The Sun.
London, England, 1842-12-01 00:00:00

manual, to superintend the English trade with China in
1834, on the breaking up of the East India trade, and on
the 23d July embarked on board his Majesty's ship An-
dromache, and proceeded to Canton, where the Com-
mission arrived on the 25th. In the troublesome delays
which afterwards took place, on the Chinese refusing to
acknowledge Lord Napier's commission, Mr. Davis
strenuously objected to any communication with the
inferior authorities at Canton, demanding immediate
communication with the Emperor himself. This advice
of referring at once to the Court at Pekin was recom-
mended by Mr. Davis on good reasons, and when, on
the death of Lord Napier, Mr. Davis succeeded him, be,
in writing to the Secretary of State, stated that " no
fact was better authenticatedgovernenmtt kepthantll the Court in
egeneraling
regard
to which the local
to Canton transactions and its treatment of Europeans:.
Mr. Davis afterwards continued to administrate during
an undisturbed period, till he at length resigned his sta-
tion entirely.on embarking.
SIR GEORGE Ronissos.—Appointed-.
Com-
mission of 1834, Sir George continued to act in that
.
ca-
pacity till the embarkation of the chief superintendent •
under
the
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exception
that
in uninterrupted quiet
part of a British trader, who, on theionsetuorene
ocfahseisognoodthes
by the Chinese customs, threatened and even proceeded
to make reprisals on
Ondi the Chinese. trade ; but this was
succeeded
m I fortunately.DE Nbquieted.
._
CaptainThi George's retirement he was
gentleman, one of tine
ain)blfol enceoofdn
en
nhiest
siElieonn2ge4lritsihiLa, merchants, was the i ndmi vei ds tura el
spsuemet
opium traffic occurred,rcavkhni:dteon appearh before the tribunal
_wthoe.sugfrreear.etdriumppturriseoonnmetlniet
and peril of life along with Captain Elliot and the other
Chinese residents.

SIR FREDERICK MArTLAND.—Admiral Maitland sailed
in her Majesty's ship Wellesley to China is July, 1838,
accompanied by her Majesty's brig Algerine. Ho was
refused entrance by the Canton Viceroy at the mouth of
the Bocca Tigris, and on one of his boats being fired on,
sailed up that river to demand satisfaction ; this, how-
ever, was rendered him immediately in writing, and he
soon after sailed away.

CAPTAIN Smrru.—This officer distinguished himself in
the affair between the Chinese junks and the Volage and
Hyacinth. The former vessel arrived at a fortunate junc-
ture on the Chinese coast for assuring the security of Bri-
tish subjects from the threatened attacks of the Chinese. In
tllgagement whiek took place on the 3d of November,
8:0 n,
with the Chinese junks, he ran down the Chinese
line, pouring in a destructive fire. The Chinese answered
spiritedly, and one war-junk blew up at pistol-shot dis-
tance from the Volage, three were sunk, and several
1e
others water-logged. In less than three-quarters of an
hour the Chinese Admiral Kwan and his squadron were
retiring in great distress to their former anchorage, and
as Captain Smith was not disposed to protract (keyw-
ay° hostilities, he offered no obstructioe to their retreat.