Narrative of the Voyages and Services of the Nemesis from 1840 to 1843: And of the Combined Naval and Military Operations in China : Comprising a Complete Account of the Colony of Hong-Kong, and Remarks on the Character & Habits of the Chinese, Volume 1H. Colburn, 1845 - 488 pages |
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Admiral afterwards already Amoy anchor Anunghoy appeared armed arrived artillery attack battery Bengal Volunteers board the Nemesis boats Bocca Tigris body Bogue brigade British canal Canton river Capt Captain Elliot Captain Hall Captain Herbert capture carried Chapoo China Chinese Chuenpee Chusan coast command commenced defence destroyed distance Emperor enemy English factory fire flag force foreigners forts gate ginjals Gordon Bremer guns harbour hill Hong-Kong hostilities hundred island junks Keshen land length Lieutenant Macao Madagascar Madras Artillery mandarin marines matchlocks merchants miles morning Nankin naval nearly Ningpo occasion officers opium party passage passed Phlegethon plenipotentiary Portuguese position possession principal proceeded regiment remarkable round seamen sent shewed ships shore shot side Sir Henry Pottinger Sir Hugh Gough Sir William Parker soldiers soon squadron steamer taken Tartar town trade troops vessel walls Wantung war-junks Whampoa whole Woosung wounded
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Page 478 - Consul will inquire into the merits of the case, and do his utmost to arrange it amicably. In like manner, if a Chinese have reason to complain of a British subject, the Consul shall no less listen to his complaint, and endeavour to settle it in a friendly manner. If disputes take place of such a nature that the Consul cannot arrange them amicably, then he shall request the assistance of...
Page 482 - Canton, deliver up her sailing letter or register to the British Consul, who will obtain permission from the Hoppo for her to discharge her cargo, which she is not to do without such permission, under the forfeiture of the penalties laid down in the 3rd clause of the general regulations of trade.
Page 477 - ... government. The number of these boats shall not be limited, nor shall a monopoly of them be granted to any parties. If any smuggling take place in them, the offenders will of course be punished according to law. Should any of these boat people, while engaged in conveying goods for English merchants, fraudulently abscond with the property, the Chinese authorities will...
Page 475 - Superintendent of Customs, specifying the register tonnage of the ship and the particulars of the cargo she has on board ; all of which being done in due form, permission will then be given to discharge, and the duties levied as provided for in the tariff. IV. COMMERCIAL DEALINGS BETWEEN ENGLISH AND CHINESE MERCHANTS.
Page 479 - Seamen and persons belonging to the ships shall only be allowed to land under authority and rules which will be fixed by the Consul, in communication with the local officers ; and should any persons whatever infringe the stipulations of this Article, and wander away into the country, they shall be seized and handed over to the British Consul for suitable punishment.
Page 480 - Koolangsoo will be withdrawn, as provided for in the Treaty of perpetual Peace and Friendship, the moment all the monies stipulated for in that Treaty shall be paid ; and the British Plenipotentiary distinctly and voluntarily agrees, that all dwelling-houses, store-houses, barracks, and other buildings that the British troops or people may have occupied, or intermediately built or repaired, shall be handed over, on the evacuation of the posts, exactly as they stand...
Page 478 - If, unfortunately, any disputes take place of such a nature that the Consul cannot arrange them amicably, then he shall request the assistance of a Chinese officer, that they may together examine into the merits of the case, and decide it equitably. Regarding the punishment of English criminals, the English Government will enact the laws necessary to attain that end, and the Consul will be empowered to put them in force ; and regarding the punishment of Chinese criminals, these will be tried and...
Page 126 - ... instantly it blew up with a terrific explosion, launching into eternity every soul on board, and pouring forth its blaze like the mighty rush of fire from a volcano. The instantaneous destruction of the huge body seemed appalling to both sides engaged. The smoke, and flame, and thunder of the explosion, with the fragments falling round, and even portions of dissevered bodies scattering as they fell, were enough to strike with awe, if not with fear, the stoutest heart that looked upon it.
Page 478 - In like manner, if a Chinese have reason to complain of a British subject, the Consul shall no less listen to his complaint, and endeavour to settle it in a friendly manner. If disputes take place of such a nature that the Consul cannot arrange them amicably, then he shall request the assistance of the Chinese authorities, that they may together examine into the merits of the case, and decide it equitably.
Page 475 - English merchantman, on entering any one of the abovementioned five ports, shall pay tonnage-dues at the rate of five mace per register ton, in full of all charges. The fees formerly levied on entry and departure, of every description, are henceforth abolished.