The Sun.
London, England, 1824-06-08 00:00:00

SIERRA LEONE PAPERS.

FaczTowN, MA itcH is with the most
heartfelt gratification we-draw the attention of
the people of this Colony to the circular of the
Riallt lion. Earl Rtithorst to the several Go-
vernors of our West India posses;ion. His
Lordship, with the most humane and considerate
attention for the wretched state or our numerous
fellow creatures now living in slavt•ry, has there
given such directions as spew the interest the
subject, has long excited in the minds of his
Majesty's Government ; and we hope will lead,
at no very distant period, to the other necessary
measures for the gradual emancipation of these
suffering beings. We are aware that this is not
the " work of a day,'' and that the cordial co-
operation of the Colonial Legislatures is abso-
lutely necessary to give due effect to these noble
and liberal principles of humanity toward; the
slaves, and ronsideration for their owners, which
characterised the speech of Mr. Secretary Can-
ning, alluded to by Earl Bathurst, the Report of
which we have unfortunately tots laid. The Loudon
news from Cape Coast is to a later date titan our
last accounts from that settlement, and tends to
skiers that the war with the Ashantees is still de-
vastating the country. Ws E:cellettcy Sir
Charles MacCarthy's arrival would strengthen
the efforts of our friends there, and, we holly,
bring the war to a successfal close. We have
now been for some tune in daily expectation of
Ids Tetut n, and from not having since heard from
that settlement, have become mare than anxious
respecting his long absence. From this state of
suspense, we most fervently hope his Excel-
lency's desired presence before many days,
relieve us. It is, however, gratifying to know,
that during such period the affair, of the Colony
have not materially suffered by the delay so
much beyond the time his Excellency had fixed on
for being here ; and we fear, is occasioned by the
pertinacioos ObStittacy of the Ashantees to do
that justice which we are imperatively bound to
demand; thus rev &ring it necessary for his
Excellency to posh the war to the capital of
their country, and of course lettgthen the term
of the campaign. Not withstanding, however, that
we have sustained by our best exertions the" great
work," still there is no doubt that his Excel-
lency's presence and example would have effected
much more than we can pretend to have per-
formed. It is well known to us all that this Co-
lony owes its present prosperous and happy
state more to the continued residence and indi-
vidual exertion of,' his Excellency for many
years, than to any other cause ; and that his
abF:ence is a drawback upon our improvement, is
as strongly visible to an,observer as it is sensibly
felt and deplored by all classes of the inhabitants
of this Colony.

TIW Athol, f haying- received on boaNI his
Excellency the Earl of D.xt.noustu and family
at Quebec, will proc,,ql direct from thence to
Leith (going north about), where it is the wish
of his Excellency to be MAiEsTY's
proclamation for the ele,etion of a representative
Peer in Porli'Vnelo.l on the Bth
:of July, in the
paia-ceof nolyrood-housc!, was yesterday read
at the Cross by the
_heralds, with the usual foil-,
L„aiities.—(Edinburgh.Courani, June 5.)