The pilot and transcript. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1840-1841, 1840-05-07

ia ,,,J tbers thereafter to be detained, shall
Ia, confiscoted and sold, and that the Proceeus
thereof shall be applied in such manner as her
Majesty may be pleased to direct. .,.A
Her Majesty therefore is pleased, by ana WIN INV nu
vice Of her piyy council to order aud II Is hereby
ed that the commanders OF her Majesty shlls vi W
deain and bring into port all ships, vessels anu soo
onriun TO the Emperor of China, OF his subjects, or o'
ro5s nhabitng within any of the countries, territories
or dominons of China; and in the event oil sucn itpa
ton and satisfaction aS aforesaid having p''i' i,,
the Chinese government, to bring the same 10 Ju'snen'
in any of thc courts Of the Admiralty witmn iier h"Jes
Tvs. domiuinns; ami to that end Her Majesty uSoed
General with the Advocate OF Admiralty, Is nlheu ~
10 prepare the draft of commission ana present inc
same to Her Majesty at this board authotlLhS le Col
missoners for executing the office oi LORD Hgl Ael
10 will and require the High Court OF Admiralty OF Gle
Britan ms also the several courts of Admiralty WITHIN
Her Maicstys domnions to take cognzance OF ana lu
dically proceed upon ALL and all manner oil capture,
prizes and reprizals of all ships, vessels ana goos at
are shall be taken, and to hear and determine inc
same according TO the courts of Admiralty, ana te laws
fnaons, TO adjudse and condemn all such sls, W.
sells and goods shall belong TO China or subjects OF e
Emperor of China, TO any Others nhabitng WITHIN any
of his countries, territories or domnions and hat SUCH
mowers and clauses be inserted in the sad COMMISSIONS as
have been usual and according to former precedenis
they likewise to prepare and lay before her MaesV
at this board raugh of such Instructions as may De
proper 10 be sent to the of Admiralty IN Her Ma
iesty's foreign Governments and plantations Tor tleT
guidance herein, and the said commissioners are 10 give
c. C. GREvILLE.
II il the opinon of some sober authority that the trade
of the English with China cannotbe renewed at any ume
The Emperor replies in answer TO the question III tle
English repent and awaken 10 sense OF tlielr SITUATION
shall they be permitted to Etum to their words that ts
ought not be allowed lest good government be LOST
When consider the pig headed nature OF te Chese
Executive, little is to be expected III the way OF coces
sOn unless the strongest meansa are brougttn pear Inc
ignorance stupidity and pride ofIhc government VIII not
allow il to recognise the force and imperative chhtactct
of the British power and il now becomes a question
what will arise from the blockade as surely designed.
we have before us very copious debates in Parliament
I,n 5,,I;a hn introduced
Graham this question was supported by speech OF
great length From il make some extracts, remark
ing that the speaker has fallen into error IN stating e
population of China at 35OO0O0OO Some OF the pest
authorities have deny the overpopuohshess OF
the empire as is generally understood Inc mehuoh
likewise of the Chinese speaking one Language " wrong
Their dialects numerous and dissiinar lhelr re
lieon TOO is not uni comprehends That OF Cohiuei-
us. of Buddha and of Taou, and other cTeeds
Sir James Graham remarks OF British relalons WIKI
China
~ guilty of no exaegeration when state that one
sixth of the whole united revenue OF Great Bnn anu
India is dependent our commercial relations WIN
China In the last year. the paid into the lK-
chequer account Of tea in this country amounted 10
no less sum than 1860 000 besides that, there are Sc
vera receipts arising from mposts upon other imports
from that country making the British revenue derived
from her intercourse with China no less sum than y,
300 000l annually. Now with respect 10 India, where
our difficulties are principally financial would beg 10
call the attention of the House 10 how large proportion
Of the of that country is RENTED from Sna
The gross income of India may he stated ut 2O0OOu!
ANNUALLY; and unless am Mistaken the income derived
from China is no less than 2000 00O annually; the dim
Guilty of our conncXon with India being the difficulty OF
remittance China has afforded this remarkabe facility IN
its intercourse with India that year by year for the last
five years since the trade opened, there mas been an
annual influx from China into India of specie averaging
1900 000l annually and in the last year Yielding no less
sum than l.700000 | have already, think, related
enough TO the House to fix its attention TO this subject ~
important one, considering that at the present mo-
ment, whether at home or i'll India, our diculueS are
| principally financial"
| The power and resources Of the people with whom
| England is about to engage i'll war;
'IEe Chinese empire is inhabited by three hundred
and fifty millions Of human beings all directed by the
will of one man. all speaking one language all governed
by code of laws, all protesting one religion, and all
actuated by the same feelings of pride and prejudice.
They date their origin not by centuries, but by tens OF
centuries, transmitted to them in regular succession, I'm.
der patarchal government, without interruption; and
boast of educaton of printing of civilization, OF arts and
of all the conveniences and many OF the Injuries oil e
enjoyed by them when Europe was still sunk III par
barsm and when the light oil knowledge was obscufod IN
this our Western hemisphere. But not only to their
numbers-not only with regard to that unity which Id
strength also call the attention of the House to their
immense wealth. They possess an annual revenue or
CO. 000 000l regularly coeced they have no debit they
nhabit the largest and farcst portion of Asia; IN nearly
hrd Of that which is in the finest climate, they cu
vae most fruitful soil, which is watered by the finest
rivers and ntereced by canal 1900 miles in length,
which is of the standing wonders OF the world; ana
in every portion OF this immense empire there Is one uni
ormity Of system-one jealous suspicion of strangers,
evnced both the shores of the Yellow Sea and along
the confines of India, and the boundaries of Ava, Tibe
and Nepaul. Surely, them may ask the question, at
the Of this debate whether it is not wiser TO trade
than to quarrel with such nation as this Would II not
be prudent to conciliae such people by the arts OF
peace than vex them with the threats and crueles o.
| war?''
Reasons for Chinese jealousy of England
"They have only to look across the Himalaya and they
see Hindosan PROSTATE at the feet of Great Britain
They not so ignorant not TO be perfectly aware OF
the policy that led TO this conquest Hardly century -
past since our empire, by small beginnings, arose:
and how did it arise? II arose under the pretence of
| Spmblance q Scarcely
fury has elapsed since first factory established In
that country. We began by building wareliouse--We
surrounded il with walls-we added ditci--We armed
our workmen-we increased the number of Europeansi
we formed garrison; treated with the native powers
we soon discovered their weakness; the garrison
marched ou-Arcot was sezed-the battle OF Passy was
won; what Give commenced the Welleseys concluded;
Seringapatam was taken, the Mysore was vanqushed,
the Mahratta war was terminated by the battle OF As
save and India became Nor is this alhe Indus
and the Gauges longer bound the limits of our en-
pire the Hydaspes has been passed. Cabu and Canda.
har have witnessed the advance of our armies Central
Asia trembes at our presence and almost acknowledges
dominon and on the borders of such empire, is
il not natural that the Chinese seeing what has passed,
should feel the utmost Jealousy at the settlement OF any
of the British within their territories? Their whole poll
cy is fixed upon two cardinal ponts-the exclusion OF
strangers from residence of right within their terrific
res, and from direct communication with the vicerega
| authority.
From The Ne,u York Herald
| The from Chin a confirms the previous warike
aspect Of affairs. Some doubt had been entertained
whether the Emperor would sustain the high commits
sioner Lin, in the he had adopted 1t now ap-
pears that that officer is higher in favor than ever, and
has issued procamatons for the purpose of preven
ting vessels ofoher nations from taking British goods
hoard. The following letter addressed an ancient
London house, dated JAN 7, will explain the position OF
| affairs:
Ono further doubt can now remain in our minds 10
the intentions of the Emperor towards the English; that
he has already carried his edct into effect CERTAIN and
that he will continue to enforce il for the future
have no manner of doubt, until compelled to his
steps by the force Of British No attempts bring
ing about arenewa of trade by treaty can in opinion,
be attended with the slightest chance of success; they
| would prove but mere waste of time. The trade OF
ENGLAND with China for ever f She Is moi ntcnar