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ilf,,LY'" the Governor takes leave to refer the House to his
1-1,,,41''e tine 20th October 1816, to the Members of the
of ti:e"l° are Magistrates, to the Circular Letter by order
Contell, dated 19th November, 1816, on this
'l4•'"' and to tine House in general—to the several prose-
bsi::4,whicil have been instituted against individuals for
itippiitais unseemly and illegal mode of punishing, •which
4,11 the late law for tine government of the slaves has ab-
bi4:l!TY abolished. The Governor regrets that an equal pro-
hisik/ has not been made to the Ilse of dungeons on many
which are of such a construction that a human br-
illlii; 4" Stand upright, or even erect his body when kneel-
Nt IN into which no light nor air can find entrance, ex-
hrangh a small zig-zag aperture in the wall.
tirernor recommends to the House to pass a supple;
pt<ar law to abolish these dungeons, and to enact that al
Proptles:d. for the purpose of confinement may be airy and
thmensions.
'44ll''''''ernor assures the House of Assembly that he will
.14 I'4'4 communicate to Lord Bathurst the true state of
i'l4474diti'in and treatment of the slave population of this
t4iite'4ll4 it Will be for his Lordship to judge of the compa-
-441% tki:lerit of their situation with the slaves in the other

CHAP,LES ‘WM. MAXWELL.
y his Excellency's command,
tove
J. M. WILLIAMS.
Ilishtnent-liouse,Dominica, July 2S, 1818.
4°tir the Speaker and House of Assembly to his
R Excellency the Governor.
1114104 °llse, impressed with the importance of the dis-
t( No, raielatiVe to the treatment of the slaves, and desirous
:41.01 ens tO Pul;lic detestation those persons, who, dead to
th be._)f humanity, bare abused the authority entrusted,ive
14:1;'°Y loading their slaves with heavy chains, beg
4:',4bur Excellency their thanks for your message,.
jl,O 113" n the names of the persons who acted in such
444tt-elti6ahle manner. They have called before them. Mr.
h°l• 00e of the parties accused, and the negro Livienr-~echaiat
IVIr• Cross, in his defence, stated to the House t
Ate allixed to the negro weighed less than four pounds,
''the fit'
a chain which he declared to he the counterpart
''the :Intl this statement was confirmed by the negro as
mt 4 :Pl'earance and probable weight of the chain.
"44 thOse circumstances the House cannot but conceive
144:4441; .xcellency must have been misinformed by the
ti4rlt:cl 'jgbed it • and as this matter is of most s
tlnikk"ttauce, and as the honour and character of the
11,11P141.Y444 the Legislature depend upon a full and complete
111114tiN°I all matters connected with the treatment. of.
14' ct:t' the House request that your Excellency will mice
140 441)1,41:W to the ne•yro Liverpool, to be laid before
I.4t"l,il"tle name of the person who weighed it, that it
'4attlitted before the House.
110.1se
WILLIAM ANDERSON, Speaker.
[11: Asseliaity, Aug. 12, 1818.
44%4 theca off, iome affidavits, for the purpose of proving
s'``°s used were of less weight than stated.]
[To be continued.].
I‘, rat the
iVetv York Evening Post of the ThDec.)
1.*)%t,1 oate-of the United States sitting with
.14'11). °°", and the Treaty with Great Britain
1441, 4trivetl, it is presumed the Senate hadit
4Rhttre°49ideration. It is understood that the
41th is restored to what it was settled
sre : ,-'re,atY of 1753. Our Western boundaries
"(I )11-`4(lto'the Pacific, and include the mouth
htlll.,t of the Columbia river ; our boundary
attPpi,l'ireetion has heretofore been the Missis-
)retelit.lll4 West India trade to remain as at
AAA
this
°P A LETTER FROM BOENOS AYRES,
ar DATED OCTOBER 10, 1818.
bed daYs past arrived here a valuable Spa-
patl PI Prize to the privateer Union, taken on
iage from Cadiz to Vera Cruz, laden with
IT4rel°,l very late letter from a Spanish
:e° Lima says, the Negroes there are
"Itt, -"R
very unruly. All the wealthy families
tititlte°ll}lll were leaving Panama, and several in-
lilter 4.4
b3tl shipped themselves, with gold and
1°414)1,1111e Ittnoutit of 21 millions of dollars on
-(41" to Cadiz."

Ite
4'll4aY' nave
tbeen atta The British Press of
cked in
eer more violence and asperity than we
;411051.e: before observed in that Paper, even in
gtsii letl 'itY to Government ; for though it is what
a,
INTe a -.1 OPPosiTtotv Paper, we have always
444,11414tked distinction between that and other
ant' Ore licentious in their political princi-
i,rWttin I 'fore mischievous in their views, con-
Nvg. It as friendly to THE CONSTITUTION,
Cn4l 't4,10
adverse it might be to Ministers.—An
4tit,t, N ‘ve hope will ever be found in this
the qi" a 3 it may indeed be considered as
4t
41114tdian of THE CONSTITUTION, that will
ti
Iles render Ministers cautious in the
t 4 ethof their important duty to the State
11411th
ploy People. Ithe subject which has so
oked the bitter censure of The British
itAttsis'il day relates to the ROMAN CATHOLIC
:tilteo-' We shall not attempt to retort its vim-
tilhia subject, simplyobserving, that though
GNit shes abuse u
wisely pon us with no unsparing hand,
ttiitalvery
sely passes over the main point, which
IYeonnected with the question. We stated
t°4(l lord occasion OUT astonishment at the
14e .Nct of
blind to the danger of POPERY, or
4 been intimidated into amischievous
ter, It of its audacious pretensions. We ved
rripett at the PAPISTS registered all the
141, Y that belonged to their Progeni-
tt) never will be satisfied till it is restored
kleittlit,44l"s• Is this a fact or is it not ? It is
air
tht to pour forth abuse Without giv-