Star. — London, England, 1818-10-19 00:00:00

-.~ . •• ABOLITION OF THE Sian TRADE. - • ADbilleTO Tfilta - 7&• SOVEREIGNS AT LCoottnued from the &us at Saturday.) • ‘But though, in point of fact, very little or no pro gress has hitherto been made towards, the efikctive abolition of the Slave Trade—though, on the con trary, it is but too certain that since the Peace of Pa ris this trade has augmented—the cause of humanity has, however, gained by the recognition of principles which seem to furnish a.solid basis for the adoption of nherior measures of decisive effica. inevitable iniquity of this tra lhc has been so lemnly acknowledged by all the Great Powers of Europe. Some have by 'treaties solemnly bound themselves w its total suppression. Spain and Por tugal, the only two States that gin amhorize it, have consented to deliver North Africa from its ra vages, and to limit it entirely to the south of the Equator.. Spain has agreed ibabolish it completely in May' ' 1820. We haul; hoivetrer, already demon strated the inatilittof these . promises, unless means be adopted for giving them dip force necessary to their fulfilment. It, must further be 'gratefully acknowledged, that an important step towards remedying. the evils. has been made, by the conventions which Oreat Britahi_ has recently concluded with Port' Ip, and Holland. The mutual concession therein onat4iis4 of a modified right of search, for the pillow df 4s covering Ind punishisw those who illicit t rade slaves, will doubtkis, when acted upfm; pls.& limnsi derable obstacles in the way of traffic,.. by Ships-sail ing under the respective Rap of these•eonnu*- ; bat what has already been experienced in the history cil.l the Slave Trade proves how little capable. this:Mee- . sure is of producing its entire supptessioe The offenders will still find some . flag that will' 'protect them from the right of search, and permit them to continue their traffic in blood. in defiance: of human and Divine lat.& France, and even Portugal and Spain, it must be acknowledged, have enacted pecuniary penalties, with the view of imposing a restraint on their refrac. tory subjects; but these penalties are not of a nature to arrest in their course such lucrative crimes, for if a single adventure succeed, it will prove an ample' indemnification for all the losses resulting from se veral confiscations. In the midst of these embarrassing difficulties, what is the most Koper plan to adopt Such is the question to which it s the object of this Address to direct the attention of your Majesties. Spain and Portugal are the only two Powers, to the subjects of which it is now legally permitted to continue the trade in negroes. Spain has stipulated , that this commerce shall cease, as far as regards her self, every where and for ever, on the gOth of MaT, 182 U. But Portugal has not yet fixed any decant*. sled period for the renunciation of the traffic. A preliminary . stop ! which sprout to be inttsensallly necessary, should be to obtain the COniellkt this Go' vemraent to prescribe the same 134 which Spain has already adopted. • Assuredly, this Christian Power win not wish to remain the only one urinal with- the blot-of this guilty traffic, when it shall have Win priniktibtd.-47 all the test of the civilized Quivers*, and after hay ing itself, in the face of Europe, cored to:de. counce it as unjust, immoral, and barbarous. But if it were possible that Portugal should wish topeesitt in this trade, in contempt of the most sacred pnnel ples, ought it, illustrious Sovereigns, to be permitted so to do ? 'Ought it to be permitted to prolong the miseries of Africa, and to overturn the hopes of Eu rope ? Shall your designs, so eminently and benevolent, be thus cruelly disconcerted.? Shall Africa, which you have taken as the specjal object of your pious and compassionate core, be plunged for eter in the night of Pagan ignorance? Shall she be for ever the victim of the scourge of a ferocious bar barism, because it pleases one member alone of the great European family to resist the humane desires and generous efforts of all the rest? But it will not be sufficient that the Slave Trade shall cease with Portugal at the same time as with Spain. It is necessary that the abolition of this traf fic shall be declared an integral part of the law of nations. It is necessary that this regulation should bzcome, by unanimous consent, imperative on all countries which possess a flag that may be abused for the purpose of continuing this traffic. Without this, what guarantee can be given that when the flags cf Spain and Portugal shall - no longer legally pro tect this commerce, that of some other Power—of Hamburgh, Naples, Algiers, for example, may-not be employed, either by the subjects of th ose States, or by those of some other countries which have abo lished the Trade, in order to cover their criminal en terprises? The cries of suffering humanity wotild l still be raised to HEAVIIII against the civilized w orld, if such subterfuges and ttidisshouldstill be toletated. lf, however, the abolition of the Slave Trade shall be supported o nly by the ordinances and lAiltual uree. clients of the Powers that have renounced 'tierce, it cannot be doubted that demi ilieliteis of Divine and human laws who are habituated to ihis execrable traffic will have recourse to :itch txpedients. Let us suppose that this impqnaat step had been taken—let us suppose that the Slave Trade etre pro scribed by the law of nations auto% the civilized world; all would not yet be done: it would still re. main to adopt a measure to which no reasonable ob jection can be op d, for ensuring in practice the full and entire egect of the recognized law of nations on this subject. When remedies and penalties pro- portioned to the exigency of the case shall baire.been adopted, then and then only the inveterate eval. duced by nearly three centuries of crime will be i. tirely eradicated: but without these reardies aid these penalties, the dealers in hninan blood will latish at your denunciations and your decree', and will con thaw to rejoice in the poem and sufferings- of Africa. (To W cootinvad.) News has been reetived at Frankfort tbg the wag, xon of a carrier frees Basle, s man m respeqed fer Isis honesty, wbe s 4ed sop& for Swikerlaod, has eaaght fire, and leenvodeced to ashes. The fire supposed to havt _Wm the snot 4i some evil 44- posed persons. The value of the goods iseainsated at *OO,OOO Ilorins. r I 1 . 1 i i i , ) • . ." 4 1. ' i r 0 i i lt.'.. • i t 1 I t l i • i 1 1 1 I 1 1 • 4 1 11 ' 1 1 , . - , . F. , , 1 , ! o ... FLANDERS AI►D HAMBURGH MAILS. VALENCIZNNES, OCTOBER u. For some days past the Russian troops had been astembled near Maubeage and Landrectes, while the Danes were uniting about Bouchain, and the English near Denain. This morning the Russian cavalry, infantry, and artillery, were-tebreak up Boas theirpositions to ap proach our city. The grand review and manceuvm will take platens the famous Camp of Famars, which the Prince of Saxe Coburg, General in Chief of the Austrian army, carried at the point of the bayonet, in 1793, whir.h.operation was followed by the siege of our city. Theevacuation of the French territory will take place in the following manner :--The English army aril embark in several divisions at Boulogne and Calais. As the season is very far afloaced; the Russian troops *ill not embark at D4nkirk, as it was said they would, but will proceed to the Rhine, and after having passed that River, will march through Ger many to Poland. The azon Contingent will take the shortest route ti return to Saxony; the Panes and Hanoverians will pass through 13eIgnua. The ceremony of returning possession of the for. tresses of Valenciennes, Cambray, Landrecy, Le Quemoy, Maubeuge, and Condi, will take place with the greatest solemnity. Several regiments of the Royal Guard, and some Legions, which are com pleting their organization in rlcaady and Champagne, arealready marked out to forepart of the garrisons. The National Guards of the occupied fortresses will •be re-organized, and will do ibe duty conjointly 'the. troops of the line; till the army shall be complete; on the ; footing fixed lef tile Royal Ordinances. It is impossible to express the •joy and satisfaction which prevail in this part of Pnirce; the King is blessed, :because there is nobody . siho is not convinced that it is to his virtues we oweour deliverance. ST. PETBRSBOGH, SEPTEMBER A report is current, that after the dose of the I naviganon this year, a new Tariff of Duties will be published. The. Sugar-refiners here wish to have the duties altered in their favour, to make a change ad vantageous.to them ; and, at the same time, such as will much increase the revenue of the Crown. It will be proper not to consider the crushed lumped sugars (which in loaves pay IS roubles per pood) as raw sugars, which pay only six roubles per pood, merely because the loaves are crushed ; but to make them pay 15 roubles, like other refined sugars. Thus our refineries would soon have the advantage of greater sale, whick would be better for them than any other change in the duty ; as people would then no longer ,take crushed lump sugar for their daily use, but refined sugar. The importation of crushed lumps is calculated at 30,000 pood, which would be furnished hy the Russian refineries, if the duty were fined at 15 roubles. This would more contribute to promote our manufactories now than any other measure, and bring a great addition to the revenue. The impor tation of sugars from the Brazils, Cuba, and other parts, is considerable enough to supply.our refiners with a suffitient quantity of raw sugars. - OFFENBACH. OCTOBER 6. After- the building of a bridge over the Maine, near this town, had made some progress, unexpec ted (Arden were received from Darmstadt, cm the 2d instant, immediately to suspend the work. It is said, that no bridge may be.built over the Maine bt tween Frankfort and Aschaffenburg. STOCKHOLM, OCTOBER 6. - - - ?lie King has appointed his Chamberlain, Major Baron Palmstitrne, the Swedish Charge d'Affaires at Vienna, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Mi nister Plenipotentiary to the Austrian Court. IIAMBUEGH, OCTOBER Is. Her Highness the Duchess-Dowager of Schleswick Holstein Gluckburg arrived here to-day, on her re turn from France. Exchange On London-33 11. 33 41. THE EVENING STAR. LONDON. OCTOBER 19, 1818. THE FUNDS. PRICE OF STOCKS TDIS DAY AT TWELVE O'CLOCK Bank Stock shut-3 per Cent. Reduced 76; 9 per Cent. Consols 76j—for Acc. 77 31 per Cent. 851-4 per Cent. 94ii 5 per Ct. Navy 106 j 107 --.-India Bonds 88 89 pre. Osmium Ili dis.—•Exthegner Dills 19 20 prem. This morning Consols opened at 76i, but, from the scarcity of Stock, they advanced to 774, but Ml , to 7.7 money. The late Account is not yet finally 'settled, in consequence of its being a heavy k* Account. A Dutch Mail arrived this forer.oon, withyakers is Ilse 17th instant. Pt is again asserted, on what is said to be good.an thority, that the Allied Sovereigns have resolved not to interfere is the existing differences between Spain and her Colonies, being a subject (wifely foreign to the purpose of their meeting. - Besides the Proprietor and pollither oithe GSM' Paper, called the Aerial 'East Fla tiers, who is stall confinefl very rigousously we secret, ; one' of chwidicors -of tills 4 Paper is now arrested. The' awe of these extrisiSrdiitary proceedings. is still =- knows'. An arsicle under the head of Vienna states, from the ipforrnation of eye-wiuseres, that the parting of the lax-Broprass Ma NI LOUISA from her son (young li,aporzoN) at'Presenberg, was extremely affecting. , The Duchess promised the youag Prince to return and see him again in two years. It was observad that the Primate appeased,very 'much depressed for some days precedigg her departure. The Memoirs of Count Las Callas, on the resident:ad KaPormos BONAPAATZ at at. Helena, had beassead at Vienna with much interest, and public ogiaion was strongly declared against the conduct of the Governor, Sir HUDSON LOWE. It is expected that after the conclusion of the Con gress at Aix-la-Chapelle, the Emperor ALEXANDER will go to Brussels, and, accompanied by his mother, proceed thence to Vienna—that the King of PRUSSIA Will pay that capital a visit at the same time—and that the reigning Empress of Russlit will join the party from Carlsruhe. The august visitors will not, it is said, stay longer than about a week, as the Em peror ALEXANDER intends to be back at St. Peters burgh by the Ist of January at the furthest. The Paris Papers of Thursday and Friday have arrived since our last. The expression of their feelings is uniform in ascribing the " deliverance" of France from the pre sence of foreign troops " to the wisdom of its own King, and to the magnanimity of the Allied Sove reigns ;" and their only boast—their only topic of exultation—is the assurance of future peace and hap piness thus offered by the fostering Government of one, and the generous confidence of the other Monarchs. The French Funds have not maintained the incon siderable elevation which they experienced on the official announcement of this important event. They had reached 76 fr. 35 c. but they fell down on Thurs day tO 75 fr. 75 c. being only 25 cents higher than 'they previously were. The doubts which have been expressed as to the intended movements of the Emperor ALEXANDER and King of PRUSSIA after the approaching Grand Review of the English, Russian, and Prussian. con tingents, may now be considered as set at rest by a notice which appears in the Journal des Debats, that Lieutenant-General the Marquis D'AUTICHAMP, Go vernor of the Louvre, and Lieutenant• General the Marquis de DESSOLES, have been Louts to proceed to Valenciennes to attend on the Emperor ALEXANDER and King of Paussio.—who are comb% to Paris. The Emperor of AUSTRIA, as has been all along understood, will not pay any visit to the French ter ritory on this occasion; in consequence of which there will be no review of the Austrian contingent previous to its return home. The same will be the case with the Bavarian and Wirtemberg contingents, it appear ing to be considered as a matter of etiquette, with respect to contingents of their magnitude, that they shall only be reviewed by their own Sovereigns. The Emperor of AUSTRIA, being - deprived of an opportunity of offering his personal congratulations to Louis, has written him a letter on the occasion, which General Baron VINCENT had' the honour of presenting to his MAJESTY, at a private audience on Wednesday last. The arrangements stated in these Papers, with aspect to the departure of the troops, agree in p inta with the particulars which our :Readerlivin 64 stated in the contents of the Flanders and Kam burgh Papers, inserted in another part. The em barkation of the English troops at Boulogne and Calais, instead of Ostend, as originally intended, is said to have been owing to some objection on the part of the King of the Netherlands. The English tals and depots are said to have received orders to hold themselves in readiness to remove at a moment's notice. It appears that two naval expeditions are preparing at Rochefort, the objects of which are of some im portance. One, consisting of two vessels, is destined for China, with the view of transporting some native Chinese to the marshes of Cayenne, in order to in troduce there the cultivation of Tea.' The other is intended to carry out the workmen and materials necessary for the new Establishments which the French are forming in Senegal. The ratifications of the recent treaty fir the rya,- v.:at:on ,of fiance were, we understand, to be ex changed between the contracting parties, either on Saturday last or this day. Mr. BARING has pro. ceeded to Paris on business connected with those im mense pecuniary engagements into which he has lately entered. We understand that the following persons hav litely arrived in this country, as Commissioners from! the people of Peru—namely, General TAcolv, wh been commanding both in Santa Fe and um, rpm Provinces of Peru, and au Oidor, br Member of the Royal Audiencia. By letters from Jamaica, at Which place these Gentlemen touched, we learn that they -are the bearers of an exposition of the state in which the Royalist cause has been in Peru, since the "seduction of Chili, contained in a series of resolutions agreed upon at a meeting of the principal inhabitants cilium, held under the sanction of the Viceroy.— . 1.11 e resolutions conclude with rating, that it would be conduciie to the interims. of humanity, and all pities, under existin circumstances, to stop, if pos tilde, the further effusion of blood, and prevent the dreadful consequences which must attend a disem barkatiotron the coasts of Peru, by the adoption of some plan of reconciliation that would at the same time restore tide, &c. The Americans are stated, in private letters from the Continent, to be making, or rather to have made, several efforts to become masters of a port in the, Mediterranean tor punthase. They are said to have offered thirty millions (wn sgppose of dollars) to the King of Nial,s3, for the cession of Syracuse and to have received a refusal. The). hide 324 thought of Porto Ferrajo, in the island of Elb a, which they arc said to have in vain tenclered 13,044 to the Grand Duke of TUSCANY. is • as signed for the Grand Duke's , efusal. is :aid to ll been a fear, that by ceding rc..r.ijo to 14 Americans, he should injs•.re the tra,:e of Le g s- The Americans have certai...ly a right purchase any port they please ; t i t R) . are widely deviating from the line bed to them by WASHINGTON, who C3'..:t:, No against implicating themselves in the co!. Europe. TILE Q UEFA% " I tw Palace, Eigli o'CloA, " Her MAJESTY'S disorder, we regret to sa pears to be resuming most of its farme r dig / . symptom. Her appetite has almost again ; the cough, and sense of pain oa th t again trouble_i,mo, and render the extremely restless ; xt hilt, at the same slightest motion has a tendency to prod-tte alarming spasms, on the superior ri)cerg, heretofore threatened her speedy dissolution, these unfavourable circumstances, her 3ft seep it consequently broken and untefreshic pf course her exhaustion is extreme. * Copy of the official Bulletin of this rir: : Kew Palae 4 • 4 The Quie has had some hours sleep, b y MAJESTY% disease has not diminis'ned. MILLSIAN. ti . R " Soon aster the issuing of the Bulletin, Siziltste HALFORD left the Palace for London, and bi t long audience of the Patrlce REGENT, a c z i o .„ House, before his return here. On hi; rett:7o, FRANCIS MILLMAN wer.t for a short time te rtz, and returned sufficin.tly early to join Sir Hczt HALFORD in their evening report to the Plu m REGENT. His Royal Highness reac"ei the Palace math about the usual hour ; and, having visited the 11 , 111 Chamber, attended by the Physicians, remind to dinner with the PRINCESSES, and did trt set csaca his return to Carlton 1-leuse till after rine tido& In the course of the forenoon, t:ie Duke of Yost visited the Palace, on his sva:- to Windsor Castle and during his stay his Royal Highness aecomp thePRINCES§ES in their customary morning walk. ,‘ This evening his Royal Highness the Puss RinEst arrived between six and seven o'clock, was expected set out again in about an h ear . " Up . to seven o'clock to-night, no material at tion had taken place in her IklaJzsrv's health ;t; Go' al" the iriitation caused by her cough, an ; resefiight is anticipated." tie following Bulletin was issued this day : " Kew Palace, Oev bur 19. - a The Qurre has had sleep in the night at h.:er• vals, but her MAJtsrY's disease remain: 11'.,"2 17: :';.s yesterday. (Signed) " F. MILIMAN. " Y. ilAtecT.:7 Divine Service was performed yesterday rr,rmil in the Gteat Drawing-room, at Kew Palace, by tie Chaplain in waiting. Saturday Sir HENRY TORRENS, Secretary to de Commander-in-Chief; had a long interview .Till tbt CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER, at his beast u Downing-street. Yesterday Viscount SIDMOUTH had an audience the PRINCE REGENT, at Carlton House. Saturday the CHANCELLOR of the Emmy, and several other official Gentlemen, dined with the MASTER of the ROLLS, at his seat, called the Calm. Lord and Lady ELLENBOROUGH and the two Misses LAW arrived on Saturday at his Lordships house in St. James's-square. from Brighton. An Order in Council has been isaied for it coinage of new Crown Pieces (the first that has h' struck during the present extended reign). will complete the series of the new Silver The obverse is to be impressed with the effigy of Majesty, with the inscription Georgia: 111. D. G. and the reverse with the figure of St. George tering the Dragon, surrounded by the Garter. edge of the piece is marked in raised letters with words—" Decus et Tutarnen," and the year cf King's reign. This morning the first issue of the new Pieces took place, not to the Public, but to Clerks : every Clerk on the establishment mai one, for which he had to sign a book. It is they will be generally issued in a few days. ' The Opera of Lionel and Clarissa was at Drury-Lane Theatre en Saturday evening : , of Lionel (first time) by Mr. C. FISHER. nit tleman is, we understand, the brother cf Mr. D. FISHER, whose performance of the char actor of ,fier has done him so much credit. His voice is tenor, possessing great depth and variety. His' principal songs—" You ask me in vain!'' and " talk not to me of the wealth she possesses!" sung, and were encored. Mr. FISHER'S mode of as ing was easy and judicious. His reception was too , gracious, and we entertain no doubt of his bang most serviceable adjunct to the Company. Ni WITHAAI appeared for the first time as Clarissa:l efforts in the vocal department were greatly app ded, and the strong expression of pleasure in try ' the audience indulged, proves that her talents are pidly rising in public estimation. Mr. Mrsnrs formed the part of Colonel G'ilboy in a very gran style. Mrs. SPARKS depicted the character ot Oldboy with great truth and spirit. Family rr personal vanity, affectation of literary taste, aoti r t. tended delicacy of constitution, as well as of ro:t were most humorously described. Mrs. IND::' Miss CUBITT, as Jenny and Diana, sung vim: singly, The house was full. ras e lOtiro as d to h tt k) to tgh c . :l oc.! ott 11:7 ,1 • • ° P x , t tim e , I.:* lilc,,' s ha;• . 4 ed g 3r.:1), it Hc7.-1 e Plum ace to l ey the 11 , 111 mailed to set cis; co o'cloct. e of Tots or Crale g Walk. to PliNct lock, aa4 heat. ial a:tett ahh ; tat, an inclife• ay 41.4 bur 19. at i%:er• sera_L. L IC I y TrP7.7l ice, by he ary to Ike sr the home is iudience so HEOrte, d with the he Calm. the tro Lordship s t. d for the it has been This coin Monies.— Egy of his D.G.dlc ge men sue. rs with th ear of the sew Gehl o the Batt t received is expend perfume • thc ;sr This Gore Mr. Darn ter of JV voice is . His tin and " Gk " wee se; lode of act. n was 111 C is being any. )1 1 ' , athsm L tly app!au e in whih etas are : 1- rsorx per IT arm: et% or - 1. 4 ? oily and pc: 31-199 vi;IT 1.:•C"