not a nation tributary to
England ! How then can you listen to the said barbarians
prohibiting your ships from coming as you say. Why
are you so disturbed, as if we were willing to milli-
esee in the England pointing out the Ist June or there-
abouts when you must not presume to enter and
trade ? The Celestial dynasty's officers are truly de-
sirous to allay your anxiety—truly these are all reports
which can only be clamoured forth by the disaffected.
Even up to the present time the newly-arrived ships
which pursue a regular trade have been permitted to
open their holds, and those which were irregular have
not been allowed to enter the port. Is it not so ? With
regard to those concerning which I was in doubt, as
was right, I have detained them till a clear investiga-
tion could be made ; indeed, how could I forbear in-
quiring which were the true and which were false ? or
allow the irregular to enter port ?
"I, the Governor, together with the Hoppo, in at-
tending to the business of every nation, do not tail to lay
hold of justice and to seize upon equity.
" Truly, we are not seeking to throw obstacles in
your way ; from the time that the British trade was
stopped the profits which the Americans hare received
; have been several times doubled beyond those of former
years. Whence, then, are these losses ? Finally, if
you do not know good from evil (that is, are ungrate-
ful), and, for the English, exaggerate their announce-
ment, it is to be apprehended that you yourselves will
afterwards regret.
" The original petition I return to you.
" Writing these circumstances, I therefore insmedi-
, ately issue my orders to the Prefect ; let him immedi-
ately transmit it to the American Vice-Cousul, and to
the said merchants, that they one and all obey accord-
ingly, and with the Prefect also return the petition.
Let there be no opposition ; accompanying is the foreign
petition.

" Having received the edict, I immediately transmit
it to the said American Vice-Consul Delano, and the
American merchants, that they all obey accordingly.
" Taen-kwang, 20th year, 3d month, 26th day (April
27th, 1840)."

OPIUM PRODUCED IN CHINA.—PEKIN.—An officer
named Chaow-Chingwub, belonging to one of the Su-
preme Courts, has written to the Emperor against
opium, which is produced in the interior ; he attributes
its increase to the remissness of the officers of Govern-
ment, whose duty it is to suppress it. In conse-
quence of this, a general order was issued to
all Governors and Deputy-Governors throughout
the empire to exert themselves in suppress•
ing the use of opium, and to send in their
opinions as to the best mode of doing so. The Go-
vernor of the Yunnan province wrote back, that
the natives on the frontier at the foot of the hills, in
out-of-the-way places, and also foreigners adjoining,
grew the poppy, and produced opium ; but he would
,;ive orders to search and prevent the continuance of
the practice. His Majesty is not at all pleased with
the vagueness of Governor Yuen's reply, which he de-
si,gnates "empty words ;" and in conclusion commands
Yuen to yield implicit obedience to the former general
order, and to suggest such plans as will put the people
in fear and prevent the production of opium ; moreover,
that at the close of every year a document reporting
progress be sent to Court.—Canton Free Press.