Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, W.T. [i.e. Wis.]) 1843-1844, 1843-11-18

that the Imperial Commissioner, Ke-
ing, was to have met the English Com
missioner at HongKong on the 10th of
June for the exchanging of the ratfi-
cation of the Treaty, but that he failed
to meet at the time appointed; and it
was rumored that Keing was about to
insist upon meeting Her Majesty's
Plenipotentiary some where midway
between Hong Kong and Canton
He was at Canton on the 4th. In
ong-Kong every thing was prepared
for the reception of the Imperial Com.
missioner. A spacious hall had been
erected for the exchange Of the impor-
tant documents; and preparations for a
splendid entertainment were in pro-
gress.
On the 18th Of June the Roman
Catholic Churh of Hong-Kong was of
pened for public worship, and the GER
emony Of consecrating the Church was
performed by the Project Apostolic on
the Roman Catholic Mission; and do
nations were received to the amount
of S6,Ol2 from English, Portuguese
and Spanish gentlemen.
The export Of Tea from China TO
England in the month of May, ls43,
was:-Of Green, l.s6l,l3l Ibs.; and
of Black, 1861, 1856 lbs.--And the to-
tal amount from tee lst July, lS42, to
3lst May, ls43, was 40, 2ol,25l lbs.
There was considerable sickness at
Hong Bong, particularly in the Garris-
on and among the shipping in the har-
Dor.
FROM AFR1cA--By the arrival at
Philadelphia of the schooner Kathleen,
Capt. Taylor, we have the following l.
TENS in addition to those already COM
municated by our Philadelphia cores
pendent. A considerable British
squadron was constantly on the coast,
Notwithstanding which the slave trade
was carried on extensively, and very
few capture made.
The u. S. Gazette has learned from
Capt Taylor that whenever boarded
by an English man-of-war he was in
variably treated with politeness and no
attempt made to search, merely as
matter of form, looking at clearance or
register, and often purchasing sup
plies of such articles as stood in need
Of
The Second West India Regiment
which was lately stationed in the West
Indies nd arrived at Sierra Leone, the
officers Of which were generally in
good health aud had entrusted to Capt.
Taylor letter bag for their friends in
Nassau.
A mixed Court of Commission has
been established at Bonavista, (Cape
dc Verds,) for the trial of captured
slaves.
There were two or three French crui-
sers on the coast, also the U. S. sloop
of war Saratoga, and schooner, Por
poise; understood officers and crew to
be all we'll but did not see either YES
sci, they being to eeward.
CHILL AND PERU,-The correspoR-
dent of the Philadelphia Ledger furn-
ishes the following in relation TO Chilli
and Peru:
"CHILI is prosperous and promis-
ing country. In its social and polite
al corditon--in the Arts, in Agricul-
ture, in Commerce, and in all the i'm
provemenis of the age, this Republic
is far, very far in advance Of the other
Spanish American States There is
more Of stability and permanency in
its Government; its rulers are guided
by more tolerant and enlightened
policy, and the Representative Body
appear to be actuated by more enlarg-
ed and liberal feelings than in'any 9TH
er Of these Countries. The National
Congress, in session at Santiago, was
proceeding with dignity and delibera-
ton in discussing and perfecting meas
ures for reforming the laws, giving
stability to the institutions, and foster
ing, by salutary enaetments, the vari-
Gus branches OF Industry in The Repub-
lie. In fine, Chill is iu the full tide
of successful experiment. as free, in
dependent and happy nation.
VALPARAISO is the most thriving
and business-like town on the entire
Pacific. The population is already
nearly 10000 souls, and rapidly incre-
asng. The harbor was full of slip
ping, which gives existence to large
y,,o,,,t IS h,,s.naSS IN that MORT De-