Mobile register and journal. [volume] (Mobile, Ala.) 1841-1849, 1845-03-20
very late rom china-short passage ofthe
Houuua.


very late from china-short passage oTthe
NEw-YoRK. March II
The clipper ship llouqua, Captain Palmer. the dis
eoverer OF Palmer Islands, arrived here yesterday in
The remarkably short passage of ninety days from
Canton.
She sailed from Macao on The 9Th Of Dece ml,er.
and we have received the Hong Kong Gazette of the
| 7ih.
This passage Of the Houqna is one Of he shor,es,
on record. She 10 the beautiful vessel we eve,
saw.
There is mol much news OF consequence. We
find few interesting commercial items, which we
annex.
The Chinese seas are full of pirates; and they had
beconIe build enough to attack small towns.
The Celestials are progressing rapidly m Euro
pean civilization. One Two treaties like
those with America and England will perfect them.
The Montauk to sail in three days for New
York.
| Prom The Hong Kong Gazette, Dec. L
On the evening OF "Wednesday pra'cal vessel
entered this harhor and landed sf her crew near
Green Island; they pundered small native town
Of valuables 10 the amount Of 500, and then ca.
capped to their boats The following evening the nj
rates again entered the bor and boarded water
boat from which they extracted considerable sum
Of money. The crew Of the waier-bmal. made noise
which was heard on board the II. nj. steamer Pros
erpine. Boats were promptly launched and pursuit
made, but the pirates again escaped. In last ia
sue expressed approximations Of something Of ihi.
kind. The recent attack Of the Hannah, and various
other affars, which have not been mentioned in the
public poweTs sluw that the Ladrones holder and
more numerous than usual
| Yesterday received the following docutnP nts
| in the Portuguese aud English languages, which 10
those interested in The trade Of China are Of great
Importance. We read in there enaciments OF the
| Macao Senate the fate Of their beautiful town In
the va in hope Of raising small revenue, by
mage duty, they drive foreign shipping from their
port; and they retain an expensive custom house
tabshmen mt. whose labor will he light Merchants
will not bond goods in Macao. paying aduy upon re-
export, when they snre them in Hongkong with
equal security without paying amy exacon wiiaiey-
err Neither will vessels requiring to reft, enter the
Typa or inner harbor for that purpose; paying ton
age duty OF 81. per tom when the equally har-
bor Of Hongkoug is opened TO them graiuIousl,
The folly Of her ewn children has doomed Macao to
certain ruin-they have thrown away their last
chance; Of this their empty houses and deserted hnr
Dor will give them proof
The Royal Senate Of Macao, makes known to the
public that from this date the port Of the city
remans opened IN all it's anchorages for vessels of
all nations enter, subject to the regulations Of the
port, and the fiscal laws, and for the foil information
Of the public, il is made known BY the present Edict
Macao AT The meeting Of the 27h November, 1874.
| The Royal Senate makes known to The public,
that since this date The vessels TINT the inner
harbor, outside Typa, will he subject to the regu.
lations of the police Of The port and custom house.
paving, besides the duties Of the goods, per tar
the anchorage Of FIVE mace per ton, wthoui further
fees. Vessels that wIsh for pilot are requested to
apply for the to the Patro-iKor for whose
vice, they are to pay five taels on coming in, aud
other five going and for the information al all
The present Edci is fixed on its customary places.
Macao, at the meeting Of the 9th November, 1874.
In our last issue. when noticing the establishment
ola branch Of the Bank Of Western India in Hong
Kong, stated that the difficulty the bank would
have to encounter would he the want Of an establish
ed colonial currency. More than two years and n
half ago the Governor by proclamation in the Ga
zetie, arranged thar in the meantime for bazaar pur
chases, hire, &C., (but without prejudice nercan-
tile transactions dllars and rupees should he deem
ed IA legal ten er. All dollars were to be taken at
par with reference to each other, and II Company 3
rupees to be equal to one dollar. As n temporary
arrangement, when this island still the proper iy
OF China. and only held by force Of arIns point
from whence military opera ions might he well
suited the existing of affairs; now that the
island has been established into British colony. and
the branch Of thriving bank has been planted, our
currency must be placed on very different footing
We believe that this subject has escaped the az
ienton of the local government. and that long
a lega. currency will he established by ordinance OF
the legislative Council. Over mercantile lransac-
iions-using tho word mercantile as referring TO
large transactions between European and Chinese
merchants-ihe currency of Hong Kong will have lit
tie or no inluence-as heretofore silver, whether
coined or in bullion will be valued according 10 The
custom of the country. Sales purchases, freights
exchanges and assurances may continue TO he paid
or received 10 spanish dollars, and we presume SO
long rs merchants come to such understanding
amuag themselves the local currency will have no
influence in the matter. That ie If sells b goods
amounting TO $1,000 Spanish, B. cannot paw A. with
, $1,000 Mexican on the plea that Mexcans are legal
tender The existing currency is exceedingly defec.
tive, and any attempt at banking, until il is mate.
rally changed, will be difficult in the extreme
1 Spanish dollars, as matter of would never
be Deposited in the bank, rs no man would lodge
them the chance Of being paid back in other dol
aaf dIsrn tf five he l,lrt
orig inally gnne nIo by government in their cal
cuiatioms, was in the value al which they rated the
Republican dollars, and in all their payments the,
: profit by this mistake