The Sun.
London, England, 1826-04-27 00:00:00

CAPE COAST CASTLE.

.(Extract of a Letter, dated Annamaboe, Jan. S.)
M " s Majesty's Government must have been ill-advised
to abandon this settlement, were it only on the score of huma-
nity. The only -check on the slave-trade being then removed,
we may expect it to revive in all its vigour, and with all its
abominations. The administration of this place, conducted
as it is, is certainly a disgrace to the British Crown ; fin. its
abuses the wretched natives suffer, and are thrown back into
a more savage state than they were in before. The schools
that were on a respectable footing are now a nonentity ; in fact,
every individual, and every thing that could be of use to this co-
lony, has been hurried away to Sierra Leone, from the head sur-
geon down to the printer's devil. The Ashantees, it is well
known, are desirous of making pence, but some of our best al-
lies' are using every means to throw obstacles in the way, and
every endeavour to excite them to come down again in a hostile
manner. Whatever the issue may be, whether peace or war, the
plan adopted by Government has thrown open the whole line of
coast to the slave trade. It will soon, I may prognosticate, be in
full career, and give the Commodore new cruising ground. It
ought to be known, far and wide, that the gallant veteran has
taken within the last six months 1,560 slaves, most of them
cooped up in small vessels in the most shocking manner. He is
the most indefatigable Officer I have ever seen on this station, and
may be said to be never at anchor. It is much to be desired that
commissioners should be sent here to investigate the administra-
tion of this place."

EXTRACT OF A LETTER FROM MARSEILLES, DATED APRIL 8, 1826.

" I address you the present at the request of one of my friends,
resident at Paris, who has begged me to give you information re-
specting the vessels which are being constructed here for the Pacha
of Egypt. There are, 1 frigate of 60 guns, 3 corvettes of 26
guns, 2 brigs of 18 guns. Ou the Ist instant one of the cor-
vettes and one brig were launched, and they are at present having
the masts fixed.

" The French General Livron, the travelling and recruitinr
agent of the Paella of Egypt is now here inspecting the building
of the vessels. The frigate and one corvette are being construct-
ed under the direction of the engineer' Cerisy, ship-builder of the
port of Toulon, a relation of the Minister Clermont-Tonnerre, sent
here with leave of absence to inspect and superintend the con-
struction. Officers of the Imperial and Royal Navy, in the ser-
vice of the Pacha, are here to embark on board •the vessels when
ready.
" General Livron recruits openly, and enters into agreements
with General Officers, who can prove their abilities as intructing
officers, with marines of all ranks, workmen for the arsenals, and
musicians for the regiments.
" Purchases have been made in different places of guns for yes-
eels, shot, bar-shot, grape-shot, and other nectwaries of war and
ammunition for the Pacha of Egypt. All these objects are to be
shipped on board the Cinry Freres, bound for Alexandria, which
is on the point of leaving here, and which is to take the re-
cruited sailors, musicians, five chief officers of infantry, six
captains, &c.
" I hope this information will be sufficient for your purpose,
and I remain, &c."

EVIIIACT OF A LYITTIM ntom AKTA, IN EPIRUS, DATED FEB. 5;

(17TH), 1826.
" On account of the present unfortunate state of Greek affairs,
the Turks bring here constantly as slaves from the Morea, women,
girls of all ages, and children. The Christians of this place not
having the means to redeem them, they are taken by the Turks to
their country, where they are forced to change their religion
therefore, at the request of our principal countrymen, I beg you
will contribute what you can afford, in order to help us to redeem
some women, girls and childrina. The girls are sold for 2,000
or 1,500 Turkish piasters each, according to their being mar-
riageable or not ; the children are sold for 500 piasters each, and
the women for 1,000 or 800 each.
" The above are the present market prices."

LAW INTELLIGENCE.

HOUSE OF LORDS..--(frus DAY.)
COMMITTEE 07 PRIVILEGES.

It was resolved that the Earl of Roden had out his claim
to vote for Representative Peers for Ireland.