Carolina Watchman

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'- . j l0 rr.of new votk j • ■;",,;':,,'.■■'.: wulivt.'.dvd , wi ,., „ s for mon'hs past thai i 3 ol discredited s.a.e slocks h her a,d collect j , ,| ,. ..; | ( 1 lawyers in this , gm , . i 3 titoting suits against | . ijual citizens on - ' at baa been g.veo that an ed to europe b be last . j e co operation of english ' f'ji dutch bondholders , conterotrlalion to ins.itute two soils . ,-., fibunals one against a nor ( rs j ej ao aoother m a citizen of a ,- , state , . tisc mended ibal every citizens , , ,. a^ta.e . , are corporations emanating from ipad and liabl to be sued .. el a shorter course and contend ; .- r elh»nof a state is a party to the mee n the state and the bondholders individually on every bond lh . rblfullj » we9 ' bib t counsel have b*en rained n nei \.. b , dooe . we have not faith euoogl togoin i for a rise in stocks m dence oftlie baltimore america wasbingtos feb 10 ! 143 state of the finances c eta | erioaeo»3 reports hiving gone lorth u 1)u ses o congtess as to the slate of iif the government and the conni f the treasury preset and prospective "" ru sp interested in the following slatemenl officially received from ihe secretary r r easory,«nd which bears the date of lh e9thoffeoraary esiimatad receipts for 1843 '* 13,000,000 i»,580,000 linos misml'aneobs receipts 100,000 lwds and treasury notes 4.8^3,358 36 i0,483,333 36 balance jan 181 1843 2,840,041 fti?3 s23.s99 3d '; fheexpenditiue for iho year 1s-13 are esii j : 22,932,773 during ihe year how rer,'.tie treasury notes issued under ihe act • august last and redeemable in the course of t-s year are 2,420,390 should these notes be deemed there wiu ba a deficiency of 2,011 763 provided the estimates are appropriated — itich so far is not the fact and there is no ex bkialion that tbe expendimres will bo much .>: 0,000,000 or nearly three millions un r ihe estimates if the estimates shall beap miriated the surplus in ihe treasury in jan urj 1314 the secretary says will be nearly jtoo.ooo the treasury , therefore though not in a ve j enviable condition is much bolter off than has represented i l'he secretary in a communication to the chairman of the committee of ways and j veins recommends a duty of 20 percent on tea and cuffee i ijabtwiea of the slate of alabama i ap pears from a statement in the tuscaloosa flag 1 f the union that the liabilities of the slate of mamma are hs follows : dated u nds for capital il her banks jl 1.078,1 ii 3s schuel fund depositee 716,408 76 surplus revenue u stales 669,087 22 btnk rieposile account 1.099,847 h3 bsak circulation 5,408,200 00 tola 1s,996,655 19 amount necessary to be raised the present fear by taxation or otherwise to pay interest on i defray slate expenses 730,572 77 1844 includiog 1,000,000 bonds due 4 i77 l tin flag remarks we offer no comment - gloomy picture with five and a half 9 of unredeemed circulation the state eat two and a half millions of current ex mland debts to pay in less than two years , re the means ? in taxation wo trust in repudiation cod forb d !' % • • decision of the court of inquiry in ihtcuseof the brig somers given to the public after recapit 3 ihe facta in regard lo the case ihe court ' <■• curt fiirtl i ct fi.nl that the conduct of r vickenzie had b en kind to the crew - ive v i vhtm r wains and their comforts j that w as studious to promote their knowledge of in and ibal no pnnishmenls were • _: gfeatei ihan were rendered necessary by nature of the crew aoj the proper ] i a man of>w i b court further find that the conusict of • inlander mckenzie lieutenant gansevoon - tie officers of ihe brii was doriujj the try ! mceaeg ihrough wfite.h ihey passed collected \ dbrave and justified iho confidence le ' in inem by h»-ir country opinion wcoan ire there ■-, f opinion i . ,. ' '■'• liny !, 1 1 ■■■ en rga zed en board , - its ites h-irj st.mers o tninuer the pi , n ' '•••' possession of f*e btij , '■' dshipman philip bpencer boatswain's ; ijmi oe ' cmmwell and seaman elisha ■ v^'e crjhcctried in ami guilty of such mu j t m not lb esecotinn taken nlace an ! i vj wimld nave ta1»«»ii pbee i 0 i please th i irder me officetg and uke command . hi "^ attempt had it been marie in the '. j do'rin nqiiall wnnhl in the judgment '' : r t irifl number and cb,:racier of ... > ' : '' s mll -•-.-• of tl.e brig and daily -\' t •'"-'-'•' m'it » f ihe effi'ters orj ' n ■ v mi w •.-'.■ v aud b-i 1 en ■■-■' '. ". '" .'•"' , - * " j aridlima iwatt^wam eiun-teo and punished bv | „ acq , ire fl0 much kup „ f no 3l — volume xl mace c pexuletox j ft upon au your rulers jf uu a*o uutmn i»sa rb gen'l uarnsoa 1 whole o salisjiutry february 25 1843 upon him he added " t w;ii tits as many masses to relieve a soul from purgatory as it will take snowballs lo heal an oven — see prtssngi pop p 113 114 glas prot ch 76 brou'idee's leilas p 243 correspondence oj the baltimore sun philadelphia feb 11 1s43 terrible revenge sedfjction-abduction-jhurder all in high life gentlemen a deplorable event has | occurred in ihis ciiy a brief notice of winch will be found in the pabiir ledger of this morihag it is one winch has produced ihe utmost excitement in our city more so than any which has occurred for man leus the ciicumstince3 sre a seduction an elopement and a murder of the seducer by the brother of the young lady abducted from her f?,thei's house the parlies are all of respectable and wealthy families the voung girl is the daughter of thomas mercer a retired merchant in southward i man of considerable wealth her name is sarah and sh is the youngest of three laughters aud a beautiful and lovely though eak-mto>jed girl of abont 16 years of age her seducer the person murdered by her brother was named mahlon hutchm-on he benon son of the late dr heborton a vi.un man about 23 of course an event of this kind happening in such society is i-alculated lo raise an unusual excitement ; and a thousand rumors respecting the cir curihi i res of the affair are in circulation miss fiercer it is said became first acquaint i e-1 wi'ti m h itcbinson heberton on last christmas day and the introduction was accirie hit h bore the character of a i roue and boasted f his success wiih the women whether this f-tct was known to the onreois or nut i m not informed but hev discouraged their intercourse and it was afterwards conducted clandestinely a friend of the farmlv hearing th t m-8 m was ibout to el pe with heberton ap i prised the parents of the fact but it was ton late the young girl that dav had left her ' father's residence and could no where be found a search was inst luted by her | friends a r>-wanl of was offered for in formation respecting her but of no avail no tidings could be heard of her the family were plunged inio the deepest dis tress and fxenement which wag greatly in creased t>v information that the deluded girl w;ts dwelling in a house of doubtful repu ution n p e sireel her friends instant j iy i;;rrtod mere and conducted the unfor unate girl home thisbappeoed n wed nesday sod ebe fud baoti two days nd n-ghts from her pirent's house and it was believed and pretty well established i tint heberton had taken her off and placed j ier at ihe house where she was found tbe j friends immediately had heberton arrested j tnt uken before an alderman of the city i on a chirge of abduouon the proof in . their poasession was not fitiflicient to war i rnul the magistrate in ninding him over and ; pie object of lie friends was baffled the j brother singleton mercer aged 20 deler j mined to be revenged fur the mjuiy done j his istei's i me offered a challenge lo h which ifie latter declined lie then threat ■ ened that he would shoot h whenever he met him and from thai time dogged his steps i very closely heberton to avoid coming i in contact with this person made arrange j menls for leaving the city with his leg=il | friend mr c f vandyke on friday | eveninu he entered a close carriage with j his friend and after driving about ihe city reached the wharf aboul dark and took the j last ferry boal io carnden n j , where he | intended lo conceal himself for the present j but mercer had apprised himself of h s ] intention and provided with a revolving ! six barrelled pistol placed himself aboard j the same b<>at l and concealed behind a coal : w.vjon remained quiet until the boal reach : ed tbe new jersey shore t'be friend of j i opened the carnage door and jumped ' cui lo tj i • ■'.': horses who hud hirtjo slir ; tit b the j,r of ihe oat against she wharf at that moment merer stepped from his j p ace of concealment thrust his pistol into the carriage where heberton was and fired i six shots itj succession or.e of wi.icii look effect in side and lodged in his heart ; he j i ercon uttered uot one gr.ian and sink back i in the c.^rriiijh before they reached the tavern a tew yards dis'^nt he w^s a corpse j mercer immediately fonfe ss ed the deed ; and a coronet's inquest was held at camden j with a verdict rendered thai the deceased j died by the hand of mercer the shot which mercer fired was a blind one he knew that il was in ihe carriage but not i his exact situation the body « the de i ceased was given to his friends mercer , who remained in a slopor af-er ihe deed was conveyed io the woodburv jail the of ; fence being wnhm the jurisdiction of ftew ; jtr-ey mercer s?ays not a word of ibe oc i cor renct — idmits or deoies noihing he j has pen vis ted by i.t corfbsel f v hob bell of this city ti;e f3liur ul lbe - v "" ! "- ! man bears up firmly against the double , stroke but ihe mother anti lbe unf irtunate girl more delicate in constitution b»ve ytel'ded to tbe i low and both are little less ban tn a state of mental alienation i be grief of the widow whose sod baa been ibus instant eut off is a so exceshse wbal a lesson is ibisto parents in the prop , er education of tben children aod their rare oi the.r daughters and what a lessen to the seducer yours o 1 • h clock and watch repair lvg ihe subscriber respectfully informs his old 1 friends and ihe public generally that he 1&9 opened a shop in salisbury in the above busi less in a room directly opposite west's brick wilding in the bouse of dr burns formerly jwnedby jno l.shaver and just below j w murpiiy in addition to the above the subscriber wil arry on ihe silver smith business la all liu varieties common in country towns such a making spoons c and repairing silve ware he begs to assure the public that if punctua mention to business and skillful work will en title him to patronageaad support he wiilmer ii it aaron wool worth nov 13 tfl6 or sherman's jbctncateii floiruffrg are the best medici xes in the world being the cheapest and most pleasant the medical faculty warmly approve them dr sherman is a skilful and experienced phy sician and a member ol lbe medical society i new yoik lw r man's cough lozenges are the safest surest and most effectual remedy fur coughs colds consumption whooping cough asthma tightness ol the longs 01 fjbest iy-c shermans worm lozenges are the only infallible worm destroying medi cine ever discovered they have been used in iver 1.400,000 rases and never known to fail sherman's camphor lozenges liive immediate relief in nervous or sick head iche palpitation of the heart lowness of spir ts despondency fainting oppression or a sense of sinking oi the chest diarrhoea las ulude or a sense of fatigue sherman's fever and ague lozenges re the raosi certain remedy for ibis distressing romplaint ever offered to the american public — n the immense number of cases in which they inve been used tbey have never been known to ail sherman's resloralive^lozcnges diarrhoea or looseness of the bowels so com non and troublesome during the summer months nay now be entirely prevented by a proper use if these lozenges they are prepared express y fur that purpose and can be relied on with jerfect confidence persons subject to a derange neut of ihe bowels should never be without them l'hev afford immediate relief from all the aitend mt gripings faintness depression src sherman's cathartic lozenges re as pleasant and easily taken as the common jeppermints and aro an active and ettlt-ieni nedieine they cleanse the stomach and bowels md are the best cathartic ever used for bilious jersons where an active medicine is required hey are not only the best.uui the safest that can e administered sherman's strengthening plaster the best of all plasters for rheumatism lum isgo pain or weakness in the uack loins s de or breast the above medtcine is for sale wholesale or elail at ihe salisbory medical drug store by cd wheeler agent salisbury m c sept 3 1342 — ly<3 r jmotiav vegetable life jfledicines oossess qualities of the most mild and be wl neflcial nature ti»e7 arecomoo-;ed ol ar iclesthe most anii-poireacent combined with r.jjredients known as lbe only certain antidote op fevers of every description when ihedis sse is produced ehber from cold obsiroeiism ad air swampy and damp situations or polrid niasmi whether maligoanl or epidemic or by r.ber causes these medicines are certain in then iperations or effects they sre possessed ol pe u'iar qualities which not only expel all disease iu at ihesame lime restore and invigorate the ystem v hen first taken into ihe stomach hey immediately diffuse themselves like vapoi hrnnab every pore producing effecis it once ii iit=d7ifiil fcalulary and permanent when the nark oi lit begins iu f^row dim v-e circoia ion an«uid ar.d lite faculties paralized these toed't ines are found to give a tone to the nerves ex ilerate lbe animal spirits invigorate the body rid tp a'.imate the whole man the life xtdiciiusb*ib*1aa been used with be most happy success in nenr^os and dys eptic diseases coosnmpiioo asthma liver jompiaioi rheumatism chronic and inflima ry d rojjsies sec scpcall ai cress & bogsr's agents salisbury oct 22 is4s-ljl3 ic3 a sopply of he above lotsioawe me ic|nes are for sale at jui - ' < ** •« "■■• redell county by c mjytosh ,. , to fubtisiicrs 7 \ young man who has ; iad ■ n derab ■■■••■■■ " rice as s p&istei wishes i --. aiioo asforen i r jo r eyman sa .-'••• r 5 efcrences can beaten r - ij - -- be watchman od5ce salisbory n c-<j ■- aid janoary 21 1345 3 &+ johnston 1tior5et .=.:•:> co0kseixob at law i if w be f nnd dwaya •■ m e office ■ !; ii c jones esq direetlj op *' ja lbl towan hotel saltatory jan 7 i8d3 m new terms the «♦ watchman may hereafter be had or firo dollar in advance and l k0 dollars and illy rr„l a , i ne pni j 0 , lne tear i j siibsrripiion will be rece.v.d for a leas lime nan one y.ar unless paid for in advance o paper disc tinned t at ihe option rj he ldiiors until all arrearages are paid terms of ftdtestisiiig o^^r per square f„r ibesrstinariion sod • wenty rivp eeoistoi , n . v r t l n rl ?" n,ps -' japer'cl.bi r han ihe ao rates a ue.iutt.on i ss : ',. r c „ t^i fcc „ ../. „ ltn>se who advertise by ihe \, ail ajfenisersftbia will be continued lorbid and charged lor acn • . , ej :••,' 3 certain number of liroev ' cp letters addressed i u the e u o mast ome fw.<t paid io eisure aittr.iion rowan motel mi subscriber utaying purchased thai whi kaows tad u long established public haute floown ny the n-ime oi slaughter's tavern in the lour i of salisbury n c informs bis f , ads md the public general v hat lbe tame is now open tor ihe reception . t travellers v boarders his 1'allk and bab v\mi be supplied with the best the market at.u sorroundii g country at lords his stables spacioos and toumifnllj set plied with grain and provender ol all kinds ai tended by faithful and attentive osilers the undersigned pledges himself thai no ex ertion on his part shall be wanting lo ivegen ; eral satisfaction to all who may favor him with a call james i cowan [ salisbury sept ii ls-jft u mil.i.yhs ! fil.j.vjl • ; to clerks sheriffs cojvstj bles vvr the pkoprieioli ol the watchman i j r t f j 1 1 1 . u oillre respectfully inl r:i i clerks sheriff's and constables of ihe surroond inn counties i hat he has and will rantii no i . keep on hand a full supply if blanks neatly printed on good paper and noi surpassed hv any work done in the slate all orders from t did tance for any of the following blanks promptly attended lo : superior court — witness tickets w i s capias bonds ca sa bonds snhpcc is vi tioni exponas jurors ttckt k ex county court — jurort tickets eai affray lodioimeols indictments »- 0 of roads vendi exponas wi 1 ikeia writs c miscellaneous — con si a hies warrants executions attached cs sa's iv b.-iiii ('••■ ir lian bonds apprentices indentures m r " r license appei ranee bonds deeds of tiosl deeds of conveyance delivery bonds loju c lions sheriff's deeds vendi expo appeal 3ouds commissions io take depositions con stables bom's admit istralors bonds prosec - tion bonds superior and co court i*rinti tig ! print i ng ! .' fancy job work of different colors done at ■ lie shortest notice and n jt surpassed by any in the state salisbury nov li 1 si 2 to the afflicted the subscriber ha ji>t received a large and lr it soppiy of di moflfati's life medicine call v obtain relief c b wheeler agent salisbury dec 10—1120 or vromtith's ytegetable universal i'll i.s v for sale at ibis office salisbury n c oct 1842 tf!4 fanner's look out — 1 have a valuable tract of land near salisbury wbfi h i will sell on uud teru.s il application be made soon i.lyerly salisbury dec if "-" prices current at >. isbob.t foo 25 cent f tills bacon b a 51 gouoo yarn i brandy np 30 a 5 molasse 35 a lo peach 10 a 55 i nails i a 7 butler 1 ( > » 1-j i uiils . 1 ' a 20 beeswax 27 a 28 ( i'or 3 cotton clean 5 a 6 i sugar hr 1 a 10 coffee j a ii i loaf k>a in corn 25 j salt sack 3 feathers 20 a 25 tallow 7 flour > : i a 1 \ } tobaceo 8 a 20 flaxseed 3 i a 55 tow-linen 12 a 1c iron ier lb 3a i wheat bush 75 linseed oil pr | whiskey 25 a 30 gal 90 6>1 i wool clean 25 v \ v.-.tt:.v .!.:•- fi b 1 '). flrandy neach 45 i mola -. 55 j apple jo a 55 | nails col 6 ■ 61 ;, n f , ;,; : sogai vit bj a '"' ij'psv.'iv 27 a i8 lump £• yarn if 13 sack ,: ' 4 n 50 i ia 3 \£ dies f.f 15a 17 cotton bag j flaxseed bo » fl bale rope «»»" . l*25 whiskey »»•*» ; -;/ ' a-si w.,.1 i»«20 chekaw ian 31 i">i r . tva 4 ' nat!rr.uta??r,r 7i8 : r a il wrought 16 a 18 ,..: , - oats 1 ushel 30 a 7 ' v 2 7 c , ., lamp - • -•' m pork : " . . 6 rice io < : ' 0 . i,2 su ? ar ih •_:, . hu.«n loolbs 5a 6 sieelamer.il ' 7 ! ... a ,(, germah 12 j :,. r ■ nr 81^1 county coijrt writs l'fi.,l.du !•'■'• ■" \_- " li ' vt ■' this offic most ferule provinces of ttie chinese empire the oldest seais of wealth and civilization it is trie pyri f t!.a famous city of nankin the an cienr capital and by the great canr.i rr en ters the yang-tse keang n 1 far from it and connects this river with the equally large and tmpor'ant yellow river it commands the whole internal navigation of china and a great part of the commerce of pekiri an immense trade is carried on here the consumption of foreign arti cles among the millions o f easiern and central asia being supplied in a great measure through ibis port the exports consist of raw silk silk s uffs and less besides manufactures which are exiensiveiv carried on in jhe keang sou pro vince ; the imports himever greatly exceed the exports here and indeed wherever the am iierst touched the people were friendly and willing to trade if they had not been prevented by the jealousy of ihe aolhoriiies the princi pal demand was howevei for upturn o hi uni versal use of which among all classes from ihe heir l«i the throne who is reported to have died from the excessive use of the drug down to ihe lowest saiior w find abundant testimony in the accounts of all travellers " from the boston record washington's piety the memory of washington is dear to every american the more his character is studied and his principles and motives of action understood ihe more will that character be found worthy of admiration and imitation washington's religion was truly a practical religion ; ao'l there have been vpry few — if any — j..ub!ic m^n in whose offici il acts piety was so uniformly and constantly exemplified the age in which he lived was by nu menus a perfect age nor was it free from those temptations and seductive influences which now draw so large a majority of our public men into the vortex of irreligion and inlidelitv wash ington was not even exempted from th baneful spirit of pirly it was amidst the same unhallowed influences w li which our public men bre now called to con end that washington's piety hone out in all bis official 8nd private conduct ; and it wis by trials und tests of virtue more severe than fall to the romtnon lot of man that ihe character was formed which will he an | undying example lo those who rule the des ; tmies of nations who can calculate the \ influence whic'i an imitation ofihisexarn i pie by our public men would now have | in controlling the great interests of this j countrv the following order issued by washington in 17s9 relative to the ob servance of the si^bath has pen handed to us bf a descendant of an officer in the army from wtnse " orderly book '' it was copied — '• the commander in 0 ; ef directs thai divine service be pel formed every surtd at 11 o'clock in those brigades to which there are chaplains and those who ; :»»-• none lo attend the place of worship nearest lo them it s expected that officers of all ranks will by the r attendance sel gooil examples lo ih"ir men — while we are zealously performing the dunes of citizens and soldiers we cprlainly ought not to be inattentive to the higher duties of religion " to the distinguished character of pa triots it should be our highest glory to ad'l the more distinguished character of chris tians the signal instances of providential goodness which we have experienced and which have now almost crowned our labors with complete success demand from us in a particular manner the warmest rt turns of cralitude and piety lo the supreme author of all good the following order in reference to pro fane swearing is from the same source : " head quarters moorehouse % 20/6 oj jul 177 — many and pointed orders have been issued against tint unmeaning and abominable custom of swearing not withstanding which with much regret ihe general observts that ii prevails if possi ble more than ever his frehnga are con initially wounded by ihe o..t 3i'd iinp'e cations of the soldiers whenever hf is in bearing of ihem i'he r::ojo i ibal bt';ti : from xv'.r bountiful goodness wjo jr : per milled to exisl and '<• er.jov the comforts of r'j is constantly imprtcated and profaned in r t r:;,er as wanton 39 it is shocking tor tip sake of religion decency arid order the general hopes and irusis that officers of every rank will use lie - insuenc and cmthi'.rily to ch u a vice which is as un profitable as it i shameful f ihe ofti ers would malce it aw inviolable ri,le ti repri mu i an il liii 1 does not do io poniph sol lets for offences of ihis kind it could not lail of havi g us desin d effect purgatorv *• e-jo many masses solemnly 3sked a car dina ut the roman church one day ot hi chaplain how many massea iii it tuko io pray j soul out i porgaiorji ? the chbplatn mote with astonishment &. t-hame at his inabtlity to answer so great ami profound a question in vain he called to his mind ; ,- faujiluri j with the wiiting9 of ihe ar.cienl tail rs in rain he rubbed his forehead plactnu ihe thumband 9econc finger of his hand on either estremiiy and gradoally approxima ting th n wards the cen're of the forehead in order n squeeze out thn ponderous secret from iis fancied le.ceuiable but rain vain alas were ai bisenorts lie was obliged in uiier despair lo confess ihe truth — a ihing unheard of before in rome that he d'd not know !' well exclaimed the cardinal alter un mercifully roasting the p or chaplain who with idriy extended mouth erected ears eyes ready as it were iu start from their sockets sai ihe very image of a parboiled purgatorian ; •■ i mill tell yon ani while the priest with unaltered expression of countenance siill gazed eiunstanees wa not n<j to risk the safety of his vessel and jpepard the lives trf i young of seers and ihn loyal of the crew in order to se cure lo the guilty the forms of trial and that the immediate execution of the prisoners was de mantled by duty aod justified by necessity the court are further of opinion thai through out all these painful occurrences so well calcola ted to disturb the judgment and try the energy of ihe biavest and most experienced officer the conduct of commander mckenzie and his offi cers was prudent calm ami firm and that he and they honoranly performed their duty to the s-rvice and llieir coon'rv signed charles stewart president nf ihe court signed ogden hoffman judge advocate '• monsieur tansou come again — out friend " b " of mocksville has again made his appear ance in verse ! he has improved a little since his last effort ; but we do not yet discover anv thing byrunic in his poetry : in fact we begin to believe his genius does not lie that way a word in your ear friend " b an old lady once had a son who was very fond of going into ihe water when the good woman found it out she held forth to him in this wise •• my son you should never go into the water till you know how to swim " — do vou take " b ? we are exceedingly sorry for * b ' for he ap pears lobe perfectly broken-hearted about the kick laora gave him tbe week before last we think he would have done better to put the fol lowing lines in the place of his last stanzi : '• farewell dear girl farewell prunell i ne'er shall love another ; in peace and cnraforl may you dwell and i'll go home lo mother — for evidently his " mother don , t know he's out ' " b paid his postage this time and we have made good our promise logive him a puff farewell to miss ten thousand times blesl would i ' be could i be thought the lover of her the new blown rose to uce j and o'er me her love hover could i anjoy those lovely eyes which in that rose do shine ; happ'r than all below the skies if i could call them mine but i a lonely " swain must rove i o'er hills and rocks and dales without the joys of laura's love in soirow pass my days farewell miss ' l'.a long farewell i hope yoo'll find anoiher : j for i poor b alone will dwell a broken hearted lover ' b mocksville the chinese trade from the boston evening journal chinese ports opened to british commerce — the liverpool mercury contains the follow ing description of the four chinese por's which are now thrown open to british commerce it is taken mainly from gutzlaff's narratives of the voyage of the amherst in 193-2 " amoy the first city named in the treaty is j situated in ihe province of fokien which lies immediaiely north of the canton province it possesses an excellont harbor which has made it from time immemorial one of the greaiest emporiums of the empire and one of the mosi important markets of asia vessels can sad np close lo the houses and load and unload with the greatest facility sheltered from all winds the city very extensive containing at least 200.000 inhabitants who subsist entirely oy commerce ihe surrounding country being mountainous and steril they are known all over the east in common with the other inhabitants of fokien as the yankees of china — bold enterprising sail ors indefeatigable waders hardy emigrants — • wherever they go we are told ' they are larely found in a siaie of abject poverty ; on the contrary they are ofien wealthy and command the trade of the whule islands and provinces as well by their capi'.al as by their superior enler prise and industry by which hey have made their barren territory one of the richest in chi na and one of the greatest commercial empori ums in the world * amoy mr gutzlaff says ' is undoubtedly one of iho best harbors for european mercan lie enterprise both lur its sit i uation its wealib and the si ores o aii chinese j exports ' the people it is scarcely necessary to j say are most anxious lo trade but a tariff ■■ •' '; tied while the terror of the uriimi arms is fresh i in ihe recollection of the celestial authorities i will be necessary to check u.e extortions cf lbe ; mandarins " fch chow roo the next port open to us ; is the capital of the ssme province of fokien 1 and lies a little north of amoy in ihe centre ..! j one ol the most extensive tea districts t i • situaieil on a river two miies broad and is laroer | than liverpool with a forest of masts and i streets ' lined with shops richly supplied with | every variety of merchandise i'he inhabitants i of this city showed a very commercial spirit [ and notwithstanding the utmost efforts of the i mandarins the amherst drove a brisk and suc j cessful trade this port is likely to become vc j ry important lor the export ol tea which is grown in great quantities on all the surrounding ' hills nlngpois a lai2e city ihree or four days sail north ul rub chow fori and nearly opposite i the island of chosan it is situated in the midst of a fertile ami populous country and i a u'es;-r ti ed as larger than kuh-chuw-foo with more ship ping and as surpassing any thing ihe expedition had steti in china in tl.e regularity and mag nificence ol ihe buildings as well i,s in cummer cial opulence t&e shops are described as ' el egit t ami exceeding those at canton and as displaying * european along with chinese rnan utactures the por'uguese traded here in the sixteenth century and found a ready market for european products or.til they were driven away bv the exactions of be mandarins niogpo is liki v tube a veal emporium lor the export ul " shaxo-hae in the keang suo pr ivir.ee is the last and most important of the noils opened lo us by the recent reatv it is situated ai the month ol ihe great yang-ise-keang river one of ihe gre&lesl rivers of asu which duigs ihe