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• cud hiving most extrewire colooier in
the East end • Wan ladies had most liumonely
and conicientiolealylelinquirlsed the trallk at once.
Referring to die lodgment given in that case, in
the Court of:tentralty, the French ship Losses,
engaged in a in slaves, he iipprovpil of the
set hority under which that nee had hero decided,
though be costa out help adverting to the ignores-
aims which might be made from some &nervations
which hod isseidritully dropped jut giving sentence
owes that vessels' ease. It wet by sin sUns... in.
leaded by the judgment in that case, to sanctirma
the'idea that if the citions of a State availed them-
selves of the pretectlen of the Rag of oily State that
hod not yet abolished the Shen Frade, the opera-
!ions of the aholitioa of the trade would thereby be
rendered nugatory. It could not for a moment be
la intended by that Learned ludividual—for if the
ireiriel had been Dutch, soiling under the sanction
oat Spanish Rq prior to this Trealy—if the papers
Mowed her Dutch property. she would clearly
be Condernuable •' if not, the parties would never
he Gnawed to defeat the end. of justice by
a frauduleut assuniptiou of the lag and character
of another nation. The 9th Article of the Treaty
was that which had for ever let the question at rest,
having stipulated that British and Spanish yea*
should be reciprocally entitled to be searched by
the entiares of each Goverament, when properly
authothwd to examine and bring in such vessels as
should be detected in that criminal end detestable
Smile. When so fair a con had been suede out,
he felt it a duty to vote for the Resolution.
Sir OSWALD Most.ne explained.
Mr. C. GRANT supported the Resolution, and
considered the right of search in this case as strictly
watranted as is cases of neutrals Searched for muni-
tions of war by belligerents. This was a happy
period for the hitherto despised end neglected por-
tions of the human race. When until now bad
ever the Indian tribes of America fanned a sub-
ject of diplomatic protection; or had Africa ever
been mentioned in a treaty for one hundred *ad
fifty years back, but for the purpose of
out pert of its territory to each of the
ing parties, and granting to all others the full
and undisputed right to tyrannise, enslave, and
lay waste the rensainder......(Hear.)—As he coosi-
dered this trade so 2 piracy detestable in the eyes of
God end men, be should undoubtedly vote for the
Resolution.
Mr. Ilextnert—" I feel in common with other
Geutlerneu the nrious interests that are involved
in the considerations of this question, but I cannot
puffer it to pass without makitig a few observations
on the probable execution of the measure. For this
,porpose. I beg leave to notice a few circumstaaces
that may tend to elocidate the subject. On the
nth of July 1815. she Noble Lord opposite was in-
strutted to inquire of the French Government
whether the Slave Trade was not to be considered
as abolished iu consequence of Napoleon. decree
to that effect, during the •Government of the hen-
dred drys, and in little snore than a month after that
battle in which the blood of this country was poured
out as oater, it wss answered by the PrinceTalleyraud,
that ell the acts of the usurping Government were
to be considered as void, but that es the 30th of
Jr' - had been issued by - • King
should

ntly an Ordinance the
for stopping the traffic in slaves whnever it e...._
appear to have been carried on. Notwithstanding
this Ordinance the trade flourished with as much
rigour as ever, and in those Colonies that hail been
ceded by this country to France it had been re-
newed with 1111 the honors that had usually at-
tended it. Sir Charles Stuart, our Alubasseilor,
was subsequently instructed to inquire of the
French Gorerannent respecting the steps that
had been token for suppressing the Slave Trade
in the Colonies. and the Due de Richelieu
informed him that au Ordinance hail been sent out,
which proved to be merely a coloniaf. regislatioie.
remelting the trade only in the Colorises; but no
Decree had been issued for generally preventing
French subjects from engaging in it. So that French
vessels and French capital might still be employed
in carrying on this oefanous traffic, on the African
coast, either North or South of the Equator. The
consequences were, as might have been expected,
responsive to this anode of proceeding, anal in the
several plaices which had been given tap to the
Fresich Government, the trade was resumed with
all the horrid scenes which my lion. Friend has so
frequently sad No eloquently enumerated. Tribe
was set against tribe, wars were fomented along
the whole extent of the coast, and even the bar-
barian kings were induced to desolate their ter-
ritories, to meet the rapacity of the French traders.
The traffic was restored to all its wonted activity;
thus throwing beck an extensive country from ,a
state of security and peace to the malty and die-
order from which they hied been rescind by this
country. I wish then to task the Noble Lord. whe-*
flier. with these events before our eyes. we are to
be still further deluded. and whether we are again
to be made dupes to the old Fresich system of trick-
ing and deceit ? We cannot' forget the facility
with which we have fees the Government of Fresco
endeavour to pick holes iu insist solemn engage-
tangos, to erode the execution of it, " to keep the
word of promise to the ear and break it to the
hopes." We know the faithlessness of the race that
governs that couutey. though. God knows! they are
better than that tenon whom they displaced ; but
connecting these circumstances wish the recent ex-
pedition to St. Domingo, and the documents that
have transpired from that expedition, I think 1
may expect from the Noble Lord some exploits.
time. to convince the House that measures will in
all fink be adopted by the French Government.
to prevent the renewal or continuance of the Slave..
Trade by the subjects of that power."
Lord CASTLESILieIIi. I camas approve of the
manner iu which the Hots. Member has thought
proper to speak of the conduct of the French Ga.
veronica ; end if there be any thing that could
courage that Govetwaseut from heartily cosseankli
in the great object we all have so mach at heart. tt
"mild be the use of such retworka. I am Not
Francis lawyer enough to know how far the lest
lotion@ of the Government of France with
Moen are hisultug upon its subject., bat it is cen.
tans that the French Governasent look* upon its
engagements with this country. its regard to the
. Shave Trade, its a km consOrehemare view than
they have been received by . the Hon. Illmaber.—
By the laws of Portugal. I know that the stipule.
t Mao of the Onvennaseut with other States become so
far the general lair of the country, that file Courts

Of Justice are bound officially to enforce them.
1 am however. assured, that the several &par,-
m.tits of the French Government were in the habit
of reiterating their continent's for the suppririoi,
of the trade ; but it is too hard to 'expect that the
good intention. of the Goverion.ist could be or
once ilispLived throughout the extent of the Colo-
Mrs, and influence Al its subjects so soon after the
introduction of so giest a change in their system.
As a proof of this good intent.' 0000 . I have to men-
tion that the Governor of Boorlmo was displaced
for not exerting him'elf to suppress the Slave
Trade within his colony, end whenever I have
(mud occasion to transmit to the French (iuversi-.
mein any information respecting this matter, it he.
*buys been received and acted on with the hest
spirit. It had been suggested in this country that
it would be advisable to have the stipulations Con-
tained in the Treaties concluded with ibis country.
so/pietism the suppression of the Slave Trade,
enacted as a genera/46w of France, end the French
Ambassador. with nview to the fulfilment of this
44141, has already applied foe copies or the law.
wasting as flu the more effectual suppres-
sion mod • of this traffic."
Mr. Goason remarked. that this sum of
400,00 W. was to he given immediately for on M-
ultiage that was not to arise before the expiration
of three years; but he felt the advantage of giving
it, even for an experiment ; for were this couotry
eventually deceived, it would still have the strongest
claim against Spain hereafter. With respect to
what had.been slated. that the Spanish merchants
had offered their Government four times this rout fur
the further continuance of the Slave Trade, he laid
no weight opus it. He did not believe that
the Spanish merchants possessed no much money
to offer ; bat eyed if they dido the Spanish Govern-
ment might have hints politic in refusing it. for
after receiving the 400.000/. front Great Britain, it
might then enact the other sum from the leer-
chants.—(Heal, hear./—This measure however,
if of most be attended with the hest possible
effects in promoting the civilization not only of Sierra
Leone, but of the Guld Coast end Ivory Coast.
The Howse was swore that • Committee had been
sitting two years upon those coasts, and that reports
hid been submitted, proposing great • benefits to
that part of Africa. Simile of them had been hap-
pily carried sub effect, and he was happy to state,
that communications c.fa friendly nature had lately
been made by the King of the Ashantees and Fun-
tees with the forts established in their vicinity.
Mr. Manairarr observed, that the finances of
this country were affected by the existing System.
however the captures of our cruiser* were decided ;
for, if legally conditioned in the Admiralty Courts,
the captors received • bonus of 90/. or 401. fur
every *lave capturedyend. if illegally, the diatomite
were to receive 70/. a-bard. An objection had been
made to the present Treaty by mate, who said that
in paying this 400,0001. to Spain, that country
would be thereby enabled to prosecute her projects
against her colonies with greater advantage, and that
its freeing Africa, America bed s chance of being

perhaps _ must
rufa►estrable situation for establishing the Admi-
ralty Court, and the Commissioners who were to
oversee the execution of thee Treaty. The climate
extremely unhealthy, and k was situated far to
windward of every place when: the trade was car-
tied ors, so that a versel was known to have been
ten week•i besting up to Sierra Leone, suffering at
the same time the dreadful mortality incident to
the traffic. It was of advantage tes suppress this
dreadful waste of lives, especially es there was uo
one advantage to counterbalance so great an evil.
He should not offer one remark upon the conduct
of the French Government, but merely state, that
he bad written to a friend in Martinique to inquire
■lout the measures adopted for suppressing the
Slave Trade in that colony, and had learned that
immediately after the conclusion of the Treaty, in-
structions mail been sent out to the men of war on
that station fur enforcing it, and that they had ar-
rived six weeks after the sailing of the Louis.
Mr. Wuasaroaca declared that lie had no pe-
culiar fondness for any place on the coast of Africa,
and should prefer our only, as it might tend to fa-
cilitate the means for suppressing the traffic iu
slaves.

Sir Wm. BUIROUGHIl•-•." Nothing could be less
exceptionable than the sum of money now pro-
posed by his Majesty's Ministers as the purchase of
this great edvantage, and inight, indeed, be re-
garded as an act of justice to Spain. . There was
U 0 principle of 'adjoins! law that could justify in
thole of peace the capture of ships belonging to •
friendly power, merely because they were employed in
the Slave Trade, unless there was some previous sti.
.pislation to that eft; ct between the respective Govern.
&tents. It appeared that there were no less than
5,000 slaves on hoard the Spanish ship* captured
by',itritish vessels, anal these slaves, calculated at
70/. k Olen. amounted to nearly 300,000!. of the
proposed money. and probably the ships. &c.
might ithsorb the remainder. lie perfectly con-
curred the praises that had been given to the
Noble Lord opposite, for the very able nieusier in
which he hail conducted this uegocir.tion, aii,i also
assented to the, commendations that had heeu la-

wished upon the British Astilanoador at the Court
of Spain, who laid conducted it under the Noble
Lord's direction. In this. as in other affairs, he
had given proof of high talents and exemplary seal,
which entitled lien to the wannest gratitude of his
The Galley then ci.vred fur a division, when
the original lotion was csrried.--Ayes 56
Noes 4.
The SIMARER having taken the Chair, the It,-
port was ordered to be brought up tu-snurruw
(this day).
COMMITTEE OF t4UPPLY.
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On the inot;;oi tileensac;:tolt or the
EXCIIEQUEI4 the Move resolved that. the Treaty
with Spain Awn be referred to the Committee of
Supply au Wednesday night.

CLIMBING B(tVS.
MT. Bunn./ brought iu r Bill for regulating
the treatment mud einpleyntent of Climbing Bo) • in

enslaved; but in every ci/comstauce an union
of goad mod evil. must be patieipeted, and in the
present immure he had no hortatiaa in saying.
that the good by amay degree, preponderated. fle
remarked on the fondness which the Member for
Bruaber (Mr. Wilberforce) had evinced for Sierra
Lease; but he contended on the authority of Sir
J. Yee, that Sierra Leone was perhaps the must