The National Register. — London, England, 1821-04-01 00:00:00

~-~,,,.~ 100 41i INS 11711110 N. r ••••- At two o'clock on Wednesday the annual nteetinri of th e Governors anfl Directors of the Africatt litainutton w as held at the Freentason' , -tavern ; his Royal Highness the Duke of Gloucester, in the chair, supported by Earl Crompton, Lord Gambier, Sir Alexander Johnstone, and a oomb,r or oilier distinguished peisonages. Mr. Harrison, the secretary, read the report of the Directors for the last year, which was 4.f a painfully interesting nature, from the alarming examples whicia it disclosed of the extent to wit.ch the slave trade is now carried on North of the Equator, under me French flag now entitled to the base tbstioction of flying on the coast, Spain, hating by treaty abandoned her right since the lit of Slav, The report stated, that cumniti• municatioits were now carrying tin by Lord Castlereagh with the (governments of France and Spain upon the subject—with respect to the latter, to render penal, on the part of her subjects, any infraction of Inc treaty, and to induce Ole harmer to adopt a vigilance towards her ci,ioitial subjects, which it is impossilde can now be exercised, or else the horrors of the slave trade under the French flag could iteter be conducted as the report states it to be. Front the best inform Rion which the Directors had, it appeared that the African coast swarmed last year wills French fic.gs carrying on this detestable trade for French, Spanisn, Portuguese, and American subjects, although contrary to the French municipal law. The instances detailed in the report of vessels caught in the tact were terrible, and one instance in particular came to tile knowledge of the Directors hoot a French perioaical medical work, where it was noticed, owitag to au extraordinary medical fact connected with it. It It appeared that early last year a French vessel sailed trout Havre de Grace for Africa, oht the slate trade.— She there took in 230 slaves. When conveyina them homewards, as they approached the line, an unusual swollen appearance was observed about the eyes of the 'tour negroes heaped together in the hold, and the surgeon on board soon discovered that the upthalinia raged among them. It soon spread through the crew of the ship, and at length every person on board, slaves and crew, except one man, for some time lost their sight; Ultimately many recovered their sight; but several re mained permatiently ()Mid, and others lost only one eye. The man who escaped infection steered the ship to her destination ; but before the disorder got among the crew, several of the unfortunate negroes whom it had deprived of sight, were thrown overboard, being unsale able, In cause blind. lit another ship, the white crew, and living cargo, became blind by the opthalinia, origioating front the stench of the hold, and the vessel not having been heard of liar several months afterwards, was supposed to have been lost, there not being one oil board capable from the disorder of steering her.— In both of these ships it appeared, according to ac counts front vessels which hoarded them, that when the natives, aft, r the disorder broke out, were brouaffit on deck to see if fresh air would relieve them, they clasped each other in their arms and jumped into the sea, ex ulting in that opportunity of escaping from their remorse less persecutors. Another instance (among many indeed) was stated, where one of our cmizers on tile look-out for slave dealers, lately stopped a Fieuch ship on the Arican coast. She admitted she had slaves on board, but said they lia•I been forcibly carried eft some days before lay a Spanish pirate. On examining cluseiy, however, two negro one about 12, and the other about 13 years 01 age, • were found fastened down 111 a water-cask, anti nearly suffocated; a poor negro was also battened down under some logs of wood in the hold, and the British officer remembered with horror, that that during the chace of this vessel, which, front her being, like all the other slave ships, finely made, well • manned, and a fast sailer, lasted for several hours, he observed a number of casks floating on the sea, which gave rise to a conjecture that they contained other un fortunate victims of this atrocious trade, who had been stowed away for concealment its case of being suddenly boarded, and winch were thrown oter in tins manner, lest the vessel should be overtaken and captured. The report contained a minute history of statements, dreatiltil and degrading to human nature, under any form of civilized government. It also contained a variety of interesting matter connected with the diflerent relatious of the states of Europe on the subject of the slave trade, and alluded to further prospective parliamentary arrange mews upon the subject. The report was ordered to be printed. Earl Comp.ott, Lord Gambier, and several of the other distinguished personages present, addressed the meeting upon toe COIIIetILS of this report, atid the ne cessity of their not relaxing in pursuitsg the total :aboli tion of this detestable and atrocious traffic; and all con curred in thinking that nothing short of making it piracy by the law of nations would effectually abate so horrible au evil. It was a remarkable fact, mat a British officer lately sailing an the Malacca sea, took the opportunity, among some Arabs, tvholit it was thought assisted some of the foreign colonies au the traitsmission of slaves, of engaging thean in a treaty to discontittue the practice, and record it as piracy This is the first instance of the slave trade being called piracy in a treaty, and the ex ample is singularly enough set to alai:man states by a tribe of Arabs! ! flis Royal Highness the Duke of GLOUCESTER pleged himself to tti-die every effort in his power to assist iu givitig Meet to the mierposition of the British government to itiali,ce all Ilse states of the world to aban don this odious and iiiiquituus trade. The meeting owing cilletly to the state of the weather was hut thinly Several parliamentary charac ters were absent in attendance upon coltuisltltes on pub lic business. The Lords of the Treasury have issued instruc tions for the discontinuance of the practice of per mitting wines and other articles, the property of private individuals, to be sent home in transports fr‘m foreign stations. THE NATIONAL REGISTER BRITISH AND FOREIGN AUXILIARY BIBLE SOCIETY. The annual meeting of the British and Foreign Bible Society for the parishes of Bloomsbury, Pun eras, and the Western District a the Metropolis, was held on Thuile) , at the Great Hall of the Freemasons' Tavern, which was filled by a most numerous assemblage, the majority of whom were respectable females. CHARLES GRANT. ESQ. IN TUE CMAIR. A report was read by the Secretary, which re presented the Institution as highly prosperous, and that the benefits of the citculation of the Holy Sao iptures had already begun to be apparent. The Rev. Dr. Steink ill represented the great progress of the Bible Societies at Paris, where up wards of fifty thousand copies had been distributed during the last year, and the demand for them had been so great, that the Society had been unable to supply it. In 'Spain, Italy, and Switzerland, and even in Turkey, the Scriptures hail been circulated by the agents of the Institution. In Germany the circulation of bibles had gone on with great spirit, and at one university alone there were fourteen presses constantly at work printing bibles, 69,000 of which had been circulated from this place in one . year. In Russia the same good work was going on as well as could be expected. The Right Hon. Charles Grant, Secretary of State for Ireland, made a long and powerfel address to the Meeting, as did also the Rev, and Honorable Gerard Noel, the Rev. Dr. Owen, Dr. Wilson, Dr. Jefferies, and several other Divines and Gentlemen resident in the District, and Officers for the ensuing year were appointed, and a large collection made ; after which the Meeting adjourned. FROM LAST NIGHT'S GAZETTR. LORD CHAMBERLAIN'S OFFICE, Megot 30. Notice is hereby given, that his Majesty will hold a Levee at Carlton House, on Wednesday the 2d of May, at two o'clock. Notice is hereby given, that in consequence of St. George's Day occurring on Easter Monday, the Drawing Room intended to be held at Buckingham Palace, in celebration of his Majesty's Birth Day, is postponed to Thursday, the 3d of May next, at two O'CLOCk. BANKRUPTCIES SUPERSEDED. J. Harrison, Manchester, cotton spinner. S. Wiseman, J. Harper, and T. Foyson, Norwich, bombazeen manufacturers. J. Christy, Old Gravel Lane, master mariner. BANK iturrs. N. Mence, Worcester, brewer. Solicitor, Mr. Gellibrand, Austinfriars. H. A. Noble, Albany Road, Camberwell, spirit merchant. Sol. Mr. Child Upper Themes Street. G. Bagley, Pocklington, Yorkshire, merchant. Sols. Messrs. Bell and Co. Bow Church-yard. T. Mann, Raistrick, Halifax, York, merchant. Sol. Mr. Beckett, Earl Street, Blackfriars. J. Hart, Bath, saddler. Sol. Mr. Makinsen, Temple. T. Shrapnel]. Bradford, Wilts, clothier. Sols. Messrs. Per kins and Co. Gray's Inn. J. Peet, Ashton within Mackerfield. Lancashire, hinge manu factures. Sols. Messrs. Taylor and Co. Temple. P. Kenifeck, Throgmorton Street, merchant. Sol. Mr. Nlyers, Charlotte Street, Bloomsbury. S. U. Whittell, Back Road, Islington, timber merchant. Sol. Mr. Brooking, Lombard Street. J. Mutch, Queen Anne Street, Cavendish Square, cabinet maker. Sol. Mr. Chester, Staple Inn. T. H. Riley, Crawford Street, Marylebonc, linen draper. Sol. Mr. Jones, Size Lane, Bucklersbury. DIVIDENDS. April 21. J. Young. Laystall Street, Liquorpond Street, milkman-7, J. Dickenson, Lower Edmonton, cattle dealer -14, J. Prebble, junior, Bow, Middlesex, miller--28, J. Little wood, Manchester, shopkeeper-3, F. W. Schmaling, Fenchurch Street merchant-30, J. Dawson, Burnham Westgate, Norfolk, bookseller-25, A. Parkinson, J. Duckett, and S. Alsop, Man. chester, calico printers--go, F. Haywood, Liverpool, merchant —26, 11.. 11.. T., and S. Hyde, Tunstead, York, merchants -24, P. Sykes, Manchester, cooper—SO, J. Beech, S'one, Stafford, linen draper-24, 3. H. Hitelion, Kidderminster, factor-24, E. Oldaker, Ipswich, grocer-7, S. Potter, Milk Street, merchant— s), W. Bradfield, North Elmharn, Norfolk, baker-14, P. B. Jones, Birmingham, manufacturer of hardware. CERTIFICATES to be granted April 21. W. Parkin, Nafterton, York, miller—L. Batten, St Alban's, cooper—J. Thornley,. Warrington, Lancashire, whitster—J. Polglase, Bristol, provision merchant—H. Moore, Lucas Street, Commercial Road, builder—J. Wildman, Fen Court, Fenchurch Street, merchant—J. Lcverctt, East Derchani, Norfolk. inn. keeper—lt. Sharpas, Davies Street, Berkeley Square, dealer in china—A. Lawton, Birmingham, merchant. A letter from an English gentleman at Florence, dated the 10th inst. says— You will scarcely learn the troth of what is passing between the Neapolitan and Austrian unities ; but you may depend on it that the latter have suffered greatly, from the atUrs of posts which have taken place, both in the number of 11101 killed and in the number of deserter.-. The King of Naples with a small retinue, is just arrived in Misplace, where we understand he is to remain." CURRENTS OF TILE OCEAN.—A document which was enclosed in a bottle and thrown into the sea just 12 months ago, was taken up on the shores of Martinique on the 4th of February last. We give a copy of this interesting document, with the notice subjoined:— •• The bottle which contains this card was thrown into the sea in latitude 5 deg. 12 min. south, longitude 24 deg. 40 min. west, at own, on the 28th stay of Match, 1820, front the ship Osprey, of Glasgow, which sailed from Greenock on the iotit day M Feb. 1820, on a trading voyage round the world. Whoever finds this is requested to insert a notice of the time and place in some literary or political publication, with the view ofestablishing facts relat ire to the currents of the ocean. All well." •' This bottle was found on the 4th of Feb. 1841, near the eastern Point of the Salines, quarter of St. Ann, island of Mare Unique, in the best order, as will be seen by this paper, which it contained . •• St. l'ierre, Martinique, Feb. 13, 1821, •• T. Bournant) printer, and director of the •• Genial post office, Martinieo.. PRICE Bank Stork 3 per Cent. Red. i per Cent. Consols 12 3i per Cent. 4 per I per Cent. Navy 1061 L.ui A•, n. COUIIsE OF EXCI Amsterdam 12 11 C. F. Ditto, at if Oat, 12 11 Rotterdam, 12 15 Antwerp, 12 11 Hamborgli, 38 7 Altona, 3$ Park, 3 days' sight, 25 80 Ditto, 24 I . Boordraux, 20 10 Frankfort on the Maine,lsoi Petersborgli, 91 3 U. Vienna, FS. Fla. 10 20 Trieste, Ef. Flo. 10 20 Madrid, 31—Cadiz, 3. 35i—liareelona, 35 TIIE NATIONAL REGISTER. OinlOn. SUNDAY, APRIL I. The Piedmontese Gazelle of the 22d of this month, contains copies of various proclamations ad dressed by the Prince of Carignano to the soldiars and people of Piedmont, exhorting them to persevere in the struggle in which they had embarked for the achievement of their freedom, and solemnly assuring them that he would never forget his own engagements to the nation. Such documents are now of no value, as later accounts tell us that the Prince, either deserted by his troops, or betraying his trust, has resigned his office of Regent, and placed himself under the command of Gen. Latour, the General appointed by the new King of Sardinia Ito command the Royal troops. The revolution of Piedmont is in effect terminated. PARIS, NYEDSESDAY, MARCH 2S, 1 p. m. The news in the journals of this day is most im portant. The article from the Floreii:e Gazette first appeared in the Eloile du Soir, a paper of violent ultra-loyal politics; but it is copied this morning into the illoniteur and all the other journals, and therefore acquires the stamp of authority. It is cer tainly received and reasoned on as authority by the majority in the Paris circles, where the cowardice of the Neapolitans has excited disgust among all par ties. Some wish still not to believe it, but none state any ground for doubting, except as to the degree of villany aserilx::: to the Neapolitans: this, it is thought, must be exaggerated. One of the French Ministers told a gentleman uith whom I was in company last Light, that he had received a despatch with news (the sum of which, as it was then communicated to me, proved to be exactly the same as that in the Moaiteur cf to-day), which he (the Minister in question) be lieved; and added, that the Austrians were every where received by the Neapolitans with shouts of " Viva el Rey:" From the same party from whom I heard of the French Minister's despatch, above alluded to, heard also that it was confidently believed that the Emperor Alexander had written to the late Xing Emmanuel, to tell him that in 60 days an army of 120,000 Russians would arrive in Piedmont, and that nothing should alter his determination. Some of the letters from Italy state that Carascos'a has been bribed. PARIS, WEDNESDAY EVENING, 6 o'clock. News has just reached Paris of the resignation of the Regency by the Prince of Carignago. This is mentioned as certain ; but his successor is not named. I had scarcely finished the above sentence when the fidlowing statement was put into my hands ; and I am assured by the gentleman to whoa► I al: , indebted for it that it may be relied on as racial : The Prince of Carignano lea Turin in the night of the 21st. Before his departure he published a proclamation, in which he announced the restoration of the ancient order of things. The Prince is gone to Novara, with two regiments of ca valry, to place STOCKS. (hunt O. 3 per Cent. 722 India Bond., 46 luwa stock Exchequer Milk 24. di d . Cons. for Ac. 721• ntt•rc Ticket. - II.A NOE, Almteir :$O. Seville, 36—Gibraltar t 30 Leghorn, 14—(ienoa, 4. Malta, 45—Venice, 27 60 Naples, 3 , 4l l —Lialtoo. 5J .Oporto, al —ll,ilti.t, SYI 1 Rio Janeiro, l'J l'aleimio, II i Thibliii, s per cent. C.nl , , S per cut% Foreign got in bins, 31. 171. I ltli(1. per oz. New DoalilJons, New Dollars, is. 100. Silver in bars, standard, 4s. )lid.