The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1810-03-13 00:00:00

SLAVE TRADE.

Lord HOLLAND raid, that, agreeably to the no-
tice which he gave on a former °cesium. he took
the present opportunity of submitting to their
Lordships consideration certain motious, relative to
the abolition of the slave trade. It would be in
their Lordships recollection, that the address moved
some time ago. to His Majesty, on this subject.
after the passim; of the act of Parliament for put-
ting an end to that infamoira traffic. eoutained a re-
quest, ova the part of Faith Houses, that His Ma-
jesty would be meat giuriously pleased to use his
endeavours in carry the intention of the Govern-
ineut Tutu effect; and. for the furtherance of this
laudable end. that every exertion should he used,
with all foreign elates in alltauce with this cows-
try, whereby they might unite with us its accum-
pl►shing an object so desirable ou the ground of
issolisaility. He wished to press upon the consi-
diritelosef the Owe the groat nocessitj for foreign
pike coepoifbog with this isiltiOn w carrying
'those resolutiotal jut'. practice. He was not
iau-
pitting to Mt fliffiesty's *sisters sr nntlect of ,h,ir
duty on this teapaellant soh*, ; on the contrary. be
was *Win th give thee 'Coedit that it would, upon
thedoeuntinsts rising produced, be found that they
had intruded to t►e wishes of Parliament, and the
country. and bad conformed to their expressed oe-
sire upon this occasion. Und-r these considera-
tions, when Ise turned his attention to the didereart
countries where His Majesty's Government main-
.anted a sufficient degree of iofinence for forward.
ing this great cause. titer Lordships would accord
with him, when he directed his olwervations to
Spain and Portugal, Sweden, and the United
Slates of America. With respect to the two-ftr•t
kingdo us, the cosine
.of polnierd erefite brought
Amp a ..•caber relation between them and int Go-
verinnent of Great Britain. Such was the silos-
tiois of flit Brazils, after the reigniii4 rowdy had
removed there from the mother country. •hat it
mold not be controverted. that His Majesty's Minis-
ters might at one pattacular peand have used consi-
derable influence with that Government, for putting
an end to this nefarious trade. The manlier in which
slaves were imported into the Brazils was liah.e to
a distinction from the mode in which the traffic was
carried on by other tuitions ; for those slave, were
generally exported from I'urtug ,ewe to Portuguese
ports; but still it ist.iis proper for that Hums! to as.
certain how the silent's, which at one time werepre-
aented, had been resorted to by the Government of
this country. Beanies, if the Portuguese had been
induct I to concur in its suppression, it was more
likely that the Government of Spain would have
been disposed to unite in the accomplishment of
this object, when the trade had for bOltle time been
carried on oath r restrictions adopted by licenses.
As to Sweden, when the Act of Abolition passed
in this country. in June, 1806, it w.ts well known
that the trade had in a very small degree been
countenanced or supported by that kingdom, but
after that period it was observable a considerable
increase had taken place, and now it would he II-
-

lowed the traffic was earned on, not fur thein-

selves, but fur the supply of other nations.
It was therefore his intention to call for tin.
formation which 'night prove what remon-
strance had been made in 1807, and from that
year to 1809, by the Administration, to the'Court
of Stockholm, on this subject. He was afraid the
state of difference between this country and Ame-
rica was not likely to be soon adjusted, lint when
the former Ailinintsir4tion were about to enter into
an adjustment of all dispute. between the two
cuaiitrei.s, the United States then pro,mied to act
uw:aiinnusly with us fur the termination of this
great evil. At the seine time he was persuaded,
whatever might be the difference in oilier ropier.,
the Ainerc ins would he desirous to adopt any pro-
posal of this nature. It wits true, they, hike our-
selves, had passed aii art for its abolition; but
still, under the false colours of odic/ countries,
and tress under their own fl iq, without deig iing to
lower it on account of the prohibited traffic, man/
individuals of that country, as well as of our own,
hail, not only in violet of their team but in
Litton of all laws, both human sod divine, Con-
tinued this inhuman practice. it would have been
emipetent for thi‘ country to hare addressed the
.ialtril States to thin purport; 0, You have Made a
as wall sa oursolve., against the cootiroomee
of the blmet• trade. and yet the law of seek has, by
direct or indirect means, heels infringed by the sob-
jtcl. of both ro,iiit•les; du you act with us ea this
orrapio,s, a id k• sue endeavour to 'oppress this 111.
faliou- traffic; if you will permit us to oofercatnir
.t•h regard to you, we will with pleasute

lot you the smut- newer ss to oureetwes, sod 1..,
t purpo.e It t ships coureyilv shaves to be Gob-
i ie.•i. of either country, be considered habit to enn.

0 inn."

This *mild ba one mode af effectually

.-cues• the al.olltion, en the part ~f Itmerte. art;l
Gantt Lintra. A: flats partictito time he wotslJ