The Express.
London, England, 1848-02-19 00:00:00

ikidges and jury, as to the right of King SIACHA, ,heady owed, but s.ishietd,diwtioonutli sum to pay ttohe.eelsents:
qbpan......iards. away, So I told them they must stand the eons*.
I Prince MANNA, and the ROGERS Wilily, to make the
" laws," and of their inclination to observe them I regret not being able to bring this to &conclu-
sion, but we are ea convinced that they think we are afraid
when made. For in spite of their solemn engage-
ment to suppress the slave trade at the Gallinas, the to touch the Spaniards' property ; and that till they see we
trade is earned on there with extraordinary vigour ; have destroyed some of ttlisie;rooharrezeouen
on nid.or !alms some ,uch
hosettle steps,
and notwithstanding their equally solemn nndertak- ty itl
tshave.li —R ze
.q Yusk,ntottahe'rnaantlesrlii.
ing that Spaniards should not be permitted to settle Commodore Jones. &a
there again, the slave trade is carried on by Spaniards If this brief narrative be not sufficient to expos,
still. the monstrous folly of treaty-mongering with the
From the last published series of the slave trade gentlemen of the Gallinas, no comments of ours on it
correspondence, Class A, we learn that scarcely had will. These poor crafty savages would sig a treaty
Captain DENsfart left Gallinas before ha Majesty,
the princes, and chiefs, whale treaty was ratified by undertaking to find the philosopher s stone, er the lon-
gitude for a bottle of rum, get gloriously drunk on it,
the British government, opened shop again, and in and light their pipes with the treaty with as little
spite of all remonstrance have kept it open. Commo- regard to its character or contents as if it was a cons-
dore JoNas, the late commander of the station, being mon "spill." Yet it is over such a document and ea
off the river in the Penelope, despatched letters missive its consequences that a solemn English trial has been
to Prince MANNA, complaining of his Royal High-
n held
ess
ress'ed s disco
to hiurtesy in not answering the letters ad-
dm by the officers of the squadron and by
himself, and of roughly handling their messenger,
!
done TOM GAMBLE by name, who was obliged to
beat a retreat with such precipitation that he "lust
his hat and handkerchief,' which the niggers incon-
tinently appropriated and refused to return to him.
Prince MANNA, upon the receipt of this communica-
tion, foreboding perhaps another invasion, quickly
sent an answer, the purport of a hich is rather diffi-
cult, from his royal highness's peculiar phrascology,to
understand. It is evasive, however, of Commodore
Jones's accusations, and explains the circumstance of
the Spanish Monsieur Tonson coming again by the
lamentable fact, that since the date of DENMAN'S
treaty all " those chiefs and kings depart this life,
and what young chiefs is left we obliged to conclude
and give you answer, my dear friend, as respecting
the Spanish trade, my dear friend, we are willingly
for to tell them for to go homes to their country and
all their property." His royal highness's argument
may be stated thus in brief—that Yung Gallinae
does not consider itself to be bound by the act of Old
Gallinas, but with truly amiable promptitude, was
ready to use the moral force process of persuasion
in order to induce them to leave the country. But,
also, comment fire ;t With touching simplicity
Prince MANNA foreshadows the difficulty these poor
people are under on account of the blockading squa-
dron, and pathetically implores the commodore "to
unlock the Bar of Gallinas, that they write to these
merchants and send vessels to take them home to
their country;" asking for this purpose the space of
six months, during which, in the event of his reason-
able request being granted, his royal highness no
doubt calculated on doing a large stroKe of business.
As to force, that is quite out of the question. "No
more of that, Hal, an thou lovest me ;" for, " if we
drone them (by) force they may call us Roge"—a
thing utterly repugnant to his royal highness's

LA PLATA.
By the Ipswich merchant ship at Livcrpo 1, adviose
have been received from Monte Video to the 2(1.11 of
December, and from Buenos Ayres a day or two
previous.
From Corrientes, despatches from General Urquiza,
at the head of the forces of Itosas and Entrerios, an-
nounce that he tad obtained a signal victory over
the Correntinoe, taking 1,200 prisoners and many
officers : 700 of these unfortunate men were mas-
sacred. Most of those who escaped had taken refuge
in Paraguay.
From Monte Video it is stated that, under the
pretext of an expected attack from Oribe, six pieces
of artillery and a battalion of marines had been
landed from the French squadron, and placed in the
more fortified posts of the city. On the 20th ot De-
cember the port of Buenos Ayres was to be closed,
according to notice, against vessels trading with or
touching at Monte Video.

POLYNESIA.—TaIIITI.—News from Oceania to
the end of S. pte tuber has been received by the frigate Vir-
ginie, just arrived at Rochefort. The new governor of Ta-
hiti, M. Leveed, had continued his task of pacification. In
New Caledonia some French missionaries and laymen had
established a colony, whiett was beginning to prosper, when
one day the natives attacked and devtroysd the esta-
blishment. Its the conflict a missionary called
Blain was killed. The other persons sought re-
fuge at Puebla, where they believed themselves in suf-
ficient safety to be aisle to recommence their little colony. In
a short time they had built a church, houses, &c., and had
undertaken considerable works. Having, however, received
tome merchandise, the cupidity of the natives wax incited,
and they again attacked the colonists. burning down .he
church, destroying the works, &c. The colonists forte-
nstely escaped to the corvette the Brillante. On the 12th of
August last Commandant Dubouzet determined to chastise
the natives. He accordingly sent a detachment of 84 men
to the island, under the orders of M. Lefer de la Motto. In
an engagement which took place the Caledonians had •
number of men killed and wounded. The French had one
man killed and one midshipman wounded.

feelings.
This choice epistle was not, however, satisfac
tory to Commodore JONES, although he thought it
contained signs of " a better spirit;" so he replied to
it with a categorical statement of his intentions and
demands. First, that the British government was
determined to abide by Capt. DENstatr's treaty of
1840, and to carry it out by force if necessary ; second,
that whether the old chiefs were dead or not, the
treaty was alive, and by virtue of it he called upon
the prince, " for the last time, to send away forthwith
all those evil Europeans who are settled at Derain-
corro and elsewhere, in your country, for the purpenss
of slave trade." As to the princely plea, that
this motion be read that day " six months,"
the commodore could by no means consent
to it, but threatened the penalty of fire
and sword, unless his demands were acceded to.
" Bat," adds the worthy officer, " my eyes are open
and you seek in vain to deceive me any longer. You
wish to protect the white man-stealers. Bat I say
unto you that if, after a certain early day, of which I
will give you notice, one of those people should be
found in your country, I shall consider the treaty
broken, and proceed accordingly." In a previous
paragraph the commodore justly complains that, not-
withstanding they bad had three of their towns burnt
they were still trying to overreach him," and
ascribes the craft to over-indulgence on that occasion.
Incorrigible Prince MANNA.
It appears, however, that there was a small matter
of account, amounting to 800 dollars, between the
prince and Capt. JONES, being " a moderate fine doe
to Englishmen who were ill-used at Dombocorro."
To this demand the prince pleaded poverty, and in
the names of himself and " all other chiefs and heads
mons of Gallinas," besought their creditor " to drop"
this claim, for really they "do not able to pay this
sum of money ; if we has it we could." Though the
latter argument is conclusive if true, the commodore
is sceptical on the point. " Where," he asks, "is all
the money brought here by Spanish slave-dealers?"
and then it is broadly hinted that they might be made
to disburse and ought to do so, for they " committed
the wrong and it would be every way just
that they should be compelled to pay for it."
That however is the prince's affair. fhe com-
modore concludes by a general threat un-
less " the chief and head mans," with MANNA
at the top of the lot, don't accede to his terms.
The answer is brief, but comprehensive, at once dida-
tic, logical, and conclusive, and, being short may be
given in extenso •
GALLINAS.—IIouored and kiend Sir,—l have received
your letter, again concerning the treaty betwixt us and Jos.
Denman ; the promise was, if we agreed to take the treaty
he will give no half price cargo, but after he went home we
never hear of him as yet, so we have not sold our country to
any nation ; we did agree that we cannot sell any Queen's
peoples in our country ; if we have don it we have broke
the treaty, but we have not don such thing.
Honored and kiend Sir.—You are well aware that we are
poor black heathens, we do not understand to build vessels
and send to Urope peen country, so if any nations brought
any trade to us, if we has what he requier, we will bay it
from him; our country is free port, we oblige to buy slaves,
that is the rule of the country ; the cruel peoples in our
country we oblige to sell them that punnishment of the
country for we has uo gaol to punaish them, so we beg your
honor not to trouble us any more. The country is belonging
to us, it is our country, we oblige to buy slaves, that is the
rule of this country no we beg that you must not trouble us
any more.—So we remain to be your:truely friend, Puircit
MANNA, and Headmen and Chiefs of Oallmas.—Commodore
Jesse.
All this took place during the early part of January,
1846, from which period up to March 21 in the
same year there is a hiatus in the printed corre-
spondence between the commodore and these black
princes. From the contents of a letter bearing the
latter date, addressed by Captain JONES to Commander
YORKE of the Albatross, it, however, appears that the
negotiations were continued, and that a meeting was
arranged between these accomplished diplomatists
and the commodore, wbich the latter, being obliged to
go to Sierra Leone, was under the necessity of
leaving to be managed by Commander YORKE, to
whom he issued his instructions to insist upon the
treaty of 1840, and if the Diggers expressed contrition
and promised to he good boys for the future, to forego
the fine of 800 dollars, but on no account to listen to
"any proposal on their part for compensation or
presents from the British government. The mercy
extended to them on this occasion, together with the
oblivion of the past, must be viewed by them as
strong proofs of the clenie ncy of the Queen, for
which they are bound to be grateful." How Com-
mander YORKE fared in his enterprise may be beet
learnt from his report thereon :
Albatross, off Gallinas, Mar.h 21, IBl6.—Sir,—l have the
honour to inform you that on Monday, the 23rd, the bar
being reported practicable by the pilot, I made the signal
agreed on to aesemble the chiefs, end pia-rid the bar
with some difficulty, in company with Commander Ed-
munds and Oldmixtoo, but as the chiefs had not assembled,
and ;n the meantime the bar had got worse, I determined to
remain until the next morning. This forenoon Prince
Manna and the chiefs of Galiinas having arrived. I proceeded
to state your wishes to them, and read the treaty you wished
them to sign. After having retired and consulted toge•ber,
they returned, and Prince Manna made a speech, the suit.
stence of which was that they did not understand how the
Spaniards were to go if they wished it, that they did not like
to drive away people who " had been their fathers and their
brother., and to *bons they ow. d nearly all the property
they possesses:l," if we wished them to go, why did we not
send them away ourselves ; they did not believe that it
was a true copy of the letter from the For, ign-office,
an extract of whili I read to them, desiring you to use
force to compel them to fulfil Commander Denman's
treaty in every way, and that this treaty was forced from
them. I replied that, it the only obstacle to the Spaniards
getting away was the diffi:ulty of conveyance, they
might easily hire vessels at Sierte Leone, or boats to take
them there, and ee rhaps you would order the to niece to
assist them in their embarkation; hot that we Irok to them,
as chiefs of the country, to send the Spaniards aw I 7 to
to the treaty ; that there could not be much difficulty in
persuading them to go, as they had very little trade last
veer, and that now, as we had increased the number of oar
;hips and the French were going to send an equal number,
there would be very little chance of their being able to run
a single cargo. With regard to the letter being a false copy
—that it was not the custom of the English to tell lies like
the people of Gallinas, who made treaties and never meant
to stick to them, and that if they did not sign theytreaty
they would have to pay not only the 800 dolla they

erbe Court.
The Queen and Prince Albert, accompanied by the
Prince of Wales, the Prince's Royal, and tne Duchess of
Saxe Coboure, left Buckingham Palace, at hali.pust three
o'clock yesterday afternoon in a carriage and four for Clare.
moot. Prince Alfred and the Princess Mice, the Mar-
chioness of Douro, Madame Is Baronne de Waugenhrim,
Col. the Hon. C. B. Phipps, and Cul. Buckley, followed in
two carriages and four. Her Majesty and Prince Albert
were conducted to their carriage by the Hon. Misses
Murray and Macdonald, Maids of Honour in Waiting, the
Lord Chamberlain, the Master of the Horse, the Earl of
Morley, Lord in Waiting; the Vice Chamberlain, Lord 9.
Lennox, Lord in Waiting to Prince Albert; the Master of
the Household, Col. B. Drummond, Groom in Waiting,
and Col. Wvlde.
The Duke of Saxe Cobourg, accompanied by Count
A. Mensdorff. and attended by Capt. the Hon. A. Gordon and
Baron Fritach, left Buckingham Palace yesterday morning,
for Woking, on a hunting Pzeurine.

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Mr. Baacroft, the Ameriewu Minister, had an inter-
view with the Right Hon, T. Milner Gibson yesterday, at
the office of the Beard of Trade.
Sir Thomas B. Birch and Mr. Rushton bad an in-
terview with Sir G. Grey weeterriev, at the liome•o®ce.

Chamberlata's Office, Feb. 18.—
Notice is hereby given, that his Royal Highness Prince
Albert will, by the desire of her Mai( sty, hold levees at St.
Jamie's Palace, on behalf of her Majesty, on the following
days, at two o'clock Wednesday March 1 ; Wednesday,
March 22. It is ber Majesty's pies:ure that presentations
to his Royal Highness at these levees shall he
considered equivalent to presentations to the Quiets.
Addresses to the Queen may either be forwarded
to her Majesty, through the Secretary of State for the Homo
Department, or may be reserved until her Majesty shall hold
• levee.—The knights of the several orders are to appear ia
their collars at the levee on the 16t March, it being a collar-

From last night's Gazete."
DOWNING-STREET, FEB. 14.—The Queen has been
pleased to appoint William Lang, Esq., to be Police Asps-
trate for the province of South Australia.

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WAR-OFFICE, Pnseraar IS.
let Reg. of F.—Lieut T. It. iildgood, to be addl., vice Punter, dm.;
Ens. W. V. Scott, to be heat., vice Itidgood, app. aclit.; A. Draper,
geol., to be ens., vice Scott.
17th l'.—Lleut. 11. Thwaytes, from Ind West India Hest., to be
lieut., vice Wedderburn, who exchanges.
19th F.—O. Lidwell, gent, to be em., by par.. vim Taylor, who
retire.
471117.—Lint R. W. Lowly, to be ceps, by
.pur., vice Collins,
who met ; Ens. C. Elgee, to be beat., by per., vice Lowry ; it. IL
Ellinon, gent., to be em., by par., rice blare.
Slat V.—T. Crawford, M. u., to be anistaiirg., vice T. L. Belcher,
who rein:eon half-pay.
32nd F.—Ens. the Hon. L 0. Curzon, to be Gent, by pur., vice
Riley, who ret.; C.
.J. Lyon. gent., to beeps., by par., vice Curzon.
glad F.—Lieut. A I). A. Stewart, train 214 F., to be Cilpt., without
pur., Tice Herbert, deceneid.
Ist West India Regt.—W. A. Biddle gent., to be cm, by par., Moe
Foam% who retire.
2nd West India Refit—Lint A. Weilderhorn, front 17th P., to be
teat, nee TM/MU", wbo exch. ; Assist. -Curs., W. wawa.,
M.D., from the staff, to be surg., tier Dining. app. to the staff.
Iloserta. timer.--Surg. A. Collings, M.D., from 2nd Weal Ingle
Refit, to be staff-aura. of second dais, vice Robinson, deceased.
L scrramon. —tree. Lieut.-Cot P. Young, from major b.-p. unatt,
to lieut...eoL, without rumbler.
Riszess.—Capt. W. C. E. Napier, of 23th F., to be major in the
army ; Capt. W. M. G. M'Murdn, of 78th F., to be major in the anay.
MOIMUNDCII.—The exchange between Paymaster Low, of Sled
Rest, end Paymmter cancelled of 21 as stand in the Goc4te of
lot Oct., 1111-0, bas been . The evistian 111112C4, of Etudes
Walsh, of Tied F., are Thames John.
ERRATUM in the Gazettr Il Feb., ;3rd F.—For Lieut.
peel;.
Fitzgerald, from h..p. Glad F., to be lieut., vice Murray, road,
vim taunt, killed at the Cape of Good Hope.
ADMIRALTY, Fes. 12.
Corps of Royal Marine.—A. A. Dougla., gent., to be sec. lieu-;
I C. L. T. Usher, grist, to be sec. heat. ; li. L. Blake, gent., to be are
brut
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JOHN BRIGHT IN OFFICE.—A trait, indicating the
feelings of the hon. member for Manchester towards toe re
ligious body in tilted) he was reared and educated io recorded
by a correspondent of the Leeds Mercury. In the Friends
meeting at Rochdale, of which he is a member, and when at
home a regular and exemplary intender, it is thi practice for
the junior male memle re to act in turn as " door-keeper."
The duties of this offi are, to see to the roper seating of
such strangers as moyce co me in, the closing of the doors when
all are supposed to be gathered, sit next the doors, and open
them seam at the meeting's close, and act as may oe re-
quirel for good order during the sifting. Mr. Bright, in-
stead of now being, as many might suppose, wishful to be
excused his turn of duty takes the other with alacrity and
hie wonted deciaion ; on, some OCCISIO/11. volunteering for an
absent =minx r. Duet this at all detract from his present
popular 'Minding ? Oa the contrary. A week or two after
his election for Durham, as secretary to the meeting of
business, he " read himself in" so door-keeper Lex&
in turn.
Fints.—DESTRUCTIOS OP A 1314CUIT FACTORY At
WAPPING WALL.—Last night (Friday), shortly before 8
o'clock. a fire, attended with a serious debtructiene of pro-
[poly, broke out in the midst of an immense pile of pre-
mise s, extending from the main street, termed Wapping
Wall, to the water side. The flames when lint perceived
were issuing from the spacious factory and warehouses be-
logging to Messrs. Robert Stephenson and Son, ship biocuet-
makers and Irish provision merchants. The adjoining pre-
miees are not so seriously injured as might have been antic.
*steel from the great heated the flames. How the disaster
occurred cannot be ascertained with accuracy.
INQUEST, YESTERDAY.—SUSPICIOUS
Before Mr. Baker, at the Fountain, City-road, on view of
the body of Mr. Jas. Lyle. aged 40, who has for many years
carried on the business of a whisky merchant, at No. S,
Upper Fountain-place. The body lay upon a bedst-ad, in
the back parlour, which, with the room adjoining, wag
nearly divested of every article of furniture, aad the deceased
presented all the appearances of starvation. Mr. T. Mather,
surgeon to the police, No. 63, Bunbiltro c, said that on Wed-
nesday evening he made a post morteni, examiaation of the
body, which was a complete skeleton. There were the re-
mains of some water-gruel in the stomach. The
vital organs were extensively diseased, and, in hie
opinion, death was produced by inanition and the
want of sufficient nutriment—Mr. Jas Hall, bookbinder,
3.3, James-street, Islington, bat known deceased ten
years. He was a bachelor, and of eccentric habits. Witness
had lodged in the house in Upper Foantoia-place several
years. Deceased was in the habit e f rising at four o'clock in
the morning, and taking a walk round the neighbourhood
of Hormey. till about 18 months ago, when he became
addicted to the abuse of drinking ardent spirits. At that
time be got acqueinted with a man named Thompson, who
had a situation in the Post-office. Subsequently he intro-
duced himself with a female, who be said was his sister, of
the name of Spottiawood, and her brother. Witness gam
up his lodgings about six months ago, when he leg deceased
under the care of Thompson arid his relatives. Four months
ago he saw deceased, who was bruised about the face, and had
two black- eyes, which ha said were caused by Thompson.
nets asked him wby he did not give Thompson into eustody.
Deceased observed that be called out " police," and that a
polmeman cams to the door of hie house, when beat a
win
lying, when he told the officer that deceased was o