The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1806-12-09

Niaaeca, thcfe people were invited 10 e.ngrate TO
the Hand of Trinidad; and i, feems great numbers
were difpofed to embark for the Wenern World. The
Britih government fitted out 2 fhips, from Cal
eut,a, the other from Penang, who took board
as many as could be accommodated, ard theIe are
the hips noticed in the late papers having arrived
at Trinidad, with 9ytiGs from India-but they are
principally eultvators, nlead of artis. Thol- who
are converfant with hitory, well know the iupera-
bundant and numerous population of China is 70 great
as TO cauie annually emigration fron tina, empire to
the ealern Hands; even among the Malays, large
colonies OF Chinefe always found, and they are
protected by them, and conidsred as a very ufefu
people, account of their laboricus and indunrious
lives. They emgrate ALTO conasntly to the different
European settlements in India, foe in great num-
bers. They appear to be well plealed with coming
to this new country-and at this time there is the
the greateh famine in China that ever was known
beiore thouiands perihng daily for the want of fuf
tenance. The Engiiih making comfortable eff
forts to alleviate their dhrel. by hipping rice from
their ie;tlsmen;s. One houfe in Calcutta, it was
iaid had thiPped 100000 bags ofrice; even the
pany hliPs were alo loaded with the fame for Cam
ton.
The young emperor Of China is a mon excellent
character aud very iualy popular if judgment
may be formed from the commencement Of his reign,
he will be more like father than king, to hi, fab
ie9s.
He began hisreign under very unfaverable crcuni-
fances His father, the late emperor of China, was
alio very good man, but being inlrm, and advanc-
ed to great age, being SIS years old his deceae,
his prime minieer, and great magdsrns had the en-
tire controul o the government, which they eIerc-
led with tyranny Unprecedented in the annals OF
that empire; which created rebellion after rebellion
and reduced the country its prefent diftrers.
The young emperor, at the riik of his own life
(the mnitier being 70 powerfully immediately on az
cendng The throne, arrefted the prime mininer of
has late father, and iome of the great nandariI, of
tate, andupon examining his rearlre, found that by
his extortion he had aiTumed wealth far exceeding
even the emperor's, particularly his pearls were lar
ger and more numerous than the enlperor's own.
The emperor ha, publihed very particular and in
tereing account of the dieovsries he has made ince
the above arreh fthe minieer which fpr>the cruel
ty and diircis that he has caufed in he provinces al
mott exceeds belief The young emperor is very Ii
beraiy dnPoied towards Europeans and other TO-
reiguers and it is expelled he will reduce or abo-
lin the heavy burthen that has hitherto been mpo-
fed on foreign commerce in China.
As proof of the liberal dispoftion of the young
emperor, he has written letter in his own hand to
Dr. Mackenzie, deputy furgeon general of Madras
Proficiency, to fend him on to China, fome G.6 sae-
cine matter, and proper perfon propagate it in hi,
ePire--I, being his intention give every encou-
ragement, ashe very much approved of IT,
The vaccine innocuation is much praaifed of late
by the native Inhabitants of the hither India, and
greatly approved of there.