The Sun.
London, England, 1812-09-07 00:00:00

SLAVE TRADE

In the Sixth Annual Report of the, Directors
the
,Africiii Society, lately , published, there is
some, singular and impnrtantinforination respect-
ing the yet existing traffic, iii human beings.
will be s.carcely.credible by the publiC, that during
the year 1810, not less: than between 70 and
SO,OOO Negroes '*ere trot iported as Slaves front
the Western Coast of Africa to the: opposite shores
ofthe Atlantic. This enormous ti-tflie
.(says the
Report) was chiefly confined to that part of the:
African coast wh:ch. lieS between Cape Palmas
and Bengulla. he nasal force staticnled hi that
quarter had succeeded in nearlv destroying:the
trade to
,the northward of Cape Palmas, and, it
was the opinion of a late•Eiglish COmmapiler,
(Capt. Columbine), that it would have been in
his power to his c delivered the -whole of that
district from its ravages, had not the Portiiguese
settlement of Bissao intervened and furnished the
slave traders, with .a point 'f,roM which they
.could
carry slaves, Without the risk of capture. It Will be
recollected, by the 10th Article of. the late4"reaty
of Amity with the Court' of. Brazil, the•.i'ortu-
guese were restricted in carrying on this tfaffie.to
places belonging to their Sovereign. Though the
Portuguese take 'a share in this traffic, yet it ap-
pears that the greater proportion is either British
or American trade; conducted under the flags of
Spain and .Portugak• A.• great number of the
coasters are American vessels, and in4kied by_ the
subjects of the United States, who avail them-
Selves of the Spanish and Portuguese bags, An
abstract has been transmitted, however, to the
American Secretary of State, of the Captains and
vessels' names, tonnage, &c. in order that a pro-
secution may be. instituted'ag,ainst the offenders.
The Directors say that they have made frequent
representations to Government on this subject. ,

EXTRACT OF A LETTER FROM AN °MGM, DATED
MADRID, AUGUST 15..
!`• I salute you from the capital of, Spain. Our
great General entered Madrid on the l'ab, not
forgetting it was the PRINCE REGENT'S Birth-
day, and of course not the, less satisfied with his
conquest on that account.. On the l 3th his head-
quarters were established here his Lordship is.
of course in the Royal Palace. Tlie. first and the
light divisions are round the, city: Yesterday the
Garrison in the Retiro surrendered, with immense
stores of all kinds.—We have had three nights'
illuminations.; to-night is the last., Never-was
joy ..more enthusiastic. The. people seem frantic,
tearing.ns off our ,horses, kissing and hugging us
every step."
The Regency Gazette of the Bth August, contains
a decree of the Cortes,for the erectiOn, in the fi,elds
of Salamanca, of'' a grateful monument," which '
shall constantly call to the recollection of the
latest generations:Abe memorable and gloriouA
'battle of the 22d July, and Of the union aml va-
lour of the Allied Army under the Duke o 1 Ciudad
Rodrigo. -
The letters from Lisbon contain sonic partieu,
larS which may serve to illustrate the skill, secrecy,
and dispatch with which the operations of the Bri-
tish Commander in Chief are conducted. It is
stated, that while the Marquis OFWELLINGTON
remained at Cuellar, he carefully concealed .his
intention of marching upon •Madrid, and it Was
industriously circulated at head-quarters, that the_
attention of the Allies
,would be entirely, directed
against the remains: of.'MARMONT'S. army.' Jo-
strif ,BUONAPARTE, deceived by this statement,
and imagining that ilie.attempts against himself
would be confined to: mere demonStratibns, 're—
mained at 'Madrid, until the • British had gained
several marches uponhim... He retreated with the "
tittnOstpreeipitati n from Madrid. But the se-
crecy observed in the intentions and moventents of
the Allies, and then rapidity of th,cit march, put it 1,
out of his power to take the direction of Bin-
gos, where General CLATISPA, expected him. -
The Portuguese cavalry, meationed in the
Marquis of WELLINGTON'S diSpatel4C.S as , having
been struck with a panic at Majalahonda, and
fled before the enemy carne up; were; strange as
it may appear,' Part of the 'same. corps 'which be-
haved with 'such distinguished valour at the. battle
of Salaman cal
A dreadful' fire broke out .on Saturday after--
noon, in the tarin yard belonging to Simp-
son, Esq. in Wood-lane, Shepherd's Bush, which
' entirely destroyed the barn, twd ricks of hay,
and a stack of wheat. Several fire-engines-from
town arrived"in about an hour afterwards, ai'id;by
the great' activity' of the -firemen, the
house was fortunately saved from destruetion,-7
Property to the amount of 8001. perished the
flames. .
Saturday morning a labouring bricklayer 'fell,
from a scaffold, in Skinner-street, and Was taken
up in. a lifeless state,: and conveyed 'on a shutter
to St. bartluilowett's Hospital, where, he died.

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