Image TileImage TileImage TileImage TileImage TileImage TileImage TileImage TileImage TileImage TileImage TileImage TileImage TileImage TileImage TileImage TileImage TileImage TileImage TileImage Tile
Image size: 6656x7680 Scale: 35% - PanoJS3
Page overview thumbnail

Article text

China,
We have received Canton papers up to the 23th
of May last, at which period the stoppage of the
Tea Trade had been recently withdrawn. The
Ca!edonia front Sydney arrived in Canton early in
May. The following is the latest Price Current in
our possession, extr.cted fromu the Cauton Prssr
of the 25th of May.
BLACK TEAS.-BohIea Canton, and l"nkeen,
none; Cougou Song. k'd, and l B. Lf. & Pek. k'd,
19 a 30 ; Campoi, none ; Souchong, 3G a .12;
Hung inney, 20 a 32; Pekoe, 3 a 62 ; NinJ
Yong, 19 a 20; Ankoi, none; Pouclhon, 18 a 20;
Orange Pekoe, 20 a 40; Caper, 19 a 21, no fine
remaining;
G?U N T.ts.--T'wankay, 21 a 30; Skin, 18
a 30; IIyson, 31 a 70; Young llyson, 28 a 42 2;
Imperial, 34 a 65; Gunpowder, 34 a 68 ; Canton
Tea, 20 a 21; 30 a 32.
JAVA Reca, at 1 a 30 to 1 a 40; Manilla, at
1 a 35 to 1 a 40.
Not.having any intelligence of so late a date as
the following, we copy it firom the Sydnsey Gazetts
of yesterday.
"Macnno, 7th June. 1839.
" Rumors have no doubt already reached you
of the troubled and uncertain state of our rela
tions with the Chinese for upwards of two months
)past. Our difficulties commenced with the arrival
of the Imperial Commissionar, whose threats and
unreasonable demands led to a complete stoppage
of the trade-the imprisonment of the whole
foreign community of Canton,-theu to the sur
render and delivery to the Chinese of 20,283
chests of opium-and finally to the retreat from
Canton of nearly every British merchant. Such
then is our present position, there being now only
one English ship in Whampoa Reach. oWe daily
look for the arrival from Canton of the remainder
of our countrymen.
The American merchants still remain at Can
too, but we believe they still hesitate about sign
ing the bond required of them ; however some of
their ships are said to be now preparing for a
start for Whampoa. The penalty annexed to this
bond is death to all the parties concerned in smug
gling opinm, tooWhampoa, and confiscation of the
ship and cargo; and sad experience has taught us
that Chinese mandarins, are by no means scrnpu
lous with regard to the proof of a foreigners
.guilt-when they can with safety execute their
laws upon him. But in addition to this risk,
British subjects have another to contend with, as
the chief Superintendent, Captain Elliott, had
issued a public notice, strictly forbidding them to
bring any British property withimn the bogue, and
cautioning them that the British Government will
not be responsible in any shape for its safety. Of
this notice, as well as of various documents, lately
issued, and which bear on this subject, you have
copies in the newspaper, which we hand under a
esjlprte cover.
It is impossible to say when these troubles may
and, for our part we are stromigly of opinion the
the English trade at all events will continue stop
ped, till i larger force is sent, either from India
or England, to negociate with the Chinese Go.
vernment ; and, moreover, that the American
trade and that of other Nations will go on only to
a limited extent, and at.a greater hazard liable to
constant interruptions. What adds more mate
rially to the difficulties of our position, is, that
many of the -parties formerly carrying on the
opium trade on the Coast of China, are deternmi
ned to renew their operations with increased
activity-whenever the ships have left Whampoa,
and consequently all foreigners have had an oppor
tunity of e(fecstug a retreat."
$