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.. P' . . He ftlt rt,"hotiever, iniumßent on him to a vow his (. ...,. despair of any iepOrt from the Committee which should . ..T11t .EVENING STAIt lead to any practical good. ' The labour of a body of :-. • - \ . free men'conld not be brougheiuecessfully into com petition with a body of men coerced by their employey. , . FRIDAY, APRIL 5. , The Chinese labourers forinerlicarried to Trinidad . ' did not perform as much work in a month as the ne- I, RETRiAI ; OF MASSENA. groes did in a 'week. If they haa been unprofitable In the.absence of official intelligence from Portugal to the planter without wives and children, how will _every thing on the subject of MASSENA'S retreat must they be tinier the proposed•stipulatirin ? The argu: be interesting; we therefore present our readers with ment that negroes could sustain , their population, he held to be well established by' proof, if any argu.' .. the following extract from an Irish paper : ment could be ; and he, as one of the abolitionists, had i * " SLIGO, MARCH 29. not maintained it mere ly ' to carry a point. Wherever 1 a The American brig Nancy arrived at Kinsale on this labour of the negroes had been less heavy, and . Monday evening, left Lisbon on the 10th. On the their food more abundant, they had sustained their po i -71 h MASSENA moved from Santarem in the direction pulation. An experiment which held out to the planter an•expectation of repairing the declension of the Negro of Thomar. On the morning of the Bth Lord War. - race, would not be harmless whether it shoal fail or Lisorou advanced rapidly to Santarem, and that succeed. He was afraid the Chinese settlers would be. evening reached Dornes, and was expected to reach doomed to proscriptions and oppressive disfranchise . within a short distance of Thomar. Masszaa's fur ments and disqualifications similar to those suffered by titer route was not known when the Nancy sailed.— the Mulattoes. 'Ho should not, however, oppose the motion. ! On the 6th ult. the reinforcements under Sir JOSEPH Mr. HUTCHINSON said, he took that oppottu.. YORKE reached Lisbon, and were immediately landed. ilk) , of declaringthis detestation of the Slave Trade, 0 • is the 7th, Bth, and 9th, they moved forward to join even as it 'now existed, on which account he would . give his support to the motion. He hadinany ob. ! Lord WELLINGTON. to giving perniisson that Chinese should be " The utmost confidence prevailed in Lisbon when encouraged to go from the East to the West Indies.— the Nancy came away, but extreme poverty was visi- He wa!, afraid, he was certain, that the assent of that 1 ble every where, none being able to obtain a decent House to such a measure would be abused. Secondly,l ; subsistence but those belonging to the army or navy , that the dreadful fevers in the islands were such, that , or such as were attached to these services in some it would be only enticing them from their native land to meet certain death. 'Thirdly, that by the provision shape or other, by selling provisions or other neces. ' proposed, they were to be employed for a certain num- saries." bet of years, at the expiration of which time they The following is an extract from a communication. were not to be free, but to have a certificate that they made at Li.ovt9s this morning on the same subject: might return to their own country. He would, how ever, vote for a Committee being appointed, for the " Extract of a letter from Oporto, received by a more questions of this nature were discussed the bet- vessel arrived at Cork : ter—it was for mankind in general. Mr. HIBBERT spoke in favour of the measure; and cn the question being put, it was carried in the affirmative, and a Committee appointed, amongst whom were, Messrs. Barham, Lambe, Ellis, Ponsonby, biddy, Wm. Smith, Wilberforce, Bunke., and the Chancellor of the Exchequer. CHARTER OF THE EAST. INDIA COMPANY. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER. rose, in consequence oldie notice which he gave yes terday, to submit a motion, in pursuance of an Act passed in the 33d of the King, relative to the Charter of the East Imdia . Company. In that Act it was pro vided, that throe years' notice being given by Parlia ment, at any time after the 10th of March 1811, the Charter of the said Company should expire—Govern ment first paying any sum or sums of money which might be due by the public. During the same Ses sion another Act was passed, for the arrangement of ' --- hich the ims of monr due by the in that House withont a tribute of respect.—.-(ileai-.) Mr. Windham considered the plan to be practicable, and entered warmly into his views. Soon after, his expectations from it were increased by the intelli• gent communications of a Gentleman who had been both in the West and East Indies. He had been induced then to refer the plan to the Board of Trade, • bq whom it was favourably received, as well as by many individuals in Mr. Windham's Administra-' tion ; but a powerful counteraction from some unex plained quarter prevented its adoption; the opposi tion from persons in power did not appear in an open shape, and he could not say who was to blame. There the matter rested. As no caber person might be dis posed to collect snch a mass of facts and documents . as was necessary to agitate the proposition with effect, he lelt irresistibly impelled to discharge from his mind the foundation and materials of the plan. The circumstar ces of the moment furnished an excitement. There" was a rumour of the capture of Batavia.— should this prove founded, one doubt of the practi cability of the plan would be removed. Two hundred . thousand, with their wives and families, had settled in Batavia ; and they might be removed without much difficulty. He had information, documents, and -• proofs to offer to the Committee, which, he • trusted,• would shew, that the adoption of the plan was de sirable and practicable. But there was one •ital point to be insisted op,. a positive condition—that the persons so to be imported should continue absolutely free—that nothing bordering en a new kind of sla very should be introduced or tolerated, so as to give any persons a property in the Chinese emigrants.— Like European settlers, they might bind themselves indeed, for a limited time, to a particular employ ; but the means of return, atter the expiration of their apptenticeship, should be secured to them ; they should not be the slaves of necessity. Another essen tial pc int seemed to be, that the transported emigrants should be fitting for settlers. No Chinese ought to be carried to the West Indies without a •a►ife and fa mily. The third stipulation would comprise two con ditions.—To try whether the Chinese were capable of the labour performed by the negroes, they should not be put to cultivate new ground, but should take tip the labour cf slaves on ground *heady planted. Then two years would be long enough to decide the experiment. In conversations with well informed persons, he had endeavoured to discover on what points objections to the plan would chiefly turn, from what causes failure might be apprehended. He had not met with any solid objections, but would name one or two. .First, persons inte rested in - the Colonies might object, that the in. troduction of such a class as the Chinese might un settle the negroes, or tate away their opinion of the superiority of Europeans. The effect, he should argue, would operate otherwise. Nothing was so likely to reconcile negroes to their condition as to see a supe rior class engaged in the same occupations. Then, LONDON. " OPORTO, MARCH 12. •" His Majesty's ship Fletacos, Captain HOPKINS, appeared off hereon the 10th inst. and, after landing scme money, sailed again immediately for Lisbon. «• It is genel•ally supposed the French are making movements, and that some are moving towards the Bridge of Morsel* but as yet vr,e have nothing au thentic.—lt is now ascertained the French are at Pombal, Redinha, and Espinhel." A motion made in the House of Commons last night, respecting the transportation of the inhabitants of Batavia from their native soil and climate to work as free labourer: in the West Indies, deserves, and we hope will obtain, before its adoption, the most mature deliberation of the friends of humanity. Already, as most of our Readers must know, have the manner in we giro. ley - Chinese been transported to the West Indies as free Public to the Company were to be paid. The debt I then due was £1,200,000, of which sum all was paid labourers, and the public ought to receive every infor in the course of that year, except £ 1,2J7,559. 15s. mation respecting the principles on which this system wlaich was the sum now to be paid off ; and notice is conducted, the benefits or evils with which it is ac of the payment of which, in turtheralit.e of the said companied, and the consequences that may be expec- Acts, it was then his intention to give. The Right ted to flow from it. When these points shall have Honourable Gentleman concluded by moving the following Resoluti ei :--4 , That notice be given to been well examined and come to be thoroughly un the Directors of the East India Company, that the derstood, we are confident that the remaining virtue sum of £1,207,559. 15s. and all arrears and interests of Britons will compel its voice to be heard and defeat whatever arising from the same, being the remainder . thews, v 1 whether proceeding from mistake or design, of the capital stock debt due by Government to the which the abettors of this measure seem desirous to said Company, be redeemed and paid off on the 10th day of April 1814, agreeable to the power of redemp- promote. Lion contained in the Acts of the 33d of the King." Every person at all acquainted with the springs and Mr. CREEVEY observed, that when a similar no- motives of human action, must be aware that it would tice was given by Mr. Pitt, in 1791, no step was taken be fully as reasonable to expect that the landholders respecting the Contract of the East India Company until 1793 ; he hoped the same time would be allowed of Britain should put themselves to the expense of on the present occasion, before Parliament adopted transporting the inhabitants of Bata. i.r to Eneland, any measures respecting the new Contract. from the mere desire of promoting their i ia , i ,ine s s Mr. DUNDAS said, he did not think it proper to and comfort, as to hope that the Col .ilist , sh , old in enter into any such pledge. Should the East India Company apply for the renewal of their Charter, he cur a similar expense, iu transporting them to the thought it would be the duty of his Majesty's Govern- West Indies, from similar rib ,tives of humanity,— ment to pay due regard to the application. This is self-evident. The Resolution was immediately put from the If transported as free labourer:, equity demands that Chair, and agreed to.w ho The t . those The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER the system should be such as to l incur the expense a fair chance to be reimbursed their then moved a second Resolution, as follows :— ,, That the Speaker do, on the 10th April, 1811, signify in expenditure. How i, this to be effected ? How has writing to the East India Company the said Resolu- it been executed ? The individuals are removed as tion,"—which was also agreed to. i indented servants for a certain term of years. When DISTILLERY BILL. removed to their new country, their services are sold 1 On the motion of the CHANCELLOR of the for the agreed term to those who need labourers; and, EXCHEQUER, the Distillery Bill was committed, if the unhappy people survive the term, they are then' for the purpose of filling up the blanks. Mr. HUTCHINSON asked, Whether the Right free men I i Hon. Gentleman proposed to give up the Suspension I Let a man of common sense analyse such a system ! , Clause, which was contrary to the Act of Union ? and see what it amounts to. Men hi the prime of life The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER are removed from their native soil to be put ar free i said' the suspension was only to.continue four months. nee into the hands of slave-holder: who are to enjoy The spirit of the Act of Union was not violated.-- If the benefit of their labours for seven—perhaps four- I they were to adhere rigidly to the letter, Ireland it teen years ! and in return they are to find them in self would be the greatest sufferer, for it would be inundated with Scotch spirits. A mistake had been food and clothes—such food and clothes as they may committed in frainiog the Act, and it was necessary think proper. The master will receive the labour of so far to violate the letter, in order to preserve the the indented man during his prime. The term of his spirit, and do justice to all. . I service at length expires, finds him worn wit with Mr. W. SMITH crincurred in this view of the subject. . labour and pining with disease! but he i. now afire Mr. HUTCHINSON, however, said he wai not man!! . convinced, and would take another opportunity of ; Afree man!—Can any abuse of language be con stating at length his objections to the bill. 1 ceived equal to this ?—Free, indeed ! His master is The Bill was then passed through the Committee, now the free man : he is no longer bound to provide reported, and ordered to be reprinted. The Report for the support of the man whose vital powers have to be farther considered on Monday. I . been exhausted in his service; and the poor wretch STOREKEEPER-GENERAL'S OFFICE. Mr. WHARTON brought up Estimates of-The is driven out to perish for want. Sums which may be wanted for the service of the Let Englishmen think oh this plain unvarnished Storekeeper General's Office, during the year 1811. statemeni ; ;and let the loud, the irresistible voice of The other Orders of the Day were then disposed British honsanity be heard as it ought, and this new of, and the House adjourned. curse with which our country is threatened will be r• PRICE OF STOCKS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. averted ! '- ' s per Cent. Cone. money, 6441—f0r account 4441. " Reduced shut--4 per Cent. shut-5 per Cent. Navy 914 1 Advice' were Yesterday obtained from Paris, dated Wacheq. Bills ss. to Ss. pr.—Bonds, 265. 275. preen. the 26th ult. The Imperial Infant was neither dead PRICE OF STOCKSNESTER DAY. nor indisposed. Nothing had been published respect -3 per Cent. Red. Ann. shut India Bonds, 44s to 255. pr, ing the affair at C 4. d' is arid the retreat of MASSENA. 9 per Cent. Cons. 641 65 64 Imp. 3 per Cent. 634 4 per Cents. shut Ex , " 1. Bills is. 5s preen . A Gentleman who has reached London from Rif - it r again, how could it lessen their opinion of the supe riority of Europeans, when the emigrants would not be regarded as Europeans. If they were mistaken for Europeans, it would tend to security, as an addi tional force introduced. He imagined another possi ble objection from those persons who had promoted the abolition of the Slave Trade : their concurrence in the plan might be converted into an admission that the negro population could not sustain itself. Surely, having attained their object, they will not adhere to an argument justified by experience, for which they have noel no use. No consequent measure to re store the Slave Trade will bebuilt upon that admission. —Another anticipated objection might be, that the ex periment had been tried, and had failed ; the Chinese emigrants to Trinidad had done no good, and had all gone back. That experiment, he should contend, had not been fairly tried. The persons carried over were not of the proper class. Instead of being husbandmen, they were inhabitants of populous cities ; they were engaged but for a year, engaged to no particular oc cupation ; on arriving at Trinidad, they were turned into the woods, and were ndt accompanied from China by a single female of their nation. He should leave the mode of executing the plan to the Committee. — The pecuniary aid required was nothing. The project wanted only, the assistance and regulation of the Legi slature. He concluded, by moving that a Committee be appointed to examine the-expediency and practica bility of supplying the Westlndia Islands with free la bourers from the East, and report their opinion there upon. Mr. BROWNE stated that he would not oppose the inquiry. But he must say that the plan was dif ficult of execution and doubtful as to any good effects. He was rather inclined, however, that the investiga tion before the Committee should take place. But the House would readily perceive that before any thing was finally decided upon, an opportunity ought to be afforded of consulting those whose interests might be essentially affected. His Honourable Friend (Barham) well knew that the scheme was a novel one —that it might materially alter the condition of the West India Islands, and affect the whole system of colonization hitherto acted upon. With the feelings prevalent in this country on the subject, to which the present proposition had a close relation (the Slave Trade) he was apprehensive that. some might come t . ) the investigali•in with minds rather prejudiced. He trusted, however, they would take care to guard against any undue bias, and examine the question in all its bearings- that they would consider the system of celonization in the West Indies - the state of the population, and every other 'point in which the in tere►ts of so valuable a portion of the British commu. nity were essentially involved. He was perfectly wil. ling, however, that an examination should take place. Mr.WILBERFORCE, after observing that a pro position could come from no quarter more deserving of attention, stated that he would not oppose the mo tion. But it would not be understood, that they con sented to enter ' admission of the principles who proposed gested that community the high and to establish appeared at _ Without, therefore, ticuiar line of Investigation the truth. - Ficheq„ Mr. STEPHENprofessedthe most cordial oodwill -- _ I 5 per Cont. Navy in w "•• State X,ottery Tickeis 'Lams informs us that the Russian artillery intended for the g Cons. for asc. 64i 45, 44i defence of the rolish frontier bad passed irdna to •4 plan for introdocins free labour instead of blaverf, 1 .0 1 1-ABlL.. , but • - • ~ 4 70 rI r r • • pi t . • ter into the inquiry upon an admission of es relied on by the Honourable Gentleman ed the plan. It might, however, be sug- nothing was more dangerous than that a should be fornitd wholly of two classes, id the low, and thin it might be beneficial an intermediate rtmk. So far the plan t first sight well Wertthy of attention.- 7 lerefore, pledging themselves to any par- of proceeding, they vitt:mid enter upon the In with the most sincere desire to discover -- . _ . NATAL iNTELLIGENCS. FALMOUTH, APRIL t. Sailed the Humesa armed ship , wad the ACTIVI eatteroaa a PLYMOUTH, APRIL s. The ROYAL Om., 74, is ordered round to Portsmouth it h supposed she will be attached to the Baltic fleet. 'the %I/seam, 74, now in eawsand Bay, is ordered to Chatham, to be paid et and laid up. She sailed this afternoon. The Loraa frigate sailed yesterday, with coovoy for Portsmouth; and the WAITINO schooner, with dispatches for Li/Mena GILAKAIA and Admiral Keitirs, at Cadiz: she has also taken out aMe eager , smu t ted with the Thanks of both Houses of Parliameni to the Ar nay, for the late brilliant affair at Barosa. Arrived the Nevun., (2) tender, front Dubin, wit► laapressed men for the Navy; t h e MULLIT schooner, from Malmo!' ; and the PTIACLIt gun-brig, from the Rochefort station. Sailed the Haas), 74, tor the Dewar; the POICTItaII, 74, for the itochelort station ; the Elias And Jane tender, for Dublin; the ilex gun-brig, with a small cop Toy for Guernsey ; the Mona's-roar ►ired brig, with convoy kg Swansea; and the SAVAGt sloop of WAY, with coevoy for t y s Downs. Went out of harbour, the CoaamstAux, 74, and Ss- ItIRAIIIS frigate. Captain Katt, of the Unit:oast Hive, is appointed to the ACA,TA, of 40 guns, fitting for sea at this port and Captain JAL'', of the ROTAL GLOILOR, is appointed to the Unacoax.—Wind W. N. W. PORTSMOUTH, APRIL 4. Sailed tte WootveaiNe, for Gibraltar, Malta, Ste. Wind N i. DEAL, Al'ltlL 4. Sailed the NTMPIE cotter, with about 14 sail miter convoy :• the westward.—Wind N. E. SHEERNESS, APRIL 4. Sailed the STARLING, LITL. Via°, and Vntztt, to the Norti, ward. His &Warn' walked as usual yesterday morricg , on Windsor Terrace, accompanied by the Duke cf CAMERIDGE, the Doctors keeping at a distance Hi s MaJam' afterwards gave audience to the Archbishop of Cat.reasnav and the Earl of Avutsvoan, two of the Members of the QUEEN'S Council. Her MAIESTE was at this time at Fmgmore, whither she had gone with the PRINCESSES to take an airing. On her return she gave audience to the above Lords of her Council, and his MAntsre, on their taking leave of hint, re. Bustled his walk on the Terrace. We are authorised to state, that the paragraF which lately appeared in some of the public papers mentioning , e that the plates of several notes had bees stolen from the Bank," are without any found...lion. The Duke of QuzeNstrautv's sale was yesterday most brilliantly attended ; every one seemed anxious to obtain a relic of a man who was once so muchlluoked to for his universal taste. Though his house was som e . what of the old school, it was of the first order of that school, every thingin it via s.splendid and well chosen. Lnrd Sackville's horse Pan is matched against Lord Oxford's Victoria, at the First Newmarket Spring Meeting, for 200 guineas. Saturday se'nnnight Captain DAY, of the Royal Westminster Militia, lying at the Barracks, Sunder. land, unfortunately fell over the Pier, and it being low water, he was so much bruised as to die in a few hours. A duel was fought yesterday morning, in the fiele; of Marybonne," betwixt a Gentleman of the name cl Fasset, who resides in Gloucester-place, and a Gen- tleman unknown. Mr. Fasset was wounded severely in the shoulder. COMMON COO:CLL.—Yesterday, after several Peti. tions and Reports had been read, the Court selected from several models, one for a Statue of his Ma- Jrarv, and referred it to a Committee to carry Lao execution. The Committee for General Purposes ; tc, whore it was referred to consider of increasing the Allowance to the Lord Mayors, reported, that they had inquired into the expences of former LardMaycns, and recommended, that the sum of £l5OO per annual should be added to the allowance of the late, present, and future Lord Mayors ; which was agreed to, and the Chamberlain directed to pay the same in future.— The Court subscribed £525 to the Fund at Lloyd';, for the relief of the British prisoners in France.-147. Favar,L, in a short and appropriate speech, which was seconded by Mr. Slade, movea that the Thanks of the Court should be given to Generals Gahm and Dilkes, and the Officers, Non-commissioned On cers, and Privates, for the valour and conduct Litt ly displayed - on the heights of Barrosa, where they ob tained a most decided' victory over a very superior force of the enemy ; also, that the Freedom of tne City, and a Sword, valsie 200 guineas, be given to General Graham, and the Freedom and a Sword, value 100 guineas, to General Dilkes. i'hese motion: ' were carried unanimously.—Sec Advertisement is tit front of this Paper. OLD Batter.—Yesterday,WdLSeXton was convicted of steel. ing a glass goblet, value 75. from the shop of Mr. J. Balls, Are. tioneer ; as was Chas. Gunner, for stealing several articles of west' ing apparel Irom the house of Daniel Taylor, tailor, with whria he worked; and Geo. Doran, fur stealing two silk handkerchiefs from the shop-window of Mr. W. Price, Oxtord-street.—Sert: sl - other convictions took place, for offences of a trivial nature. Jeremiah Holey, a drover was then tried on an lodictnert, charging him with wilfully and maliciously cutting James Mel ted with a certain knife, intending thereby the said J. Matted t, kill and murder. Several witnesses were heard in support ofets charge; but the prisoner succeeded in establishing an dJi, Free ing that he was in Sc. Bartholomew's Hospital a: the tune whets the offence was said to be committed, consequewly he was t quitted.—The prisoner was detained to take his trial for a felani. Mary West was tried for stealing linen, the property of two laundresses, in the neighbourhood of Hampstead. I here were two indictments against her, and she was found guilty upwt loth. Being recognized as an old thief, she was admonished, and gives to understand that her punishment would be as severe us the be in cases of larceny can inflict Catharine Roach, alias Murphy. was capitally convicted of uttering a counterfeit sixpence to Ann Burch, and having beferg been convicted of being a common utterer of base money ; at was also Charles Turner, for stealing a gold watch, chain, eel seals, the property of Lewis Cogan. in a dwelling-huute. Prue bills were found by the Grand Jury against Daverri Sedley and hie Son, Charles Gabriel Gustavus Kierulff, and F.:. ward Meyer, for a conspiracy, with intent to defraud the Marva of Headfort of sundry bills of exchange. ' Matt•LAtis.—To-day the Market has again tolerable quo. Cities of Wheat on hand, mostly second and inferior, w hich ra ther give way in price ; but fine fully suppurs the last quotrica —Barley in short supply, and a trifle dearer—Malt, with While Peas, fully keep their prices—New Tick Bean: 325. to ses. Obi as under—The remainhig supplies of Oat , are somewhat cons.: derahle ; not marry fine; and this trade named at last niiO 4 prices--Sales of Rota at the late reduction. OINIR•1 QUILISINCY AS VIIptIP. Wheat 645. 781. 885. Beans. 505 . 575. Pine ditto, Ns. 965. Rye, (new) 36% 405. Oats, 19 s. 246.275. Barley, 451. 375. Od. Poland ditto, I.Be. tau Malt, 645. 71'. Tick ditto, 4 4 5. 481 . Petatee ditto, 32.. White Peas (Boilers) 465. 511 s. Rape Seed .C 45 Pia Grey ditto, 37.. 435. Fine Flour, 735. to ses„—Alesseds, . On 'Tuesday % the 2d instant, the Lady of Georgeffievelisfig Proctor, Hi. of a Daughter, at her Father's hou,:, the Priori near Reading. I.ONDON : Printed aul published by Leval. K ENT, at the ETAS Goma, No. 1, Carey..dror, and at the Oiler, Toil& 110,4 r i "-.0!