Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1841-04-21
From The " Y. American
LATER EROM CHINA

The ship Panama, Capt. Benjamin, arrived her.
yesterday from Canton and Maclo, with dates NJ
the latter place TO the 9Th Of January nearly tb,
weeks later than our previous adyices, ria Eng
lSnu' ne fahama and the kosclusko ian En-.
slish ship, bound TO London, with a cargo Of t.,s
estimated at half million Of doars1 had been al
lowed TO leave the port a special favour bv the
Commander in CHIEF Of the English fleet. and hv
Capt. Elliott. The following is n COPY of the in
s'rnmen1 under which the Panama was allowed to
Mr.. Archibald A. Richie, citizen of the limited
states OF America and merchant trading nj Canton
having made oath on the 3lst day OF Dscember
l94O, before his ETcelency, Charles Elliot. Chief
superintendent Of Trade Of British subjects in
china, that to his certain know ledge the vSboI. ~
the cargo now borne on the ship Panama oC Nev
ork, IN the said United States, whereof ID. p
behJaInln IS master, y the property OF Messrs N
j.. and ". Grswold, and other merchants Of New
ork, and the master Of the said ship Panama
These are therefore to certify, that under the
special circumstances which attach TO the said ,bi
Panama, have thought A. to permit her TO denaIt
itOm the port and river Of Canton, in the prosscu
ton OF her intended voyage 10 New York afores,id
and the respective Captains, Comma nders and Com
manding Officers Of her Britannia Maiestv,s shins
and vessels are to take notice thereof aeeordinoly
and TO permit the said ship Panama to proceed on
her INTENDED voynge without obstruction or moles.
taIton.
Given under my hand IN board II. 10. M. shin
wellesley, oil Churnpee, I'd January, 1871.
loigned) J. GORDoN BRHHER,
Commodore ofthe Is, Glass, and Commander.
n-Chlef Of VI. b. Maiesty's Naval Forces in
India and China.
This Of course gave great dissatisfaction 10 the
foreign merchants who had sent forward remonstran-
ce' 10 NE Commodore, protesting against tho dc.
parture OF the ships, on the ground OF the egaltv
Of the act, rs benefit to particular class, &c &C
/ The answer Of the Commodore was that he wa.
pledged 70 the Chinese 70 let the ships pass md
could not break his word. The following o1trncts
rom the Canton Press show the general feeling at
\ Macao: ~
! "Ihc laHity ofthe blockade has long been mat.
ter olnotorety, the inner passage by the Broadway
having, throughout been left open, but We confess
We we're not prepared for the EsgIish authorize.
being the FIRST 10 break by the only entrance which
they ever have pretended 10 keep closed that 9TH,
Bocca Tigris. The advantages which by this p,r.
tai obseyancc Of the blockade will be thrown into
the hands, or rather pockets Of favored few tbos,
interested IN the cargoes Of the Panama and Kos.
eiuiko, 20 the exclusion Of the general Commercial
community, have, rs may be supposed, caused con
siderable and, we think, jus discomfort, and we bsnt
that deputatlon Of several gentlemen has leC Co
the Bogue, % lay before ". r. the Connodore
all the particulars concerning these two ships, which
Judging from what we Iolrn, n. F.. is but imper
fectly acquainted WITH
The same paper states that
'Conaderable excitement has prevailed nmont
the mercantile community during tho past week i
consequence Of large purchases Of new teas in Can
ton having suddenly been made, At rather high pri
ees, Tor shlpmen' ~ the American ship Panama, an,
IN the Alabama alias Kosciusko ais. The old Fn
glish ship Malcolm. The rates Tor thoss purohase
seem to have been so high with reference TO an,
chance Of an opening Of the trade generally thst n
q impression obtained currency that the agents mus
J, nave had some reasoL 10 suppose the ships wout
. DC snoweo egress, and this suppositon wa
confirmed by pilots being sent for 70 take them 1
sea,