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London, England, 1845-10-08 00:00:00

eminence will not venture on the scene—they, in fact,
are left to themselves, and must recover or die as
pleases the SUPREME RULER of events. Were the labours
of the preventive squadrons effective, there would be
some consolation; but, so far from that, it is admitted on
all hands that the blacks are subjected now to
tenfold more horrors than in former times ;
that abundance of slaves are still imported
yearly into Brazil and Cuba. and that so long as the
value of a slave remains high it is absolutely impossible
to prevent the traffic. Hopes are entertained that by
the new treaties with France and the United States
every outlet from Africa wiiilll
bebe
caughtclosed up,by
some of
and should]
the
any slavers escape, they will
numerous cruisers that will swarm in these seas. The
proof, however, is to come. The French officers will pro-
bably not enter very heartily into a cause without hopes'of
glory or much profit. The Americans, so much accus
towed to slavery in their own land, we fear, will be still
more lukewarm, and the whole burden, as at present, will
fall on the devoted officers and sailors of the British navy.
It becomes, therefore, the Government and the friends of
the Africans to inquire how long these calamities are to
be endured, and what is the probability of ultimate suc-
cess ? In our opinion there is no hope whatever. Smug-
gling cannot be prevented in England and France.
Though their shores are studded with custom-houses
and preventive service stations, tobacco and
brandy, and every foreign production charged with a
high duty, can be imported into England at a risk not
equal to one-half of the impost. In France, where the
regulations are still more strict, the task is equally hope-
less. English cutlery and cotton goods, and Belgian
lace, are smuggled into that country in great abundance,
and will be smuggled while the high duty holds out such
a tempting premium. What chance, then, have a few
cruisers—for the numbers cannot be great, taking the
sick and lukewarm in the cause into account—to guard
a coast of two thousand miles, or capture the
offenders on the high seas ? While there is a de-
mand for slaves in the New World, slaves will be
had ; and should the new treaties in any considerable
degree repress the traffic, the price of the cargo will be
raised, and the temptation to smuggling only increased.
We give every credit to the good intentions of the Anti-
Slavery Society, but we cannot accomplish inapossi-
bilitie,,, and before we be merciful to Africans we nail
be merciful and just to the gallant defenders of our
country.

The Madrid Gazette, of the 30th ult., publishes instruc-
tions, sanctioned by the QUEEN, for the organisation of
schools of art. The Government seem resolved to take the
management of education entirely into their own hands.
They have displaced the rectors in most of the universities
and conferred their functions on the political chiefs of,
provinces, so as to have complete control over the
students as well as the system of education. This,
probably, is a movo the right way. Power is not so
dangerous in any hands as in those of the Church.
No official business was done on the Bourse.

The Paris papers are chiefly occupied with the defeat
of the French troops in Africa, and the attempt at incur
rection in the Papal States. Few additional particulars
of the attacks made by A BD-EL•KADER are given, but we
see, from the tone of the journals, as well as from certain
movements, that Marshal BUGEAUD wid be forthwith
dispatched to Africa, and probably with full powers to
carry on the we.: with vigour. We fear the Emperor of
MOROCCO will be placed by it in a difficult position. He
cannot prevent AnD EL KADER from taking refuge on
the frontier, among tribes that will not recognise his
authority, and that he cannot subdue ; but the French
may insist that if he cannot preserve neutrality
in his dominions, they will do it for him. It
appeors that the experimental fleet, under Ad-
miral PARSEVAL DECHENES, was expected at Algiers;
and after a Cabinet Council held at the Tuileries, Loth
Marshal SOULT and Marshal BUGEAUD had been sum-
moned by telegraph to Paris. A Marseilles journal, in
an article on the late defeats, insists that ABD-EL-KA-
DER should be hunted to the last, that no other banner
but that of France should be unfurled in Africa, and
that nothing but energy and rapidity can secure this
important colony to France. " The only way," it says,
" of speedily terminating the war, is to carry it on with
vigour and lose no time. If the pacific reveries of a
few philanthropists, whose hearts are better than their
understandings, were applied prematurely, our power in
Africa would be sadly compromised. We respect the
motives that inspire those theories, but we consider it an
act of patriotism and real humanity to combat them
with all our might. France wishes to put a period
to the war in Africa, and she is right, for political con-
siderations of the highest importance require it ; but
the only mode of obtaining that result is to conduct it
with energy and rapidity, and to leave no other banner
unfurled in the 'Country but our own. The affair of
Africa unfortunately cannot be adjusted by gendarmes,
as asserted by the partisans of the pacific system."
These, it is known, are Marshal BUGEAUD'S views ; and,
under present circumstances, he is not likely to return
to his post without liberty to carry on the war in his own
way, and without a large addition to the forces already
in that quarter. A correspondent of the Journal des
Debut, alludes to the difficulties which must arise from
the retreat of A BD-EL-KADER within the Morccco fron-
tier in these words :—" It is to be apprehended that ADD •
EL-KADER, after parading the heads °four soldiers among
the frontier tribes to excite them to revolt, will retire on
the territory of Morocco, without awaiting the arrival
of our troops. The revolts of the tribes, even should
they cost us some losses, are without danger, because
the chastisement is ever certain and prompt ; but the
same is not the case with an enterprising enemy, who,
relying on the asylum he is sure to find on the bcrders
of, our territory, watches the propitious hour, pre-
pares it by fomenting insurrection, and when he has suc-
ceeded, pounces upon feeble columns as upon a prey,
and then returns with impunity into his retreat, where
we are not permitted to follow him. We cannot, on the
other hand, charge the Government of Morocco with
treason, fur ABD-EL-KADER seeks refuge among tribes
who do not recognise the authority of the EMPEROR.
It is my conviction that the treaties with Morocco are
good, that the Court of Fez would wish to execute them,
and that the presence of ABD-EL-KADER on the Moorish
territory is much more menacing for the throne of the
EMPEROR than for our domination in Africa—a fact of
which A BDERBABMAN is perfectly aware." The 1\ a'ional
takes a very different view of the affair, and attributes
the present disasters and difficulties to the timidity of
the Government, who, under the influence of England,
consented to the treaty of. Morocco without binding the
EMPEROR down by conditions which would have utterly
excluded Ann-En-KADER from his dominions. We give
the article in question at length, as it probably expresses
the sentiments of a large number of Frenchmen :
" The accounts from Algeria have naturally made a most
painful impression. A great many persons had flattered
themselves that the recitals of the colonial press were, to a
certain degi ee, exaggerated. Marshal Bugeaud has friends
in Africa who earnestly wish fur his return, and have, since
his departure, constantly repeated that his presence in Algeria
is indispensable, as he alone is capable of bearing the weight
of this great Government ; that without him his best lieu-
tenants fail in energy and judgment; and people ask
themselves whether it might not be possible that this
troop t,f Seids bad inflated beyond all measure the
catastrophe of Djemma Ghazaouat, with the object
of raising the value of their idol. The semi- official
journals of the evening were therefore sought for with
great impatience. It was hoped that the Government would
not fail to publish the official details which the Governor-
General, ad interim, certainly must have transmitted. These
journals, however, were silent on the occasion. The .tifes-
sayer has contented itself without producing the recitals in the
Moniteur Algerien. We think we are very reserved when ne
say only that we consider this to be highly improper. Of two
things one—either the minister is acquainted with the whole
truth, and therefore ought to have published it entire, or it
knows not the whole truth, and therefore the too legitimate
fears of families demand that it should have warned the people
against listening to rumours which may turn out to have
been exaggerated. Perhaps the Government shrinks from
the responsibility which this complication of affairs in Africa
throws upon it. But vainly will it try to relieve itself from
a burthen which is chiefly its own. It may, and no doubt
will, be said, let the memory of Colonel Montagnac answer
for the adventurous sortie•in which, most unfortunately,
he lost his life; but it is not from that we have to demand
an account of the appearance again upon our territories of
Abd-el-Kader, at the head of a numerous body of warriors.
The real authors of this new peril are the men who nego-
tiated and signed the treaty of peace with Morocco before
Alva-el-Kader was safely lodged in custody of the troops of
Morocco or of I. eance,aad.sent either into this country or to
one of the places ou the remote shores'of Morocco.in-
stead of vain promises of his being put at ban, the principal
negotiator of this treaty, the Prince de Joinville, and the
Government in whose name be acted, had firmly insisted
upon the expulsion of Abd-el-Kader as a preliminary condi-
tion for the suspension of hostilities, Muley Abd errhaman
would, no doubt, have done all in his power to give us this
indispensable
guarantee of security. But, no ; on account of'
the proximity cl Gibraltar, the parties contented them-
selves wish we know not what sort of a stipulation
which was ridiculous at the time, and of which we have
had to sustain the doleful consequences. But, after all,
France is considered to be sufficiently abundant in
brave soldiers to render it
unnecessary to economise their
blood! 'that this blood will be avenged We well know, and
perhaps has been already. On the first report of what bad
happened, General Cavaignac hastened to
the spot, sect an
engagement Las already taken p
lace. But this reparation,
however prompt and energetic it may have been, is not
sufficient. As long as Alxl-el-Rader can find a secure refuge
among
our neighbours of Morocco, the tranquillity of our
possessions in Africa will be daily disturbed. This asylum
must therefore be shut against him. The Emperor of
Morocco must decide whether he will be for us or for our
enemy. If for us, he must join his troops to ours, and in
concert with them pursue the man who is a
constant terror
to his dynasty, as well as a scourge to us. In the second
case, the Emperor must be again made to feel the weight of
our power. It is necessary to act with promptitude and
vigour. The peace of Europe cannot last for ever, and we
should take advantage of so much of it as remains to fix our
dominion so stably' in Africa, that whatever complications
may arise in Europe, Algeria may be a succour to us, and not
an embarrassment."

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