The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1826-01-09 00:00:00

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TAR SLAVE TRADE.

Ilia Majesty's ship Ariadne, which arrived at Porta
mouth on Sunday last, left St. Ilelena on the Sth of No-
vember. When on a cruise, on the 25th December, off St.
Lucia's Bay, on the west end of Madagascar, the officer of
the watch announced a schooner being in sight in the roads
of that anchorage, on hearing which, Capt. Chapman sent
the first cutter, ruder the command of Lieutenant Evers-
field, with the second cutter in company, under the Island
of St. Lucia, to board the said schooner, being under an
impression that she was a slaver. Or, the first cutter's
heaving in sight of the vessel, she set her fore-top sail, and
cut her cables, and run on shore on the beach ; on her
doing so, Lieutenant Eversfield ordered Mr. Nelson to fire
a musket, but to be careful not to fire on board her ; this
he repeated, and the second cutter followed the Command-
ing Officer's motions. On Lieutenant Everstield boarding
the schooner, he observed several balks floating ; he then
ordered the boats, with a part of the crew, to pick up those
who were drowning, and they succeeded in saving a great
many of the unfortunate slaves. On Lieutenant Evers-
field s arrival on board, he endeavoured to quell the fears of
the netroes, and the poor creatures soon discovered, from
the humane conduct of their captors, that their lot was at
least to be ameliorated ; they were released from their con-
finement, and ate and drank of all they could find on
board voraciously, as they were nearly famishing, and
suffered greatly from want of water ; indeed it is almost im-
possible to conceive the dreadful situation in which these
slaves were when taken, cooped up in so small a vessel as
scarcely to he able to move, and deprived of air from their
mode of confinement ; the only food they had•was a kind
of common bean, and the little water allowed them was
very bad. It was really gratifying to see the joy now de-
picted on the care-worn countenances of these poor beings.
Lieutenant Eversfhl, with the assistance of the master,
Mr. Thompson, who bad by this time arrived in the gig,
endeavoured to get the schooner off, but could not succeed,
as she hail been scuttled in the art of running on shore.
No papers or documents of any kind were found on board.
She proved to be the Walter Farquhar, a notorious vessel
in the slave trade. The slaves, furniture, &c. saved, were
afterwards condemned by the Admiralty Court at the Mau-
ritius.

Lord Cochrane, who is at present in Brussels, lodges at
the Hotel de Belle Vire with his wife and family, and ap-
pears to he dettrmiLerl to fix his residence there for some
time. Ile receives daily a voluminous correspondence. It
is said that the members of the Greek Committee at Paris
have arrived at Brussels„and had several interviews with
his Lordship.—ktoile.
FUNERAL Or LORD ARTHUR VAOFT.—YeateDißy the
remains of this much-esteemed young Nobleman were con-
veyed through this city, in solemn funeral procession, on
their way for interment, in the family vault at Lichfield,
in Staffordshire. The procession arrived from Luton, near
Sledmcre, about twelve o'clock at noon, and was met on
• Heworth-moor by the officers and troops of the 7th Hus-
sars, now stationed here, and proceeded through this city
to Dringhouses, the band playing the Dend March in
Saul, the drums, trumpets, &c. being covered with black
cloth. This much-lamented young Nobleman held a
Lieutenant's commission in the regiment, and his death is
greatly deplored by his brother-officers. The funeral was
attended by the Eirl of Uxbridge (the deceased's brother)
as chief mourner, Lord Macdonald, the Colonel of the
Regiment, Duncan Davidson, Esq. and other Gentlemen.
On the arrival of the procession at Dringhouses, the Earl
of Uxbridge and the'other Gentlemen went forward in their
carriages, and the troops returned to their barracks.—York
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