The Sun.
London, England, 1858-06-14 00:00:00

SLAVE TRADE IN DISGUISE.

Lord Gpderich on Thursday evening asked the
Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Alf sirs whether
there was any truth in the statement that the
British Government had given its sanction to the
French scheme for the exportation of Negroes from
the West Coast of Africa? The answer of Mr. Fitz-

gerald was plain and precise. He said that the

communications of this country were expressions
of regret that such a scheme bad been originated
and persisted in, and that the British Government
had felt it their duty to point out strongly their
objections to it. This statement comes oppor-
tunely at present. It can no longer be doubted
that the project which has received the approval
and support of the French Government, and which
is now being carried out by French speculators,
is simply the Slave Trade disguised under the
name of industrial emigration. As it is be-
coming obvious that for the protection of the
black race from forcible abduction and servi-

tude, we must trust to the moral sense of France,
America, and the other countries posses?ing ter-
ritory between or near the Tropics, we give
to the woad a narrative which has reached

us, and which demonstrates clearly the nature
of the proceedings which the French Govern-
mt-ut has sanctioned. We tru,t that when
once such facts are known the ta:k of those who
remonstrate against the scheme will be no longer
difficult. We cannot claim to prevent other na-
tions embarking in the slave trade, but it may be
allowed to us to expoie any practices akin to it
which are carried on under a specious name—a
name which perhaps quiets the consciences of
many who have good feeling enough to shrink from
evil, but not energy enough to track it to its
haunts and destroy it there.
The Ethiope, Capt. Croft, a steamer belonging
to the West Africa Steam Company, arrived zt
Monrovia, the capital of the settlement of Liberia,
on the 14th April. The captain, on landing', was
informed by ex-President Roberts that a French
vessel, the Regina Coeli, which had been for some
weeks collecting "emigrants" under the new sys-
tem, had been the scone of a fearful catastrophe.
These so-called emigrants had revolted during the
absence of the captain, purser, and a few of the
crew, who, fortunately fur themselves, had gone on
shore for a short time. The seamen left on board,
f ) the number of 11, were murdered by the negroes;
the doctor alone was spared and put on shore. The

ignorant wretches, after perpetrating th's deed, had
taken possession of the vessel, and were know❑ to
be in the neighbourhood of Cape Mount. Shortly
after C,ipt. Croft received this information there
c ime a formal request from the French consul that
the Ethiope would, if possible, recapture the ves-
sel. The Etbiope set out accordingly. The Regina
Cceli was known to be well armed; ships convey-
ing this clasr of emigrants are, it appears, well
armed ; and Capt. Croft made every preparation.
But, rightly believing that ex-Pre=ident Roberts
would exercise a moral influence on the blacks,
that gentleman was requested to accompany the
expedition. At nine o'clock the next morning
they sighted the Regina Cceli, "quite unmanage-
able near the shore." "As we neared," says an
eye-witness, "we saw her decks crowded with
people, who, as soon as they saw the British flag,
hung out a white shirt, and the Ethiope coming
within hailing distance, they made all possible
demonstrations, by clapping their hands and
crossing their arms, thus expressing their joy at
seeing a British ship, and their readiness to give
themselves up." Mr. Roberts went on board, and
when the blacks heard they were to be taken to
Monrovia they danced and shouted with delight.
Mr. Roberts, having heard the account of these
people, expressed his opinion that all the so-called
emigrants were merely slaves, and had been regu-
larly bought, shipped, and manacled just in the
regular way, as practised on the coast for many a
year.

The account the negroes gave of themselves
leaves, indeed, no doubt of the fact. The irons with
which they had been manacled were on board, and
many of them retained the marks on their wrists
and ankles. They were about 270 in all, but 100
had left before the Ethiope fell in with the ship.
One of the men said that the greater part had-been
brought down from the interior, and'bought by the
Frenchmen in the usual way. Others had gone on
board as labourers, he himself among the number,
and had been suddenly seized, put in irons, and
stowed away in the hold. By these means were the
emigrants obtained, who, but for the mutiny, were
des tined to "develcpe their faculties by contact with
civilisation" in the Island of Reunion, late Bour-
bon. The account given by them of the massacre
itself was, that it arose from the cook stabbing one
of the people who had gone to the galley to get
somethin4 to eat ; but there can be little doubt
that the deed was premeditated, and that the cook's
violence, even if true, was only the signal for the

Trio Sequel of tl.i..s st ry is riliculous enough,
and we only relate it as a specimen of the manner in
which ehinf of th. Pre,neh naval squadron on
the West Coast of Africa interprets in ernational
usages and respects foreign authorities. Captain
Croft had been requested by th? French Consul to
go and recapture the Regina Cali, aud he did so ;
but M. Simon, the captain of the lost ship, put
off in an open boat when he saw the Ethiope ap-
proach, and when the. Regina Coali was cap-
tured, he demanded that she should be immedi-

ately given up him, on the ground that she hat
never been out of his possession, ina-much
as he was in the neighbourhood, and had moreover
demanded 25 men of the Liberian Government to

help him in the recovery. The answer naturally
was, that the E',hiepo had captured the vessel, and
must have salvage. The French captain refused to
pay any or come to any settlement, and, as the
Regina Cmli had been taken into Monrovia, he
called on the French naval forc3 to interfere, and
the last we hear of the matter is that two despatches
have been addresse I to the President of the Re-
public of Lilveria, couched in the phraseology of
which Europe has lately had more than one speci
men. The demand is, that "Captain Simon, of
the French ship Regina Cceli, may be again placed
in possession of his vessel, illegally seized by the
English packet-ship Ethiope, and brought into the
roads of Monrovia ;" and, furthermore, that the
murderer 3 be apprehended and delivered up. It
will hardly be believed that it is desired also to
make the Ethiope responsible for the damage which
the rebellious slaves did on board. But the style of
the " Chief of the Staff of the French Naval Divi-
sion" is the point mostworthy of a'tention. With
a just scorn of so plebiaksa functionary, as, the Pre-
sident of a republic he thugekprems himself I
&dire that the capture has been a!bitrary, il'egal
and valueless, and order that Captain Simon be im-
mediately replaced in possession of his ship. I
also insist that the murderers of the Regina Cceti
be arrested and delivered to the commander of the
Reuaudin."

This, however, is but a pendant to the original
history, which is the mutiny of a number of kid-
napped slive, bought, carried on board, chained in
the usual ;way, and destined to be transported
to the French plantations under the name of
" volun'ary emigrants." That the system is no-
thing more than the Slave Trade under another
name cannot be doubte 3. That the immigra-
tion of Africars and Asiatics into thinly-peopled
colonies is desirable we have always upheld, and
even this French scheme might have been so worked
as to be a blessing both to Africa and the Antilles.
The various races which have been introduced
into the British possessions have of late years pros-
pered and been productive of prosperity to others.
The Coolies in the Mauritius and Demerara, the
Chinese in Australia, and even large bodies of
Negroes introduced into different islands, have had
no reason to re,eret the change in their lot ; and we
hope that this kind of emigration will continue and
increase. But nothing is more likely to check a
really healthy supply of labour than such a nefari-
ous traffic as has now been exposed. We trust that
the French Government will no longer hesitate to
discountenance proceedings which are able now to
boast the Imperial approbation.—Times.

BARRACES.-619,091/. is the sum which it is proposed
to expend on barracks in the estimates of 1858-59,
against 522.7151. last year, and 1,012,5001. in the pre-
ceding one. For the erect on of new barracks this year
181,4081. is proposed, including 109,0001. for permanent
barracks at Aldershott, and 41,000/. for new barracks
at Gosport, Hants. During the last three years 26,8011.
has bsen expended for supplying water to barracks,
18,5371. for improving the drainage, 1,1771. on ventila-
tion, 13,1261. for sanitary purposes connected with bar-
racks and hospitals, and 120,0001. for improvements to
existing barracks (including provision of quarters fur
married sergeants and men). In the same three years,
1856-59, 602 officers and 12,441 men have been provided
with quarters by new barracks, exclusive of the Royal
Flospital at Netley, which, when completed, will accom-
modate 1;000 patients. The total amount of money ex-
pended on new barracks in the 20 years ended April,
18z76, was 1,432,1961., and the accommodation pro-
vided was for 391 officers and 11,237 men. This is ex-
clusive of 722,1741. expended in 1854, 1855, and 1856
fur hutting accommodation for 2,100 officers and 40,296
men.

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LIST OF SCOTTISH COMPANIES' PRICES.
Dividend A.mou a t
Name of Company. per of Paid. Price.
Annum. Share.
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£ s. d. £ s. d.
flank of Scotland .. •• 71. per cent. 100 C 0 100 0 0 189/10
British Linen Company 81. per cent 100 0 0 100 0 0 217/0a
Caledonian Bank ..... 81. per cent. 10 0 0 210 031 16s
City of Glasgow Bank 51. per cent. 10 0 0 10 0 0 81 5s
Clydesdale Bank .... 5% Z. p cent. 20 0 0 10 0 0 13/ Os
C mmercial Bank •• 71. per cent. 500 0 0 100 0 0 224 iOs
Eastern Bank.. •• •• .. 61. per cent. 25 0 0 10 0 0 101 71
Edinb. & Glasgow.... 3%1. p cent. 5 0 5 0 0 85/ Os
National Bank •• .• .• 5% per cent. 100 0 0 100 0 6 185 Os
North of Scotland Bank 51. per cent 20 0 0 210 651 101
Royalßank of Scan. .. 51. per cent. 100 0 0 109 0 0 1421 s
Union Bank of Scot. •• 81. per cent. 100 0 0 50 0 0 901105
Western Bank •• .. -.. 71. per cent. 50 0 0 50 0 0 -I 0
Alliance Fire and Lire.. 8% /. pr cent. 100 1 0 II 0 11 16110 s
British Guarantee . .. 41. per cent. 10 0 0 2 I 0 II Os
Caledonian Fire Incur. 101. per cent. 100 0 0 10 I 0 351 Os
City of Glasgow Life.. 61. per cent. 25 6 I 2 0 031 1011
Colonial Life ......... SI. per cent. 56 0 I 3 0 081 Os
Edinburgh Life Inner. 61. percent. 100 0 0 15 I 0 271 Os
Enr. & Scot. Law Life 61.iber cent. 50 0 9 1 0 0 41 Os
Life Assoc. of Scotland 61. per cent. 40 0 0 3 6 011 Os
Nationa, Fire and Life 61. per cent. 16 0 I 1 4 I tll9 s
North British Insur... 71. per cent. 200 9 0 20 0 0 311 5s
Northern Assurance Co. 20 0 I 1 0 0 11 15s
Scottish Provincial .... - 50 0 0 2 0 0 2/ 12s '
Scottish Union Insrne. 734/. pr cent. 20 0 0 I 0 0 11 14s
Standard Life ........5i. per cent. 50 0 0 7 0 0 301 Os
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MISCELLANEOUS.
Dividend Amount
Name of Company. per of Paid. Price.
Annum. Share.
........- -
1 X S. d. 4 s. d.
Acadian Charcoal Iron .. 10 0 0 2 0 0 -
African Steam Ship .• 20 0 0 10 0 0 -
Assam ace
.......... 61. per cent. 50 0 0 20 0 0 -
- -
Auctisn Mart........ 14/per cent 50 0 0
Australian Aerictilturi -
25 0 0 19 0 0 30
Australian Trust •• .. 81. pr cent. 100 0 0 25 0 0 -
Austraitan Royal Mall
- 10 0 0 all -
Anglo-Mexican Mint.. 11. 10s. 10 0 0 all r
British American Land 5/. per cent 50 0 6 40 0 0 -
Canada ..• •• •••••• •• 61. percent 100 0 0 32 10 0 -
Do. 5 per cent Bonds 51. pee cent Stock 100 0 0 -
Ditto, 6 per cent bds 51. per cent. Stock 100 0 0 -
Ditto, 0 per cent... 6/. per cent. Stock 100 0 0 -
Ditto, 6p c. bds 1874 41. per cent. Stock 100 0 0 -
Ditto, 6p c. bds 1876 61. per cent Stock 100 0 0 -
Crystal Palace -
Ditto Preference 7l cr. cent. 5 0 0 5 0 0 -
Crys. Palace of France - 4 0 0 all
City Nnvigation Bonds 3Y21. per cent - - -
Electric Telegraph
Eng.BtAus. Cop. Smelt - 5 0 0 all _
Eng.&lris. Meg. T. Co - 50 0 0 all -
Equitable fteversionry 5/per cent. 100 9 0 100 0 0 -
Ditto New .. -.• - 50 0 0 22 10 0 -
(Gen. Revers. & Invest 5l. p c and 11 .00 0 0 .00 0 0 -
Gen. 1. Sc. Col. (Lim.) - 25 0 0 all -
Gen.SteamNavigation 10/. per ct. & 15 0 0 14 0 0 -
London Gen. Omnibus 121. per cent 4 0 0
. per cent. Stock all 2;4
Hudson's (lay 5/
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Hungerford ...... •• -
Loa. Ne. &Nis. Manse - 10 0 0 all -
London Reversionary 5/, per cent. 15 04. all -
51ex. & S. Ainericar. - 10 0 0 all -
Nat-Discount Comp - 25 0 0 50 0 414 N.S.W. Gov.sp.c. Deb 5l. per cent. - 100 0 0 -
Nor. Bri. Australasian 6d. 1 0 0 all -
North of Europe, Stm. Si. per cent. 20 0 0 17 10 0 -
Price's Patent Cand. Co - 21 0 0 all 18%
l'eel River.Laiid&Min. - 5 0 0 all 2
Pen. &. Oriental Steam 71. per cent 50 0 0 all -
Ditto New
Reversionary Int. Soc O6/. pr cent 100 0 0 all -
Ditto New ...- •• •• ty. pr cent. 100 0 0 26 0 0 -
Royal Mail Steam 4l.p. share. 100 0 0 6t 0 0 -
Scottish Aus. Invest (Si. per cent. 1 0 0 all 1%
South Australian Land 71. per cent. 25 0 0 all 3614
Trust and Loan Comp. 7i.. pr cent. 20 0 0 5 0 0 -
Van Diemen's Land los. 100 0 0/28 10 0 -
6 per cent. bond
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s. • 6 per cent. - / ,
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