Star.
London, England, 1817-03-17 00:00:00

INALLIGENCE FROM CIiINA.

To the interesting intelligence from China, lately
communicated, we are enabled to add some further
particulars, from advice, transmitted by an Mae.
r:can vessel .e rived at Roiterdam from Macao.:.--
Une of the letters puts the fact of the dismissal of
our Embassy beyond the possibility of doubt, by
giving a pretty copious extract of the Edict addressed
upon the occasion to the Viceroy of Canton. This
document is dated the 13th day of the 9th Moon
(the sth Seineinber last)•, of the 21st year of the Em-
perer lira KING. It apprises the Viceroy that the
Ambassador horn the British Court had arrived at
the port of Tien Sing, where himself and his state
were invited to a banquet by the Governor of the
port. There they did not observe the usual ceremo-1
nies. At Thom Cheu they promised to observe the
ceremonies of bending the knee, and the inclinations
of the head to the earth. From thence they passed
to Y Juan, a stammer palace of the Emperor. The
Emperor ascended the throne to receive them ; but
they excused themselves from seeing the Emperor,
on the plea of indisposition. In consequence of this
event, the Emperor immediately ordered the return
Of the Embassy to Their country. He considered,
however, that the Ambassador was to blame for
being wanting in respect to him, after his King had
sent him stn long a distance, and over such extensive
seas, to convey to the Emperor his letter, and to
offer him his gilts,, by which he certainly evinced an
intention that this Ambassador should revere the
Emperor, and treat him with respect. He t:lought,
therefore, that the presents ought got be rejected
altogether, otherwise the Emperor would also he de-
viating from the fundamental principle of shewing
kindness to /sego kingdoms. On this consideration the
Emperor was pleased to select the least and most
trivial of the gilts, which consisted of four maps, two
pictures, and ninety-five prints. These were received
to do the British King a favour and kindness. In
return, the Emperor give to the King one Pai (I),
andluou C/su (2), four large purses, and eight small
ones. They were intended to thew the King of
England his sells; of the fundamental rule " lieu leo
P. /al" (3). The Ambassadors were very contented
and thankful, and also sheweJ the appearance of
tepentatsce a• al tear. They had since proceeded to
Thom Cheu. The Edict then directs the Viceroy
of Canton to give them a banquet ott their arrival
there, and to say to them—
" You had little fortitude. You arrived at Corn Mew (4),.
and could not look in his celestial face. Our great Emperor
Mai compassion on your King, who has evinced his candour in
ail ttttt mg our good government. Wherefore, the Emperor has
agreed to receive the smallest gifts of your King, and has re-
warded him with precious things of much value. Yea ought to
be thankful for his celestial goodness, and return with all haste
to your country, as your King wishes, aid • ttttt re the linen.
tips' of your benefactor. The articles not received shall be
embarked with aU security.and care, without Injury or loss."—
If, after this warning, the Ambassador beg of you the favour of
accepting the presents not received, only say—" We have the
czpress decree of the Emperor, and are not bold enough again
to Offend his sense of hearing, and with these words reject their
application—Revere this."

In addition to this Edict, which was made public,
it was supposed that the Viceroy had received secret
instructions that the vessels belonging to the Embassy
should be strictly watched, wherever they might put
into, on their return from the Yellow Sea. The
effects of this jealousy were first manifested towards
the General Hewitt, which arrived some time before
the Alceste and Lyra.
Upon her arrival at Second Bar, she was surroun-
ded by junks and war boats, and it was intimated to
Captain Campbell, that until further orders he was to
have no intercourse with the shore. Not withstand.
ing this injunction, Captain Campbell contrived to
proceed loco:Rita to Canton to coniult with Mr. Met-
„calf, who lost no time in writing to the Hopp° of the
Customs, as well as to the Viceroy of Canton. In-
stead of a. direct reply in writing. conformably to the
regulation agreed to after the late dispute with the
Authorities at Cantos, a verbal answer was returned
torough the Linguist is the service of the English.
The Genthmen of the Factory remonstrated against
this proceeding, but the Viceroy refused to have any
communication with them, mad referred them to the
merchants; thus reverting to the same system which
led to the late misunderstanding. The Factory, baf-
fled in every effort to procure an etplanation, direc.
ted Captain Campbell to proceed to Whampore, in
defiance of any opposition on the part of the war.
boats. He was instructed, however, not to fire with
shut unless it became absolutely necessary. The Man-
f darine, upon learning the determination of Captain
Campbell to force his way, suffered him to proceed
to Whampoce without any interruption. •In revenge,
however, for this insult to their authority, they pre.
Tailed on the merchants to refuse a cargo to the ves-
sel. In the hope of obtaining one for her, and upon
the refusal of the Officen of Government to hold any
comnunication with the British, , a deputaiion of
Commanders marched into the City, and presented a
petition to the Viceroy, at his wilace. The petition
was received; but pest day the Compradere and two
Linguists in the service of the British were sewed and
conveyed to the City, on a charge of having shewn
the English their way to the Palace. They were
dreadfully tortured for this offence, and chastised
with the bamboo, until they were at the point of death
l'he Compradore was still detained in pntion ; but as
he was a person of great trust in the Factory, having
in charge the receipts of the Treasury, every exertion
Was making at the date of the last accounts to obtain
his release. This treatment of the Compradore and
Linguists must place the Factory in a very embarras-
sing situation, as it will deter any of the natives from
in future entering into their service. The Viceroy
continued to repel! all attempts to reilew a direct in-
tercourse with the British ; but he at length conde-
scended to intimate, through the merchants, that he
would permit the General Hewitt to load, it Captain
Campbell would wait until the arrival. of Lord Am-
herst, and consent to carry back the rejected presents.
It appears that prior to the attack upon the Alceste

(I) Pal is a precious stone, of a white colour, in length about
a yard and a half, in which there is a flower in the shape of a
human bean. It is otteu given by Mandarins to the Emperor,
and vice yam, on any prospeoes event.
(V) lzcou Chu is a circular ornament, formed of 108 precious
steam, which is put on the breasts of the Mandarins when they
appear before the Emperor.
(3) Meanbig " receive little, and give much;" a doctrine of
Comucius, always observed by his Imperial Majesty!!
(4) A gate of the ball In front of which the it.mperor sits. '

by the forts in the Bogue (of which we ism already'
given the particulars) Captain Maxwell had sustained
an attack at the intermediate station of Cheri• Pee.
The forts there tired aver the war-boati upon the Al-
ceste.r. but the compliment was returned with such
effect, that they were speedily reduced to silence.—
The subsequent affair with the forts in the Bogue
lasted forty minutes. It was rumoured at Canton
that the Chinese Ministers had been dismissed in great
di.grace. The reason assigned by sonic was, their
not having sooner apprized the Emperor of the re-
luctance of Lord Amherst to conform to the ceremo•
ties practised by foreigners at the Chinese Court. By
others it *as attributed to their not having informed
him of the result of the Nepaulese war until the arri•
val of Lord Amherst, one great object of whrse mis-
sion was supposed to be tke refnoval of any alarm
that mig!)t have prevailed at the Caton of Pain from
the extension of our conquests to the.borsters of terri-
tories formerly tributary to the Chinese, awl to the
sovereignty of which they still lay claim.