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the rights ofjustiCeand charity on'the dation, byleachingirs - to6b to, others wharwe, would wish others sheisld do,tous, The arguments Of the Noble LOU. - near 'him, hoWever, •were aornething more.WorThy a attention. If he had erred' in his mode Of managing thiS busine s s, h e certainly bad great 'authorities on his side, for almost all the liblest men in the House agreed with him in this, when -they could not agree on anyithingelse. The Noble I,ord had ex= pressed his dislike of the traffic in itself. But be had been cheered by those who supported the pelicy and justice of the trade, as if they were sensibl e th a t they knew him - better than he knew himself. They knew, that whatever the Noble Lord'S feelings ,on the'subjea might be, he would support . their views.• If the Noble .Lord had not declared:that he had studied the qUestion thoroughly, he.would have been opt to'suppose that he had not studied it at all, as he‘ - seemect to have forgot all the principal points on. which the question rested. As•ro the duties proposed by his Noble Friend, he believed these would have had very little effea, for - the increased price of • Slaves had by no means diminished the trade. 'His Noble Friend said, , that it would be necessary to_ have the co-operation of the Colonies, otherwise the plan could not be carried into effe&. This was' not the case. The powers of - the:proper 'Officers were sutlicient for preventing the importation of goods . from America, and these ',might be smuggled much more easily than Slaves.' As 'to the co-operation of • the Colonies in any plan 'for the abolition of the trade it was chimerical to . iud rle any expectation of this sort. His Majesty had made a proposition to the Co lortists to consider of:measures-for the arrieliOrat'iOn ,of the conditibn of - the Slaves with a view to the abolition of the trade. Many of them had frankly declared that ,they would do nothing with a view to, the abolition of this trade, which they considered as their birth-right. This frankness, however, was more agreeable than the condual of those who appeared to fall in with'their designs merely to blind them. The Governor of Dominica (Prevost) .had been -written to to-know what had been done there respeiiting the business, and it appearedirom his answer that there bad been no intention to do any thisig in the matter, and that the seemingacquiescenceat first had been in tended merelyto blind the Legislatureof this Country, After thiS it \vas somewhat trying t o one's .patience to hear of the concurrence of Colonists.. 'When the atiothinations of the traffic were first brought to light, the impression was such that it seemed to drown other considerations. But self-interest was 'cool and calculating, and even conscience was some times blinded by it. In 1792, three hundred Mem bers had voted for the gradual Abolition, against eighty-three, and most of those still allowed the abum:nable nature of the trade, but staid away un der _various pretences. He was sorry that there were so many instances of this sort of, conduct. Resolution, however, would aflbrd these Gen tlemen an opportunity-of rescuing theinselves from . such inconsistency. As to the plan of a Resolution, a Bill would have beetiMore agreeahle to hint; but as he had understood, from those who had the best means of knowing, that it was too late this Session to bring in a Bill, he had concurred in the pro priety of the Resolution. The filet was, that a Bill would be too late for the other House; which had not rejee - ted the last ,Bill that had gone to them on this subjed, on its own merits;- but because it had gone to them tdo late: .- Evert in this House it would- have been difficult to have proCUred a full attendance. As to the time, - n6 time Could be im proper for doing an ata of justice. - The policy of continuing this trade was very short-sighted, as Pro vidence had never united sound policy with ,injus tice; and every system - founded on, injustice and in humanity was rotten to the - very core. 'The late Chancellor of the Frschequer had proVed. that the population of the Colbnies might be maintained .without new importations. As to raising population by means of duties, it was absurd. The greatprinci ple of human nature would, -if aaed upon, answer the purpose better. The Proper mode was the kind treatment of the Slaves, 'and thiS would be strongly promoted by the Abolition. Sir- IV YOUNG disclairried the support of the Noble Lord opposite, who hadgiven up a great deal More than he could do- on the question.' He con- . tended strongly,against the Abolition; on the grounds that - it led to emancipation,- and that it would occa sion.mdch bloOdshed among th e Af r i c a ns , if i mme - 7 diately carried into execution. Lord H. PETTY wished shortly to state his opt , nion on this subje&, as he bad not before had an op.; portunity of doing so. A Bill for the Abolition would have given him more's'atisfae - tion, but as that . could not be expeeted, he perfealy aneurred in the Resolution of his Right Hon. Friend, Which was, that after it had been decided in 1792; that the traffic should be given up in 1796, we should now in 1806 pais a vote pledging the House to proceed in , the business as soon as possible. It could not be inde corous to send such a Resolution to the other House, as -we could not affirm that their opinion was con trary to our own, as tar as this Resolution went. As to his own opinion of the traffic, he was per fe6.lly-satisfied that it was contrary to every principle of justice, of humanity, arid- .sound policy. It be gan in robbery, in rapine, and murder.;and the cru eltiei of the Middle Pas'sage were perpetrated in a distant scene. About oite half _ of the Slaves Were sometimes lost on the passage, and the trade was, of all others, the most destructive to the British Sea, men,, for ofte n one - s i xt h .o f t h e whole crew perished in it. • It rendered the very persons by whom it was carried on most deplo - rably vicious. This was the cause that population was net kept up. _Population would always .keep. close to th.-. 3 means of Subsist ence, except obstructed by vice . and, misery.— The vices of the West Indies, by putting an end to all the domestic charities, and all, idea of do mestic virtue of course, obstrilded - the. population. There were no hopes of coneuftence, on the Tart of the Colonists. With rogard to the propositions to Foreign Powers, he was less disposed to rail with vulgar scurrility at the Chief of the French Govern, iuezit than many others ; but he would not bend so far to his opinions as to refrain from making what he thought a proper proposal, merely because Bo naparte might happen. to think it ridiculous. • Mr. ROSE obje&ed to the tine at which • this Resolution was proposed.. He was an int- Mediate abolition, but m'ould have concurred in any reasonable. and gradual projeCt. - He , bad proposed that of dutieS until they amounted • to a., prohibition ; tut that had Pot - 15 1 .;en listened to: 'He had differed from his late Right Hon; Friend on' this POint, and also ohParliarnbntary Reform : -It' \(, , aS n:.A to be ex-, puled. than 11'0V Concur in the Ttesohition. merely from respe.6 to his roernory.- He had' evc'n proposed to quit his situation, lest his Hon. Friends sincerity should be flUeStiolled 'ol.lt had. : notl)ee..p lowed., He would-oppose iinniediate abolition, be,- cause it; led to - 'emancipation '; 'and the Noble Lord seemed to have that in contemplation. Lord HENRY PETTY, in explanation, said, that ho never had such.a wildidea as thai immediate eman cipation should take place. - 8A.R114111 observed, .that .if we did abo lish this abominable trade, we Should, one and all declare that we would contribute - towards rendering compensation to the parties injured. The idea of there being any difficUltr in the smuggling of Ne groes, he cOnceived to be one of the most absurd •that could be entertained in the mind of any rational man, If we were to lay out alMost the whole Navy. ,of England fonthat purpose, we would still find that cargoes_ of Slaves would be landed in spite of our most vigilant exertions to .prevent such a praaice. He was convinced that nothing' could be more de sirable than the:emancipation of the Negroes, whew it could with safety be effected ; but at' present he was equally well, assured that it would be almostim-..' possible to bring • their minds to -bear the change.; however, in process of time, it might probably be brought about. • Sir, JOHN NEWPORT declared, in the most unequivocal terms,' that he Would venture to ,assure the House, and he believed without the.hazard of a single contradi6tion; that every City, Town, or other Disp - ja,, within that part of the United Kingdom winch he had the honour tnrepresent; was unani mous in the detestation Of this trade, which was car ried on by fraud; 'oppression,. and by blood: If a duty was to be 'laid on a limited firitnber, it would be more liable to smuggling than if there existed a downright prohibition of the trade; for a Ship might hover about a Port, and say, if she was seen, that she intended to•pay, whereas, if the traffic was pro hibited above a certain number, it would make the . ship and cargo liable to confiscation. Mr. CAI NEVGexpressed some surprize at the question,not having been brought on as soon as the present Ministers came into office, as it was impos sible, in the hisfory of Parliament, to find a period that for such a length of time there was so little bu siness done as within these feW months past. Mr.. W. SMITH expressed his decided opinion that emancipation never, was intended by the aboli tionists. From an official document he proved that. no attention Was paid,to the mo ra ls 'of th e Slaves ; and the trade was - now got into such gengradisre pine- that he lielieved there Were some of the most respeEtable . merchants in Liverpool itself, that - wer..3 as anxious that the :stain of trading in our fel, low men sh ou ld ,be was h e d o ut of The charaeer. of Liverpool, as any-Gentleman . in that House could be, that such a reflection should no longer be suf fered to exist upon the charaater of the Nation. IVIIVDit/11111 assured the House, that, at pre-' sent he wished nothing more than the Abolition of the 'Slave Trade.; -when a proper period, however, should arrive; and that the concurrence of other Powers should be obtained, he wOuldnot hesitate to say,. that Slavery it s elf Ought not to be sufiered to remain among the institutions of any Civilized-State. Mr. FoX 'explained some pOints . .whicli an HO nourable General (Tarleton) opposite had mis taken.' • In this Session, he might be allowed to add, he wouldendeavour to obtain the assent of the Lords to the Proposition . which he had stated.. The pure dic tates of Christianity, which-had already contributed more than any thing else towards the Abolition, might afterwards lead to a grand and prudent emancipation. The trade at least was such as every principle Of jus tice would induce us to , abolish; whatever might be the inconvenience to which it would subject US. The concurrence of America was certain, if not itnthedi ate., and no other Power was so well situated for the carrying on of this nefarious traffic, if even they were - inclined to take it up.after we had abolished it. The question was then put, and the numbers were— For /he Motion i t4--Against it i —Majority 99. On re-entering the Gallery, after it had been clear- ed as usual for the division, we found Mr. Fox mov ing, That a conference be desired with the Lords on 'a•subjed that is particularly conneeled with the ho ,notir and liumanity.of the Nation.—Carried nenz . con. l e ord HENRY PETTY was, on the Motion of Mr. Fox, ordered to meet their Lord Ships for that pur pose. Mr. WILBERFORCE, after • a few prefatory obser . vationsmoved, that an humble Address'be.present ed to His Majesty, beseeching him that he May be • graciously pleased to adopt such measures as to him may seem- meet to induce Atberica and the Powers of Europe'to'unite Ninth this 'Country in a Resolu tion to abolish. the Trade in Slaves'. This was also carried unanimously. • CHELSEA HOSPITAL. BILL. Mr. ALEXANDER_ brought up the Report of the Committee on the Chelsea Hospital Bill. - A-Clause was introduced by Mr. Secretary WINb .II AM, for the purpose- Of preyenting periMes, on which a slmrt conversation arose. between the Right Hon. Secretary and Mr. ST - URGE nOtYRNE ; after which, the .Clause and the different Resolutions were agreed to, and the Bill was ordered to be read a third time tomorrow (this day). • The other Ordei.s of tbe.Day having been disposed of, the House adjournedat Hall-past ()Ile o'Clock. - FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE. VIENNA, MAY 2 1 .-The Court Gazette of this day announces the nomination of:Count METTER NICE, hitherto the:lmperial Envoy at Berlin, to the post of Ambassador . at Paris. Count D'ELTz has also been appointed Ambassador at Madrid. The only thing wanting to complete the Peace concluded between Austria and France, is the .Evacuation of Cataro the Russians:. The Cpurt of Austria, who earnestly requested the Emperor ALEXANDER to order that Evacuation, has not yet received from St. Peersburgh the answer, which was expetted.--- The Russian Courier has ,now been expected fur near a fortnight, and:his uon-arrival- is stated to be the cause why General ANDREOSSI, who had • quitted Vienna.en his return to' Paris, has been ordered back to Vienna. _ Patus, Ju 1 .--The followin . g Decree :,as been issued by the Emperor. It . is dated St. Cloud, 30th May . . " -Whereas it appears by reports made to us, that in several• of the IN'orthtrii Departthents dour Eta pire certain- Jews, Who' exercise no other pros fe.qsion but that of. usury, have; by requiring' • immoderate interest; 6aused, great distress to ' se veral of •the cultivators 'in their department.) : We, think it right' tu ailbrd assistance to those of Our sub jeas who are suffering from this unjust avidity.— TlieSe circumstances have at the same time convinc eclus how necessary iris to re-animate among thOse who .profess the Jewish religion in our dominions, those sentiments of morality whi c h is•Unfortunlttely extinguished in too many of them,- from the state of abasement in which they h ave so longlanguiShed, and which it is-neitherour intention to Maintain or renew, For the accomplishment of this objea, we have reSolv ed 'to convene an assembly of the principal personsmf the Jewish religion, and to m comitnicate to them our. intentions, - by 'Commissioners whom we will appoint. for that purpose, and who will at the same time receive the opinions of the Assembly with re sped to - the most - effeCtual means of enabling the Jews tdemploy themselves in' the • exercise of the useful professions and - the arts, and to substitute , honest industry in the room of those shameful resources viThich• they have had recourse for sq many ages:" The Decree then proceeds to suspend for one year all executions of judgments or cOntraEts, except by simple: Conservative Acts, against 'Farmers, whO are not Merchants, 'in the Departments Of Saar, Roer, Mont Tonnerre, Up 7 per and LoWer Rhine and Moselle, and Vosges. An Assembly is ordered to - be convened at Paris, on the 15th of next July, of persons: professing the Jewish 'religion, 'and inhabiting French territory. It is . to - consist of Seventy-f4ur Deputies' froth the Departments which are specified . in 'the , Decree. Rut in all the other departments not mentioned in the Decree; where. there are above 100 and less than 500 . Jcws, they_ may send one Deputy ; ,where there are above 300, and less than 1000, they may send two Deputies, and so on in proportion. LEYDEN, - JUNE s.—Letters from Germany bring two important articles of intelligence, namely„ that the EleCtor Arch-Chancellor of the Empire has chosen Cardinal FESCH as hiS Coadjutor, and that Prussia,, on the 27th ult. formally ceded Anspach to. Bavaria. The French Troops will; therefore, immediately eva cuate At-ipacli. HAGUE, JUNE 3.—The Spring Session of their High Mightinesses concluded on the 31st of May, but they were again c o nv o k e d thi s day by a letter from His Excellency the Pensionary. MAILS. ARRIVED—I Dublin. Dux -4 !Limburgl - 1, 3 Cettenbuigh, Lisbon, 2 Waierford.- • THE 'SU N. sottm guts DICERE FALSLIV. AUDEAT ? L 0 N• D 0 N, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 11, 1806. Thd following intelligence was this morning re ceived,at LLOYD'S: • By some PaSsengers who landed at Weymouth from the Fleet which has arrived' from the Cape, we learn, that they heard on their passage that JE ROME BONAPARTE had, With hiS Squadron, put into St. Salvador, having last :nearly half his men by sickness." . WE this morning received Jamaica Paters to the 27th April.' The Atlas, of 74' guns; aila another: Man of War, sailed ,from POrt Royal on the 2d,' and from Port Antonio on the Bth April, "with the Fleet under convoy for Great Britain, consisting of about 100 Soil, and on the 14th we're about.ioo leagues from the N.E. end of Jamaica, with the wind at N. anda heavy sea; a number of Privateers were cruizing off Jamaica. The Mediator - Man of War, with the Fleet under convoy, from Cork, ar— rived there on the 26th. The Duke of Kent Packet, with a Mail, from Fal• mouth, arrived on the 27th. WE received this morning the Leyden Paper of the 6th inst. and also a private Letter dated the 7th, which states, that the Grand Pensionary SCHIII MELrENNINCK has given in his resignation ;' it is therefore probable that the Proclarriation of King Louis has by this time taken place. Notwithstand ing the very positive manner in which it was as serted that the Russians had consented to evacu ate Cataro, 'some doubts seem still to be en tertained upon' the subject ; for it is stated in a.letter from Vienna, dated the Ist ult. that the Courier who was exPeaed to bring the consent of the Cabi . ,T of St. Petersburah to the urgent application of AOria upon that's'ubjeCt had not arrived. . BONAPARTE has resolved. to. grant certain privi leges to the Jews residing in .France -- , arid has issued Orders for convening an Assembly of Deputies from persons professing the Jewish Religion, at Paris, on the 15th Of July. • A Gotleaturgh Mail arrived, this morning ; the following are the only articles of intelligence which it brings : • EXTRACT OF A LETTER FROM GOTTENBURGIIrDATED MAY 30. An En g lish Messenger arrived here y es terd a y, in twelve days from St. Petersburgh with `Dis patches for England, with which he will embark in the Packet in turn of sailing to-day. All the young men m Swedish Pomerania, from the age of 18 to that Of 26 years, have been required to bear arms. A small Corps of them, to the munber of 5 0, chiefly belohging to Merchants' houses, made some objections, which coming to, the King's ears, he caused it to be told them, that. he himself was a Soldier, and would be at the head of them." frAL NEW S. Flut:t the LONDON G24ZErrE, Tune io, 1844. Vestal, Downs, tunes, tBo6, SIR,,_ _ I have the honour to inforrnyon; the Vestal, at 4 -A. M:this morning; after a - shorCebace, succee. in capturing Le Prospero French Lugger Priva- er ; ofl4guns and 46 wen, co m m an d e d b y J ean Ga briel Huret,quite new, on her first cruize. • The Captain of Le Prospero and another man wou tided, the latter. I fear •mortally. I am. &c. (Signed) Conimodbre ()Wen, &c. etc. S. T. DIGRY PORTSMOUTH, JUNE 10.—Arrived the Brilliant Frigate, Captain VINVEN T , from Cork ; Pro s p eto Bombl'Espiegle Sloop, and dint Schooner, w".;. - 11 Convoy from the Downs. Sailed the Antelope, of 50 guifs, Capt. BAZELY, with the whale;' of the Indiiimen under Conyoy(i:s mentioned in . our Paper of the .3d.inst.) ; also the Clinker and Steady - G6n-brigs; op a Cruize. -His Majesty's Ship Alexander is appointed Con voy to the West Indies, and expected to .sail to morrovv. His Majesty'; Ship La .Chifforuie is appointed Convoy to-the Mediterranean. , . . , PLYMOUTH; JUNE 9.7—Arrived last eveling• th Amazon Frigate, and. Mouckerim Sloop of War, from Portsmouth, and sailed this morning to join Admiral Sir J. B. WARREN'S Squadron, which .pas,nd by to the Westward.from Portsmouth bound to the Arrived.the Anna Maria, Capt. CLAYSSIg i from St. ThOrnds's, bound to iiltona, laden with . sugar and coffee, detained y the Surinam Sloop of W..r And the Louisa Augusta, Capt. JANTZEN, laden with linen, &c. from HambUrgh, bound to Leghorn, de-' tained by His Majesty's Ship Fly ; also the litna?lnel, VAUVERT, from Longsound, with timber for the Dock-yard. Sailed the Kent, of 74, to join the Channel Fl.e:f:t, and Boadicea Frigate for 'Portsmouth. DEAL, JUNE 10.--Thig morning two large .Sail hove insight from the Westward, and vari , .!ais opi nions from the Mariners here were formed as to their description ; . but .soon after they proved to be two Line-Of-Battle Ships captured by our ckparted NELSON off. Trafalgar, called the SwYtsztre and Bahama.. No boats as.yet are put bu - shore from them . 5 but, from the reports from the Admiral's Office, it is concluded they are boand , to Chatham, to refit for British Commission. Remain in the Downs the. Ships as per last. It is worthy of remark, that the Bahama brought up, and is at ahehor, on the very spot Where the itn mortal NELSON'S Ship . continually rode when he was on the DOASMS Station. SHEERNESS, JUNE 10.--,--Sailed from the Nore last night the Swift Sloop of War, with the Trade undey Convoy for Tonningen, with alight breeze at S.W. This morning arrived a Mail fror,, brought to Falmouth - by 'the - Lady Arabella Packer in 41 days passage.. . J,4 MA I C.l. WONTEGO nAY, APRIL 19.—Wednesday arrived the Ship Aereus, BRoCKBANK; and on Thursday the. Ships Princess of. Wales, SY24ES ; British Queen, -WARDLAW ; Areity,. SuonßuA ;. Europe, PEARCE ; Williant Jc.ITCHEIs,f ; Grant ; SMITH ; Atlantic, CRAIG; a!! of London—and the John, BERTIE, of Newcastle, • The Ccinada is detained at ..-Barbadoes, by Admi ral Co CIIR ANE, while -the Noz m erland will -un dergo a repair at Antigua. When she is -refitted the Cariada will join the Squadron on this Station. Arrived His Majesty's Sloop Elk, Capt. DAVIS; from Port Royal, in which came passenger 'Briga dier-General MONTRESOR, who .IS'to ColliMarld in this country: We understand, each of the Counties will be commanded by a General Officer. ' Major_ General DRUMMOND is to command in Middlesex, and Brigadier;-General BALFOUR in Surry. The Elk proceeded on her Cruize yesterday evening. THE House of Lords will to=morrow give Judg ment upon the Impuachment of Lord MELV ILLE, Westminster-Ha]]. Yesterday Morning Admirals .DUCKWORTH and Louts paid 'a visit to 13ENJAMINT .and ABRAHAMi GOLDSMID, at their ()Rice, Capel 7 court ; and after wards went to'see the Stock Exchange and Lloyd's, where they were received with three cheers by the Gentlemen. • • Sir JOHN Do - YLE, s latetolimander at Guernley, i 3 appointed as the British . Minister to' the Court o Copenhagen. It is now said that not Lord Howicx, but Lord MINT°, is likely to be the Governor-General Lord. COCHRAI4E has arrived at Honiton, and of fered himself as a Candidate for . that Borough, in op position to Mr. CAVENEIISH BRADSHAW. . likely to be a sharp contest. LieutenAnt:•Gener4 FRANCIS DUNDAS is appoint ed.to the Command of the Southern Disirid, in the. room of . Lieut.-General Sir..JouN IVIOORE, who iy expe&ed to embark 'in .the.course of the preser.t week for Sicily.. The-Season concluded last night at Drury. , lane Theatre, with TheSchooljOr Scandal and High Lifr Below Stairs. The Season has been very prosperau4 throughout, owing to the vigilant. management of Mr. WROUGHTON, and the provident superintend ance of Mr..GRAHAM. • The following malefaaors were executed this morning opposite the'Debiors' Door at Newgate, in pursuance of their sentences, Caldei-, for personating A. AP.Gogan, a seaman on board 'the Caroline I'rigate, and by that Means defrauding T. Good, Navy Agent, of 2231.—G. R. IPalker, and C,. Dodds, for forging and uttering a Will, purport ing to have been left by Major Hawkins.—C. Hein. nzings and G. Beven, for extorting money from the Rev. Mr. 'Orde large crowd assznibled th,t melancholy occasion, and the wretched calprit concluded themselves with an appearance' of cou'ri. : tibnibecoming their unhappy situation.: 1- Ack