The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1844-08-21


smu. gls goods may be coniscaied, whatever their
description or value may be; while the merchant
vessels engaged in such transactions shall either
be prohibited from trading, or when their accounts
are closfd, be strictly required TO depart witnou'
The least favor or screening the Chinese officers
also shall take such native traders as have been
engaged 10 smuggling, such custom house OH
GERS as have been sharing the spclls, and after
severe inyestganon, punish them ACCORDING 70 law
ID Hereafter, whenever Chinese Traders shall
wish 70 lake goods to Hong Kong for sale, they
mus hrst pay the duties according to the new re-
guaions al the respective ports OF Canton, Fuchau,
Amoys Nngpo and shanghai, while they obtain
pefmits from the various custom houses after which
they may depart without hlndrance. Should CHI
nese traders wish TO proceed TO Hong Kong for the
purpose OF laying in stock OF goods, they are also
permitted to go 10 the offices of the Chinese autho-
rites at the ports Of Canton, Fuchau, Annoy, Ningpo
and Shanghai, aud ask for Il passport, taking care
~ pay the duties on the Importation OF their goods
But Chinese merchants purchasing goods at Hong
Kong must ship them on board Of Chinese vessels,
which vessels must request port clearance from
Hong Kong, just as they ubiain permit from the
five pors above mentioned 10 proceed to Hong
Kong. Al ships and merchants provided with such
permits must exhibited them to the Chinese officers
every time Of their arrival, for inspection and ex-
amlnatIon, ~ order 70 avoid mistakes. Al other
ports IN kwantung, Fuken, Chicken, Kiangsu, such
is Ghapu, Sc., they not being places OF constant
intercourse, The Chinese traders are not permitted
TO ask tor permits 10 go 10 Hong Kong and It they
si 81, the -evenve cutters must combine with the
Eaglisn ofcers 10 inquire into their conduct and
report.
ia AT Hong Kong an English officer must be ap-
pointed who, on the arrival OF Chinese vessels nj
that port Tor the purpose OF purchasing goods must
str ely examine thelr passes; and should there be
any Chlnese vessels or traders not provided with
passes, or with passes NOT furns ed at Canton, Flu
clau, Amoy, Ningpo, and shanghai, shall consider
them suluggrrs and evadrrs OF the duties, while
a report OF the circumstances shall be sent to the
Chinese officers, order To inquire into the affair
Under surh an arrangement not only will pirates
DE- stopped IN their progress, but all kinds Vt SNUG
siing VIII be prevented.
l5 AS the arrangements at Hong Kong are GER
tallIy NOT ike those at the five ports, and as there
are Chinese officers stationed there, should Chi
traders get in debt Ia the merchants OF other
NATIONS, the Engiish officer must settle the al
fair; but II Chinese debtors escape from Hong
Kong aud return to their native districts, where
lney have property aud inherances, the English
consnls shall draw up an account Of the matter and
report to the Chinese officers, who shall prose
cute the parties But Chinese merchants trading
abroad must also have Some factory orpersons who
stand as security for them. Should English mer-
cfi4ns without Ifqilrng accurately be deceived ny
tnein, the officers cannot inquire farther With
respect to English merchants a. the hive ports get
ing into debt to Chinese traders and escaping 10
Hong Koia--un the Chlnese officers making "a
statement, accompanied by all the proofs 10
The English officers, the latter shall act according
to the fifth clause Of the pres. mt supplementary
treaty, il order TO put the parties on an equal foot
ing
is II former section it is clearly stated that
whenever Chinese carry goods TO Hong Kong for
sale, or convey goods from Hong Kong 10 the five
poris, they must obtain permits from the various
custom houses; il is agreed upon that the Off
GERS OF customs at the five ports shall make state
neut ot The humber of permits granted, and OF The
NAMES u ne vessels and merchants receiving them
together with the description OF goods therein spe
cl.ied whether conveyed from Hong Kong To the
vari0,is ports, or from The various ports TO Hong
Kong which report shall be sent in TO the super
lntendent Of customs at Canton, who shall again
lnform The presiding officer at Hong Kong, TO ex-
anime and verify. The English officer shalt also
make monthly report OF the merchant vessels re-
sorting ti,her with their cargoes, to the superin-
tcndent Of customs at Canton, who shall lmme.
diatey communicate il TO the various custom-hcu-
ses, for examination and veritcatioR. Thus mu
tually examining and comparing, we may possibly
be able 10 prevent the uss OF false permits, vain
preteuoes ard smuggling transactions, while mat
ters will be kept IN the right channel.
H. Small English vessels, such as schoon+rs and
cutters, yaws, sr fast boats, OF every kind, have
hitherto been subject to no duties It IS now agreed
upon thatall such vessels gong from Hong Kong
and Canton to Macao, with the exception of the
letters aud packages, and passengers baggage,
which according 10 the old regulations were ex-
empted from duties, II laden with merchantable
goods whether tor import or export, or whether
with full or half ladng, even 10 hundred weight
of cargo such vessels, according to their tonnage,
shall pay duties agreed upon. But these small
vessels are not 10 be put upon the same scale with
large foreign ships. Moreover, they clear out and
they differ from the large foreign ships, which
chor at Whalnpoa only; so that if they should be
called upon TO pay duties like the large foreign
ships, il would necessarily be inconvenlent and i'm.
proper. Hencetorth, therefore, these vessels shall
be cassed 10 the following manner:--The smallest
ot them shall be rated ut rs tons and the largest oil
them nj $50 tons, and every time they enter port
they shall pay mace Tor every ton those which
do not amount to IS tons shall be reckoned at that
rate and those above $50 tons shall be considered
az large foreign vessels, and according to the new
regulations pay five mace for every ton. With re
spect to Fuchdn and the other ports, as there are
no small vessels cf tins kind coming and gOing II
~ not necessary 10 make amy regulations
The regulations tor the small vessels above al
luded 10 here follow:
l. All such English schooners, cutters, yawIs or
fast boats must be provided with permit from the
English officers, ~rllten IN English and Chinese,
staipg clearly their size and description, and how
much is their tonnage, ready Tor inspectionand ex-
| afnination.
2 Whenever those small vessels shall arrive at
The Bogue, they shall stop and report, just the
| large foreign ships do it they contain merchans'
goods they must also report themselves at the Gus
tom house al Whampod, and when they arrive at
The provincial city they must deposit their pass at
the consuls Office in order TO request permission
| from the superintendent of customs at Canton to
unload their cargo; but should they land their
goods without such permission, they muft be dealt
with according 10 the THIRD section OF the new
rca regulations respecting the reporting to
the custom house Of goods newly imported.
. Whtn tht imported BoouS nave hii ueen idnu.
ed, and The goods for expectation shipped, the i'm
port and export duties, Il gelher with the measure
menl charges having been paid, the consul at the
port shall deliver up the passport and allow the
vessels 10 depart. Canton Press, March 30.
PRlzg F,eHr IN BosToN-We learn that one Of
these disgusting and brutal exhibitions came off,
yesterday morning one Of the islands in our harbor
The fight made up in the city, and the parties. with
two hundred spectators, we are told left Long
Wharf in sloop about O'Clock in the morning when
the wateimsn ce, and proceeded to the Outer
Brewster The fg began about nine O'Clock and lasted
hours ond minutes sry one hundred rounds'
| were fought.
The is called Joe Long the vanqnshed snamed
smith Engishman, formerly OF the steamship Acadia,
who had for ind vidual named M'CIusky
| from New York. Who Longs second We oil not
1 earn
Smith II IA sail has received terrible brusing, and
| Long did not come off scathelefs.
The parties this most al graceful affair, told
came back the CITY Mt Yesterday and hope