Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1840-12-07
FOREIGN NEWS.

Continuation of Foreign Extracts by The Great Hes
Tern.
Fom The NJ Y Commercial Air., Nov. 25.
FROM CHINA.
We announced yesterday, in postscript, tie
arrival OF the fast sailing lndiaman, the Ann Me-
Kim, from Canton, whence she sailed on the 18th
ofJune, bringing the long expected intelligence of
the arrival Of the English squadron, and the COM
mencement of that outrage upon national justice
and the rights OF humanity which England, in the
pride of her strength, meditutes consumating at
the expense of the ancient empire OF China
Wha, we published yesterday was really all the
news; but we give now such details rs are fur
nished by the English papers published at Macao.
The first arrival in the Chinese waters was the
soop-ot-war Alligator, on the 9th OF June the
next, on the 10th, was the armed steam ship Mad.
agas' AR and OH the 2lst the Wellesley "a made
her appearance, having on board Commodore
Bremen, commanding the squdron until the arr .
val of Admiral Elliot; at the same time with the
Wellesley arrived two more armed steam ships
,he Queen aud the Atalauia, two sloops of war, u
troop slip and eighteen transports, having on
board some 5000 OF the troops for land service.
On the 22d of June, Commodore Bremen lsSu"
ed official notice of the blockade of Canton aud its
river by all entrances, take effect on The 2Sth
" ith the notice Of the blockade was issued the
following:
BY sir jnmes John Gordon Bremen, X. G. b.
/ a.
nlnndcr in chief OF her Britannia Mniestys ships
aud vessels employed aud TO he employed ON the
East India station and seas adjacent.
With view TO the convenience of British and
other foreign merchant ships resorng to the coast
OF China in ignorance of the blockade Of The river
aud port OF Canton notice is hereby given that
the senior officer off that station has been insruc
ted to permit them to repair TO, and remain at an
chorage in The neigbborhood Of the port, which
lie nuy see fit to indicate rom time TO time.
Until further notice. it is TO be understood that
the anchorages of rendezvous for snch purposes
Of convenience, are Capsuymoon g. Macao Roads.
] Given under my hand, on board her Branic
/ Majeslys ship Wellesley, in Macao Roads, this
22d day of June, one thousand eight hundred and
! forty. J. J. GORDON BREMEN.
On the same day, the 22d, two of the meu-oi-
war and several OF the transports proceeded North
and were followed on the 23d by the Wellesley
aud all the other vessels except the friga,e Druid,
the soops Of war Hyacintb, Voltage and Larne, two
transports and the steamship Madagascar, which
remained 10 enforce the blockade. Nothing posi-
tive was known 10 the destination ofthe squad
ron the coneclures of the English editors will be
found below, among the extracts from the Macao
papers
Admiral Elliott was expected daily with the
heavy ships of the expedition.
The Macao papers say that an attempt had been
nude by the Chinese authorities to scatter death
among the ships by means of poisoned tea; bu,
hat The fatal packages were captured on their way
10 Macao by pirates, Tho sold them TO the Chm
csc inhabitants of the coast, muny of whom had
died. This is probably an invention.
They say so that at the moment Of the arrival
of the Alligator, number of Chinese fire RATS
were drifting down upon the ships lying Mt anchor
in Tong Koo bay, but that they were easily lowed
ashore by the boa,s, and did no damage.
Fom The Canton (.Naccao) Register, June 25.
There is no doubt that every particular arrival
and every movement of the British squadron is
Immediately communicated to the govern. OF Can
ton; and II. NJ. ships and regiments having now
arrived in the Chinese waters, the decacy which
we ielt some time ago in abiding TO their expec.
ted arrival we feel now to be useless and unne-
cessary perhaps the more the governor knows the
better for both sides as such knowledge will only
increase his already awakened ienrs fear and av.
arice arc the most impossible passions OF the
I Chinese officers.
The point of destination to the northward we
know not; we have no authority on which we car
raise even a surmse; the movement may have
been made merely for The purpose OF gaining
higher latitude, aud placing the fleet beyond the
range OF tyloons but we feryently hope that the
object Of the expedition is to take possession o
Tmghae district, i'll The province of Chekeang; ii
other words of the island OF Chausan, and will
the Overpowering force that has already sailed we
think this object could be obtained without spiIlinl
n drop ofbood.
This island bears nearly the same relation tc
the province of Chekeang the Isle of Wigh
does to Hampshire In possession of this fair fer
tile and popuous spot as head quarters and the
military possession of this district, would be Sc
rere blow 10 the imperial government, for the ce
lestial territory would then be i'll the hands o.
strangers from thence mission might be sent t
the Pei-ho, or North river, which is navigable 70
large boats up 10 the city olTung chowioo, twelve
miles T.. 10y s. from Peking We have little doub
that, should a mission be sent, as a polite ant
friendly pre- imnary proceeding becoming civil
zed nation aud the high standing of England,
will fail; no answer will he given, much less posi-
tive aud satisfactory answers. 1t will be ordered
away; H. NJ. ships will he ordered to leave the
Chinese waters, and the British troops to eyacuai
Tmghae then, perhaps, the imperial dragon ma!
deIgn TO give answer, but not ill then. In III,
then emergency, itresls with the commabders-i in
chief 10 adopt such measures as TO compass tn
objects OF the expedition.
We have ventured to express our opinion as Il
the policy OF taking immediate possession OF Ting
hae, because we think il is only by such decide,
step that any impression Gun lie made on hi
naughty, ignorant, hut setf.confdept government
il will be also acting toward it lis organ, iht
high commissioner acted towards the British mer
chants. elf opium is not surrendered in three
days the hong merchants shall lose their heads!
From the Chinese Government we must ex
pect nothing but ialsehood, deception, breaking
ofpromises aud treaties, lreuchery in all It's mos
revolving fornIs, flattery, cringing, suppleness
while warning or treating with it; paride huught
ness contempt ana unrelenling cruelty il unsnc
cessiu in its power; bnt j. should be borne il
mind that the tribe of AianIchoo Tariars WIT
subdued the Empire did not much exceed SO,OO(
soldiers and that their dynasty has become un
popular, particularly so under the actual monarch
whose reign is considered us having been through
out extremely unhappy, and only distinguished BY
national misiorunes Tor during the Inst 20 years
dearths, innudations, famine, earthquakes and mum
herless calainities by food and fire, have aboun