Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1840-11-30

the person suspected Of the crime, have tim ely o
tce Of his intended arrest, and escape then hi
mother, children, brothers, and sisters, will all b
thrown into dungeon, and frequently perish th'rs
from want and iltrcame Such is Chinese jus
tice in Practice and let ash, will the British Gov
eminent ever assent to see its subjects exposed TO
these horrors! Every possible precauSion will be
taken 10 ensure the safety of Enylishen in
China, as II they were among their own people.
Return Of Doctor Parker.
By the Mantle the Rev Doctor Peter Parker is,
we learn, about to take bis passage for New York TO
revisit Tor short time his native country, his pr
one here acquainted with the Doctors beney oence
and the exteat to which exercised in Ais pro-
fession, will, we are sure, wish him prosperous
voyage and speedy return. DR.. Parker came 70 Chi
ma about five years since, and N November l685
opened the Ophthalmie Hospital, chiefly for the
treatment, as its name denotes, Of diseases 81 the
eye Here the number Of Chinese applicants fee me-
dcas and surgical relief, soon be came great
and IN fact Doctor Parker devoted ala his time ia this
establishment, relieving thousands Of Chinese with
great skill and Kindness. The cases which he tyeat
ed were by confsned to diseases of the eye
veryi frequent among the Chinese, bat comprised
many OF the most difficult surgical operationsy in
most OF which he has be perfectly successful and
such was the confidence reposed in ham BY the Chi
nesc on account Of his surgical skill and kind and
conciiating manners, that, at the end OF two years
after the opening Of the hospital less than s5zJ
paients have been treated BY him, and such the
number Of applications for relief that became
cessary to refuse to many admittancs the sick
list This institution, incorporated with the Msdi
cal Missionary Society Continued to prosper until
March last year, when with the ifDprisonmen NJ Of
Foreigners in Cnnton ordered 10 be closed by
the Chinese authorities, nor has IL since been re.
opened; but Doctor Parker continued to receive pa
uents at his own house in Canton, and we fro m
his last periodical report that up TO the end OF last
year he has treated and afforded relief TO 1000 sick
M.LMAIN-By the steamer Enterprise the Maui
man Chronicle from Sth April TO 9th May has
reached us during the week. An extract which we
publish from that of the last mentioned date, is not
calculated TO convey very favorable notion OF the
tranquility Of the kingdom Of Ava, OF the security
with which Tharrawadee enjoys his throne. An ear
her number Of the same paper reports the arrival
at Amerapoora of an embassy from China, which at
the present luncture as supposed by some to have
another object in view besides the ostensbe one, Of
obtaining compensation for the plumber of caravan
of Chinese traders by some partizans Of Thsrnwa-
dee before his succession to power, although the
Chronicle thinks that China is yet too proud TO
seek for foreign assistance against and that be-
sides there has yet been scarcely time for ntelh-
gcnce OF hostile esigns on cur part to reach the
Court of Pckn, aud be made known TO the Court Of
Ava"
Forces OF ruE EXPEDITION ARRIVED IN CHINA.
II M. ships Wellesley, "a; Melville, IA Druid, ~;
Blonde, ~; Voltage, y; Alligator, %; Conway, %;
Larne, 20; Hyacinth, 1s; Algerne, Is; Pylades,
Is; Cruizer, is; Rsttlesnske.
III. &. Steamers, Atlantic, Queen, Enterprize, Ma
dagasgar, and % transports.
They have all proceeded t. the northward with
the exception Of his Majes,y's ships Druid, Voltage,
Hyacnth, Larne, Pylsdes, and II. G. Steamer MAZDA
gascsr, which are at present in the mouth OF the
Canton river.