of Cbukkerdhur Naig chowkeedar's statement, I will be fully equivalent to any expense with regard to the levy of the sullamee called that the Government may be put to,) alDurbar Khurcha; and with regard to the in most every knave in the district in the strument called TURBEUT KHAN, the use of it shape of huzzooree amlab, police officer, or was introduced into this district by a man zemindar, will be convicted and brought to name Sheikh Sady, upwards of ten years ago. punishment, and the ryuts will be freed from Formerly two instruments of this description the heavy impositions which are now levied were kept at thannahs for the purpose of in- upon them, which, including impositions and flicting punishment upon such unfortunate taxes levied by other plunderers, besides the persons, as incurred the darogah's displea | Foujdarry, may be safely calculated at no less sure; and they were called KALA KHAN and than TWO HUNDRED AND FIFTY THOUSAND RUPEES FUTTEH KHAN. I have been informed, that in PER ANNUM. This large amount may surprize this district, a man died from the effects of those who have not had ample and proper opsuch maltreatment, and that Sheikh Sady, portunities of enquiring into the state of the darogah, by whose order he was, beaten, things in this district; but thus much I do to avoid the effects of the law, fled from Mid venture to say, that no covenanted European napore. However, of this I am not certain; but officer in the service of the Gevernment had I know from personal knowledge, that this been made acquainted with them; or if they very Sheikh Sady introduced the use of these had, why have they not made such things instruments of torture, KALA KHAN and FUTTEн known? As they have not brought them to KHAN, in Chittagong, upwards of five years light, I am satisfied that they have been kept in ago, where he had managed to obtain the situation of darogah and tehsildar, on a salary of one hundred rupees per mensem; that he exercised great acts of cruelty in Chittagong, where a man did actually die from the effects of beating inflicted with TURBEUT KHAN and FUTTEH KHAN, by the order of the said Sheikh Sady, darogah and tehsildar, and for which (instead of being served like the inventor of the Brazen Bull) he got only six months' imprisonment; and was, after his release ap. pointed darogah of his late domicile the jail. The instruments of torture KALA KHAN and FUTTEH KHAN, used by Sheikh Sady, are now deposited in the archives of the Chittagong Magistrate's Court.

darkness; for the persons from whom they derive that information, amlabs or zemindars, who now and then wait upon them, at their residences on visits of ceremony; but it is the policy of these very persons, (who profit by allowing such a state of things as I have above described to exist) not to bring them to the knowledge of their European superiors. But I have digressed; I say then, that if such a measure as I have taken the liberty to point out is adopted,-and the object to be obtained justifies it,-a great check will be opposed to the open and daring acts of dacoits and other unprincipled characters who now commit them almost in day-light and with impunity. That numerous dacoities and murders are committed in this district, and concealed With regard to the charges of concealing by the Police officers in participation with dakoities advanced by me against the Fouj some of the huzzooree amlah, I have only to derry amlah, both Huzzooree and Mofussil, mention two cases brought by me to the notice and of extensive malpractices carried on by of the magistrate of this district, and the nathem, I beg to say, that what I have stated,ture of the investigation made regarding them are actual facts, which I am prepared and by the Foujdaree Court. The cases alluded to able to prove, whenever the Government shall are a dakoity committed in the month of Nothink fit to order a proper investigation to be vember last, in the house of Bydenath Myhtee, made, that is by appointing a commission, the resident of Mouzah Khoudkholla, in Perofficers of which to be vested with powers of gunnah Cosseejorah, and a Dakoity, attendJudges of Circuit, and who may be directed ed with murder, committed in the house of to move from Pergunnah to Pergunnah, re- Syed Abdool Kudel, resident of Dukhin ceiving and listening to complaints of griev. Joinda, in the same pergunnah; but as these ances (to let justice have full scope, petitions cases will of themselves form the subject of on plan paper should be received) that may a separate communication, I shall reserve be brought before them and making enquiries them for my next; in the mean time I will upon the spot where the complaints are pre- conclude, by stating, that is my firm convicferred; and to instil confidence into the tion, that no effort of a single moffussil maminds of plaintiffs and petitioners, that a gistrate, with native amlah for his assistants, public notice of the object of the commission, will ever be able to eradicate or remedy the should be previously given, and this circulated evils which oppress the poor peasantry of this by proclamation and beat of drum through- district. out this district. If such a method is adopted, (and the benefit that will accrue from it to the ryuts of the district and to the state,

The Mehomedan law of retaliation (Deyeud) scknowledged by the Company's Government, would authorize Sheikh Sady being subjected to "Golabarree" and "Turbet Khan."

I have the honor to be, Sir,

Your most obdt. hum. servt.,

CHARLES GEORGE PAGE.

Midnapore, June 28, 1839.-Englishman, July 2

CHINESE QUESTION.

The Rob Roy, from China the 11th of May, The_Commissioner had, it appears, required and Singapore the 6th instant, brings intelli- the Portuguese government at Macao to degence of the utmost interest and importance liver up 3.000 chests of Opium, and on being Although the Commissioner had intimated informed that there was none in the place, his intention to re-open the legal trade on the had required that the forts at Macao should same footing as formerly, so soon as the whole be put into his hands-a requisition which of the 20,280 chests were delivered (of which it is said the governor of that settlement it appears 17,550 up to the latest private ad- had replied to, by calling upon the Comvices were in the hands of the Chinese) yet missioner "to come and take them." It is Captain Elliot, on the other hand, had express also repported that the Macao government ed an intention of stopping the trade in toto had received assurances of assistance from (after the dispatch of the ships then loading Commodore Read of the U. S. Frigate Coat Whampoa) until the instructions of H. M.lumbia, in resisting any aggression on the Ministers shall be received.

We hasten to lay before our readers-particularly as there is now a vessel under immediate despatch for England,-the most interesting portion of the conents of the Canton, papers received by the present op portunity, of which the latest is a Canton Press Extra of 5th May, our private advices being one day later.

Forts. A deputation had, it appears, been Canton, to proceed home in the Ariel, to enappointed from among!the foreign residents at force the claims of the owners of the Opium surrendered for indemnity by the British Government. It is said to consist of Messrs. Inglis, Matheson and Lindsay-the latter gentleman having already been for sometime on his way home.

It will be seen, from the following public notice, issued by Captain Elliott on the 3d May, that attempts had been made to effect

PUBLIC NOTICE.

it shall be announced under His band and

At that date about 17,000 chests Opium had been delivered over to the Chinese authorities, and orders had been issued for the re-opening of the trade, for withdrawing the boats and guards sur-sales of Opium ontside:rounding the factories, permitting the ships at Whampoa to receive and discharge cargo, and the passage boats to resume running under certain restrictions-the communication The Chief Superintendent of the Trade of to and from outside being open to all foreigners considerations affecting the safety of the whole British Subjects in China, moved by pressing in Canton, excepting sixteen individuals specified by name as being the chief parties foreign community, presently detained in Canconcerned in the Opium traffic. Captain ton, and the immense interests here and at a ELLIOTT, it will be seen, had chartered the distance dependent upon their relief, has Ariel, to carry despatches to the British go- Commanders of all British ships or vessels now to require in the strictest terms, the vernment via Suez, where it is understood she was to remain for a reply from the Home at the outer anchorages, to refrain from deliauthorities to the communications of the vering opium to any order whatsoever, except Superintendent; and it is stated, in private they shall assure themselves that it is for the letters, that Captain ELLIOTT has declared, that express purpose of completing the surrender after his departure from Canton, which will to the Chinese Government, lately made on not take place till all arrangements for the the part of Her Majesty's Government; until complete delivery of the Opium are concluded, Seal of Office, that the said surrender has it will be impracticable for British subjects to remain at Canton, it being his intention to prebeen completed. vent all British vessels from entering the river. Should it, therefore, be Captain ELLIOTT's present occasion from dwelling on the sordid The Chief Superintendent abstains on the intention to adopt such measures, and should and merciless conduct of those persons outhe possess the prower to enforce them, a pro-side, which has driven him, for the general tracted suspension of the trade appears certain-independent of all further interference on the part of the Chinese anthorities. Private advices further state, that a general intention is expressed among foreigners to retire from Canton for a season; and we believe every house in this settlement, having business relations with Conton, has received instructions not to forward goods of any description to their correspondents in that quarter-a precaution which we should suppose proceeds from the anticipated measures of Captain In the meantime, he anxiously calls upon ELLIOTT, as it would scarcely seem to be called all just men of all Nations, to afford persons for by the language held by the Commissioner regarding the re-opening of the general trade.

safety, to incur the responsibility of the are not immediately and effectually stayed, present measure. But if these proceedings he warns all such of these individuals as are British subjects, that he will execute an Act of condign justice upon them, and of fairness to the rest of the community, (free of the stain of these dangerous and disgraceful practices,) by ascertaining and publishing their names here, in England and in India.

It had previously been shipped off to Manila.

engaged in such pursuits at the present crisis, no manner of countenance or assistance.

(Signed) CHARLES ELLIOTT, Chief Superintendent of the Trade of British subjects in

Certified True Copy, by authority }

of the Chief Superintendent,

ALEX. ANDERSON,

presume also to be the fact. But I have considered, that, before the issuing of the orders for delivering up, it is difficult to feel assured that there has been no opium laid up in the several foreign factories nor any brought in the various vessels at Whampoa. The quesChina.tion does not now stop with what is in deposit on board the store ships: but at this time, when punishment is not to be inflicted on past offences, it is essential that all the Opium, wherever laid up, should be completely surrendered. Assuredly the offences of those who

Surgeon to the Superintendent

N. B.-The original of this Document is to be sent at the House of A. Anderson, Esq.Singapore Free Press, June 4.

GENERAL REPLIES OF THE HIGH

COMMISSIONER,

Published by him in the form of proclamation, before the Factories.

Reply of the 27th March, to the addess the English Superintendent, Elliott, surren dering Opium.

of

have before laid up a store thereof shall not be visited upon them.

"I have now, in conjunction with the governor and lieut, governor, determined on the rules to be observed in regard to the delivery of the opium. Besides sending a copy thereof separately to the prefect of Kwang-chow-foo, that ho may desire the hong merchants to make known the same, I also require of the said Saperintendent, instantly to ascertain what quantity of opium there may be in the foreign factories, and on the 29th officers shall be deputed to receive the same:-what quantity of opium there may be on board the ships at Whampoa, to examine and receive which officers shall be sent on the 30th:-and what quantity there is on board the twenty two store-ships out side, to examine and receive which I, the Commissi"The representation that, in obedience to the oner, and the governor, will ourselves go to commands, he will deliver up the Opium, mani |the Bocca Tigris. Whatever there may be fests a respectful sense of duty and understand stored up at other ports, since the said Supering of matters. I find that the store-ships at intendent has promised to deliver up the present in these waters are in all twenty two; whole, he should of course be held responsiand the general amount of the opium they have ble for the delivery of from time to time as it on Board, I am already informed of by my shall arrive. Should the amount be in enquiries. The Superintendent can have no excess of the 20.283 chests, it must still be difficulty in instantly assertaining from all the fully surrendered. In so doing the sincerity foreigners in the factories, the precise amounts of the purpose will be shown. And assuredly and immediately writing out and presenting no blame shall be attached to the inaccuracy a clear statement thereof, to enable me, the of the original report on account of such Commissioner, in conjunction with the Govern-excess. or and Lieutenant Governor, at once to de clare a certain period, when we will ourselves go to receive what is delivered up. He must not make an untrue report, lest he bring on himself the offence of concealing, deceiving, and glossing-over.

Beware of this!

Reply of the 28th March, to the address of the English Superintendent Elliott, stating the amount of Opium delivered up, 28,283 chests.

"By this address it appears, that the amount of Opium has been assertained, and the needful examination and receipt thereof are respectfully awaited. The real sincerity and faithfulness thus shown are worthy of praise. I find that the amout of 20,283 chests, stated by the said Superintendent, has reference only to such as is brought by the English foreigners. I, the Commissioner, have assuredly no suspicion that there is any insin cerity behind. And the statement that there is also some at other ports elsewhere, I

Dutch nations have also Consuls in superin"Besides this, the American, French, and tendence of affairs, to whom orders have now and speedily to represent the real amounts, been given in like manner to pay obedience, waiting till examination can be made and the whole received. Though the said Superintendent be peculiarily charged with the controul of the English foreigners; yet, having been permitted by be Crown, in consequence of the governor's representation, to remain as superintendent in the foreign factories, he should spread abroad his monitions, so that all may speedily deliver up what opium they have, so as to enable us to memorialize the throne conjointly, and request a conferment of favors from the great emperor, in order to afford en. couragement and stimulate exertion. Now is the time for the foreigners of all nations to repent of their faults; and pass over to the side of virtue. This is the day and time for reformation; and, if embraced, the enjoyment, of unending advantages, will be the result. Let none on any account make excuses, or seek delay, so as to incur cause for future repentance.

REPLY of the 29th March to the English and good faith, that it became anavoidably Superintendent Elliott's address, requesting necessary to take preventive steps. As to the that, as usual, the compradors and servants compradors, and others, they are in fact should be allowed, and that the passage-boats Chinese traitors, who would also suggest abshould be permitted to run between this, sconding and escape. How then could the the outer anchorages, and Macao. withdrawal of them be omitted? Yesterday, too, when you had made a statement of the amount of opium, I at once conferred on you a reward, consisting of sundry articles of food. Is this the manner in which prisoners are ever treated?

"I, the High Commissioner, in conjunction with the governor and lieut.-governor, looking up to the great emperor, embody his all comprehending kindness, and in our treatment of you foreigners of every nation never go beyond these two words, favor and justice. Such as display contumacy and contempt, how can they have aught hut justice dealt out to them! But such as shew a respectful sense of duty, shall assuredly be tenderly treated

"Yesterday the said Superintendent, when addressing in reply, promised for himself that he would certainly deliver up the Opium of his nation to the amount 20,283 chests surrendering the whole quantity as he should bring it into his hands; I therefore answered, in his praise, and at the same time clearly gave directions in regard to the places where and times when the delivery should be made. And I besides sent, in a separate form, a list of rules, and required of him to write foreign letters [or orders], to enable me to depute officers to proceed therewith, to the store-ships, and call on them to make the delivery. This was a most simple, conveniant, and easy mode of proceeding. If the said Superintendent with favor. were really acting with sincerity of purpose, he certainly should have speedily proceeded "Do you now simply command plainly all to obey my commands. Though he says, that the foreigners, with instant speed, to prepare in the foreign factories, and on board the letters, and send them in to government, to ships at Whampoa, there is now no Opium, yet enable it to give commands to all the storethe Opium laid up on board the 22 store-ships ships to deliver up in orderly succession the is all deposited therein by the foreigners re- opium, and as soon as this shall be delivered siding in the factories. Ordinarily, when up, every thing shall, without fail, be restored combining with Chinese traitors to dispose to its ordinary condition. This requisition is thereof clandestinely, it has been always indeed conformable to reason; what difficulty practicable to obtain foreign orders written is there in complying with it? If in place of at the factories, and giving the same the fast speedily making delivery, you make pretexts boats to proceed therewith outside and get possession of the commodity. How is it then that on this occasion, when surrendering the Opium, there is no knowledge of this mode of operations?

for diverting attention, in the hope that, after the strict preventive measures shall be withdrawn you may form some other scheme, who cannot see through such artful devices? And will you be enabled to make a repetition of such attempt?

"In the present address, it is represented that now, while the north wind is blowing, it "Besides deputing officers to proceed to is feared that vessels outside having Opium the Hong merchants's Consoo house, there to on board may, perhaps, set sail and go away. give verbal commands and to prevent delay, Now I find, that of late the store ships have you are also hereby required to act speedily all returned to Lintin, Macao roads, and the in obedience to this my reply. Do not again other anchorages, and there remained; doubt-be working at excuses and delay, thereby less because they have heard that commands drawing on yourself cause for future repenhave been issued requiring delivery of the tance. Opium, and therefore have not dared to sail far away. They are yet disposed to await and pay obedience, while you would desire to stir them up and make them go. I would ask, seeing that you have taken on you the responsibility in this matter, how, if the store ships should dare to sail away, you will be able to sustain the heavy criminality attach-Superintendent, Johnston, shall be sent outing to you?

"The address talks too of close restraint, as it were imprisonment, which is still more laughable. I find that from the 18th of March, when the commands were given to all the foreigners to deliver up their Opium, every thing remained as usual, until the 24th, when you came in a boat to Canton, and that night wished to take Dent and abscond with him. It was after this that cruisers were stationed to examine and observe all that went in and out. It was because you were void of truth

Reply of the 30th of March to the English Superintendent Elliott's address, proposing to send Johnston outside.

"This address represents, that the Deputy

side, to call together all the vessels, and deliver up the whole amount of opium? and gives conveyance to an order to him for my perusal. I, the high Commissioner, have carefully examined the terms of this order, and though I find therein nothing improper, yet, considering that in a previous address the said Superintendent stated, that, taking on him the power entrusted to him by his sovereign, he had required of the people of his nation immediately to deliver up the whole of the opium,-it is plain to me that, as the said Superintendent has the power of making

sach a requisition, he can have no difficulty the Opium belonging to English Subjects, in giving orders directly to all the storeships; which he had required of them to deliver up and what necessity then is there for commit to him, was 20,283 chests, and that he had no ting the matter to Johnston, and thus multi control over the people of other countries not plying the twists and bends of the transaction. under British rule. Now I, the high imperial Commissioner, commanded Snow, the Ameri“I, the high Commissioner, have given can consul, to make out a clear and full reiterated official replies, requiring of all the statement of all the opium of his country and foreigners to write orders themselves, on the present the same for delivery. But he comes ground that, in the ordinary manner of sell-forward in reply, with this statement, that aling the Opium, they have always thus disem-ready 1,540 chests have been taken and delibarked the goods, without committing an error vered up to Elliott, to be handed over to once in a hundred times. Why then is not government. This really is greatly at varithe Opium surrendered this comparatively simple, convenient, and easy way?

"Let me now weigh the matter for you, The said Superintendent having power to act. and having repeatedly acknowledge before me his responsibility, can have not the small. est loophole of escape therefrom. How can he possibly have the power to require of all the foreigners to deliver up the opium, and yet not have the power to require that they write orders for the same? It is his duty then immediately to pay obedience to my reiterated commands, and speedily to require of all the foreigners severally to write foreign or ders for the number of chests of opium they have on board each vessel by name, and to present the same to government through the said Superintendent, covered by a general order from himself, that these being conveyed to the store-ships they may, in orderly succession, make delivery. The earlier the day of the complete delivery, the earlier will be the day for the commercial intercourse to resume its ordinary course, not stopping merely at the giving permission to the passage-boats

to run.

ance with Elliott's statement, and is a dull pretext. I command obedience to the previous instructions, that a full and true statement be made out and presented for delivery. Let there be no concealment to involve guilt. "Wherefore, I send this dispatch to the prefect, that he may immediately convey it to the Hong merchants, to be by them transmitted to the said consul Snow, to obey the same without opposition.

Having received the above, I forthwith, without any delay, transmit it to the said foreign consul Snow, in order that he may obey the same without opposition. A special edict.

Taoukwang, 19th year, 2d month, 16th day, [March 30th 1839.]

EDICT.

From Lin, the Commissioner, &c. to Mr. Van Basel, Datch Consul in China; communicated by Choo, the prefect of Canton.

An official communication has been received from Lin, the governor of Hookwang, a great minister of state and Imperial Commissioner; it is as follows:

"On the 16th day, 2nd moon, of the 19th

"The said Superintendent must know, that I, the Commissioner, give my commands and cautions in fnll sincerity, and must speedily pay implicit obedence. He must not be turn-year of Taouk wang (30th of March 1839.) the ing inconstantly this way and that, bringing Duch Consul Van Basel presented an address thereby criminality and cause of sorrow on in the following terms: himself.

The foreign order is sent back herewith.

EDICT.

From Lin, Imperial Commissioner, &c. to the
American Consul Snow;

communicated by Choo, prefect of Canton. An official communication has been received from LIN, governor of Hookwan, and high imperial Commissioner. It is as fellows:

(Mr. Van Bassel had in his address inform. ed H. E. the Commissioner, that neither he nor any of his nation held any Opium; informing H. E. at the same time of his having in vain applied to the Hoppo for leave for himself to go to Macao, and for the grand chop of a Duch ship now at Whampoa-that he therefore considered himself and the people of his nation forcibly detained, and the Consul again asks that leave to depart may be given :-)

This coming before me, a great minister of state, it is replied: Now, because all the "On the 16th day of the 2nd month, of the opium of the several nations has not been 19th year of Touck wang, [30th of March, given up, the holds of the ships have been 1839,] the American consul Snow, present-closed in conformity with the laws, and for ed an address as follows. [here the address the sake of a single vessel of your nation, it is impracticable to break in upon the present is copied.] preventive measures. And although the said "This having come before me, the high foreigner has no opium, he ought still to inimperial commissioner, I find that already,duce all the foreigners resident in the Factoribefore this time, the English Superintendent es immediately to give up all the opium in Elliott, presented an address, declaring that their possesion,