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London, England, 1841-06-10 00:00:00

. EVENING EDITION

THE-EASTERN
QUESTION.
4, The following is a transcript of a note from the ReP reeenta-
- .
Liveg of the Fol. Powers, in reply to a communication to them
hem the Ottoman Government :
t~ei"The "Theundersigned have the honour of acknowledging the
Pt of. the note, dated April 27, by which
hisExcellencymu_
eiellekib Effendi, Ambassador of the Sublime Porte, incom
Zetteatingt_t4::lllem the :instructions he has lately received, has
pow Plea•led to appeal to the Conference of the Foreign
tb.....e.r:14
_t"adjust certain difficulties, which have arisen re-
tt-1. the interpretation of some of the clauses
..contained in
"Mara is,ned on the 13th of February last, with regard
The
t4titshe definitive arrangement of the affairs of Egypt.
ill, es' respeetiter which the Sublime Porte desires to know
t„, °Pinion of the'four Allied Courts, are confined to the three
-Nowing points :-
1. The question of heredite ;
2. The fixing ef the tribute ; and
3. The military promotions.
" 'The calgen regulations which serve to solve these three
rquestions been determined, in principle, by the Conven-
-Ip4ot which. the Sublime Porte concluded on the 16th of July.
, with-the Courts of Austria, Great Britain , Prussia, and
eltts_sia. . h is accordingly to the principles laid down in that
.401eeentiou that :he undersigned felt bound to refer, in the va-
.4 D..— • '.
ill ix,- which they had the hen.our of address-
gto the,Otto A b d nd especially in their no.es.of
she ~ man m assa or, a .. ts "'in •Lanuary and of March 13. Resting on the same basis,
We
p_andersigned, in compliance with the desire expressed by
1 celleneY Chekib Effendi, hasten to offer him the follow-
" QUESTION OF THE HEREDITE. . 4,33,7:11 Sult.an, in realizing the. intention
. which his High-
hig flian Ma:infested from the beginning of the Eastern crisis,
la.?ennally announced his determination to leave the heredit-.
administration of the Pachalic of Egypt to the family .?-1
eheraet Ali, so long as he and his descendants should coin
ifr to render themselves worthy of that favour, by fulfilling
thfallY the conditions thereunto attached. The principle_
tan,
legally admitted by the Sovereign authority. of the Stl
n, there only remains to be regulated the mode in which the.
Sul-
-12 :it °f Governor of Egypt shall be transmitted from one.mt e.rn-s
of the faintly of :11ehemet Ali to another. Now, has
of agreed that that transmission should take place by it
lay, iej,nvestiture whieh the Sultan will
.grant to the new tiu-
; .lis in accordance with that principle that his Highness,
el reinstaf
Egy,t nig 3,lehemet Ali in the functions of Governor of
has February deigned to address to him the firman of the 13th of
" Moreover
th ht, by a special provision which the S,liltan.
vetans
has
_.. proper to communicate to his Allies, that ._ov.e ce
i o`_ll,)e,Pensed Mehemet Ali from repairing to Constautpopla:
t?lairie r. to receive in that capital the investiture of his P Pa-
he we' At the same time his Highness deigned to declare that
to c Quid dispense likewise Ibrahim Paella from proceeding
Quid
'when he 'in turn should be called to succeed
uri tnet-Aii in the functions of Pacha, and that the firman
ii, nvestiture should then be sent to him in Egypt. In adept-
g this eia
curt, . n,e, such a 3 it was communicated to the Allied
am, to ',he Sublime Porte has itself indicated the mode agre.e-
-der,,2l'h.ieh his Highness proposes to provide for the hf
Meall' "mistration of the Pachalic of Egypt in the family o
ern Ali
..sceoedi '
establish d •46
to this mode, and conformablwith the usages
Paella e 'lathe Ottoman empire, it is consequently
.I.bralli.eini_
Paella '4llO, as the senior descendant of the family, shall e n _
o,4he called upon to succeed Mehemet Ali in the post ot
. inricl. of Egypt.
1,--, virtue of the same rule, the senior member of the_
ii;°_4l after Ibrahim Pacha shall be considered as the Prer
ge
paesthauiPicessor of Ibrahim in the post. of Gov'ernotle Pleni-
llote„ti '°fERYPt. Such is the general rule which inter aries of the Allied Courts consideras best adapted. to the.
the --es'Ll 0 the Sublime Porte, and most in conformitylwith
ti.se, ages e.tablished in the Ottoman empire. ht rep yi
dressed the appeal which the Ottoman Ambassador has just ad
Theete:', them, in consequence of an order of his Govern-
his
"'Y have, thought proper to declare that the Rivet
his u, thee post of Governor of Egypt belongs exclusively to
each rill ss ; that this right is exercised, and manifests. itselfen,
tskii„ time hy the investiture conferred on the new.titular ?ot.d
tons2!Tat the investiture granted by the sovereign tlth It
thairet e. 3 the title in virtue of which each new
.Governor
as al
,nr_ eeilled to rule over Egypt, in the name ofhis Hihness,
;-: Tee !oming part of the Ottoman empire.
" Th4ll\ GOF THE AMOUNT OF TRIBUTE.. . Jely had'separate act annexed to the Convention of the 15th of
laid
do
it
ot settled the amount of tribute to be paid. It only
t, the I:n as a principle that a tribute should be paid
annually
ef teem_. elle, mid that it should be proportioned to the extent
leti, "'I the administration of which should be entrustedh to
he a!t Ali, and that the Podia of Egypt, on condition
impsva
tior,, f ar,egular tribute, should collect the taxes and
Proud established in the name of the Sultan, and should.
tile_ :toe all the expenses of the civil and military establish-
.lliti‘t4retf._h_e Pachalie.
prieci,,ie
is7ieg ,
this place to the position laid dow_nena.psoa_
teetialeies es the Convention of the 15th of July, thleiPolns!
.er
thtt the ;)If the Powers who signed that Treaty wou.
Pron,„ J ad exceeded the limits of their mission wereciheyidutdo
Nshiji"tfe an opinion on the amount of tribute to be paid, ans-
terilal__;ey consider as a financial measure relative to the
er-
s4qtotnistration of the Ottoman empire, which t e u d _
14e111:(s. theY already expressed in their note of the 13th of
~Nier .0 tot regard as coming within their province..
/nato, %vet', not Possessing the necessary statistical infoor-
sisi te to serve as a base for a correct judgment on thee fi.naon
h,l):netl„ee' of Egypt, they could not express any p i
-"`Rht ,I "mount of annual revenue which the Sublime° Porte
Rix
Ile raw from this province.
Ilis. e'er_ theless, in order to satisfy, as far as they
lime,
I,9)ressed by Chekib Effendi, in the name of the Sub-
can, the
%cit.. ene, they think they ought to suggest that msetevaednuoef
tf
~me
itsbute at a proportional part of the gross revenue
to tese,ls,,:Tt, would be snore to the interest of the Porte de-
lllifthe": the a.rnount by a fixed sum, which wouldh insure
might
sum
I.eoarie: the receipt of a certain income..
" ett se receipt
to circumstances, for whriehruecasone,itismioinghatt
testai:r that the fixed stun. be declared subject to r
" ePochs.
: Th,
ei " MILITARY PROMOTIO:.NS.
l't,-; attielss.4_°4rate Act annexed to the Treat'; of July contains
-.444, i
lia-"atng the land and sea fi trees .
'sralittil rite ha of Egypt shall b.e always considered as
the s,i,...Patt of the forces,
of the empire, and maintained for
e 6.7 of the State,'
i'le ;4y 7,c1,41g tII this principle the military forces employed
*),'"rt‘Cite'rig those of his Highness Sovereign, aloee
/1-c:rn it° Promotion in virtue of the g will e, to
Seei alloy and the fleet belong.
LPAlisei ng out from this principle, which is to he generally.
kOe4 t.t"; tlhe endersigted can only attach a secondary import-
jr In to
difficulty which has arisen relative to the question
l
ter,at r,3' Promotions in Egypt. It is for the Sultan to (C 7 h!R,t{ri, "It authority he pleases to the Govemors of. Egypt,
r'wers t"' himself the to or restrain those
vie_ a(4,0r,. power extend .
' 'nay d wng as expenence and the necessities of the set.-
If 'ernOnStrate the propriety of so doing.
Per 'l4 the If,
e 0 present note, the undersigned have thought pro-
Net . natie therr observations to the tl tree above-mentioned
th "is b
, -auti., eeause that they have, by their collective note; of
'tit Ala tif January, 13th illareh, anti by the Protocol. of the
°titer j'h, already, made knows, their opinion respecting the
eufrit,;'httorti contained in the eetJarate act annexed to the
4,1,_,10n of the 15th of July, 1844).-
Tested, in the views ad opinions which they man_i-
te tito the said acts th 1 • it deem it expedient to refer
63/ 'llfi. ite!, me'st ceou;dersir
submission formally made
211krao,' ret ail as absolute,ter
aned consequently regard the
Ae,o9Y.Ptian question as terminated.
twitnintahtrtdi:
engplvaettea undersigned cannot Admit the supposi-
testi e Sultan h's d o ought to be grateful for the pardon
erred bY his It
wh.t. p w the bound
not kee
~
lomeesisgueed
himselfto grant him. and the
. favours
n .
1 h are theiste
diti and his family, should
sof the obedience and submission
" The pi . °T, ens of that pardon and th use favours.
caiin,..
1,
,elllPotentiaies of the Allied Com ts, in communi.-
invit4ine.e observateions to his Excellency Chokib Effendi,
the‘ itt t° be pleas d, - ebservati r, bpi- to Make them known to• his Couirt:
A.Ta',.' te, oft he coi°e-e-etsf'lg. intended to serve as tire COMPLe
4 l %t 0 their collective note dated the 13th of
" they
seize
tEltiVt,tlAtt of renewing,
" PALME"RSTON. SIEB3III A NN."
. - . . "13ULOVv.
" Lond """.
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IN'.
SPAIN-.
(FFINANCIAL DECREES.
ro
bre" ta the Madrid Gazette of June 1. )
x or 1 THE REGENT OF SPAIN ADDRESSED TO THE
Rav, i AIINISTER OF FINANCE.
eerru._”% tai into consideration the utility of forming a
to me
0,,.._
.3310: charged with the examining and proposingual and
ateeneieasu.res as shall be judged suitable to
dart7s !cotton of the plan of taxation to be pareuseenffteeed to the..
seii,„„, '
~.wlth the probable amount of the expenses for the en
the °•/".1., 18n my quality of Regent of the realm during
en,k7l44:i„,_ ty of her Majesty Queen Donna Isabella the Seconcl_,_
Iti!, Pably to the advice of the Council ef Ministers, 1
;,o,_A_4lecteed as follows
ier 'u-* I.' There shall be formed commission composed of
tOms of distinction, of exprienceaand zeal, which shall be
u7.Z.se_tito examine, in the shortest possible space of time, and
44,7 r ~...ie those measures most adapted to the plan 001
412 i 4 "t° .be brought before the Cortes with the budget I
r ~,..,A..:
~
iiie.t..4(l-11-• Are appointed members of said commission, Don
General of
41 4.
"arro, Deputy, President ; the Direc!or-
ithoxik-....,anci of the Sirilinz Funds, the Cashier-General of
uo..f
oN,i,Akttivideruls • b„ 'pascal Madoz, Assessor to
u_ to,
donee of thc'Pablic Treasury; Don Andre A b 1
14the
Upper Court' of Accounts ; Don Pablo
hies
o,
rise Maria Oreuse ; and Don Eusebio Rodolfo,v,Co.
w ill
'llifil tiliFftun_Llekortment and. the Ministry of Finance, h
a.,..! Arty --,,tictoe of Secretary.
4oeth- a! .The commission to assemble in ththeehdaallyssetanapdaartt Aim
.i;t7 Meeting of the Funds Department, onfor
the coinplet ion
,164-ther2tbefixed.upon by the resident,
‘3iill- -4 -••••imities, conformably to Art. 72 of the
tehmeisatiuttuhtioorn.
Ries
tOers;ll:4L4,-. All the Mioisters, the corps,
.
nnfi Commission in its researches,
the undertak-
t g 6, I"' it.tnay require, for the interests of _ .
and ld furnish all the
1 ir(4 which. it ' 11 . h ed. You will consider as
eick tud 1 • 'ls sPec-la executionc arg t the resent decree.
taol . - let enforce the..e. P
144" 4'4' - • " The Duke de la VITORIA.
4 714 1/11..-' '
ISlDit4,p_ .r,' -.we, May 28, 1841.
tii4l4; 3-100 Pedro Sutray.Rull, Minister of Finance._"
......u..
ittde q e,1,)!41 decree of the 28th, upon the Report of the mit 1 -44 IVY& -...attlumes orders the forniaticn of 'a
Commission similar
'alest..- 1-14/e,. for the speedy examination of the measures
teieritidePted to determine the private budget of each depart:
(*trehE:iititi4hee tat to to estimate the general expend!
bauedannually presented to the Corte..
liitikit4,‘-','N jllg- tc..be members of said Commission :—Don
dein. tc'' 'ernanuez Gamboa, Deputy for Navarre, Pre.si-
bob ID'`'en Cesar Maria Saenz ; Don Miguel Alejo Burnt'.
-114111-"arean be
Temprodo, Deputy Don Mateo de Aillon?
ern the Upper Court a Accounts ; Don Antonio
-.4:iet: Intendant of the Army ; Don Jose Maria Morente,
4 lift° rt}!B DePartment of the Interior; Don Francisco de loaf
:., me d.Chief of the Marine Department of Commerce and
t,;,'°'veenruent of the Colonies ; Don Alexandro de Contillo,
6,11:1 of the Department of Foreign Affairs ; Don Joaquinus
t,efts del a Penat, Chief of the Department of the War-
it., ~„17 ;and Don Joaquin Mario Perez, Chief of the Department
6„Z..r.liudget at the Ministry of Fnance, to be Secretary. All
,t,';'"Y to he giventoexpedite their_ business.
, iii,,
Nt./fT
~,,, TURKISH FRONTIERS.
. aljoo
'Cto w ' 22--The northern provinces of Turkey seem to be
tute.„ testored to a state of tranquillity. News have been re-
, arecl,y at Widdin from Constantinople that Commissioners
14,_1° 'be appointed; but the Sultan is to examine into the
..I,..ri'LlMees of the rayahs of Bulgaria, the conduct of the
14r."hl°cal tb • • before e'the breaking out of
4 ,tle_. .
.au ornies, and after .
sum,l734oxbanees, and the canses of the latter. It is said that
444;1,
it
Paellas of-Nissa and Widdin are deeply implicated,
aril4.acit:4l2 feared that the family off Christian Prince has disre-
li tthe in__ ike ettprerne authority of the Porte immediately after
10...reaking out of the Bulgarian: revolt. The Porte was on
•i Point sending, Tewfik Bey, the Sultan's Secretary, to
1414000,;,.'7".4.4re1imited, full powers to quell the disturbances.
4,1 ---iing tutervened lc:prevent the departure of the Bey ;
itt0.,.„.,,t reporter of Hussein,. the Pasha of Widdin, which was
I'3o4'a/4.411Y drawn up, made so favourable an impression on
`4R.StieV -an, !hat it gave him full power and directions to take
Zletsttres as he judged the most advisable to restore order.
qui;m4„, pey is. to "be -President of the Committee: of In-
stiti.,yraf the investigation is well condtteted, unexpected re.Probabli b. •btained.

CHINA.

REPORT OF THE GOVERNOR OF CANTON TO THE EMPE-
ROR ON THE CAPTURE. OF THE FORTS OF CHUSAN AND

TYKOHTOW.
Keshen, Governor of Canton, on the 16th day of the
12th moon (January Bth), made the following general
report
" I (your slave) Keshen, report respecting the English
foreigner, who, not waiting for a reply, attacked the bat-
teries ; this respectful statement is hurried on at the
rate of 500 le per day ; looking up, I beg for the im-
perial glance.
" I to-day (January Bth), prepared a document to be
sent in reply to the English foreigner, and a flag of inti-
mation was hoisted at the forts, and so forth.
" I now respectfully report, in a duly prepared ad-
dress, that immediately after (having sent the said docu-
ment) I received a flying report from Admiral Kwan,
that early on the morning of the 15th (Jan. 7th) all the
English ships weighed their anchors, and arranged
themselves to attack the forts of Shakok and Takok ;
the firing of the guns was without intermission ; the
attack was made on all sides, from about nine till
three. It is calculated that each of the English ships
had more than ten guns. Our soldiers put forth their
strength, and opposed the attack, until three o'clock,
and they observed at a distance the foreigners dropping
into the sea. At that time the tide ebbed, and the foreign
ships ceased their fire—being at anchor in the mid-chan-
nel, between Shakok and Takok ; and each party stood
in defiance of each other ; and it was generally expected
that next morning:, when the flood tide made, the battle
would be renewed. There were also four stearn=vessels,
which attack our troops also immediately opposed, and
the victory was undecided, and the steamers speedily re-
turned to the offing, &c.
" After my arrival in Canton, I repeatedly corres-
ponded with the English foreigners, and my papers were
all of a conciliatory and admonitory description ; and as
in the list of conditions which he requested, although I
could not comply with all his insatiable desires, still
the re were some which might be granted. But the
said foreigner, on the 14th day (the 6th of January)
sent in a paper, and did not wait for my reply, but
forth w ith, early on the 15th day, attacked the forts. To
such au extreme pitch had his domineering pride and
perverse violence arrived !It is said—or recommended—
that we should confine ourselves within our barriers,
which will be sufficient to cause the English to exhaust
themselves ; and then if they are allowed to trade they
will fall into our manners and customs ; whether there
are sufficient proofs of this or not, it will be difficult to
escape the profound intelligence of your Imperial Ma-
jesty.
" Now how could the said foreigners dare to be the
first to attack (the forts) and create disturbances, and of
themselves originate the causes of quarrel and war ;
w Bich will lead to their not being able to open their
mouths ? (to beg for a settlement of affairs.) Why
dig Ihe not wait for an answer ? From this unrea-
soaable conduct I should not again be disposed to
beetow anything on him, or grant any of his requests.
• • I have ascertained that Shakok is a solitary island in
the outer water, and t::te soldiers there have before been
engaged with the English. Two hundred soldiers had
almady been taken from the Fooyuen's division, and
ordered to assemble at the important passes in
Tunghwan (east of the Bogue), and two hundred men
of the Tetuh's (Command,er-in-Chief) division were
ordered to guard and keep the passes. The batteries on
Takok are close to the south botch; and fearing that the
said foreigner would go round behind the hill, and then
hasten to enter in at the front of the batteries on Takok, I
had sent a flying despatch. to the Admiral Kwan to ex-
amine clearly, and increase the number of troops on that
spot, and there to remain quiet in the fort, and to order
the men to be immediately employed in the manu-
facture of gunpowder and balls, sufficient for the ex-
penditure of several months ; they would then be able to
hold the forts. The Bocca Tigris is the Admiral's
station. To the guard and defence of Chaouchow-
chin, I had already sent La Tsuhtsze with troops. For
the defence of Wooyungkow—which is 16 le from the
provincial city, I had selected a naval officer to remain
there quiet within the camp, and to fill vessels with
stones and sink them, and to construct wooden rafts to
prevent the running away (of the English).
" On the 4th day of the 12th moon (Dec. 27th) I sent
a flying despatch announcing to Keshow the Adjutant-
Geperal of the Governor's troops, the Tootsze—or mayor
—Teihtszeleang of the Yuntsing camp to take the ge-
neral management of and complete this business.
" But some of the inhabitants of the provincial city
dwell close to the city walls, and it is difficult, in conse-
quence, to open fire ; and it being surrounded on all
sides by the river, there is no place to form a camp.
" There have been forts of old in the centre of the
river (the Dutch and French follies ;) their garrisons
have been increased ; there is also no place or ground
for camps where th rapids are in the river ; each
quarter is well guarded.
" I have before daily made secret examinations into
the dispositions and intentions of the foreigners, and I
am apprehensive they will go to different outlets or ports,
I therefore immediately sent despatches to Woo Wan-
yung, the Governor of Fokien and Chekeang, and to Ele-
poo, the imperial envoy to Chekeeny, that they might
know the facts accordingly, and charging him to forward
despatches immediately to the province of Keangsoo, to
keep strict examinations and guard.
• But the road is long, the distance great, and the
post-horses have not strength for the journey, and I do
not know whether they have reached their destination or
not ; neither do I know if I should again send despatches
to the maritime ports of each province or not. In the
late battle some of our soldiers were wounded and some
not ; after the number of the wounded have been ascer-
tained a flying report shall be forwarded. Henceforth
the state of affairs will be duly reported. As to what
relates to the said foreigner not waiting for a reply, and
first proceeding to attack the forts, it is proper that I
should forward the report of it at the rate of 500 le a
day. Prostrate I beg for the Imperial glance.—A re-
spectful report."
" TFIE EMPEROR'S REPLIES.

" Taoukwang, 21st year, first moon, sth day (January
27). The imperial edict was received.
" Keshen has sent in a report of the English foreigners
having attacked the batteries.
" After these rebellious foreigners arrived in the pro-
vince of Canton, the disorder and audacity of their con-
duct daily increased. I have many times sent down my
imperial will in a severe edict to all the provinces to keep
a secret and cautious watch at guard, and to consult and
form mutual plans for extermination ; as to the great
ministers, civil and military, in what manner have they
managed to arrange matters well ?
" To-day a report haS arrived post haste from Keshen,
stating that the fort Shakok has been taken and plun-
deredby the rebellious foreigners ; and also that the fort
of Takok has been attacked and officers and men killed ;
and the Imperial fleet has been plundered. It is evident
that the said Acting Governor, in what was proper in all
the affairs of guarding (against attack), has been wholly
unprepared in every instance. I order that Keshen be
delivered over to the .proper board for severe punish-
ment ; still he is to be the leader of all the officers and
troops when they arrive in Canton ; and let him excite
them to exert strength in opposing and exterminating,
and put an end quickly to these affairs.
" You Kwan Teenpei, are the admiral, you have the
control over all the naval officers ; hitherto your leader-
ship has been deficient in means and plans ; in super-
intending affairs you have been timid and irresolute, and
lost your firmness and self-possession. I order that your
button be taken from you, and bear your faults in re-
membrance, and re-establish your reputation by glorious
deeds.
"As to the list of officers and soldiers killed, I order
the said Governor to be most strict in his examination,
and send in a prepared report.
" Respect this."
Another imperial edict has been received.
" Keshen, by it post-haste despatch, has reported that
the rebellious foreigners have attacked the forts. Be-
fore, because the rebellious foreigners daily became more
unruly and disobedient, I have repeatedly sent down my
imperial will that adequate preparations should be made
for the secure arrangement of affairs, and that mutual
plans should be devised to exterminate them.
" My first conjecture was, that they had since a long
time a great desire to get Canton—their mouths have
watered after Canton for many a long day.
" The said great Minister has been invested with an
important trust, and he already knows that the disposi-
tions of the said foreigners are proud and overbearing ;
and must have also observed that the defences of the said
provinces have long been crumbling to ruins. It was his
duty to be prepared for defence, and it might be hoped
that if preparations had been made no calamity would
have accrued ; but now he reports, saying that the re-
bellious foreigners have usurped and plundered the fort
of Shakok, and also attacked Takok.
" Since the rebellious dispositions of the foreigners
have become thus manifest, there is nothing left but to
entirely exterminate them, and thus proclaim the majesty
of the Imperial dynasty, for what principles of reason
can now be proclaimed to them? Flying orders have
already been sent to the provinces of Homan, Szechuen,
and Kweichow, to send with speed their Most skilful
soldiers to Canton; also flying despatches to Keangse to
forward the 2,000 troops already stationed at Kanchow-
foo to proceed immediately to assist.
" The officers and troops of the province of Canton
are all to remain under the orders of the said Governor.

The present circumstances are important and urgent ; I
order that guards be placed at the important passes to
defend and keep them ; let there be no want of caution
and no remissness. It may be computed that in the
second moon of the year all the troops may in succession
arrive at Canton. I order all the commanding officers
to exhort their troops and excite them to exterminate
and exclude (the English), and thus scheme to repair
defeat by victory.
"As to the forts of Canton, Tang before reported
that he had laid down chains to impede the foreign ships;
now whether the destroyed forts of Takok and Shakok
were in those places (i. e. within the chains), let lieshen
examine and make a report. These orders are to travel
at the rate of 600 le a day ; I order that they be made
known. Respect this."
A third Imperial edict has been received :—"' Our
dynasty has been soothing and indulgent to outside
foreigners, and favour and justice were shown to all. If
the said foreigners could, indeed, have been respectful
and obedient, I most certainly should have treated
them with increased kindness, and then all
might have hoped for joy and tranquillity. Be-
fore, because the flowing poison of the occidental coun-
' tries' opium daily increased, I issued special orders that
endeavours should be made to wean the people of the
stupid habit ; but the English, depending on their bois-
terous strength, would not submit to give the voluntary
bond. I, in consequence, ordered their trade to be en-
tirely cut off ; but even now they are unrepentant, and
their profligacy daily increases like the the bird (a bird
of prey).
" Suddenly in the sixth moon of the last year they
cane with ten sail of ships, and forthwith a.ttac494
hae, and usurped possession of the city ; and then in
dulgiKl themselves in cruizing in the offing of the prQ-

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