The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1826-10-07 00:00:00

, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 7. 1826.

FROM LAST Nlaalr'S OAZETTR.

BANKRUPTCIES ZNIIARGED.

JAMES Non I ES, %Vatling-street, tholet in aoih, from August
22 to October 1 t, at 10.

WILLIAM( WATIIOW' 4/nlk SWIM. Bishnogate.street, inn.
:eper, from October 10 to (1-robed l 3 et In.
BANKRUPTCIES BUTERSEDED.

CHARLES COATES. New IVid.Stisst, druggivt:
ST E P LAILEMAW, the youngfie, DAttll3oolh, Devonshire,
maltscer.

BANKRUPTS.

Jos) Wir.r.rasks. Prnygloddritt ,patish of blanllwchaiam,
31entgometro.itc, tinnel msnufseparer, ip surrender October 20,
21, and November 17, at H, at thk Herbert's Arms Inn, Kerry,
Minitgomeryshire. `Solicitor, Aldres, Bicknell. Roberta, and
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Mewllt, Lineni's.inti ; and Mr.
..3..lsens, Newtown.
RICWAaD PATTICIOnX. litnbeWAiosisx. Innkeeper. October
10, 17. and November 17, at 11, sr die Bankrupts' Court. Bon-
citing, Mr. Browning, Hattonieourt, Threadneedle-street ; and Mr.
Croswelk".arlibmon, Smutet.
DIVIDENDS._

W. J. Ildbinn, Orford-street, grocer, October 28, at le, at the
Bankrupts Curt.J. 'Knight, Bndmood, timber-merchant,
October 27, at 10. at the linnkeopts' Court—.l. Evetth, Mann-
Imp merchant, October sr4 at 10, at the Bankrupts' Court—
P. Hollis-snort, Clire•natket, carpenter, Octotott
213, at 10, at the Bankru Con 4-41 Kenning, CArnrth-etrect,
Spltalfiekisr billtmact , at the Bankrupts' Court
—W. Brat lets, Carnirem hoop-bender% October 117,
the Bankrupts Court—T:' Bowden, Musrfter-sqeet, Blorwrishory,
book•selicr, October Mat Mat the Ilenterwpts' Court—W. Trimly,
Fttehatn, S nithampton, common brewer. Ortob:r 28, at 10, at
the Bankrupts' Court-14. W. Oil hen, Red burn, "tett fordah ire,
innkeeper. Oaoher 27. at 10, at the Bankrupts' Court—A.
ad City Chatoh-rs. merchant, Oct. 27, at 11, at the Ilettkrupts*
C u• —J. Ta lot. 3lanehester, mneltine-master. November 8, az
10, at 11 line'. Ilatrl. Alatithester—J. Cuff, Itegent-street, je•el-
ler, October 27, at 12, nt the lirp.krupts' Court—W. Judd, sen.
and W. Judd. jun. 'Sant:wry, Oxfordshire, and R. Judd, Bit-
mingliain, carriers' October 30, .t 11, at the White Linn, 13.1n-
huty--J. and W. Bristow, Worcester. leathersellers, October 30,
et I2—E. W. Grey, Alton, Southampton, banker, Oct. 31, at 11, at
the Swan Inn, Alton—E. Kay, Sheffield, merchant, November 3,
at 12. at the Tontine Inn, Shellield—J. Stenson. Nottingham,
tce-hterchaat, October 30,'at 11, at tile Ram Inn, Nottingham—
T. Parisi:lion, Preston, Linciethire, machine-maker, October 30.
at 11. at the Office of .11i..ttts. Winstanley and Cat.crall, Preston—
!. IVihuo, Worksop. Nottinghamshire, money-scrivener, Novem-
ber 9, at 12, at the Red Lion Inn, Worksop—J. liambidge, Stow-
on-the-'Vold. Gloucestershire, carrier, October 30, at 1, at the
White Hart Inn, Evesham, %Fortran-rehire—W. Dickenson, T.
Ono:tall, 31. Goodali, and W. DlCketfoll, jun. Birmingham,
bankers, October 28, at I, et the Royal Eotel, Birminghinn—T.
lastivmm, 31anchester, dealer, Novembet 0, at 2. at White's Hotel.
Blanchester—R. Calvet, Notelet', miller, OcMbet 30, at li, at the
Nottolk Hotel, Norwich.

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be so intimately connected, by our relations with the surrounding
countries, as to indicts us to hail the present good feeling of the
neighbouring Chiefs, and bring it forward as tile surest criterion
that could ha advanced of the influence of this Government, and
the increasing importance of the settlement; which, while extend—
ing its limits and authority, must be materially benefited by the
commerce thus secured to us alone with the nations of the interior,
by the paths being open for the trainable productions of those
countries to the water-side. for barter for the goods of our mer-
chants; and, what is of more paramount importance, by the abSn-
donment of the inhuman traffic in men, which has too long debased '
' sod kept back these Chiefs from cordially soliciting the friendship
and good offices of the colony. The return of the Governor will,
we hope, CIIIIR,/ Mate this present state of affairs: his sanction alone
is required to give effect to the great good which it is now in our
power to effect, 131; acceding to the wishes of the nnnicrous
Chid's, wile, without any
.solicitation on car part, brie offered to
us the' possession of certain parts of their territories, with the eye
of thus enabling them to put a stop to the slave trade, and to carry
on a more extended commerce with the colony. June 17.
By an arrival In the lost week from the Kin Nunez, relearn
that a brig, under French colours, had been lying there since the
224 ult. tOr a cargo of slaves. it is supposed that she will, if they'
can be procured. take NO wretched beings. The whole evtotry is.
, of course, in requisition to supply this miscreant's copidit7. who is
protected in his villainy from the interference of this Colot.y or his
Alajeturs cruisers, by the colours and the nation he belongs to.
Otte Ship News Announces the arrival of another slave vessel (the
Rpanisli slimmer Niranor) which, we understand, has 173 untOr-
(waves oil board. The increase of this traffic is really horrible.
Juier 10.
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That a number of piratical vessels are cruising on the coast at
present, and for some time past has been pretty dearly demonstrated
by the information obtained by almost every arrival the south-
ward. The schooner Elio, of this colony, on her passage up. was
boarded off Cape P.lmas by a brig of this description, hoisting
an American ensign and Et.silian pendant; and the Captain and
crew taken out of her and put on board the pirate, who sent his
own people in their place, and detained the former a prisoner the
thole night, when he was restored to his vessel, after being de-
sired to sign a paper to the efl'ect that he (the pirate) had not rlun.
tiered his vessel of any thing; which was iefused by the Captain,
who did no, fed satisfied that spoliation of the cargo had not fol-
lowed the seizure of his vessel, but which, on examination, was
found not to be the case. The object of this outrage ou a merchant.
man under English colours cannot be mistaken ; fortunately, how-
ever, for her owner, it would teem that the cargo (African pro-
dive) did notoffer sufficient temptation to Excite the cupidity of
this lawless rover, who, we hope, may yet be fallen in with by,
sonic of our cruiser'. We understand that the Captain of the
Ella'. shortly after his vessel was released, fell in with his Ma-
jesty's ship Redwing, and acquainted Captain ("layering of the
circumstance, giving hint n description cf the brig, when it ap-
peared that his Majesty's ship had given chase a few days before
to a vessel atotwerirg the description, but wlikh escaped by her
superior sailing. We subjoin the description of this vessel. for the
information of our nautical friends, and more particularly those
I brave officers who are in command of the men of war at prese::ton
the rna%l.

DEse air merican-built ; pierced for 20, and monuting
15 or YO gone; rely einem rt appearance„.and low in the water;
painted black, with white streak and ports masts slightly raking;
mairvgrifr pakten ; goes under the following designations :
American brig " Spark," and " El Famailor," and " El Vin-
ceilor," Btazilian privateer.
We have this week the painful teflection of announcing the
arrival of another slave vessel—the Portuguese schooner Irt
Fortune,. taken by his ,Majesty's ship Brazen, oh" Prince's Island,
havihg3en beard at the time 245 of the unfortunate natives of this
Continent ; forty-five of whom had terminated their 'tarring. on
the passage here, leaving 200 wretched turvivore, afflicted with
those diseases generally prevailing on board these floating recep-
tacles of misery. The extent and audacity with which this in-
human truffle is row carried on is, in:l:ed. Lott too pelt:hi:lv
brought to our notice by the number of its victims tint, in the last
few weeks, have been ruptured by the sqnedron, And sent here for
adjudica inn. But how much could this be enhanced, it the
numbers—immense as they must be—could be ascertained. who
have, under the flags of Spain and Brazil, escaped the vigilance
of our eritis:ra in this period ! and the thousands that the disgreeed
flag of France (which is not only hoisted in the traffic between
this coast and its own Colonies, but prostituted for hire to the tine-
mann' of any other Power), has openly protected from their inter-
feyence ! As we purpose, before long, adverting mute fatly to tins
subject, which is pressed upon its by the certainty of this nefarious
and horrible carrying trade having been gradually inereaeine, not-
withstanding that there has been a French squedron on the coast
for the avowed purrente of its napptsesion (but whose parer, to the
disgrace of the French Ministry, has been merely nominal.). weehall
now only state two facie, pretty strongly curroherative of the extent
of the French sieve traffic on this coast. In the last cruise of the
.Maidstone. she fell in with a French frigiee.built ship, which bad
received on board seven hundred victim, three hundred of ahem,
in consequence of their crowded state, hail
al!erwartle been teens-
tarred to another vessel ; and when Captain Vidal!, of his .'Majesty's
surveying ship Bartentita, was in the River Bonny, a few weeks
since, no less titan ten slave vessels were lying at King Papere. as
he is called, Setts of whichwere tinder the White flag, furnished
with Fret.ch papers, and navigated by Frenchmen. The other three
were Spanibli.