The Sun.
London, England, 1841-03-02 00:00:00

SLAVE TRADE.

At ber
Extract of a letter from Mr. John Candler, a '1F44:11
the Society of Friends, dated Cape Haytien, Jan. 15' 7ved
" Went on board the Ringdove ship of war, just
ar
the harbour to get a supply of water. This vessel, cormujog,
by Captain the Hon. Keith Stewart, captured off Santgr 0011
on the 29th ult., the S.pani,h brigantine Jesus Maria, ° sis•
burden, having on board 248 children, of from ten to ytieg
teen years of age, and four young women,
at tie
in all 252 captives. She took in her carg° pas
River Sherbro4 had been thirty-eight days at sea, „r
. bound to Porto Rico. Twenty-eight had diedcia previous •Rd
„
tore, and four since, and twenty-two mere in a very ern
condition. The poor young victims had been placed on „ere
casks, on which no planks were laid, and wally of them
grievously bruised. The greatest height between the too
and the deck was two feet eight inches, under the ben horri.
feet four inches, average height thirty inches ! Let the theot
fying fact be made known—eleven persons, most of join%
vil'anous-looking men, were taken out of the slaver as c'll3, out
to be passengers, and were an board the Ringdove
to Porto Rico ; the captain and clew had been sent to ilot d
nab with the vessel and cargo for adjudicati in. Ile Pcolo,
the slaver, a pretended passenger, a wicked lloOking t 41P
slave-stealer, showed me his chart of the African cons 'were
pointed out the preciie places from which the children ape
carried off : there is war, he tays, between Callings and
Mount people, and the captives were part' of the fruitg
el
conflict, purchased of both parties, and sent to Sherbrul
shipped off as slaves. The present price of childrellvof
above age is a doubloon's worth of merchandise (101)071 01
50 per cent. profit, making the actual cost in net silY 00
dollars each ! The pilot told me he bought one for hint,ol;
an old cloak and an empty chest. A Cuban free blaadolo
another passenger, related to me some of his iniquitous, 00
in Africa, and justified his conduct by saying that he u°u
more money in this way than any other."

THE WEATHER.
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ROYAL GALLERY O SCIENCE, ADD-

STREET.
No o
Barometer 2149..N15c.11

Thermometer
Highest.. ..
Lowest
Wind N. N. W.—Freezing Point 32 Deg•

STEAM VESSELS AT SEA'
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In consequence of what fa from Mr. Labouche;l;ool4,
President of the 13nard of Trade, in 1111 House of pill
mons, on Thursday evening (in reply to a questl°Pritti
by Viscount Sandon), that it was not tl.e intention os,
9overnment to introduce a measure for the better rie. nitf
lion of steamers and other vessels at sea, as the ii(
House had already issued instructions to that effec" sc-
I nv:tient that mariners and others should hool'
queintei with them. The following is a copy

" NAVIGATION STEAIcI-VESSELF. .440. ,
" Trinity House, London, Oct. 30, ''"„ de;
" TLe ettention of this Corporation having bee -Ms!
re, ted to the numerous seve:e and, in instances', elf
accidents which have resulted from the collision of
navigated by steam ; and it awearing to be indisPeece of
necessary, in order to guard against the recurreep
ed
similar calamities, that a regulation should be eset'obtrels,lo
for the guidance and government of persons
with the charge of such vessels; and 'OM;
" Whereas the recognised rule for vessels I on -
those having the wind fair shall give way to those
wind ; el 00
" That when both are going by the wind, the 'egg 010
the starboard tack shall keee her wind, and the one the
larboard tack hear up strongly, passing each other 00
larboard hand ; or
" That when both ee,sstls have the wind largt., soars
Learn, and meet, they shall pass each other in the Ines'
way on the larboard hand, to effect which two las'
tioned objects the helm must be put to port ; h 1414
" And as steatn-vesse's may be considered in the
of vessels navigating with a fa;r wind, and should giv; calf
to sailing vessels on a wind of either tack, it becaregineet-
necessary to provide a rule for their observance when
ing other steamers, or sailing-vessels On large ; , before"
Under those considerations, and with the Ace' d ere-
sta'ed, this Board has deemed it rig :
ht to frame en
mulgute the following rule, which, on commenieab° glder
the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty, the f tease'
Brethren find has been already adopted in respeet earnestly 6
vessels in her Majesty's service ; and they desire eof
to irndress upon the minds of all persons having cfhilroltiel
steam-vessels the propriety and urgent necessity
adherence thereto, e 0,91
Rule—Wheu steam-vease:s on different courte.iirieinis
inevi ably or necessarily cross so near that, by, ifeir
teeir respective courses, there would be a risee% °to Petri
coming in collision, .each vessel shall put leer he
nte r.
FO as always to pass on the larboard side of each -etre:tete.
". A steam.vessel passing another in a narrow larboard
must always leave the vessel she is passing OD the
hand.—By order, • e u„„esee, „ ~40"
DARING BURGLARY.—On Friday )SiiS,t6P'4llll
early on Saturday morning, a most daring bal',l4„l,,e'ter
committed in the house of Mr. Bosley, 15, Natt";;;,iiiente
square, Goswell•road. The thieves efrected- hsa large
from the back of the premises by cutting hole r
enough to admit a man's hand and
arm in shuattbjed
back kitchen window ;by this means they were ea let
draw the fastenings, and make their • way into thebeett,
part of the house. Af es ransacking the kitchen; tap •te'!
bets had the hardihood to proceed to the parlottri,s,d' tor,
ground floor; where they were evidently deture.cre
although they stole a valuable French clock, wristrostable
stand, great coats, &c. &c., yet they kit ms°Y Soitbio
articles of plate untouched. We are inform e t oats
the last two months scarcely a night passes witheceiste
atrocious case of house robbery oecurring in thisLilo eel
oeiglabourhood. In some eases considerable bail` nod be.
carri,:d away, 3ei. no detections follow. We 511;ce,
sorry to join in any clamour against the police °bid, the
these tlings require locking after. It weuld As"? a core'
authorities of Scutlat.d-ya•d if we nacre to publinh_d with
parison of the number of helve robberies cornmitty„:o are
the very small number of eases wl ere tLe perpetrai7foree.
brought to justice :hrough the instrumentality tb
a or
There is something rotten sornevrhere.
h -
towtAhne,LseulkslepAlehCneKda'irdS7btaitliallilckoeCdnOitlelo.:;,:tliliaateetlletie tdi7.es
pats- oicsitiliegg
of
earlier than usual,. 30
We hear that Mr. Charles Young is t ro
recete od from Li I rte accident as to be able W le-:
01
town and move about in his room with the a3siste3c
crutch and a stick.
The Brighton and London Railway is I;iii bo
come !Denting the.
a: eat progress, and there is litee doubt but it
nt
opened through the whsle extent by Augu:t, if n'. Ass'
The Mersthain tunnel was finished last week;,'"tbe 000
stone of 'he Balcombe tunnel 1 as teen laid, iengtbr
Rill
et Clayton, which is a mile and a quarter in
be finished in June at the farthest. • ht 5410'
PRESENT TO THE QUEEN.—A forting
eer a idea
r ck• sin 0
a poor person, residing in Mount-street, Bang°
Bule° lig
a very handsomely carved wooden spoon for
Palace, with a rcque t that it would be accepts oie eos
use of- the infant Princess Royal. Oa Friday la.
ceived a communication from Sir H. WheAloy, coo
thatt
espheroon,
phoeorni,Msj
and bieidenbegerntecioomulinlyanpdlecletdo
pir°_,s7o! t •
the sender the elsyhuamth bad
dfe 511.