The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1844-08-21
CHINA.
suppiemcntarysTrcn Non-oaicial Trims
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suppIemcntarysTrcnty Truns-
lation.
!. The regulations for leving duties on imported
and exported merchandise, which have passed the
ofhcia seal, shall h,ncefoFth be held TO be law
IN the five ports OF Canton, Fuchau, Annoy, Ninspo
ard Shanghai
2 The newly appointed commercial regulations
which have been officially promulgated shall hence
forth be IN force al the aforesaid ports
3. The fines levied on merchant vessels, which
have entered port, and neglected to report them
Ives TO the Custom House, together with the
merchandise which has been confseated 10
government, according TO the third article o the
recent commercial treaty.
A. As soon the five ports Of Canton, Fuchau,
Annoy, Nlngpo and Shanghai. shall have been OPEN
ed, The places allowed for British merchants 10
trade al shall be the above-named five ports, and
they shall not be permitted 10 go TO other ports ;
while the Chinese people shall not be permitted to
connect themselves with them, and IN trade
clandestinely in other ports Furthermore, the
public envoy Of the British nation has issued a
proclamation, clearly forbdding the resort ~ other
places; and should the merchants OF The English
naton either break this contract or dlsobey this
regulation, affecting not to have heard Of the po-
clamatiOn OF the public envoy, while they proceed
to other ports, and wander aboni buying aud SELL
ing, It shall be lawful for the Chinese officers 10
cOIfscaie both ship and cargo altogether and the
English officers are NOT 10 make any obJecuon--
Should Chinese subjects proceed To other places
aud secretly connect themselves with the English
dealt with according to the laws oil The country al
5. Since the conclu .ion oil the treaty OF Nan
king, the government Will certainly not he response
ole tor the debts OF merchants; aud, according 10
he 4th article of the recent commercial treaty, the
transactions between English and Chinese nler-
chants are not 10 be conducted any more according
20 the old system OF security hongs, when petitions
were made tor the pay mant at debts, as IL on re
cord; bur hencetorward, whether Chinese are IN.
debted 70 English, or English 10 Chlnese if the
counts be correct, The Persous present, and the pro
perry in existence, then the parties must appear be-
agreement, when, in accordance with the CON
tract entered into, the different parties may pursue
each other; but there is 10 be no general secufity
OF the whole BODY for individual merchants
s. At Canton and other of the five pors the Eng
lish merchants, whether constantly resident OF oc-
cdsional visitors, must not disorGery go lno The
villages and crafty heirdrsres in wandering about;
also they not go far into the interior 10 rade;
Dut the Chinese officers opght, IN connection with
the English consnls, and IN accordance ,wiih he
feelings Of The people and the nature OF thr conn-
try, to consult and fix boundary, which mus nor
be passed over in order to maintain constant good
feeling and peaceful relations between The Two ns
tons. Whenever sailors and people rom the yes
sells arrive, they must wait until the consus aud
the native officers have first established the regna
ton, when they may he allowed to 60 on shore
But It Engllshmen dlsobey these regulations. and
disorderly enter the inner territory toramhe about,
no matter what class OF people they may be, II VIII
then be allowable for the people OF the connrry To
seize them. and deliver them over 70 the consus at
the English nation for punishment, as clrcnmstan.
ces may require Bat the people must not beat and
wonndthem, lest they Infringe upon the estaoshe d
harmony. tta
T. In the treaty of Marking it has been stated thai
Englishmen may take their families, and proceed to
the five ports OF Canton Fuchau, Annoy, Ningpo and
Shanghai, to dwell, without being insulted or re-
stricted; hut the Chinese officers must in unison
with the English consul, and in conformity with
ut h nnA "A u n
or what houses or sites OF houses they may make
use Of, which ii shall be permitted TO Eng ishmen
10 hire, the rent being according 10 the scie 81 pr
ces curreat at the various ports for such purposes
in conformity with which bargains may be struck
and contracts entered into; the Chinese on the one
hand not practising extortioD, and the Ep5llsh on
the other not vlolenty Insisting on the hirng ei
particular spots The consuls Of the Ergllsn nation
shall annually make report at the number OF
houses whIchth English nave either built or hired,
10 the native officers, who shall IN their turn cnort
1t to the proper tribunal But the number OF houses
will naturally depend on the number Of merchants,
and the number Of merchants on the state Of trade,
that it will be difficult fix the amount before
hand. 3a7tf III
Formerly he merchants OF every foreign ma
ton were permitted To trade at the single port Of
anton only, but last year was agreed at Markings
that II the Emperor should ratiiy the treaty, the
merchants OF the various nations OF Europe should
be allowed to proceed 10 the tour ports OF Fuctau,
Annoy, Ningpo and Shanghai, for the purposes ol
objection. But since every other nation has been
put upon the same footing with the English, should
the Emperor In future manifest any rev favor to-
ward the various nations, then il shonldhe allowa.
BILE for the English to share in the same advantages;
neither the English nor foreign nations, however.
must make this pretext tor disorderly soliciting
further grace in order to show their firm adherence
10 the treaty.
Should any lawIess Chinese, after infringing
the laws, escape to Hong Kong, or conceal Them
selves on board OF any English men-of war or
merchant vessels, AS soon as the English cheers
have discovered them, they must be delivered over
TO the Chinese officers for punishment Should the
Chinese officers, however, make previous inquiry
or discover suspicious circumstances, which tie
English officers have not tonnd our, then the Chr
nese officers shall seek interview with the Eng
sh officers, in order To examine aud srize the Of
tenders. When the criminals have already con-
fessed, or evidence has been elected, from which
it would appear that the individuals IN question
runaway felons then the English officers shall de-
liver them up, without making any difficulty.
Should English sailors soldiers, or other British
subjects, whether natives OF England or ITS colo
MES, black or white, from whatever Cause. escape
10 China and conceal themselves there, the Chi
rese officers shall also seize and conpe them, and
deliver them over to the nearest English officer tor
judgment, without the slightest attempt at conceal
meni, TO the disturbance OF the existing amcable
arrangements.
10 AT each Of the five ports open forbade there
shall be an English man Of war al anchor, III order
to restrain the sailors on board Ut the English
merchant vessels, which power the consus may
also avail themselves OF to keep in order the m-f
Grants OF Great Britain and her colonies The sail
os on board OF such men.of- war shall be subject
to the order Of the commanding officer on board
Of such vessel, and not be permitted to enter the
inner territory. The laws regarding wandering
about having equal reference TO the seameu on
board Of the men of-war that they have to The sail
ors from merchant vessels. When the man. OF war
is about to leave, another rnan-ot-war shall take
her place, and III consul charge d'afIires Of the
port shall first inform thu Chinese officers, in order
TO prevent suspicious Whenever such men ot-war
arrive in China to relieve the others, the Chimes.
warunks shall not Interrupt them; and since The
English men-of- war do not carry cargo or conduct
trade, they may be exempted from the usual mea.
surement fees, already mentioned IN the 1Aih ar-
Gle Of the commercial regulations, which are on
record.
II The treaty 81 Marking has already stipulated
that when the amount Of money agreed upon shall
have been paid, the troops gaIIIsoned at chusah