Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1839-12-12
From tho New York Journal of Conmcrc
LATEST FROM CHINA.


brought by the Nantasket, Capt. Rem
monds, at this port.
The relations Of the British with Chi
ma, continued as at the date of our pre-
vious adyices i. @. the trade was sus-
pended. The Americans, on the other
hand, were prosecuting their trade as
having signed the bond pre-
scribed by the Chinese government, a
copy of which is published below.
The following American merchants
were at Canton, June 25th, viz. Messrs.
Forbes, E. King, Lea, Dclano, Lejee,
Couper, Morse, Bull, Nye, Ryan, Gan
dy, Sacksen, Kellogg, Gilman, Spooner,
Kimball, Cryder, L. A. King, and ID.
Eckley. Also Rev. DIR. Parker, and
Capt. Mott, of the Indus.
The English papers heretofore printed
at Canton, are now printed at Macao.
MACAO, June l8.-Today the COM
n,andcrs Of the American ships, which
have lately entered the river, will send
in petition to the local government for
permission to trade under tho former
usual terms.
We have been informed that total
stop to all branches Of trade at Macao,
has been affected by the rigorous orders
of the ! &.
Divine service was performed last
Sunday by the Rev. +. W. Taylor,
chaplain of the u. S. frigate Columbia,
who afterwards preached on Rev. lOc .5v.
MACAO, July 9.---liaving been o.
bliged, through various causes, to delay
the publication of this number until today
(the 10Th, we are now enabled to state
the conditions OH which tho American
captains at Whampoa, have signed the
bond.
We understand that the Bond, as pub
Iisbed in our last number (and which
may be called an epitome,) has been
signed by the commanders Of the Ameri-
can ships at Whampoa, after this manner.
FORM OF BOND.
"A duty prepared bond"
The foreign Captain belong
ing to the nation, has now re-
ceived the commands of the Heavenly
Dynasty rigidly prohibiting Opium, and
he has had i, clearly proclaimed to hin
that certain new regulations have beer
established to that effect, and the sale
foreign holding the same in grea
dread, will not dare TO oppose or violate
/ Now the said ships just arrived bring
no Opium, and | now give this as true
certificate OF the same"
Il Signed by The Captain only.
/ The bond is written both in The Chi
nese and English languages, the Chinese
Il characters being written at the top ot The
sheet and the English underneath.
/ MACAO, July 9.--Ihere are now lying
in Hong Kong bay, 90 sail Of Britisl
ships, and others may be daily expected
/ How to dispose of them or their cargoes
must be a subjec Of great anxiety TO th'
British Superintendent and the consi
gnees.
/ The only intelligence Of any interes
that we have heard, is, that the Ameri
can vessels are entering the river, tn
bond having been signed by several O
the American commanders. We con
clude therefore that tao trade under tn
American flag will-continue at Wham
poa.
Il When the commander signs the bon
before the vice consul, he declares
that officer that he only y signs to what h
can underst and by the way, it is one c
the duties Of consul to perfectly undel
, stand the language Of a country IN whic
; hc holds Office y but that he knows nc
the Chinese language, and therefore h
protests against any Interpretation 0f IN
bond in Chinese that can initiate asain
the meaning of the bond in English
t now it is written in the bond in Eng lis
that" "Thc Foreign captain has had
., clearly proclaimed to him that certai
new regulations have been establishe
to that effect (namcly rigidy prohibi
=, inc opium. and the said Foreigne
. holding the same in great dread will NJ
! dare to oppose or violate it,"
: Now what new regulations is the sa
d Foreigner not to oppose ? The regul
ton have not, as lar rs we know, y
been published, except, perhaps, IN u
bond first proposed TO the Foreign a
Il thorities in Canton by the commissions
ri That bond presented by the hong me
k chant, by order of the commisson
b, through the Kwangchow Foo, to u
Chamber of Commerce (v'do &.
r, April 0lh) even il it were now sisne
r. could not be enforced, for tho Autun
~ is not yet come it appears then, at Z
Il best, that the signcrs Of the bond ha
10 signed to pains and penalties the natu
of which they affect not to know, Al
re that their Willingness TO sign is evlden
is of their Willingness to submit to the u
ar known laws and regulations Of this e
r. pire, Notwithstanding the late examI
49, they have had of the justice aud node'
- - ton Of one of its highest officers.
in Macao, July "a most serious
o. disastrous atTray has occurred at iior
Kong, in which two Chinese have i
a. their lives. As we arc ignorant OF
'n particulars, We iorbear making any
~ marks.
a. y. S.-Sinco the above was in ~
oc we have received lotiots from Canton
July 10Th, and from Macao to the l9t
No time for extracts in this edition.
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in II DrsTnrrTivs FiRE AZ SAco.--hhnu
O'Clock last evening, FIRE broke out !
ed II machine shop ncnr the Factory nj Saco.