The Sun.
London, England, 1825-01-12 00:00:00

SLAVE TRADE.

The following extracts are taken from the
Sierra Leone Royal Gazelle of the2Oth of Nov.,
1824
We regret never having before inspected the numerous
slave-ships which have arrived here, in order to ascertain
-whether they answered the description set forth in their papers.
The following particulars relative to three vessels taken by our
squadron for being engaged in this horrible commerce, and
)ately brought into our harbour for adjudicahon inthe British
and Portuguese ('our' Of Mixed Commission, will, we feel
enured, astonish even our readers, who have unhappily had
we many opportunities of witnessing the misery which this
traffic imposes upon its defenceless and unfortunate victims.
" Tfr DIANA.—This vessel is stated, in the Royal pass-
port, to be .120 tons burden ; and permitted, by this pass-
port, in accordance with the Alvara of his Most Faithful
itlajeity, under date of the 24th of November, 1813, to carry
three hundred slaves, being at the rate of five to every two
tens. On being inspected, she is found to admeasure only 66
tons 52.-94tlis English measurement, and therefore authorized
to talcs at the rate of five to each ton. The surface of the
Dwell slave-room is only 480 feet, and two feet seven inches in
Height; and that of the women, 103 feet surface, and three
feet eleven inches high ; yet on board this vessel there were
aetvally shipped, at Badagry, for the passage to the Brazils,
IDO human victims, besides her crew, 18 in number.
" Tint Two BRAZILIAN FRIENDS.—This vessel is also
stated, by a like document, to be 146 tons, and being similarly
licensed, might carry 365 slaves. On inspection, she is found
10 be only 95 tons 54-94ths, and consequently, in like manner,
authorized to carry at the rate of four to each ton. The surface
of the' platform for the men is 615 feet, anti the height two feet
sax inches ; that of the women, 148 feet eight inches surface,
and three feet ten inches in height. On board this vessel there
was actually shipped at Badagry, for passage to the Brazils,
280 unfortunate Africans, besides her crew, 18 in number.
" THE Avizo.—This vessel is, by a similar document. as-
serted to be 231 tons, and by her license might carry 580 slaves.
On examining her, it is ascertained that she is only 165 tons
28.94th5, and therefore might carry at the rate of more than five
to a ton. The surface of the men's room is 861 feet, height of
ditto three feet two inches; that of the women is 215 feet sur-
face, and the same height as the men's. Four hundred . and
sixty-tive wretched beings were stowed on board this vessel, at
the same port, for passage to the Brazils, besides her crew, 33
in number.
" We have here 32.8 tons of shipping, licensed to carry 1,245,
and actually conveying from the coast 881 slaves, being (in
.hale three vessels) at the rate of 11 to every 4 tons, besides the
mien navigating them, and the water and provisions necessary
tor so great a number of people for the voyage, together with
their boats and ship's stores. As the men and women thus
embarked were 712 in number, and supposing the children,
bo,h boys and girls, to be either always kiln on deck, or con-
ailed to the long-boat (as is the practice), still only a little more
than 3 square feet was allowed for each adult African thus
shipped--a space which, we should suppose, no human being
coUittiong exist in ; and, indeed, the number of deaths, and the
emaciated state of thesurvivors,too fully prove this to be the case.
From the crowded state of these vessels, we do not hesitate to
say, that it would be impossible to cram the number on board
which the authorities of the Brazils (by sanctioning these false
descriptions of the vessels) gave the-masters permission to take;
it is, therefore, to a certain extent, uselrss, although proving
to the Mr.orld that the Government, not content with allowing
their subjects to carry on the odious traffic, sanction such means
(Wooing so, as aggravate the misery of the unfortunate victims
thus forced away from their families and country. We shall
make no further remarks on this painful subject, satisfied that
such cruel deception as is clearly shown to be sanctioned by
this Power, which is thus adding further horrors to the already
detestable slave-trade, will not be overlooked by our Govern-
ment, who are, no doubt, in possession of the facts from our
gallant Commodore and his officers.
The French slave-trade has lately most considerably in-
creased in the Rivers Bonny and Old Calabar. Several new
vessels have arrived, and many laden with full cargoes of human
victims have left under the white flag, and manned by French-
men, although the capital embarked is ostensibly Spanish. In
or der that our readers may judge of the barbarity and want of
f.seiing evinced by these subjects of an enlightened nation, which
publicly disavows such horrible and infausous conduct, we
desire to make known, that Le Lwris, commanded by one
Oiseau, on completing her cargo of slaves in the Old Calabar,
a tew weeks since, without the slightest spark of humanity in
him, thrust the whole of these unfortunate beings between
decks (a height of only three feet), and closed the hatches for
0,2 night 1 When morning made its appearance fifty of the
ponr sufferers had paid the debt of nature, owing to the con-
. tined, diseased, and putrid atmosphere they were condemned
to respire ! ! The wretch coolly ordered the bodies of these
miserable victims of his total want of human feeling, to be
- thrown into the river, and immediately proceeded on shore
to complete his execrable cargo by fresh purchases of his fel-
low-creatures. To detail all the informations we have re-
ceived relative to the enormities committed by these dealers
In human flesh, who feel they are protected by the nation
they claim, and the flag they hoist, would horrify any but
slave-dealers, who -seem naturally callous to every feeling
whirl ennobles mankind ; suffice it to say, they are heart-
rending, and would disgrace the most unenlightened &stage."

[From the Royal Gazette of Nov. 20.1
PROCLAMATION.
By his Honour DANIEL. MOLLOY HAltrurox., Acting
General and Governor-in-Chiefof the Colony of Sierra Leone,
• of the Forts and Settlements in the River Gambia, of Cape

Coast Castle and the Forts on the Gold Coast. of the Islands
- de Loss, and the Islands, Territories, and Factories to his
• MAJESTY belonging, on the Western Coast of Africa ;
• Gltancellor, Vice-Admiral and Ordinary of the sante, &c. &c.
D. M. HAMILTON.
Whereas, by a Convention entered into and concluded be-
tween myself, on the part of his Majesty, his heirs and sue-
crasors, and Ba Mauro, King ,of the North Bulloms, on be-
half of himself and his Headmen, bearing date the 2d day of
August, 1824, the said King, on behalf .of h irnself and his Head-
met, did freely, as well for themselves as for their successors,
fer good, salttable, and sufficient consideration, specified in
the said Convention, cede, transfer, and set over unto, and
to the use of his said Majesty, the King of Great Britain
and Ireland, his heirs and successors, the full entire, free,
sod unlimited right, .possession, and sovereignty of the
islands of Bence, Tasso, Tombo, Bobs, Caffoo, Yetway,
Koopillar, Yearns, Pappel, Marabump, Callum Bay, Batt,
Pentilla, and all the other islands and islets lying, situate,
and being on the northern side of the river Sierra Leone, be-
tween Tagreen Point, on the west, and the Creek Ka Cupper
above Nlafartee (which divides the territories of the said Ba
Mauro front those of Ali Karlie, King of Port Logo), on the
east, by whatever name or names the sante may be known, and
also the northern bank of the said river on the Mainland, for
one mile inland from the rarer Contra Bay on the west, to the
said Creek above Mafarree on the east, together with all and
ever.y right and title to the navigation, anchorage, waterage,
-Mang, and other revenue and maritime claims in and over the
said River Sierra Leone, and all the bays, creeks, inlets, and
wtaers of the same. _

Be it, therefore, !mown to all persons whom it may con-
-cern, that in virtue of the aforesaid Convention, possession of
the said islands, together with the northern bank of the said
river, on the mainland as aforesaid, in the name and on the
behalf of his Majesty, has been duly had and taken : and that
the said Islands, together with the northern bank of the said
'River on the mainland as aforesaid, in pursuance of his Ma-
jesty's most gracious Charter, dated at NVestminster, en the
• ilth of October, 1821, and proclaimed in the Colony of Sierra
Leone on the 28th Feb. 1822, are now annexed to, and made
-dependencies on, the said Colony of Sierra Leon, and are here-
by and from henceforth, declared subject to the Navigation
Laws, and further, to all such laws, statutes, and ordnances, as
are now in force, in the said Colony, or as shall at any time
hereafter be made, enacted, or ordained by the Governor and
,'Council of the same.
Given at Government-House, Freetown, in the said Colony,
this Eleventh day of October, in the Year of our
•Lord
one thousand eight hundred and twenty-four, and of his
Majesty's Reign the Fifth.
By his Honour's command,
J. REFFEI,I4, Colonial secretary.
GOD SAYE Tai KING.

In 1574, ANDILEW MELVILLE left Geneva, iii
oompany with POLWART, and his pupil, ALEXANDER CAMP-
BELL, then Bishop of Brechin, on their return to Scotland.
As the civil war,was raging in many parts of France, a vigi.
lant eye was kept on,such•strangers as came to Orleans. When
. our travellers approached that city, the soldier on guard al-
lowed the Bishop and Polwart, who were on foot, to pass with-
out Interruption, but stopped Melville, who, having sprained
his foot, was on horseback. To the question, " Whence are
you ?" M. replied, " From Scotland." " 0 you Scots are
ail Hugonots." " Hugonots ! what's that? we do not know
a_t‘A people in Scotland." " You have uo Mass," said the
112'!'_",er---" icons ,n'avez par la Nesse." "No mess, man, re-
. viten Di. merrily • "
everywhy, our children in Scotland go to mess
di, day." Ron cornpaiznon, allez Tons," replied the sol,
7. i;Smilingss and beckoning to him to proceed.--(MTrae;

LITFRARY NOTICE.

AUSTRALIA ; with other 'Poems... fly THOMAS K. HER-
YET, Trinity College, Cambridge. Second Edition, with
additional Poems.

It is creditable to the taste of the Public
that this Work has so soon reached a second edi-
tion. If we might judge from the style of mo-
dern poetry in general, it must be supposed that
the country of SILAM.PEARE, SPENSMI., MILTON,
and GIZAY had taken farewell of that great spirit
who was the worship and inspiration of those high
masters of the lyre. Not only have our Poets ,
forworn the fountain of Cast aly, as a stream too
thin and meagre to nourish their substantial in-
spirations, but there have not been wanting
learned prosers (a cha,acter sometimes assumed
by these same Poets) to show, by arguments,
physical and metaphysical, that the said stream
can never produce adequate poetical intoxication.
The Muses have, in consequence, been plied with
drains and cordials, till they knew not what they
said : and their unfettered votaries have spurned
the ambition of a seat oa the pinnacle of the
biforked hill, and sailed in crescent boats be-
tween the belts of Saturn.
Mr. IIeaVEY is one of the very few Poets of
this day who prefer inspiration to ebriety ; he
and Mr. CAMPBELL, are, perhaps, the only mo-
dern Poets of eminence who have followed, sys-
tematically and successfully, the lights that
guided the greatest names which brighten our
Parnassus. His Australia is a Poem which
would have received the highest praise in the
noblest periods of our poetical annals : not in
the last century, when rule was every thing, as
it now is nothing, but in those purer times, when
Poets waited for the inspiration, refined it by
judgment, and while they subjected the excursions
of their fancy to this rigid tribunal, left on the
creations of their imagination, the polish, but not
the impress, of Art. His lines are bold and ner-
vous, glowing and harmonious : imagination fills the
sail which sweeps him along the ocean of poetry,
but judgment sits for ever at the helm. lle keeps
iu view the points of his voyage ; his course is
laid down, and he gives his canvas to the wind
with confidence and decision. Iliitoopulatity is
an auspicious sign on all accounts. It is a proof
of a reviving taste on the part of the Public, and
it may be the beginning of a reformation to ex-
tend through ages of Poets.
The Australia is so well known and has been
so often reviewed that it would be superfluous to
make extracts from it here. Rut the Minor
Poems which accompany it have been less fre-
quently selected, and many of them are of the
most exquisite beauty. We shall subjoin three.
The first of these is, in our opinion, the most beauti-
ful Poem of its class we ever read ; and we think
every Reader will agree with us that the other
two are productions of very high merit indeed.
The simile of the young bird venturing from its
nest too soon, and returning to die in its native
vale, is beautifully applied.

STANZAS rolt MUSIC.
If to-morrow may dawn on a stormy day,
If the smile-in pleasure's eyes
By the cloud of despair may be chased away,
Like the visions of summer skies ;
If joy be a vanishing dream at best,
Like the lights o'er northern seas ;
Ohl where is the heart that would coldly waste
The sunshine of moments like these ?
Then fill, fill high the sparkling glass,
And crown the moments as they pass I

If bliss be a frail and perishing flower,
Born only to decay,
Oh ! who—when it blooms but a single hour
Would fling its sweets away ?
liThen storms are abroad and the world is dark,
And wrecks strew lire's abyss,
Oh ! who would not anchor his weary bark
In the calm of a port like this ?
Then though round about us life's tempests roll,
We'll cling to our moorings—the bottle and bowl !

When lovers are false and friends unkiad,
And the lights of life are flown ;
Remember that here we still can find
A bright little world of our own ;
Whose-sun is a sun that beams all night,
In the hearts that round us shine ;
And its. stars arc the eyes that fling their light
O'er waves of rosy wine !
Be our's the sun that shines all night,
And the blushing wave that reflects its light.

If hope, when she spreads her gossamer sail
Along life's billowy waste,
Is sure to 74e tossed by misfortune's gale,
And to perish at length in the blast ;
Let us launch her at once on this purple tide,
Where her vessel can always float;
While mirth's gay streamers flow far and wide
Around her gilded boat !
O'er seas of wine when hope is afloat,
Our's are the spirits to ballast the boat!

Fill high the social
this night is our's ;
The dew of social feeling
Falls on each heart, its brightest flowers
And warmest hues revealing.
Then weave them into a chaplet bright,
Our happy brows to shade ;
And live on its perfumed wreath to-night,--
Oh ! think how soon 'twill fade !
To-night, to-night, the garland twine,
Asd mingle there the laughing vine.

TO MYRA.
I leave thee now, my spirit's lore !
All bright in youth's unbounded light ;
With sunshine round, and hope above,
Thou scarce host learned to dream of night.
Yet night will come—thy bounding heart
Must watch its idols melt away; .
And, Oh ! thy soul must learn to part
With much that made thy childhood gay.
But should we meet In darker years,
When clouds have gather'd round thy brow,
How far more precious in thy tears,
Than in thy glow of gladness now !
Then:come to me—thy wounded heart
Shall find it has a haven still ;
One bosom—faithless as thou art—
All, all thine own, 'mid good and ill!
Thou lovest me for the world—then gol
Thou art too young to feel it yet,
B•Atthue may teach the breast to know

The worth of those who ne'er forget.
And.should that world look dark and cold,
Then turn to him whose silent truth
Will still love on, when worn and old,
The iqin it lov'd so well in youth.
Like that young bird that left its nest,
Lur'd by the warm and sunny sky,
From flower to flower,—but found no rest,
And sought its native vale to die.
,Go, leave my soul to pine alone,
But should the flopealhat woo thee wither,
Return, my own beloved one!
And let,—Oh„, let us die together !

TO A LOCK OF FLAIL
Beloved pledge of happier years,
When life was in its bursting spring,
Ere Love had learnt to speak in tears.
Or Hope to stoop her eagle wing !

Though dark and &ear thy story no* ;
In sorrow shred—in sadness braided---
And cold the eye, and dim the brow
That once thy silken ringlet shaded,—
/ turn from brighter things to bless
Thee, in thine utter loneliness !
The world may have a healing power
O'er gentle hearts—when hearts are breaking ;
And twice may rear some beauteous flower,
To soothe away the spirit's aching ;
And kindly tones and smiling eyes
May deck the corning hours with gladness,
And other hopes and friends arise ;
Like sunlight in the bosom's sadness ;
Yes, age may chase each burning tear,
But not one thought which made thee dear !
And oft shall memory turn to weep,
As visions of the buried past,
Like dreams that hunt the mourner's sleep,
Along my soul their beauty cast ;
Oft shall the form we lov'd in vain,
Twined with that soft and silken tress,.
Come gently stealing hack again,
In youth's unclouded loveliness;
With ail the thoughts of other days
That mingle in the mystic maze
As that lone heart which loves to tell
Its sorrows to the passing wind,
Though sad its murmurs sink and swell,
Still leaves a nameless joy behind ;
So thou shalt waken many a string
That in the heart has long been broken,
Yet peace shall in the spirit spring,
Before thy touch, thou lonely token !
And thou shalt shed a holy rest,
A fast of feeling through the breast.
When life and love grow dark and dim,
And friends are cold, and youth is past,
v soul shall turn to thee, and him
Whose heart was changeless to the last ;
Years had not shed their withering blight
Upon the freshness of his truth,
Nor sorrow put one ray to flight,
That scattered gladness o'er his youth ;
Hope in his web her garlands wove !
And still surviv'd unalter'd love.
Time was each breeze that wandered by
Could wave thee on thy native brow;
The rudest storm that sweeps the sky
On thee, and him, is powerless now.
He ne'er shall'know the bitter smart
Of nursing dreams—to weep in waking,
Nor feel that loneliness of heart
For which there is no cure—but breaking ;
There had net been one cloud to stain
That sun which ne'er can shine again.
Lie near my heart thou lonely thing
Thou, all that love had power to save
And thou shalt rear the hopes that spring,
The flowers that blossom from the grave :
Bound thee shall dwell no thoughts of gloom,
But fancy learn in thee to read
A message from the spirit's home,
A token from the silent dead.
She cold may frown - she kind depart—
Lie thou for ever neer my heart !