Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1820-09-22
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TRANSLATION
Paper from the Acting Wee Roy, through the
tIopio. 10 the Hong Merchants, dated Jan.
18th. 1890.
An. hy Imperial Appoisttpent, the Commits.
sioner OF Customs on foreign commerce, al the
port OF Caution, hereby issues his commands
10 the Hong merchants.
L have received an official document from
t'ic acting NicerOy, OF which the following is "a
r2pv
Ching Sy,e. (rreasurer) which reads thus
= GA The I'D Of the 10th mOi,th. in the 2till
YEAR ct kea-hing. received letter from the
Hriirs Niceroy, couched III these words =
" Ni'h all possible expedition, institute an
immaculate consultation or the question, whe-
ihor OF no !lreu-les American erpizer. which
has come 10 Canton as convoy TO their mer.
Chant vessels. shall be pat OH the same foot
Iu- as ibe EHgiish Cruizers, and have a com-
prcd"r given her, Make not the least delay
III deiib.,aling on this question, aud return
~. answer" Agrceably TO the notifications, /
tran .miltfl an order TO an inferior officer 10
collect information, aud deliberate OH the sub.
jtct; sad have now received the kwang Chow
foo's answer, i'll these words " I an Inferior
oIhcer, having humhly investigated the SUBJ
ltci, ind, that in the 10Th year OF Kea- King,
Tue l'tlowinS arrangement was made ky au-
thoriiy the English alone. OF all other 10 4.
iSisn nations, have ships OF war that come TO
canton a convoy TO their merchant ships from
Tie mother country. This is an instance of
.
he pia 80 of anchorage for these ships OF war !,
was. by an order from Court, decided 10 30
tfher at Lliig-ti OF Cabereta Point. As
long az the merchantmen were m port the
Ships OF war were, rs usual, TO have a cOmpre-
GOr allow Ell thPm, hat after the mert hantmen
Sa'h II, the ctnizcrs were no longer allowed 10
In:er 'bout on The coast. This was done in
conformity to old regulations. This arrange
ment stands OF record, aud | have copied il
ava referred TO il particularly fer illustration.
AS the Americans heretofore had 40 cruizers
winch came 10 Canton, the arrangement point
ed solely and only 10 The English Iieen-les
american cru'ZeI has uOw anchored at Ling
'iug, and, ar"Ordin. 10 the NanchOy's state
nie"t OF lite Hong merchants declaration To
IL Siips coming here, arises from the cir
eums,ancr OF the Americas merchantmen hav.
ing TO pass Spain in their way, and therefore
HE 'aid nation had ordered The said cruizer to
trlile about, and convoy the mere hantmen--a
gale OF wind bad driven her to Lingering
where sie had anchored. but she had no other
c"iiSe or SedsUu for coming. However, as sle
hdh bs"n long at sea. and many Of the sailors
were SICK aud provisions wanting, she will re-
pnre 10 bay some, and 10 repair The vessel,
sh'iS, aud ropes, but she had no person 10
'ii'Ac the necessary purchases. These appear
ed 10 he the facts. Ii may lie i-ht 10 accord
WIN TIE said Chiefs earnest euireaty aud so.
iiClthlloii, and the request of the said Vdpchoy,
Ia iipitate The regulations made Tor the English
ciHIZels. and 10 allow compretore TO lie
gwen IN order 10 manifest the tender hos piial-
ny Uf he CELESTIAL Empire To remote TO-
TtisheTs. all of wlioin il views with equal be,
lieFOietice aud further, IL may lie ri.ht TO EN-
IoIh the Hong merchants 10 ascertain how ma.
ny American merchantmen yet remain in The
Port, and now many persons the said crmzer
requires To act as cOmpredOres, and 10 do the
same IN this case with Othcr foreign ships
w. TO request the Hoppe 10 decide The mum.
Der OF persons To- order the Hong merchants
10 select safe men to act as conpred0res, and
10 enquire when all the merchantmen have
called, after which the crnizer must not be
Inner hp
IHtther, 10 command the said chief, thai, when
peace prevails at sea, crniZer mnsi not again
De allowed To come as convoy. that there may
lie conformity 10 old regulations" Thus far
the statement of kwanc Chow.Foo came be.
lore ne ihe Treasurer, aud Oh re-examinng
Tie question have no different TeasOniHgs TO
0iier, but transmit the information, aud wait
Tor tui ther orders"
l. the acting VicerOy. also received doom
ineilt irom the honorable tile SaperiDr tehdent
oI ca TONS, (the Hoppo) coached i'll these
words
|, The Hoppe, received an official docu.
hcni from your honor, the Acting Viceroy, re-
qnesting ME TO inierTogate the HoBg mer.
chants aud order them 10 communicate my com.
mands 20 the said nations chief, aud feGtuTe an
explicit answer 10 these questiOns--wiat are
the names of the merchant vessels convoyed
10 Canton by HeeB-lc's C,u;zcrl Where are
those merchantmen anchored1 Have they vet
sMled 10 reiurnh home oriave they not Return
an immediate aud true answer.
|, The Hoppe, have. on receiving this do.
cument, ordered the Hong merchants 10 make
Tie required interrogations aud return an an.
sWer, which they have done 10 this effect -
we, in obedience TO the orders gIyen went in
person 10 the foreign temporary residence, ard
TOOK the orders we had received, and commnni.
diedthe orders TO the A meric3n Nation sCbief
- 'lc0ck1 and he, after making the necessary
enquiries, returned these answers: My foreign
couniry's cru'2pr lIeen-e has received from
authority 10 go 10 SEA and keep in subsection !
every m9Tciianlniau That may come from my |
country 10 CantGu, without any exception, no |
IbhEteI ThAt the name may Ne ; il is his duty !
10 ciulZe throughout the whole course Of The !
passage, TO look after the merchantmen and 10
convoy them. Again there are OF NV cOuu- |
Fys merchantmen, at Canton, 10 sail-fheir
n"mes are, Fee-la, and so on; HEY are now an-
snoIeu ~ bampod, and have not yet set sail
10 return home, sc.
We, the Hong merchants, in obedience 10
tne OEHets given US, communicated The injnnc- |
mons ana pow present the above answers.
IL Hoppe, again charged the Hong Mer- |
chants TO rciterate former orders 10 the said |
th.et requiring him TO hasten The departure Of |
We CtDizer as s0oD as ever the merchantmen |
ieit tns Pori, aDd to go away and convoy them; |
gNf, " Gle fingered about in the least degree |
hrE oficHee wouId make il necessary 10 drive |
a~ay by force, and uOw transmit the answer |
% yoil, The Acting yiceroy'
5b these several documents coming before |
pie, ire dciIng ViceTOy, have examined the |
sMyeci, anu declare my opinion to be this - |
tbal, ~ Tor Ill foreign nations trading TO Cam
tSn. toe English alone have heretofore had |
5hlfSt 20 convoy their merchantmen, exclusive |
~ uiem 10 other ualion has had crnIzers CONF |
= ~ - convoy, and as Na-a, former Vicerov, |
HtSHe iai siatenent OF The affair TO the Em- |
rfp'F. before u was acceded to, as stands on |
record, The Americans IL they find il necessa-
~ 20 appoiDt cruizer 10 convoy their ships 10
,al't0D- u is incumbent on The said nations |
Cluei 10 present petition 10 Tie Honorable |
she ltorPo, requesting him 10 confer With the |
Iocd aHibOInies, and 20 write IN writing to the |
emperor, desumg TO know, whether what is |
ptqHesIeJ may be acceded 10 or not IL is ia. |
cAprdiehi 20 allow them TO take upOn them |
sF's"s 10 appoint, ip an upderl,snd manner
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