Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1842-04-13
LATE FROM CHINA,

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New York on Wednesday afternoon. one hun,
dred and eleven days from Canton, bringing il.
telIigence fourteen days later.
Among the passengers brought home is y,
Alfred P. Edwards, the supercargo, Who wnb
boats crew, were seized, and most iitrfae..
ously maI.reated by The Chinese. No allen.
lion had been paid 10 the interference of III,
American Consul in the matter, but il is llie n.
ten,ion Of Mr. Edwards to represent the wha..
affair TO Congress.
The Chinese continued 10 sink stones apl
block up the river al Canton. They have al,d
placed guns in their newly erected forts anil
they are determined to stop the shipment Of
teas from Canton TO Macao, and of cotton from
Macao to Canton.
Yakeen, an imperial commissioner, was kill.
ed in the attack on Chinhae He has left in.
mense wealth.
Elepoo, The high Imperial Commissioner Of
Chekeang, has been dsgraced by The E np..
ror. Tang Ting Ching has also heen disgraced
Lin, being restored TO favor, is hereafter ro
regulate the yellow fever, and 10 keep ii with.
In It's banks.
Hong Kong. The new British settlement, h..
gan to improve rapidly in building and business,
Seven Chinese trading vessels had bee9
seized by H. Majesly's squadron in the Chi.
nese waters, taken To Hongkong, and condemn.
ed as lawful prizes.
We have heard nothing farther Of the report.
ed capture of HangchowIoo, the capital Of the
province of Chekeang.
Sir Henry Pouinger and Admiral Sir Wm.
Parker were both al Chusan on 23d Noyem.
Der.
No other news whatever has been received
from The north.
From Annoy no news Of moment had been
received.
The repnris from Canton are various: one is,
that the Emperor had sent orders to fight j!
OUT" for that demands of the British so
unreasonable; tha; if he gives them chair, they
then want a bed. Another is that Keshen AMI
two other officers have been deputed to NlngPe,
10 treat with H. NJ. Plenipoleniary.
From Canton Press, Dec. 4.
Trade is proceeding as usual in Canton, al
though upon un(avOrable terms. By forcing
sales of manufactures upon an unwilling mar.
ket, their prices are even lower now than be-
fore, and cotton also shows tendency to de-
cline Teas are about The same as last week,
but it is observed that this years crop is gene
rally OF an inferior quality. Large quantities
of green teas are now being prepared in Ma
Gao for the American market a considerable
portion OF these sorts Of teas, as indeed of ma
ny others, being now shipped from here Instead
of from Canton. The scarcity Of the circuIat-
ing medium daily increases, and Sycee silver is
at par, whilst Mexican dollars are OF extremely
difficult sale at a 5 per cent discount. We
were, we learn, misinformed last week, when
partially aitribuing The present scarcity bl Sill
yer dollars to The shipment ofihe ransom mo-
ney Of Canton, 10 Calcutta. The dollars then
received were.mosrly kept for the use Of the ex-
pedilion: and considerable portion Of them
must have again been circulated. The chief
reason for this sudden diminuIion OF these dol
lars may probably be sought in the present
troubled state Of the country, when Spanish
dollars. as generally more current than Sycee,
and, besides, easily concealed, are eagerly
sought after in the province Of Canton, Fokeen,
and Chekeang by the people. Another rea-
son, which would however not act with quite so
sudden effect, is the nearly total cessation of
supply of these sort of dollars, and their rapid
destruction in the hands Of the Chinese, from
their habit of Stamping them; measure resort
ed to by Them. as bills of exchange are endOrs'
ed by US, holding those whose stamps is upon
them, responsible for the goodness oflhe metal.