Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1839-10-03


TO carry on business there, unless treatie,
aro entered into by the Western govern
ments with the Chinese Empire. The opiur
trade is unqnesionably broken up.
The American merchants there are pre-
pairing memorial to Congress upon the sub
j;ct, petitoning for the appointment Of ur
envoy and for a naval force.
The whole amount of opium delivered i,
estimated nt about 1900 chests, and abou
5000 more are stipulated to be delivered.
-.f. From tho Canton Press, May 8.
OPENING OF THE TRADE.
From the Kwsng chow foo, communicating
the Commands OF the Commissioner and Gov.
crnor, for rc-opening the Trade.
ut is on record that when the English
Superintendent. Elliott represented that he
would deliver 20 ,283 Chests Of Opium, I, the
High Commissioner determined on certain
terms; one being, that when one half should
be delivered, measured permission should
be given for the passage boats to apply for
passes and run to and fro. TO this effect
commands were given to the said Supcrin.
Recently, when the amount received ap-
preached half we, the Commissioners and
the Governor, had prepared instructions for
allowing the communication BY passage boats.
Bnt Johnston suddenly desired to stop the
deliveries, with the design of coercing u.s.
We for this reason withheld the before pre-.
pared instructions, and did not issue them.
Ut now appears again that he has hostened
up several vessels, which have consecutively
made delivery. il behooved us in accordance
with tho previous declarations, to give n
measured permission 10 the passage boats,
upon examination, to run 10 and fro, also to
remove the guards from the foreign factories,
and at the snme time TO permit the opening
OF the holds for trade
''rhe said Superintendent Elliott, although
he himself represented that he should wait
the completion Of this matter before he should
20 down to Macao, yet now that the boats
can run, he may be allowed to pass to and fro
as usual, to enable him to call together with
more celebrity, and to give such orders and
make such arrangements as from time to time
may be called for
Those of the foreigners who have been
long in the habit Of dealing in opium, sixteen
in number, as by the annexed list, must still
be temporarily detained in the foreign fac.
tories, waiting until tho whole matter is en-.
tirely completed, when they will have per-
mission to leave. This is in accordance with
the force of the terms 'n,easured permission
IN the former declaration
But at the time when the boats leove Can
ton, II officers be not appointed to proceed
to the front Of the foreign factories, and there
with the Hong merchants under their direc
ton, take cognzance Of cnch by name, il is
TO be apprehcndcd that these sixteen persons
may get on board the boats, and unknown
take themselves away from Canton. We
therefore instruct the expcctant Sub Prefcc,
I.e SoI together with the Kwang chow hee
or Brigadler, to give previous orders to the
Hong merchants, that they enjon it on the
foreigners to give them prior notice of the
time Of any boat leaving Canton that they
may report to the officers aforesaid. These
are then TO proceed in person to the place
where the boats are anchored, and TO ascer-
tain what number Of persons are on board.
aud what are their names and slirnames and
are to take cognizance of them severally. -
il there be not among them any Of the sixteen
named, they shall then give to the boat
sealed passport, to be shown for examination
ut the various custom houses that it shall
pass
'This sealed passport shall be printed ac-
cording to The form herewith transmitted, and
sealed with the seal Of The Kwang chow foo,
the blanks being filled up at the time. The
officers aforesaid must by all means faithfully
examine, and must permit no confusion or
escape. whereby they will render themselves
heavily culpable. The Kwang chow hce too
must give directions to all the forts and other
places of defence to pay obedience.
We further proceed TO issue these COM
mands, requiring the Kwang chow foo i'm
medately to take with him the magis,rate Of
Maniac and Pwonyn, and to require the
original merchant. llowqua, Senior, &C., to
act in accordance herewith. aud Immediately
to remove all the vessels surrounding the
foreign factories.
The boats registered under the designation
'obedient,' are To have measued permission
to run to and fro, still being subjected TO ex-
animation at the custom house stations.
The ship Espcrance at Whapoo, which has
already applied for a Port Clearance to re-
turn home, and the Captain of which, Lin
stcdt, is now in the foreign factories at Can
ton, may ut once make application to give
permission for him to leave Canton and take
his departure.
All the cargo ships at Whampoa arc per.
IllttCu W Opcu wv uo'c
that being already fully laden, have made
application through the security merchants
for their Port clearances, are permitted Ia
obtain the ss'ue on representation to the
Hippo, that they may be enabled to set sail
and return home.
As TO the foreign merchants ships arrived
in the outer waters, they must wait tll this
matter is brought to conclusion, when on
examination they will be directed to enter
thcir.names, and proceed to Whampoa.
The registered boats, proceeding from
NVhampoa to Canton, must still be subjected
20 careful examination by tho military guart
at the two posts Eeslance. aud Tawang
hsou. on the way up. And if they have con
traband articles, or weapons, or gunpowdeI
un board, must be Immediately driven back
and instant report made, in order that exaIni
milton may be made and measures taken.
Let the tenor of these commands he also
declared to Elliot, that he knowing may ac'
accordingly. BE urgent and speedy Pro
mmgated ih Nay, 1880
DrATm OF THE lION. JAMES {. ALvonp.-
Letters were received in this city yesterday
from Greenfield, announcing the death OF tho
Han lanes G. Alvord of that town, the mem