Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1820-09-22


~ thai she do actually convoy the ships aud 20
and e.:ne with them, aud il is required that
the names of the ships conveyed be distinctly
and positively specified. 10 enable MS 60 make,
whenever occasion may require il, the appio-
i'ri;:te examinations. As towliat the said Chief
says SO abruptly. that leen-le's Cruizer con
voys The whole Of our merchantmen. no mat
ter what thsir names may be, IL is her duty "a
protect aud convoy them through the whole
cou, &c of the passage. aud that there are ten
Of our SHIPS hat have not yet sailed, Sc.
On enquiry. il appears tina, Fie-le and the
other hiSe ships came. some sooner and some
later, 10 Whanipoa. How could Heen-leSone
cinizer protect aud convoy ten ships aud,
moreover, oil the American merchantmen one
Is comm. and another going, one after another,
al various intervals OF time, and their names
are entered al the custom house as coming in
and going out. whilst all the while fIeen-le's
cruizer remains long anchored at Liug-Ting
aud we perceive no sort of protection or con-
voy that he affords them. What the chief
says contradicts itself. As there Is now peace
prevailing in the China seas. and, accordin:
10 What the Said foreigner said, when the we've
interrogaied. viz that there were foreign pi-
rates on the Spanish coast, and, therefore, the
cruiZer was ordered 10 sea and that she was
driven to Ling-Ting by stress of weather, such
cruizers as these, in times past, have been re-
s,ricted 10 the ocean there was no occasion
for her 10 come out and anchor in the waters
of Caution.
This time. since she has suffered in The gale,
il is proper for me TO allow her TO repair, aud
TO give her Compredore to display tender
hospitality; and, therefore, give the neces.
sary instructions 10 the Judge, Treasurer, and
all other officers concerned, TO yield obedience
to what have granted. And write hereby
In the Hoppe, and hope that he will order the
Hong merchants 10 state to the said Daiiou's
Chief that the laws and institutions of the &C.
lestial Empire are most strict that, as the said
country has not heretofore had any cruizer
appointed to Canton, il is inadmissible TO ap-
point one in an unierland manner, of their
own accord, and withost reference 10 the En-.
peror. On this occasion, as Heen-le has been
driven here by stress of weather, he is al
lowed, for time beng, TO anchor and to have
compredore, which is piece of kindness be
You'd the limits ot strict propriety but this
indulgence must not be drawn in 10 form a
precedent. He is required to make The utmost
dispatch In getting ready Tor his departure,
aud he is not allowed 10 make further preiext,
to gain time, and linget about, which course
of proceeding would mplicate him in spiIt
that would not be passed over without enquiry"
Thus the acting Niceroy has written 10 me,
the Hoppe. and write all that has passed. and
put into this official form, and hereby com.
| mand Hong merchants 10 inform the said ma,
fious Chief that the laws and institutions o.
the Celestial Empire. are most strict (and, ia
Tie close OF the Niceroy's letter. do not OPP
pose special edict.
hea, King, 2lt4 yesr, i2th moon, I'd day.
FROM THE CONGRESS FRIGATE.
Extracts OF letter from AN officer Oh hoard
the Congress Frgate, to his freud in Wash.
iugton.
U. S: Frigqte Congress off Lin,ia Istsnd.
, Canton Bay, AMu ., 1920.
when last wrote 10 ynu were at this
place: a few days afterwards we sailed for
Manila, where we arrived after a short but
hoisierous passage. You may rest assured
that SO sudden a removal from a heather TO "A
christian CONSTRUCTION a laud in which the
rites OF hospitality are never practised, TO one
III winch al least The semblance of il is pre-
Nah
our pleasure was not little enhanced by The
very fldtterIDg reception we met with. The
Governor treated us in The most polite and
friendly manner, aud did every Thing ia
DIS power 10 contribute 10 our accamnOda.
hob IL wonla he quite unuirresiing 10 en-
Ter INTO particular detail of every irilhuy
matter that was transacted whilst we were al
Manila ; 1t is enoughto say that we were sup
want of.
The Governor of Manila is reputed TO be
man OF considerable abilities ; he has for ma
ny years resided there, as Vice Governor and
this is the second time that accident has
tniowh im into command. Unlike many of
MS predecessors. he seems 10 have the good
OF the colony at heart, and has doue much TO-
wards alternating the miseries of the unhappy
Indians, whose condition under The Spanish,
yoke is but little preferable to their original
savage state. Such has been The short-si-hted
poiIry Of the Spanish government that the Phi.
iIPines have never been of much benefit 10 il,
q III.
Governor has been allowed TO sit in Judgment
on The conduct of his predecessor aud, as
th0y knew that their administration could moi
De oil very long dnratiou, their views were di-
iectfd more 10 The ACKNOWLEDGEMENT of their
fortunes thda To the welfare OF the people
HEY we're sent 10 govern. Ii IS seldom also
That the ecclesiastical aud military authorities
are on terms OF perfect amity. The in.labit-
ans OF Manila, being composed OF Spaniards
meSt'zoS, Chinese, and Indians so opposite and
JaIIiiiS are the interests OF these various class
es, tlat, even ii the government WAS on
mncii more equitable footing than il il. il
wouin DE no eaSy task 10 administer its affairs
IN sncn a manner as TO give satisfaction 10 all
Inc ofhces of the state are filled by = pauiardS
but few OF them are merchants. The MESH.
zoS are the principal idHdheders, and conduct
~, un' greater part oil the commercial business
ihe Chinese carry on the trade with THAR own
Country, and arc The best mechanics They
are Tie most ussful, and at the same lime the
most dangerous, people in Manila they have
oilen excited in,urfections which hava only
DeeH suppressed by great eXaense of bath
money and blood. Tue Indians are i'm general
worthless and lazy, and work only 10 prevent
starvation. They are much addicted 10 gam.
Dhog, particularly cOck-fis bting, of which
the revenue alone amounts ANNUALLY 10 twenty
eight thousand dollars. But distinct from All
tleSe, and indeed from the whole human race
~ class OF men whom Ihave set to mention
,ihey are lie negroes who are said to have
beeiI Tie primitive inhabitants of Lucouia VIM
neiuS driven from the plalus aud sea coast
look refuge ;n the M st mountainous parts of
me Island, where they now dwell
lbey seem 10 have declared eternal epmi.
~ to all mankind, and their hatIed of Indians
10 particular, - Ut the most impldcabe nature.
II one OF theuI is SO unfortunate as to TALL into
the hands Of The negroes, his chance OF life is
hopeless.
lh' power ofthe church over this moor peo.
PIE Is equal 10 that possessed by the church Of
Rome over The Europeans, during The time
OF The CrusndeS. The sales of bulls, indngen-
cieS' aud smuiets. form "A great part of the
ecclesiasticai revenue.