The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1826-08-26 00:00:00

SLAV!: TRADE.

The following letter from the Agents at Havre, dated
August '22, was received at Lloyd's yesterday :
We beg leave to communicate to you the extract of a Report re-
end, made to the King by his E xcellency the Minister of the Marine,
relative to the Slave Trade ; and inasmuch as it displays the good
faith and earnest desire of this Government to suppress to the ut-
most of its power that odious commerce, we have considered it
would be agreeable to Lloyd's to receive an authentic commun.
cation of the following details
Excellency states to the King that the French Government
has never relaxed in its effints foe the suppression of the Slave
Trade. That the naval station on the coast of Africa, which up to
the present time consisted of a sloop of war and two brigs, and four
other vessels, has tweedy been reinthrced by a frigate. That
another force had been ordered to cruise off'Clibis—that the tie.
vcrnors of French colonies and Naval Officer's, commanding in the
West Indies, Cayenne, Bordeaux, and Madagascar, had received
the most positive and pressing injunctions to use all due vigilance.
and to seize all French vessels which might attempt to trade in
Slaves. That orders had been hotted from the Department of
the Marine, addressed to all King's ships on their leaving French
ports, to assist in the repression of this odious traffic, by heard-
tog.
and searching all French vessels suspected of engaging in
the same, and to detain those whose lading and equipment fur•
niched proof of their being slave ships. The Al inister observes that a
Royal decision held out to the captors a premium of 100 francs
head.money ter each slave brought in to be employed in the public
works—that French Consuls in the western coasts of America were
authorized to sequester any French ship convicted of tradirg in
slaves, with orders to send her to the nearest French Colony tar
adjudication. Filially, the Naval Authorities in the ports of
France are required to throw every obstacle in the way of the
el .seance of any vessel 'those outfit and general equipment may
appear suspicions. They are temintandra to be vigilant in pre.
tenting the shipment of maraeles calculated for fastening s'aves
together ; as also of a greater number of water-casks or boilers Shan
may be strictly necessary for the crew; and not to deliver t:e
muster-roll in all cases where the number of the crew shall excel
that t.sually empleyed in vessels to which no auspic on attic es.
The Report adds, that all contraventions to the laws prohibitery
of hailing in slaves are judicin!le provided against; that any, t!ll
elighten element of proof, shall famish sufficient ground for
bringing the delinquents before the tribunals. It states, that sinee
1817, lan cases hive been submitted to the Courts abroad and at
home, which have led to :it; convL.ions and 74 acquittals, leavine
26 in which the legal proce lore is still incomplete. The Aliniste:
concludes by observing, " Such, Sire, are the measures commanded
and acted on with rigour, in order to came e the strict execution of
treaties and of the laws. If reey have net entirely suppressed this
forbidden traffic, at least they prove that the Government Unsex
nothing having this object in view."

Letters from Bahia, of the 14th June, mention all was
quiet there, but business very dull. Some rain had fallen,
which would relieve the country people, it was expected.
MANCHESTER, Ace. '2l.—lt has been ascertained that
hundreds of lay-payers made the effort to get admittance
to the late Meeting, but did not succeed, so completely was
the room filled. The eill,et which the speeches produced
is therefore increasing ; for those who could not gain ad-
mittance are reading the reports of the proceedings with
intense interest. The address is receiving the signatures of
persons of all parties and ranks. It will not, however, he
so numerously signed as many petitions from Manchester
have been, for those who have the care of the sheets en-
deavour, as far as they can, to prevent any but lay
from signing. -payers

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MOVEMENTS.
The Dowager Manikins' of Salisbury left town yesterday for
Hatfield.
/ad 0.1 Lady Barnard have arrived at Birmingham, York.
shire. from Brighton.
The Honourable Miss Orimaton has arrived in Bath, from Chel.
tenhata.
The Hon. George Agar and batty Georgina EUis have left
Court. Runway, on • visit to the Earl and Countess of
ponhroke. at their ,tat, Wilton House. Wilts.
'f b- Hon. Cel. and Mrs. Stapleton arrived yesterday at the St.
gkri.te's Hotel, Albemarle-street, front Reading, Berk*.
Sir Thomas and 1A44 W3labon and family left the S. James's
Hate% Jarmo-street, yestenlay, tor Paris.
)eland Mrs. l'ulsford arrived sterday at the Brunswick lintel
(late Biske's) .lennyn-street, input Tonbridge Wells; and Henry
Warburton, I:sq• kit ditto, to join his Regiment, the 36th, at
Marelietster.
Arriials at Kirklinnt's lintel, Lower Brook-street:—Mr. and
ilrs.tfer.tworth, front the Contilent ; and General IValpitle, from
a tour. Departures :—Earl Stair. for Pai is ; J. HScotlanarrison d; , Ea sq.
on a tour Mr. and Mr.. FUTliyCe and flintily. for m,
Cholmondley. Esq: for his scat in Lincnlnshire..
Arrivals at Fladong s lintel, thford.streeti t—Sir hos. es
Hay,
from a tour Dunn, Esq., ditto ; Patrck. Esq T.. ditto ; and
illeattmcs Payne, Esq., ditto. Departures:—General and Mrs.
Bradshaw. lot Rauh; Le Comte de la Grange,
tto for RamsHagate
Col. Gerrard, no a tour; E. Iligginson, Esq., di ; dley,
Esit. ditto; N. Malcolm, Esq. ditto; and A. limes, Esq., tbr
Ireland.
Arrivals at 3livart's lintel, Lower Brook.streat :—Geis. C. Oz.
olio, Esq. from Broome, near e interbory, Rent; and the lion.
Miss flidilers. from Ilinky.un-Tliattim. Departures :
monsieur and Madame Gaunt and family, till Paris; Monsieur,
3Lidame. and the Mademoiselles seilliere, hue a tour of England g
and Monsieur fouchCe and Monsieur La Roche, fur Paris.