The Sun. — London, England, 1823-08-13 00:00:00

. - :-, • 4. ' ' . '-' , 4 ' . . . .. r - .."`t:l-• , ' P...,.., c.) 40-... • Z e c io V7 . , - , •,;,, ..--_, f " , - . 1 1- -44, a" '•••:".'": - . * .. 4t l ai :...,... :TA fe ~- \•i."` • ..i. ~, , .. /... - ........ :. • . . ._ -. 13,. 1823. WEDNESDAY, AUGUST SALVADOR NI I M'A 1) A M'S PLA N, FOR ROAD:MAKING, &c. new materials and dispose of the pavement P—Firr Weitmin ster-bridge I recommended to the trustees to sell the present pavement, because as long as. pavements continue to be gene rally used, stone in that shape and size will always be va luable, apsi • the same weight of granite I could obtain for the formation of the road over the bridge at 10s. 6d. per ton, t h e presentpaVement being worth a guinea pot ton; but were the streets of London generally taken np, pavement would of course become of less value, and it might be broken for the formation of the roads. Is that pilietnent of a quality calculated to make good roads? ..,.The best materiatin the kingdom.. What proportion would the pavement now used In the streets of London bear to the materials neessary to the Antiunion of the roadi?—There would be sufficient for the formation of a string durable road in the first,instance; .and I estimate that a supply of materials for the future care of the road, tin' a consi derable time; would be left. • Would that answer in all the small streets of the metropolis as well :afar the large and open streets ?—I think not so well in the very narrow streets, which are liable to water, and where, from the width of the street, the thortniglzfare must necessarily be upon one given spot. I beg,.however, inabserve, that the thoroughfare in those streets is extremely Small. Would the dust be increased or diminished by this altera tion ?—I consider, that upon a well made stone road with the same care of cleansing and watering that is en to the streets, that the annoyance from dust would be infinitely less; and a road is more susceptible of retaining the water than pavement. What-would be the proportion of the annual expence between the paved street anti the road ?—Taking seven years, during which time I calculate that the pavement gets worn out, I should think the annual expence of the road would not be one fifth port, because in that seven years the whole value of. the pavement is nearly lost. What would be the effect produced upon the necessity of raising the road for the purpose of alteration of the pipes and, other works under the streets ?-4 t present, when this operation i 3 necessary, a pavier, whose wages are from five to six shillings iday, is required. Were the streets converted into stone reads, a labourer at eighteen-pence a day wou ld p erform the same ser vice ; and by due care in laying the materials on one side, and the earth on the other, the injury to the road would be extremely small, and the spot would very soon become obliterated; where as in raising a part of the "pared street it is quite impossible es er to unite the piece so raised with the rest of the pavement. Supposing the pavement to be converted into a road,. in that case would it be necessary, when any pipe was repairing, to stop up the way to prevent carriages and horses passing ? Certainly not more so than at present, as that circumstance must always depend upon the width of the street. In very narrow streets, where the pipe lies in the centre, a large opening is ne cesseryi it Would follow as a matter of course that the street must be stopped ;.but upon large streets one side would he left free. • Would not a repair be more rapidly executed, supposing the way to be a road instead of a street ?—Were the streets con verted inn! roads, the repair of the roads would be almost un known to the public, and no stoppage whatever would take phice ; the repair of such roads would be limited to a one-inch co,t.atn time, which would scarcely be known to persons pass ing. in carriages, and the great inconvenience at present con. stantlylafin every part of this large metropolis by the necessi. ty of repaving the streets would cease. YOU,SSItille. that the roads for the ,streets in London must be matte with granite ?—Most assuredly, I should neVerrecoln pend tinrother material tai be - made use of for the roads in the 'twain, The following are Extracts from the Report of the souse of Commons upon Mr. INF-knsm's Petition 'for compensation : It appears from documents quoted in the report, that Mr. M'Adam, from so long back as the year 1798, has employed himself very constantly in travelling- over England, making surveys and inquiries ital.° the mate of the public roads ; and that he has incurred, in travelling charges, (calculating the rate allowed to Post-office surveyors), an expence of little less than 7,0001., towards which, independent of any consideration for his exertions, he has received only 4,0001. from the Lords of the Treasury. It is true that Mr. M'Adam, from the year 1016, has held the situation of general surveyor of the Bristol turnpike-roads, at a salary something under 11001. a year but 2004 a year of this is consumed in expences (travelling) incidental to his office; and the Gomniittee declares that the reinainiag 3401. is "not more than an adequate payment for the constant and laliorious duties of his situation," and tha't it cannot be considered "as 'constituting any remuneration for his other distinct and important services;" and tins testimonial front the Committee, so highly honourable to Mr. .141'4141am Ititit self, extends also to the conduct and employment of his three suns, John, James, and William, who arc General Sur veyors upon other lines of road, and who are stated in the report to be merely ." competitors with all other road-surveyors, hav ing no other advantage than Such as their superior intelligence, skill, and industry entitle them to ; and with incomes which cannot be deemed too large for their individual services, &c." In short, 'it stands past all dispute that the services of the Messrs. IWAdam generally are by no means received upon the score of encouragement due to their discoveries; but that; on :the contrary, they are of the highest value to the trusts which have accepted them, and such as could at once, from their known superiority, command the choice of employment. The minutes of evidence, and official papers annexed to the report, Contain abundant proofs of the soundness of Mr. 111‘Adam's system, and of the unitbnn stems which has attended its ap. plication ; and indeed the fact must be within the personal knowledge of every man who has been used to travel within the last five years, for the , plan of breaking the stone small is now adopted almost universally. C. Johnson, superintentlant of mail coaches, says, " Wherever I have found any thing done under Mr. .M‘litlatn's direction, or even in imitation of his plan or principles, the improvement has been mest decisive." The 'Post-masters General (Lords Chichester and Salisbury), in recommending ;an adVance of money to Mr. 31 4 Adarn in the . year, 1890, say, - " 'rite beneficial results of Mr. 31‘Adatn'a system are acktiOWledged in every part of the various districts of country where the trustees of roads have availedthemselves of it ; and he has-in the most disinterested manner giVen every facility to other persons for the same general object." Mr. E. It. Clay field, Deputy Lieutenant of the county 01 Somerset, states (111th of June, 11123,) the roads in his district to have been progressively improving' since they were under Ills.i4kl`,Adsins's +region ; and Mr. W. A. Armstrong,'trea:: CO4 u todriiiis statti . the sar to fari s 'Avith d ;mitt tile : timi, of eipenca of from it thirt, to a fourth of tio,i old cost. to addition to these testimonials and many others which we have not room to mention, several post-masters, and carriers doliv considerable business,. bear.. witness to the tlecreas ed -wear and tear of horses 'and • earriages, and to the in. creased facility of draught, under Mr. Adam's system. The Earl of Chichester, in his evidence before the COmmittee, speaks to the existence of die saute impression wherever Mr. M'Adam had been employed; anti also to the great improve ment of the roads and acceleration of the mails in such dis tricts. Mr. James O'Callaghan, M. describes the improve. meet 'of tke roads in Durham under the application of Mr. McAdam's principle;' anti mentions ,Mr. M'Adam's having gone down to view the roads , and iustrusted a ge ntleman (Col. Trotter) in the method of managing them, without receiving any remuneration. The evidence of Mr. James McAdam contains some curious matter as a project for laying down a broken stone road—vie our present atone pavement in the streets of LOndon. The ex.. periment is to be tried at two points withoUt delay—upon West minster Bridge, and in St. James ' s - squa r e; and thepro:rectors express themselves confident of success. The plan is to break up the granite which forms the present pavement, or, for the first experiments, to sell the stones which are taken up from the streets, as granite of smaller size and less regular shape will answer as well to break, and may be bought cheaper; and it is believed that a road formed in the manner and of the material proposed will cost much less than pavement in the first instance, last a great deallonger, and be repaired more easily. The conve. nienee of such an arrangement as this—if it can be accomplished —will be very great indeed. Our pavement, besides being, from the unevenness of its surface, necessarily unfavourable to draught, shakes the horses all to pieces that are driven rapidly over it. It is well known that a pair of carriageliorses receive more injury upon the stones in one year than they would get in three years, driven upon the road ; and riding on horseback about town, as the streets are at present, is always inconve. nient, and in many places dangerous. The idea of substitut ing roads for pavements stems to have been an old speculation with Mr. 111‘ittlain, sen. ; and Mr. William McAdam, who says that he has carried it into effect with perfect success upon a very awkward bill in Exeter , adds tha t the exam p le has been f o llowed at Bristol and in other places. It' the plan does succeed, Lancashire and Cheshire will have cause to pray for the -inventor . ; for the existing rhaussee of those c ounties is, of all tracks to move upon, decidedly the very worst. In town the thing would be better than even the iron paving which was lately attempteff ; for, besides relieving us from other inconveniences, the abatement of noise which it would produce would be no inconsiderable benefit. The report of the Committee speaks in very sanguine terms of this propos ed improvement, anti Mr. McAdams projects generally ; and concludes by recommending the payment of his account for cx. pences, together with a grant of :1,001. or "for his great exertions and very valuable services." DESCRIPTI [Front a Missionary's Journal •• The coast was beautiful, with much romantic scenery. The town exactly resembles Funchal; . but was rather more cheerful. The objects in the streets were strong negro-men slaves, carry. ing very heavy casks on a pole, with a sort of tin«. pleasant notenegro-women carrying fish, fruit Sic.—a few palanquins, which are drawn by two mules. 'fi t ie nige tlhitsi limes, sexpo papaws, sedtosa ivntetleu ewere r. t i ar i t o les s: bananas, o tamarinds, and fustic-wood. I walked up the intocountry, al the :anti i ob servedhills,i in order o g man by the way side, holding out for the people's salutation a silver embossed piece of plate of a small oval size s and repeating some words about St. Antonio ; some kissed it, others took, off their hats, but the man himself seemed to ridicule their folly. I continued my walk in quest of a wood, or some trees, where I might sit down, but all were appropriated,. no tree was to be approached except through au en closure ; at last 1 carne to a magnificent porch, before a garden gate, which was open ; I walked in, but finding the vista led straight to the house, I 'turned to the right and found myself in a grove ,of cocoa-nut trees, orange s trees, and, several strange fruit trees ; under them rose trees bloomed alone; but :no verdure on the ground ; oranges were strewed as apples are in an orchard. Perceiving that 1 was ob served by the slaves, I came up to the house, and was directed by them to an old man sitting under a tree, apparently insensible from illness. I spoke to him in French and English ; but he took no notice. Presently a young man and a yOung lady appeared, to whom I spoke in French, and was very politely desired to sit down at a little table, which was standing 'under a large space. before the house, like a verandah. They then brought the oranges, and a small red 'acid fruit. The young man sat opposite, conversing about Cambridge ; he had been educated in a Portu guese University. AlmOst immediately on find ing I was of Cambridge, he invited me to come when I liked to his house. Two days after , wards I called again, and Senor Antonio receiv ed me with the same cordiality, begging me to dine with him : 1 did so, and was carious and attentive in observing the difference betvireen the Portuguese manners and ours ;—there were bitt Mr. Wm, M'Atteet, 'further examined. . • two. plates laid on the table, and the inner con- .rave you e iti the course of p Fore-street-hill, in ~Exfactice,cdtiVerted any p eter, , aved sisted of a great number of small mixed dishes, street hada toad ?-...Yetei have; roims part of that:turnpilte•trukit :. it is verytattep, „and was ex. following one another in quick succession, but ce e dutgly elippery, so much SO, tbAt r niveliode on horseback none of them very palatable. In the cool of. the 'dijwii it myself - till it was converted into a atone road ; kites • been so fora year or two; it has answered every Iturnose, and evening we walked out to see his plantation: here stood remarkably well, and by being watered a little in very every thing possessed the charm of novelty,—the dry weather, I believe there is less inconvenience found from grounds included two hills, and a valley between cleat then when it was li th we a d t . hill a i rTt v h e th say, that in coming up them ; the hills were covered with cotoa-nut heard carriages,s ons some g i e t n nottlembsa e f in g above a furlong and a half, or two furlongs inleagth, they trees, bananas, mangoes, orange and lettionAreese t•liocolate, d tt I t Ce an co oil pans,.. c. Olives coillee Li n s d ss a ir t g tee m. % fl i e w e tsoei t ge n n ti t i a tu y t . es ti t l i a n t ie w s i i t n en ce th it e w y"br tsl ot at ig i l e u r t m he d ir i ' t t ' horseS iplite cool to the bottom of th at hill, t h ey have been quite In the va I ley erns a large pia nt ation of a shrub in - a lather by . the time they get to the top ofit, from the terror tree, bearing a cluster of small berries, which he aO6 horses in slipping about: • desired me to taste . I did, and found It, Was Thet was when a Watg . paveti ?—r es , • What kind of %tone da Prat In'e - for making that road?—'rho pepper. It had lately been introduced from ,Iti trivia pebble of the country, picked from the gravel-pits. and answered very well. The 'next day We went. Have you converted any other to visit Senor Antonio's father, in a la hint road P---'There is no other part of Exeter under the care of e • thee trust ; but le consequence of the e ff ect width the Cheruber Vire visited in our way a Monastery of Ca rmelites of Exeter saw in Fore-meet, ) Part of Exeter from pavement they have broken u p A great niAnY in the church belonging to it, .my friend Antonin of the streets hi Exter," antl, I believ e , arc procee din g gradually som e time, and crossed himself ; I was stir ta do them all. In the town of Newton-Abbot there is a county knelt • ' Widget the county hare. broken up the bridgeehands, and oon. prized but said nothing. At his father's house I yelled it in a similar manner. . . was described to them as one who knew every JoUN Lou DON ' III 4 A DAM, Es q . further examined. t hin Have you , in any inst a nce , made the a lter a tions stated by ing—Arabic, Persian, Greek, Sic., and all your ante?-..Yes, I have 1 I found the suburbs of Bristol were stared at me as if I had dropped from the skies. entirely graved when I teak charge of the roads of the district; The fath e r , thoiteenbia it was the first time Ibs are within the jurisdiction of the Commissioners Senor Domingo, spoke a little Latin. for the care of turnpikeeroads ; anti I found the expence of .A Priest came in, and as paving was very heavy, and the eireet very bad, and lat once was io Company with one, I spoke to him in took the whole pavement up, and broke the stone diet I found thore into a stone roatl, up to the jariadiction oldie Magistrates. Latin, but lie blushed and said that he did not speak it. I felt sorry if I had hurt his feelings. Was that granite stone ?—No, a kind of stone called the blue . punnet in that county, and part of a light stone called Brandon- With Antonio I had a great deal of conversation hill stone, both tolerably good stones : the blue punnet is car. on England and religion, and he had conceived such thinly not AO good tie granite; the Brandon-hill stone, when an ide a . . broken, is pretty nearly as good as granite.. But those suburbs of my native country that he had formed having been taken up, and given great satisfaCtion the yetif be. the resolution of sending his son to be educated there. After breakfast the next mornin -, • I went fore last, the magistrateu took up half of the street, tailed e) , steke's Croft, -which ie. the great entrance of the town from . • Gloucestershire. The inhabitants w ere very much a fraid o f in a palanquin to Senor Domingo's ; and from dust; a nd therefore they requested the Magistrates not to take thence with him two or three miles into the up the whole of the street, but to make tin experiment on one country . At intervals I got out and walked. half of it, ' and after a year's experiment they consented to the whole being taken P• When I left B r istol , which is now I was gratified with a sight of what I wanted th re e months ago, they were busy taking upthe remainder of. t h e street; and I t mdersto ill od it was the intention of the Magi- . to . see , . i namely l some parts of the country orignal state, covered with wood : it stra tes to proceed gradually to take up a greet number of other Its s treets in the town. was . hilly, but not mountai nous. The. luxn- Do you know what difference it has made in the expenee ? dance was so rank e that the whole space even That part of the suburbs that was lifted, and kid again with the Same stone b ro k e n, cost la a square yard for doing it. I to the t o p s of the teeesi was tilled with long took up the stone; , I hail nothing to purchase r the stove that stringy shrubs and weeds, so as to make them came out of the street* fully made the roach, and we had a little impervious: remaining for repair afterwards, and that operation cost Q. a . ervious:and opaque. The road was matte: by . square yard; inving, in the city of Bristol , cost s as , std. a cutting away the earth on the stile of the hill, su square yard when stone is found by the pavter, anti I believe that there were woods above and bel o w us. The th reckon the laying down to be eighteen pence of that.• main object, however, of ,our Walk, was to see a Ntihat would be the difference of expence annually between a paved street and a road ?-1 thing that road required no repair • pepper plantation, made in a valley on a perfect for the first three years after it was done.. level. The symmetry of the trees was what A paved street would require no repair for seven years after ~ " p t W ho it was done it—l think we repaired it for about a fifth p art o f t h e 4. Dumf.( my or ugnese' friends ; but to me 'ti:e n tlie t r h s e t Y re r e e t 4 in Y ßr tl is e tol m money, when it required repair, that a pavement would h a ve was seeking the wild features of America, it was cost. We seldom find our streets in Bristol last above three ju . st what l a id not want. The person who ahoy: years ; the pavements become ruggetle end full of holes, and grounds rmy had been a M a jor in the Por-- and had retired oll2 pension. Fie —• ~ TIIE STREETS OF LONDON. Mr. JAMES MtAnaet examined. which has been taken Up, bet I cannot rec ei t it:ct the name of it; sal gene n rall ; t y he ine ar e e in ti t b h i r i ee .ge( ;e t a ° rs h . e t ' a P k h e e n re u i l s ) e tti ti g u n s ee t e h A e border of the plantation consisted of pine apples Has any suggestion been made to you of converting the pave- it goes from Stoke's Croft to Kitore ct i I I ion.has beat taken up ment of any part of. the streets of London into road ?-- I have by the Meg ; straits, not under my ire been ordered by the Parliamentary Commissioners having HAS any objection been taken by LAPY P ern , to the alterae with lemon trees, here and there between the charge of Westminster -bridge, to p re p are an es timate and re- den that has been made at Bristol e-- e , es . eept the alarm that hail when it was begun to be • • = port, with a view to convert that pavement into a broken stone the inhabitants of Stoke's Croft pepper plants. 11 .' e were sitewn the root of Man« road, which documents I have furnished; and I h a re reason to done, and they got the Magistrates to "e'PY loin more t iehan dive, called by us tapioca ; it was like large horse believe that the same will be immediately carried into effect. I half of it till they.were satisfied diet it WOL I Id not tnamvennce _ radish ; the mill for grinding it was eXtremely have been a lso. directed by the trustees a nd p r oprietors of St. them ; and the circumstance of thew sending a *quest to the nee ee , believe that ti James's-unitize, to prepare (which I.have donee the same do- Magistrates to finish it, induces . _ „.. , aey were .simple : a horizontal wheel, turned by horses, cements, with a view to substit u t e abroken stone road in St. , very much satisfied . with the experiment r experiment' in I/riz''' `put in motion a vertical one ; on the circumfe- Jan i es .„. square , inlieu of the present p avement , - tog, has been acme in that way for, I thin k, seventeen endpavingwatching the streets the inside years; ranee of which was a this bin brazen plate, furnished its bein g carried into execution in all the streets of London, as of Bristol. on he exnence of p. , t o t h e re d uct i o n of expense, and benefit g en e r a lly to the pub- Who did it ?-e-It was done' at t . wish 'it' Commis. a root to the wheel, which grated It away , aro lie ?—I consider that the expence would be most materially re- eionere for Watching and Paring, at Tr.'t'and X certain ". t duced ; the co nvenience of passing over the surface, there could ' did superintend it, though I h ee l notneog to do with Yore w i the form of ' it more ) it n e be no doubt, would be generally facilitated, and made more than any other Commissioner hatl i . is It.s,,,street many gentle- ceptacle btlow :it is then dried in pans and used convenient, particularly in the g reat leading , tercets, melt as men know very well ;it ir tik. pub. roa d ifs..4oßrimal to' the as a farina with meat, At Senor Antonio's,' a. Piccadilly, P a llet-mill, Parliament-street, and "Whitehall, and Park, anti very steep; I believe it emu three inches in a .legate f t • o tapioca was attached . to each of our plates. others of that description ; the expence of the same weight of yard, and when paved was so very slang ,e and slippery, that . stone now=ut u n those streets SS pavement would' be ob- many accidents arose from it, and nnw. 't 114 a very good road Some of the pepper was nearly ripe,- and of red tained at infinitely less -expellee, he a different form, fur the indeed, and Ido not believe that it cost itporean average, since dish appearance,- when gathered, which it is in purpose of road-nialting. that alteration, more than one.fourth o wheat it toted to do. A br i g it e . . fore It—Blackil it is dried in the sun. In our way to the Is it your plan to raise the present pavement , and convert What stone was it pa v ed with be TOClE , Attitle, a 41 pr 1 that pavement innematerials for Making the road, or to bring species of limestone.. e old Woe's house, we came to a mall church on an uninence, on a plot of ground surrounded by a wall, which was for the purpose of belying the dead from a neighbouring hospital, erected for those afflicted `with a,cutaneous disorder, called the Morphee. What this is I mild not term], as I - saw none of the patients. 'T'he Major had apartments at the hospital, of which he was in spector. In the church all three If.n'elt and crossed themselves as usual; I said nothing, but upon this, a conversation arose among them, chiefly froth senor Antonio's mentioning to them my. objection. The Major spoke with a vehe mence which would have borne a iwtiCi cause, Antonio acted as interpreter. ccnstant ap peal to the Scripture on every subject, I gave immediate answers. The old man cotscluded the conversation, by saying, he was sure I read the Scriptures, and therefore would embrace me, - which lie did after the manner of, the courttry. Senor Antonio told we plainly . at last, wittich I had long been qxpecartg to bear, that the pre judices of education =ere strong ' and opetnted keep Ur father bigotted; but, for, lam!,elf, he had nothing to do with Saint, in :,erret, he adored God alone. I could have i,%i , hed more, for T fear this wai the confession rather of a liberal than a religious mind." (To be continued.) AFRICAN INSTITUTION. We copy the following from the Seventeenth Report qt the dfrican Institution, just published : '• The directors have no reason to better e that any 'relaxation in the French slave trade has taken place during the last year. Although they have not at Present such ample details to lay hefote the meeting tis on several former occasions, yet the fol lowing account will shot in what motie that traffic continues to be carried on. it is taken from a narrative lately pub. lished by the Comniitee of the Society* of Friends for promot. ing the total Abolition of the slave 'Trade; and the cireinn itanees of the case are stated as being authenticated by official documents.' As the inforMation may probably be new to Most' Of the subscribers, it seems proper to add the following detail of this transaction " The brig Vigilante, sailed froin Nantes oh a slave voyage, and was captured by Lieutenant 31ildulay in the river Donny, oh the coast of Africa, on the lath of April, /84 "Her hurthen was ZIG tons, and she had on hoard at the time of her capture 345 slaves. She was maimed by thirty armed with four 12.patinders; all of Which were brought over to one side of the ship for the attack. The cireuntstances of the case are thUS stated:—Sir Robert Mends was commander of litntiadron on the coast of Africa, sta.. tioned - there by the Rritish aovernment to prevent the infraction, of the laws for the abolitionof the slave trade. lie sent out Lieut: himay, with the boats belonging to his vessel, to reconnoitre the riVer Bonny, a place notorious for cairrying on this traffic. The boittl , i having crossed the bar soon after'iley-light, about Seven o'clock, six sail, two schooners, and four brigs, were served lying at anchor off the town of Bonny. the boats were about four miles off; they tho)layed their colours and, as they advaneed, the slave vessels were tivoi moon,/ across the stream, with springs on their cnbles,• all armed, with' appaiently about 409 slaves on board, and tire crew 4 (Lay pie. rated to reshot any attack that might be mule upon them.' The two schooners and three of the brigs oi.cned to heavy are of ea- nisterand grape.:shOt and musketry upon the boats as they advanced. " When the latter were near' enough fOr thetr shod to take eitect, the firing !as returned. They advanced, and in a short tittle' took possession of all the vessels. " The other vessels pitied to lie, the Yeanani, a Spanish schooner from thellavannah, of '390 tons, and ',i1.30 slaves on board ; the, Victta, a Spanish schooner from the I.lSvannalt, 100 tons, and 325 slaves on board ; the Petite Betsey, a Feencti brig from Nantes, 104 tons, with 219 Slaves on board ; the Ursale, a French brigantine, from .it. Pierre, Shirtinique, 100 tons, and 347 slaves on board ; all manned and armed in such a way as that they might fight desperately if attacked. The Theodore, a French brig, had no slaves on board ; but a cargo was on shore, in readiness for embarkation. " Many of the slaves jumped overboard during the engage ment, and were devoured by the sharks. On board the Yeanarn, which made the most determined resistance, the slaves suffered much ; four were killed and ten wounded. " Of the woanded, three were females ; one girl about tett years of age, lost both her legs, another her right arm, and a third was shot in the aide. Even after the vessel had beep surrendered, a number of the Spanish sailor!' altulkOd below, and, arming the slaves with muskets, made them fire upwards upon the British. On board this ship Lieu tenant Al ildtrty . observed a slave girl, about, twelve or thirteen yeare .of age, In irons, to which was fastened a thick iron chain, ten feet in length, that was dragged along as sbe exuecd. He or dered the girl to be instantly re eased from this fetter ;- and that the Captain who had treated her so cruelly might nut be ignorant of the pain inflicted upon an unprotected andinrio , cent child, the irons were ordered to be put upon hirni "The Spanish achooner Vicutt, tvhert taken possession of, had a lighted match hangin over the open magazine hatch. The match was placed there by the crew before they leaped overboard and swam for the shore; it was seen by one of the British seamen, who boldly put his hat cinder the burning wick and removed it. The magazine contained a large quantity of powder. ()ne spark front the limning . match wouldhave blown up 325 unfortunate vktims lying in irons in the hold. These monsters in iniquity expressed their deep regret after the action, that their diabohcal plan had failed. "rhe slaves, at the time of the capture of the vessel, were found in the most wretched condition ; tone lying on their backs, others sitting on the bottom of the ships. They were chained n.) each other by the arms and legs : iron collars were placed round their necks. In addition to these provisions for confinement, they were fastened together by a long chain, which connected 'several of the collttre for their greater becurity lb that dismal prison. " Thumb-screws, to be used as instruments of torture, were also found hi the vessel: From their confinement and sullerings the slaves often injured thetoselves by beating, and vented their grief upon such as were next them, - by biting, and tiariug their., flesh. Some of them were bound with cords. amt. manv +tat. their arms'g-rievourdy lacerated. Upwards of lso , of,the.slavet died on their passage to Sierra Leone. The ' , Paws ( ) soloo.ner dreadful storin as- they were pr ve and sank with 3110 slaves on hoard- The sober as .r eis reached their d i stillation. Those front Spain were' left t . Literra. Leone from the Ilavennah was upended frothotit:ge ottolieratvaesst colony, for adjudication Iry Britain and Spain ; anti those Prance were sent to at land, to be disposed aby the lititish t.,Mverftpleue, w hich Or« tiered them to sail for Vranee. The aIAVeS how:.ver . hAa alt b een prev l nn oy lib e rated, and distributed in the iolony of Siartt laione, through the villages settled by ether__ negroea ; where they have regained their fwedoin, and now the ...Shoed Commusion- Court ot . Oita enjoy the o pportunity of being instructed in the arts at cure andynettinatitst." - „ N MIIIER 9663 THE PATENT SEIDLITZ POWDERS. PHESE Powders when used according to L the Directions, form an effervescing Aperient Draught, agreeable as Soda Water, yet possessing all the Medicinal aperties of the much-esteemed Setillitz Spring in Germany. The good effects of this Medicine in this Country, and in e East and West Indies, hare been observed by many of e most eminent physicians and surgeons in a. great vit !ty ()leases, particularly in those where the stomach has jetted all other aperient medicines ; it has consequently !en found vcry beneficial in bilious and other diseases inci. ;ntal to-warm climates. Messrs. SAVORY, MOORE, and DAVIDSON, the In !ntors and Sole Proprietors of these Powders, think it ne isary to caution the Public, also Merchants , and hers engaged in Shipping, against the imposition of seer,. druggists and medicine venders; in London, Bath, &c. ho, from the great and increasing despond for this Prcpa- Mon, are offering for sale, with a view to decsive the Pub es a spurious and inefficacious medicine, under the same ame, with pirated labels and wrappers. It is therefore jested that purchwers will observe that each box and bottle f the Patent Seidlitz Powders is surrounded with a stamp, it which " 'l'. 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IFi E Society of Cabinet-Makers respectfully inform the Public that they still continue the above Establishment, for the Benefit of Indastrinus Mechanics who have large Familes, by offering them Manufactured Articles in the Cabinet Line, of the best" Workmanship, and Cheaper than any House can do in London by twenty-five per cent., there being no other profit required on the Geotls but the bare house expences ; at' the same time will he sufficiently satisfied with having constant Employment for themselves and families. This Society was Established in June, 1821, consisting of 20 Mechanics, adding the number of their Wives and Faun. lies, amounted to 66; in June, 1019, five more were added to the Society ;in June, iB2O, 10 ; and in June.lo2l, 11. The total Number new receiving Support through the Means of this Establishment is 191. 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