The Times calls attention to the " changes in our
shipping arrange. meats" The Times calls attention to the " changes in our shipping arrange. meats"
in consequence of the " war with China "—
" In proportion to the loss incurred by throwing nearly the whole out of direct employment in that part of the world, will be the efforts made by the owners and parties interested to obtain employment by indirect means. Some of these have taken a course not over creditable to the British name and character, in lending themselves to a trade with the Chinese under different names and the colours of other nations not placed under interdict by the Im- perial Commissioner. Thus, some of the accounts from Canton expressly name the following changes as having taken place-
Espertmee From Dutch to Danish. Mithrus — English to ditto. General Wood ditto.
Vausiitart — ditto. Mermaid — English to American. "'creaks — ditto.
It uparell — ditto.
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Triumph —
Sir Charles Malcolm — ditto.
These ships, it is further stated, had gained large freights by carrying British roperty front Honk-kong and elsewhere up to Wit:import. They did not, however, elude the vigilance of Commissioner Lin, who soon suspected the tricks; and, by threats to the American and Danish Consuls, who had lent Themselves to the imposition, had drawn from them a declaration that they would not grant any farther assistance or new papers."
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