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No farther disturbances had taken place there.
but trade was in precarous state, as it was un.
certain what course the English would take on
account of the burning of the Factories, &c.


The Canton Register of the 9th contains cor.
respondence between the British merchants on the
one part, and Sir Henry Pottnger and Sir Hugh
Cough on the other, relative TO the late riot
The merchants maintain that it was premeditat
ed and call upon Sir Henry to send naval force
to Canton for their protection, as unless thew
should be able to remain at Canton, the trade
would pass into the hands of the Americans. -
The reply of Sir Henry is long, and boars date
10th December. He ascribes the origin of the ri.
OF to the misconduct of the Lascars, who went
up to Canton from British vessels, and enpaped
in fighting the Chinese. Tho attack on the Fac.
tones he thinks was caused by the Lascars tax inc
refuge in one of them, after being worsted bv
their Chinese opponents;