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f . • 1 I. I . A 10 • I • t t t. l • t ogi Ptess in .existence, required That the working and the cultivation of the soil, should be committed to hands mere robust and active than their's. " This measure, which did not create slavery, b of ly took advantage of that which existed throu the barbarity of the Africans, by saving their prisoners, and alleviating their sad, far from being prejudicial to the Negroes transported to America, conferred upon them not only the 's parable blessing of being instructed in the Loew e of the true GOD, and of the only-Religion in whielt the SUPREME BRING desires to beadored • by his creeks tures, but likewise alhthe advantages which acconse Fall civilization, Without, subiecting them in their state of servitude to . a harder condition than that which they endured in freedom, when.free in their native country. Nevertheless the noyetty of this sys tem demanded prudence in its execution, and thus iE happened that the introduction of Negro e glaves into America depended always on particular licenses, iehich my predecessors granted according to titenta stances of places and times, till the era when untrained Slaves were generally permitted both in national and foreign vessels, by the Royal Proclamations of the 28th of September, 1789, the 12th of April, 1798, and the 42d of April, 1804, in each of which the diffe rent places for their introduction was determined. All this clearly evinced that the Christiap wisdom of my predecessors considered always these provisions as exceptions to the law, and dependent on variable conditions. Although the license granted the 22d of April, 1804, had not expired when DIVINE PROVI DENCE restored me to the throne to which he had des tined me, and of which an unjust usurper had perfi diously attempted to deprive me, the disturbances and dissensions excited in my American dominions, dur ing my absence, immediately fixed my sovereign at, tentien; and meditating incessantly on the most ap propriate Means of re-establishing good order in thole remote possessions, and giving them an the encou ragement of which they are capable, I was not'doer in perceiving, that the circumstances which lit i :t s . duced my predecessors to permit the traffic in an the coasts of Africa, and their intrudlnctittallids lieth Americas, had entirely changed. hi thele pit* vinces the number of indigenous Negroes has inert:weld prodigiously, and even that of free Negroes, under the fostering care of a mild Government and tbs Christian humanity of the Spanish pretors; number of the what inhabitants has M , trise be much augmeeted, and the climate is not now so 7 judicial to the latter, as it was before the soil cleared of wood and subjected to cultivation. advantage, likewise, which resulted to the inhabi of Africa from their transportation tO a. civil country, is not now ao agent or exclusive, •since enlightened nation has undertaken the glotinni. ta. of civilizing them in their own land. At the sank time the general progress of improvement in tarope,, and the spirit of humanity which directed its late' transactions in restoring the political edifice, which: the wickedness of a usurped Governmenthad shaken; to its foundation, have excited, among European eereigns, a desire to see this traffic abolished; and the Congress of Vienna, agreeing on the necessity . the abolition, they occupied themselves in facilitating itwer.ecution by the moetimieable negoeiations with this* Powers which had colonies, meeting in me that disposition which became so laudable an undertaking. Those considerations moved my Royal mind to in form itself from enlightened persons, aeslous for the prosperity of my states, on the effects which the abo lition of the traffic would produce on them. Having seen their reports, and desirous to attain certainty in a matter of so grave importance, I transmitted them to my Council in the Indies, with my Royal order • the 14th of June, 1815, that it might communicate to the Its opinion and advice. Having collected:all .these copious materials, and having examined the proposition which the proper Supreme Tribunal laid before me in its deliberation of the 15th of February, 1816, answering to the confidence which I r epos e in it, and coinciding with its opinion respecting,the abo lition of the mac in Slaves, and co-operating with the Kieg of (heat Britain by a solemn treaty, embrac ing all the points of reciprocal interest involved in this important transaction, and determining that the time for the abolition was arrived, the interests of 122 t American States being duly reconciled with the sen timents of my Royal mind, and the wishes of all die Sovereigns, my friends and allies, I have decreed as follows: " Art. 1. nom this day forwerde I prolibioat# oisirsubiects,, both in the Peninsula and In America, from-going*, buy ieeroee on the coasts of Africa, north of the line. The negroes who may be bought on the said coasts shall be declared tree in the first part of my dominions, at which the ship in which they are trattonsirted shall arrive. The ship itself, together with the re minder of its cargo, shall be confiscated to the Royal Treasury, and the purchaser, the Captain, the Master, and Pilot, shall be irrevocably condemned to 10 years' transportation to the Phi fir incl " Art. 2. The above punishment does not attach to the trader, the Cagtain, the Mager, and Pilot of the vessels, which may sail from any port of any dominions, for the coasts of Africa north of the line, before the filild of November of the present year; to edict I grant, besides, an extension of six months, counting from the above date, to complete their expedition. " .Art. 3. From the 30th of May, 1820, I equally prohibit ell my subjects, as well Its the Peninsula as in America, from going to purchase negroes along those parts of the coast of Africa which are to the South of the Line, under the same penalties Unposed in the first Article of this Decate allowing likewise •the apace of five months from the above date to complete the voyages that may be undertaken before the above.mentioned soth of May, in which the traffic in Slaves shall awe in all my do t:anions, as well in Spain as in America. • " Art. 4. Those who, using the permission which I grant till the 30th of May, 1840, to purchase Slams on that part of the toast of Africa.which lies South of the Lino shall not be als g a , seed toe:wry more Slaves than five to two was of the tonnage thdr vessel : and any persons contravening this enactment okop be 'objected to the penalty of losing all the Slaves on board, lasi shall be declared free at the first port of my dominions in ,hi c k. th e *hi/ arrives. " Art. 5. Thil computation is made without a reference to those who may be born during the voyage, or to those who may be serving on board as sailors or servants. " Art. is. Foreign itisels which may import Negroes into any port of tri) dominions, shall be subjected to the regulations OF 'A LITT'S _ ST. FINIQUIIs FOVIMBER On the fist of Octoßer, this colony was . Iby the :von furious hurricane ever witnensileie. -The tails of this sad disaster would be equally lorg_en =ul. The loss of nearly 1,000 lives, 2.5,000 Oro of sugar Of the present and next crop, incalcas' !able losses in buildings, animals, and the necessaries 61'14 have occasioned a general desolation, iitder' pendently . of the. gnat sessiety caused by 9-104 s 4 the shipping which wore in the different ports of An island, being either wrecked, damaged, or Inissifir St. Lucie and Dominica have equally suffered; the tempest reached also St. Vincent and Grenada. * ravages extended to Guadaloupe, as well as Per.t9. Rico and its neighbourhood, though in a less derma The loss experienced by Martinique alone may On very moderately calculated at 25,000,000. of frame lexclasively of the shipping: the works and.buildiqp of entire parishes were razed to the ground. it hasoiet 26, hours, 12 of which with such inconceivable 4 as to produce all these disasters, and to de*my ' - 'lugs which had withstood all former htirricessaa . t will r eq uire many years before the colony:taw:eel:o -w itself from this heavycalamity. this eves**. \ m caused the following 1 lamation to be issesed, , which Tens the ports to all foreign vessels: . PROCLAMATION. Pierre Rene Marie, Osente de Vaugiraud, Vice Admire", Greed Cross of the Raid and Military Order of St. Loeb, Meer of the Att Smionr, Geverpor, Lleuleweldiallimg et the liked at end iu deresilevekmond floweeee einarel etthe Reba Wee ban liat i tlt t ig lar gegred Leek Francois dn. Illea, d the &lei set of St. Louis, eel et dm d Mint. Imudin et dm said Island, lke. , Ceedidades ebee die endive Old Ineihresseo amere wlisiehe colony hes last oarelonontl, roloime that she mhotpineptterl cill= gies nlinPli a 4l: ehntlSS that so for ill PvesiMakr atwit a h -wM ahould take Ogre ems ookerbineftiont, and means 'whkh only call for partial Aid irseesilkies: lfo l y Anne of the powers confided to us by his ft. ee and in consequence of the urgency of the case,have p ordered and do order as follows : Art. I. The port. of the Colony are copes to twelve vase* not only for the imputative of provisions, and other artiche enumerated in the Arrest of Anse 80, 1784, but aka be Wheat and Rye-dour and for other eatables, anti for owl" thing required for Agriculture, and for the repairs and dallying of the Sugar Works. All articles comeneely comprized under the dimainiaation of dry goods remain excluded, and reserved to the conisaeree of ' the mother-country. 1 c Aug. Foreign vessels shall in return have the liberty to export colonial produce to the amount of the cargoes they brought. , bill • Art. 3. Pantie vomit oi* continue to pay die Nike Import mablbbed by the Aunt of the 30th of Angelis 171, upon the articles therein enumerated; and shall pay an ailikienil duty of 3 ter cent. eta those not enumerated in the raid • Mt. 4. Foreign vessels shall pay the Export ties 1.1 4 0 by ffse of Arret of the 30th Augoit, 1784. , a per cent. upon the Colonial Produce which is es *exported by the present Ordinance.—French vessels which siv f ] ;proceed to the United States for the parpex of bringing bek pearislone to tits Colooy, shall only pay an Report Duty q( _6 per cent. upon the Colonial Produce. Their return cargoes shall only be subjected to the Duties established in shelf respect, by the-Arne of the 30th of August, 1784. Art. .5. The Duties on Colonial Product, payable by the seller, Ad cemehene to be levied ea 1 4 present.—The provisions. of the present Ordinance shall remain in force during six months front the date of its being published, unless countermanded by iiiii- - _ rice audinrity ! Green at Martinique, under our armorial seals, and CI signed by our Secretaries, this 28th of October, 1817. (*Pied) Le Comte de VAUGUIALD, Secretaire, Delman Moca, THE STAR. fliere was something eitremely like such an adoption on the part of ALIULANDLR, of the hopes and pew *is df his fallen enemy. The period of the ono* slay be distant ; but the danger deserves not the WO to be imuiediately and strongly guarded against. The following Letter, from one of the French Off ' cers to whom we have alluded, and which is the immediate cause of our now adverting to the subject, will shew that in as far as regards India, the nego clarions of ALIXAWDZItiTe likely to be but too suc- cessful—" A free passage for commerce to India,' as it is here termed, is in other words but a route for as invading force: " TAURIS, AUGUST 17. • " We find ourselves very comfortable here with Prince Abbas Mirza. This heir to the Persian Throne is one of the finest men and most generous Princes that can be seen. He has made me his Aide-de-Camp. I have 2000 men under my com mand, with a considerable train of artillery. M. - 11. ot Cam, commands 1000 men, and a similar charge is intrusted to M. B. de M. We receive magnificent salaries, and we are anxious to promote the interests of our country, which is held in high estimation ip Persia. “ We hear a good deal said of certain events, Which are supposed to be on the eve of accomplish inset. The Treaty which is to grant to Russia a free passage for its commerce into India and the Persian Gulph, does not appear to experience any difficulty— it will be equally advantageous to both countries. A cession of some provinces adjoining to the Caspian Sea may be ranked, on the contrary, as a thing quite inadmissible the opinion of the people, as well as that of the Sophi and the Hereditary Prince, is de cidedly opposed to it. " A report which has somewhat more consistency in it prevails, that there will be a re-establishment of a kingdom of Armenia, with the common consent df Persia, Russia, and Turkey." nall••••,•••=a We have received to-day Boston Papers to the 47th of November ; and, from the following extracts, we are glad to find there is every reason to believe the Commissioners, under the 4th Article of the Treaty of Ghent, have at last agreed on all the remaining subjects of difference between the United States and this country : " NEW YORK, NOV. *4. " The Commissionsts under the 4th Article of th T:eaty of Ghent have agreed on all the subjects sub- 1 mined to them, and thus have for ever settled all disputes relative to the Islands in the Bay of PaSca ' maquoddy. I shall send you particulars in a day or two. Yours, &c." " From all we have heard on the above interesting topic, we are inclined to believe that the result will be satisfactory to both nations ; and that much will be due to the Hon. Mr. Holmes and Colonel Austin, for the talent, the labour, and industry, in bringing it to so favourable an issue. Yire further learn, that the conduct of the British Commissioners has been perfectly fair and honourable."—CAronicle*Patrise. " BOSTON, NOVEKSILIt es. " Further accounts from Milledgeville, in Georgia, strengthen the report of an adjournment of the Le gislature of that State, to March next. A Gentle man lately arrived from thence at Savannah, states, that much sickness prevailed among the Members, and that many of them were extrunely The Decree of the Krim of SPAIN, for the partial Abolition of the Stare Trade, of which we made brief mention yesterday, will be found at length in our preceding columns. The present prohibition re lates only to the purchase of negroes, north of the line. This is a lamentable prolongation of human Sufferings, a capricious portioning out of justice. And it is rendered the more dispiriting by its preamble, which seems to be intended as a justification the traffic it purports to abolish. It alleges, that the exportation of Africans, as slaves, saves them from death, as prisoners of war ; but it has been proved, that wars are now waged in Africa solely for the purpose of gaining prisoners to be sold, as slaves. It p re t en d s , that, when carried to South America, they have the benefit of religious instruction. The fact of their having any instruction, except in the labour, that may render them profitable to their masters, may be doubted. But is it pursuing a religious purpose to place human beings in the state of suffering, which has been fully proved to attend this traffic ; or does the Great AUTHOR and OBJIICT of all Religion authorize us to associate with our instruction the dreadful process of a torturing imprisonment and slavery, carried on for the pecuniary advantage of the inatructorer The cant of this preamble prevents us from looking, with much confidence, even to the distant relief the decree pro mises. We trust, however, that, long before 1820, there will be better security than this istainst the landing of slaves in South America. ' and PIRACY in I Wabash, Capt. Gad Mama Roads (Canton of May . last. The inquire dos math WANK. the - 44 - A Ladroon boat, to tiff TM thirty, under pretence After amusing the Oi an attack on them killed Mr. Hat: three seamen outright, and me ded the other Mate, and tws compelled two others, boys, to of which, after having been se was saved. . The surviving crew retreatsl were compelled, by threats to h on deck, and disclose where tl away. The Lae-owls • then dollars:in specie, 3.5 chists of petty, the whole amounting tc Mr. CUSHING and other Ameri toe, were taking measures to the Chinese Government, for waters—but their success was • The Ladroons (thieves) are. th Seas ; and appear to carry an their puatty than their African brothers. THE AR, Yesterday his Royal Highn Cuter held a Military Level which was numerously attend present were Lieutenant-Gen Major-General Sir Gonna J H'ANICIW, WRIGHT, Hun, M, Wednesday night, betweei and one o'clock, the Band of feted at Erne, in order to with joy, commenced serenac Regiment, in the Barrack-: ceeded to the lodgings of tho town. The National Air of Wallace bled," and " Robin they performed in an exquisii propriate tunes, had a most stillness of the night. In order to evince the sups else, detachments of the 90 were lately ordered to asse Plymouth'Dock, and came n of Major-General BROWN, C ventor), a number of Militar vnerous assemblage of spectz tion was used to prevent aces the bayonets were enveloped being sprinkled with a whir the number of thrusts receiv soon, however, became nee combatants, as the loungers tised the new exercise, enabi the 64th, their supposed opj not being inclined to reced with no great complacency tion the men were marcibe sod the gates were closed to ral charges were given and i in individual attacks ; but th exercise was such as to rends batants on the old plan, rece be destroyed on the first mot BIRTH-DAY OP ?la PR RA LER AVID SA= COROURO years have passed this day si Public the Birth of a Pam( rues endeared her to our co and irreparable loss is now u fullest testimony of which Papers, displaying an unpar to an undertaking no less cry those whose names it cunt& Err whose virtues it is design We are assured that his Ro REGENT has is in immediate tote a Welch Order, similar and St. Patrick, consisting panions, besides the Sorra will probably take place on the festival of St. David, the It is a singular coincidence, death of her lamented son, tl Queen ANNE was occupied i similar Order. The intention dossed ; but many original d s ( 7 4 l ... sg e, are still preserved Oxford. A Letter from Berlin, dal ," The bookselkr, Kralousk. 'the Police, for having sold, Description lithe Grand F 4 Wartbourg; and at the same found at his house, have bei bookseller who has been equ this brochure, has shared IN dividual has been also into tively contributed to the dist among the young of the scb A German Paper cornea dated from the Seine, Dees. of State is now occupied wi cussiolet, respecting a new n public instruction in all Fra tee appointed for this having presented Ufl Counsellors of State were c) preisensive plan of public in of State, Cuvier, has drawn to the Minister of the Intel the defect of our,Legislatior plan has already been discu the Council of State ; it has parts and modified, but ri point 3." L.. . • N. . -iiii, - r ...... :A proscribed In this Decree; .ad,* we of eontraysairt them. I mut t, caus e f or a vigilant ownerocrlon on oar part. MURDER , s taorispiv OF Tille.,.i.AVE TRADE, BY ' l ' 2ll , l L,'" °) "" d* the 'ne e in it . \ THE Elft O P SPAIN. rum my Ilart ob ip ul ure . that thcabove peel" should — Th e chaace yossneion of Ne.rotatoe's plane could • • deeemargiuly et • aim, tor its punctual ar m. certa i n ilb e sn iedi m , of if to j ust ify a sat o, The ship I/ liN . N 1 com4lobicaleedillo my Ostibcil of the 7„.5: 777 • Na lT lit 'lainf . G. . terflbs iblffv , a Zeduritu gr osub,tiand,‘ ands fete et the 22d of can of AatUAIDEIe f dne theft ; buik, whrdwe rifsd in Nint " Madrid, December, 1817." . lbeiteeillse las past* I deviate caalpalld ell say Viceroy', IIipkALLVIAIIiD6II so 4.17 - pressing into his serv ice ?dya on t d 18 th 4 " The introduction or Negro Slaves into Anierica „Praddiiits, *Amok Coansiandashoid daemon, and . was one of the first measures which, my preacessors l i l i ten!lants of else Indies, the &dietetic islands the Phihppinet , filf . eclesigners of these plans—when we see him wad. Canton CO ii ing them, on his own account, on a new mission to mates, sad dicteteitfor the support and prosperity of those vast this my Decree, re.aadaide, ma cause to be kept, hailed, e“, On I regions, soon after their discovery. The impa ssib i lit y ---,—.—.-. • * very scene of those observations which had re- vessel. of inclaclas the Indians to engage in different useful HURRICANE IN THE WEST INDIES. commended them to his notice—and when we see aof a Ladroo -though /lawful labours, arising from their Complete - . character of such high military capacity as YIRMO- five to thirt ignorance of the conveniences of life, and the cry . TIA RACT OF 'A LITTIIII DAVID ST. imams, MAR, pla c ed . head • . L017,' at th e of this preten d e d *mall progvess . they had made in the arts of social TINIQuit, SOVlSstistit 10.. • existence, . renuired That the working of the mines , On the fist of Octoßer, this colony wa, ,-v_s isited M b l— y of Peace to the Persian Court, it does seem to us a s if commenced -___ Wert. was sernerhing eitremelv like such an adoption long knives WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 7, 1818. PRICE orSTOCKS THIS DAY TWELVE O'CLOCK. Reduced 81 it —Cons. 81 er. div.—for opg. 821 i 4 per Cent. 98f —Navy 5 per Cent 96f, ex. div. India Bonds 102 105 pr.--Exch. Bills 19 24 pr. The negotiations Which our Readers are aware have been recently going on between the Emperor ALEXANDER and the Persian Court, begin to assume a character which renders them not only particularly interesting to this country on account of our East Indian Dependencies, but which demands the serious attention of every Government to whom the rapidly ' increasing aggrandizement of Russia can possibly bo' an object.of apprehension. With the circumstances of General YERMOLOFF'S mission to Tchiran, our Readers are already in some measure acquainted and it will be especially in their recollection, that in . the General's train were a number of French Officers, , who had formerly been employed by NAPOLEON, ON' a pioneering mission into Persia, for the express purpose of ascertaining the practicability, of a pas sage through that cosuntry to India. The Reports and maps sent by that Mission to NAPOLEON had been carried into Russia at the time of the French invasion ; they had been left behind dur ing the confusion of the retreat ; they came into the possession of ALEXANDER; and the first result et* the acquisition was ALEXANDER'S taking into his service the whole of the officers, except three, whose valuable labours had fallen into his hands. We have no disposition idly or speculatively to impute an un due ambition to the Russian Autocrat; but with a fact like this before us, and when we know farther, that the reports and maps alluded to so demonstrated the practicability of an expedition to India, that NA POLEON had resolved, in the event of his triumphing over Russia, of sending an united French and Rus sian force on that expedition, we see nothing idle, and something very different from mere speculation, in insisting that there are grounds for apprehension, and was The