The Sun.
London, England, 1844-04-05 00:00:00

INA.
We have intelligence fHr m !long-Kong to the 3d
of January. The sickness so long prevalent on the
island had not entirely disappeared; indeed, it has
broken out afresh on the south side of the island
amongst the garrison there stationed. Nevertheless,
rani ofthe mercantile establishments were arranging
or their removal thither from Macao.
Ile
r --ujesty, s ship Castor arrived on the 27th
_ ..ecember, having on board Major-General &Aguilar,
succceeds Lord Saltoun in command of the
!
414 arid
vedtief a
shoforces in China. A commencement had been
trade with Formosa ; threw junks having irri at 'Victoria from the northern end of the
island with cargoes of camphor amounting to about
11000 piculs. The crew represent the place whence
they
oome as an extensive and flourishing town,
Ilap-matam, containing 20,000 inhabitants,
amply supplied with sugar and rice from the
nr,,,roUnding district.
1., 'the' Plenipotentiary, in a notification published
leo. 12, intimates that ail the ground formerly occu-
Vaba
ti by the Companies Dutch and Greek factories in
nton,
has been secured on a lease of 2.5 years, for
the use of the British authorities, but that soenuch as
31!ii
,y Would not require would be portioned out into
sling lots, under a regular plan hereafter to be
laid down, and would be available to any parties
Geeing to pay the proportionate rent of the same
to build according to an authorised plan. Fur-
nait to the above-mentioned notification, a meeting
otinictveßertitho merchants was held at the British Consul's
viqua's Hong, on the 22d December, and
The
lots were taken.
market at Canton is generally dull, except as
17118'EttVs green tea, which was kept up to a full price,
three e face of large imports, to the extent of two or
. c millions of pounds.
ome adventurous American travellers having forced
their way into the interior of China as, far as the city
lishedang
in the province of t okien, and p
13.. an account of their journey at Macao, the
.
he
Vie thought it necessary to address
6,..4e viceroy and Lieutenant-Governor of Canton on
the subject, in order to assure them that the parties
12. qUestion were American, and not British subjects,
at the same time suggesting that the local Chines 2
sAuthorities should in future arrest and confine any
hilecuhndislties as 'night be found transgressing the
jurins inattl. down by the late treaties. The man-
'tellers is case appear to have supposed the tra-
Own ,st° be British subjects, and feared to oppose
theiratore seriously than with a remonstrance against
Irpro as a breach of the treaty; this circum-
e 'sat least a proof of the great respect in
cdeh the British name is held even in the interior of
'TN remote from the. scene of the late war.
s• '"e supplementary treaty bearing the Imperial
_'llrnature, was brought to the Plenipotentiary by sonic
Zandarins of rank in the latter end of December, and,
rtogether with other dispatches, was forthwith disc
6teL11e.,4 home under charge of Captain Brooke, of the
/404`Itegiment, who will of course have reached
,Thuoon before this paper.
leile Port of Shanghae was opened on the 14th.
°,l:ember by the officiating Consul, Captain Balfour.
the accounts to the Ist December represent
re Market as having been supplied by native dealers
ftevhits to the opening of the port, and consequently
,1 tie trade was doing. In the port of Shanghae is
Included the town, of Woosung, at the mouth of the
rol°ver of that name. A 'custom-house and jetty were
elltvlll'lneed. Some difficulty was found in procuring
;iate dwelling-houses, but warehouse-room was
not obtainable. The 'English at first were
ot.- m the least restricted in their excursions in the
icinity of the port, until unluckily two Chinese boys
Oncelve accidentally wounded in the face by small shot,
so severely as to cause the loss of sight. This
ooccurrence led the Chinese authorities to apply to the
Cl1;eil at once to have the limits defined within
tch foreigners were in future to confine themselves.
The cold weather had set in at the end of November,
414 the tharrnOmeter fallen to 40.
• e Ali American vessel, named the 0. C. Raymond,
Almlllanded by Captain Denison, in the course of last
for about about 40,000 dollars on freight at Chusan,
Was late'
'aco, and disappeared from the China seas, but
they heard of at Valparaiso, where it was said
~„-•-iptain had disposed of the sycee silver and made
er his schooner to the first. mate, with the intention
4
Proceeding to the United States.
The Hong merchants have applied to the Imperial
'''rfiruisaioner to have a fund raised for the payment
°I-their debts by the imposition of an additional duty
four mace per picul of tea and one mace per picul
lleotton at Canton. To this petition the Commis-
atoner replied that the Kwang Chow Foo would be
• required to report on the proposition. . This. proposed
alteration of the tariff would be a manifest infraction
of th t
e -realY, and has excited a suspicion amongst
th e. British mercantile community in China that this
isex but' the first of many encroachments that may be
expected to be' attempted unless decisively resisted in
ea.e.
rnutset.. The Chinese Superintendent of Customs
duty oey is said to have determined to levy a double
n Camphor, but we are not informed whether
this
atir_lits arisen from any orders received from his
r'clors,
or
pr. we h FrO:n
therweise.
Canton Press of Jan. 6.)
is Year - wish a happy new year to our readers.
eions e Ch •
'rcalustanina Is ushersd in under more auspi-
-I"eks before +"8 than the last, when only a few
property
of p. commencement the houses and
destroyed ritish and foreikii merchants had
bud When by the violence of a hostile mob,
Y its forei ant"
was,
to a certain degree, abandoned
3'ear the British 4? residents. At the beginning of this
dente of flag. floats ietly before the resi-
M. Consul, temporarily established at
4°141;!.. and its former owner would no
leithewenseo:ezhat unpleasantly astonished, could he
house Pard 'of British marines posted before the
tnultiti many years he was busied in accu-
as iniione as upon thousands, and in opposing,
4%0..4.9 as his secret influence would do, the British
euretr,‘l er'rather in upholding a system which se-
-1 ") /lira
Pe.y, and the advantages of the Cohong mono-
the restricted, as much as laws could do it,
isnd6l.o'irlee! al and friendly intercourse between Chinese
begun Igners. A new era has during the past year
from v's many of the restrictions isolating the Chinese
the ne;eBfasnat ily, of nations have been abolished, and
At four 3' em must gradually subvert many more.
nised Ports already British Consuls, fully recog-
Pe that
ho
thy the Chinese Government, reside, and we
'capital
another will soon be appointed to the
betwelerT Fuhkeen.. The most friendly intercourse
nation the Chinese officers and those of the western
Just a, 4as frequently taken place during the year
have
~emseil, and the Mandarins seem insensibly to
rest ',..r°l3Ped their pretensions to superiority over the
eou 01 mankind. Our prospects of trade and inter-
c 0 with China are of the brightest, and we sin-
:by Y hope and trust that they may not be dimmed
.I.ly unfortunate and unforseen accident.
jetueoßritish
• „ Ile learn that of the ground rented at Canton by
authorities, 13 lots to build on have been
Bt to British merchants.
rnent, COrZai
eel. c TROOPS AT HONG-KONG.
Campbell, C. 8., her Majesty's 98th Regis
Lieut,
Station Staff eYthorne, her Majesty's 98th Regiment,
i Offi /tPoany_ta cer.
fertillery.—Lieutenant P. S. Parson,
.
bun, half
• Royal Sappers and Miners.—Lieut. T. B. Collin-
company.
• soma raa saPPers and Miners.—Lieut. T. B. Collin-
4t. p con,
Her maiest • ' 55th
coni, Y s Regiment.—Capt. H. M`Caskill,
e.tH.er6Mcoajesty's 98th
Regiment.—Col. C. Campbell,
rn.
•
• Regiment Madras Nativel fantry —Lieut.
Campbell,•
corn
C• 13., 6 corn.
4.1 corn Gun Lascars.—Lieut. P. S. Parson, det.

?MD F
MajQr..Gen OR CE CIIUSAN.
eral Sir J. L Schoedde, Coro-
' Mending Field Force. I
Captain A. O'Leary, her Majesty's 55th Regiment,
Ilrißticlier Major.
• „Captain D. Banafield, 56th Bengal Native Infantry,
dry Magistrate.
InLieutenant C. J. Elphinstone 12th Madras Native
• ritnt,ly, Sub-Assistant Commissary-General.
41.• Uteen, De
put
Lieutenant J y-Assistant Commissary-General.
. Hitchens, Madras Sappers and Mi-
llers, Executive Engineer and Barrack-master.
*lSuq Surg rgeon A. Shanks, her Majesty's 55th Regiment,
.1, eon.
Madras Artillery, commanded by Capt. Back, head
ltlarters, G corn.
Her Majesty's 18th Regiment, Major Grattan,
`4.15., 4 corn.
witeLMajesty's 55th Regiment, Lieut.-Colonel C.
C. 8., 5 cons.
d. 2d Regiment Madras Native Infantry, Lieut.-Col.
MLuard, C. 8., 10 companies.
adras Read-quarters, G. corn d Miners, Lieut. J. Hitchins,
Gun Lascars, Capt. J. Back, head-quarters, D corn.
GARRISON or KU'Lk'NGSU'.
Lieut.-Colonel J. Cowper, C. 8., Commanding the
Garrison.
Lieut. J. W. Graves, her Majesty's 18th Royal In-
fari,__Station Staff Officer. y
T. Power, Acting Deputy-Assistant Commis-
' -General.
SLAM Lieut. C. T. Collingwood, Madras Artillery, As-
t
Madras Engineer..
Artillery, Lieut. Collingw, Det. D
cot/vs. bod
~„lier. Majesty's 18th Royal Infantry Regiment,
4•4leut.-Colonel Cowper, 5 comps.
Dtst Royal4lyal Madras Native Infantry, Left Wing,
madras4all, 4 comps. - 13:t.pCo
Sappers And •
Miners, Lieut. Collingw -)pd,
mp.
Codr&S Gun Lascar, Lieut. Collingwood, Det.