The Sun.
London, England, 1818-09-24 00:00:00

Sill!' NEWS.

PoRTSMoUTH, SEPT. 2i.—:Arrived the Aurora transport
from Halifax, with troops, out 23 days.—Several slips and
brigs have come in to-day, but in consequence of its blowing
very hard from the S. E. we have not been able to get the
particulars.

PLYMOUTH, SEPT. 22.—Came in the Iric, Jones, from
London for Bombay, with loss of fore and wain-masts,
&c. yesterday morning, in a gale of wind from S. E. about
8 leagues from Scilly.

DARTMOUTH, SvPT. 23 —The Industry, O'Reilly, of
from Lisbon, bound to London with ft uit, was y-st. rday, is a
heavy gale of wind, obliged to tal.e shelter in Start Bay,
having sprung a-leak at sea, and about 3 feet water in her
bOl. The pumps could scarcely keep her free; but, by tha
assistanc'! of 2 boats and t 0 men belonging to Start Bay, after
being obliged to. cut away au anchor and cable, brought her
safe into harbour at 11 o'clock at night, and immediately put
her on the ground, as the water was above tie cabin floor.
SnEERNES, SEPT. 23.—Toe Dlnch g dliot Gebroeders,
POepi.'s toaster, from Antwerp to Mindy:), was brought in
here last evening with her main-mast sprung.—The Carl
.Ivhan, Sandahl, from Stockholm to London, foundered off
the Naze of Norway the Ist inst : the Master an I six of the
crew were saved, but 2 have since (lied. This is the same
vessel mentioned yesterday as the Carl• August. 'Tie Master
is arrived here.

PLNLANCE, SEPr. 21.—Severe gide and thick weather. The
Staverton, Jones, from Dartmouth, for 11, idgewater wa.;
drove on the rocks this Morning., and it is expected will 0 to
pieces next tide—stones and materials saved.

HULL, Sr:er. 22.—'fie Mary Frances, Dick, from Davis':
Straits, has arrived in 11,11 )toads.
!Amu:li, SEPT. 15.--.Clie Edward, Lawrie, of Lo ;don,
front Archangel, put into Dales Voe, yesterday, shor
v swns, and Irav;nK carried away her waste-board; : she
sail again the first fair wind. About IX) sail of ships and
brigs left Archangel in compaay with her. Slit, bad liven out
seven weeks.

SOUTI1W041), SEM 3.—Last evening a boat belonging' to
this place brought on shore a bowsprit at feet 100:, and 19
inches Sillldle (ill the Bitts), which they had cut away from
the wreck of a Vessel that is sunk in I'2 fathoms water, F...tst
of this place, and from its appearance, the ship is Fuppo,ed
to be English, and about -250 tons Itecister. The bi,:itmen
state that the topmasts and yards were in sight, just above
the surface, but confined by the rigging.

Yesterday a Court of Directors was hell at the
East India Howe, when the following Ships were
taken up and stationed, in addition to those al-
ready engaged for the Company's Service, viz.—

Vansittart, 1200 tons, Captain It. S. Dalrymple, for Bom-
bay and China.
IVilliam Pstt, 820 tons, Captain G. Graham, for St. Helena,
Bencoolen and China.

New Shill (Executors of P. Rolland), 1300 tons, Capt. A.
Lindsay ; Bridgewater, 1200 tons, Capt. P. Hughes; Hert:
fordshire, -1400 tons, Capt. J. Money; Warrt n Hastings, 1200
tons, Capt. R. Hawes Lord Castlereagh, Si. 2 tous,C4pt. W.
Yourighusbitrid) for China direct.

Captain T. BORRADAILE was sworn into the
command of the ship Inglis, consigned to Bom-
bay and China.

A Hamburgh Mail has arrived, with. Papers t
the 20th instant. They quote letters from the
Rhine, stating, that the Prince HARDRNBRRG, the
Prince METTERNICia, and Lord CASTLERFAOH.
were to meet at Spa,•previous to the opening of
the Congress at Aix•la-Chapelle. It is again
sertetl, that nothing but the question respecting
the retirement of the Army of Occupation trout '
Fr►►nce will be decided upon by the Congress.-
The Emperor of AUSTRIA, it is said, declines all
honours and ceremonies on his. journey to Aix-la-
Chapelle. The Emperor of RUSSIA was expected
at Berl►n on the I7th instant.

Lord ELLENBOKOUGH, we lament to state, still
continues so seriously indisposed, that the re-
signation of this great Constitutional Judge is
expected before the commencement of Michael-
mas tertn Mr. ,Justice ABBOTT is still spoken
of as his Lordship's probable successor.-• (Herald.)
Froth Rowe, it is said that Madame L.:TITIA
BUONAPARTE has found a treasure it► the cellar,
at the Palace of Rinnicini, which she has pur-
chased, consisting of girld and silver bars, jewels,
lace, &c. The Ft ench Police formerly occupied
thiS Palace.

MIDDLISSEX SassioNs, CutakENwaLt..--This
morning the business of this Court was resurn,d.
It was adjourned 'a few days since to give the
different
.persons here- time to arrange their
cases, previous to the adjournment. The
principal blisiness of the day. will be the set-
tling.of recognizanC es, bail, &c. the great number
of which exceeds that of any former Session ; ou
the conchision of which tke Learned
will adjourn the proceedings until the'23d of Oc-
tober.

OLD BAILRY.—No trial of any particular inte-
rest took place yeetcrday.

iItDER A A CANA.

111.1

TO THE'EOWERS ASSEMBLING IN CONGRESS AT AIX

LA-CHAPELLE

ILLUSTRIOUS SOVEREIGNS,-111 mv two former
Letters I have shewn the total inefficacy of the
Treaties and the Laws hitherto made for the sup-
pression of the Slave Trade.
I have endeavoured. also to skew how deep a
wound tire religion and mot als of Europe will re-
`ceive, and how gross the provocation will he to
Almighty God, it, after tire solemn recognitions
of the guilty and inhuman nature of the traffic
'contained in the vario,is Treaties between Great
Britain and other Powers, and in the Declaration
of Vienna, that reproach of Christendom should
not now be wiped away.
This argument, if it appears to your pions minds
not to be ill-founded, will, I trust, be decisive.
1-1 um a oily alone would doubtless induce you to
give to unfortunate Africa some share of your de-
liberations in Congress, and to attempt something
for her effectual relief. A sense of what is due to
the character and feelings of an enlightened age
would strengthen that liberal disposition. Con—
sideration. of a less elevated kind might also plead
for a system u hich woold open to European enter-
prize inexhaustible sources of commercial advan-
tage in that neglected quarter of the globe, and take
acvay at the same time serious occasions of dispute
among the Mrritime Powers: for that the Slave
Trade, while prosecuted by some nations and pro-
bibit ed by others, may lead to dangerous disputes
and collisious, no man of reflection can doubt.
Da, standing on the high and sacred ground on
which the advocate of the poor Africans is now
placed, not only by the claims ot their friends, but
by the admissions of their enemies, and by the voice
of assembled Europe, I will not descend front it,
by reasoning from lower principles than those of
moral and rvligious obligation.
Those principles, sacred as they are, acquire
new force tram the awful events of the age. Such
at least must be the effect with all who believe ia
a superintending Providence, and are therefore
prepared to recognise in the fates of men and of
nations the righteous government of God ; for
never surely were the footsteps of an avenging
Deity more visible than in the calamities which
%%'e have lived to witness.

The singular character and causes, as well as
the magnitude of those evils, have powerfully dis-
posed all pious minds to regard them as visita-
tions from Heaven. In the plagues producer)
the French Revolution, it pleased the Almighty to
" do a new thing upon the earth," and to asto-
nish as well as to chastise. In the history of our
age, his hand has been seen, as in the vision of
Ezekiel, holding forth to Europe a book " writ-
ten within and without, and there was written
therein latnentation, and mourning, and woe."—
When millions have prematurely perished by re-
volutionary crimes and miseries, and by wars of
unexampled horror, without any compensation
that has yet appeared, or that the present genera-
tion can hope to reap, who can doubt that the
scourge of the Almighty has been lifted up against
its, and that sin has been the cause ?

By your Imperial and Royal Majesties, at least,
that awful view will be readily admitted ; for you
have all, 1 believe, in repeated soletun acts of na-
tional humiliation, acknowledged the chastising
Band of God in the calamities you have susrainod,
as well as his mercy in your deliverance. But
what, pious Sovereigns, •it I should go further, and
point Out to you a specific and adoptive provoca-
tion of the Divine vengeance ; a provocation
given, not by France alone, but by most of the
suffering nations ; not by the people only, but by
their Governments ; and this at a time, and under
circumstances, which nra►de the calamities of the
age, if considered as chastisements of that crime,
peculiarly appropriate and just ? What if I could
convince you that rile hideous system which 1 would
now persoade you to suppress, was one of the chief
causes of all those unprecedented evils ? This, with
your pat lent attention, 1 despair not of being able
to accomplish.

Absolute demonstration in such cases cannot be
expected. We can he certain as to the particular
cause of any Providential dispensation, only when
it has been miraculously revealed. But we are
nevertheless permitted, nay, we are d =landed
to search by the light of reason and conscience
for the causes of the Divine displeasure. " Hear
ye the rod, and who bath appointed it." In the
day of adversity consider. " Why discern ye not
the signs of the times ?"—" When the judgments
of God are in the earth the inhabitants of the
world will learn rightermsneits," " All men shall
tear, and shall declare the work of God; for they
shall wisely consider of his doing." Indeed, those
manifestations of the Divine Government on par-
ticular occasions, which are usually called " spe-
cial or particular Providences," would lose much
of their proper effect, it they were not to be con-
templated as such ; especially when they tend to
the correction of the offenders themselves, or the
admonition of others.

While we reason on such subjects from known
facts, on scripturd views of the Divine attributes,
mud without any violation of charity, we may err,
indeed, in our conclusions, but the mistake can-
not be dangerous. 1 scruple not therefore to
maintain, as an opinion, supported by all the
evidence which the subject can in its nature af-
ford, that the Slave Trade was the grand iniquity
of France and of England, of Spain, of Portugal,
ttad of Holland, by which they drew down upon
themselves the vengeance of Heaven.
The opinion is not new. It has been held by
many men distinguished both for their piety and
their wisdom ; and has long since been maintained
before the British Public lby arguments which
were admitted to have great plausibility, even by
those whom they failed to convince; and which
have gained much additional force front subse-
quent events. To these former arguments I will
next humbly invite your most serious attention ;
and that they may have the fairer effect, I will
extract them (abridging only some parts which
relate exclusively to the peculiar case of
England) front the publication referred to, a
Ork DOW out of print, in the same words in
which they were then given to the public. I will
afterwards briefly euquirc bow far the views thus

-neatlyinteNe years ago, have been since
fakified or confirmed.
The work Was a small tract, detached from a
larger pamphlet by the same pen, published on
the 26th day of 3anitary, 1897, and was circit-
. later!, tinder the title of " New Reasons for abo-
lishing the Slave Trade," among the members of
both Houses of Parliament...v.lls practical object
was to persuade the Legislature to appease the
anger of Heaven and evert its further vengeance,
in tte then very perilous state of the country, by
adopting that decisiveaneasure of moral and reli-
Onus reformation which happily took place on
the 25th day of the following March, when the
Abolition Bill passed into a law. The object
of the argument, therefore, was attained.—
England was delivered from the guilt of the Slave
Trade ; nor were the author's sanguine hopes of
a happy issue disappointed. The clangers of the
country were soon dispersed, and hardly had the
last British slave ships crossed the ocean, when
that cheering light sprang tip in the Peninsula
which irradiated our national horizon, opened to
tis new paths of glory, and led us On in a victo-
rious career to the walls of Paris, and the
triumphant field of Waterloo. But still the warn-
ings given twelve veers ago to Eugland, and
the arguments then used with her, are material to
our ptesent purpose. They point out the common
provecation, from which other nations are now
called upon to desist ; and what was then a great
aggravation peculiar to England, the sinning
against light and knowledge, and agaiost con vie.
lion publicly avowed, is now a guilt -contracted
by all the nations that yet persist in the trade.
After exhibitiog in an '3 1 a lining view the dan-
gers to which Great Britain was then exposed
trom the disasters of the war, and the overwhelm-
ing power of France, and recommending some
measures of precaution against them, the author
insisted strongly on the immediate duty and
necessity of the great moral reformation which
was soon to be again proposed in Parliament
avowing his firm belief, that it was more
essential to the salvation of the country
than all other means of defence. He anti-1
cipated the incredulity and contempt with which
such a proposition might be received by many of
his readers ; but implored them to recollect " that
many of the most important relations between
human events and human conduct have been hid-
den from the wise and prudent till subsequent to I
catastrophes, which their timely discovery might
have averted." 7--" If thou badst known, even
thou, at lest, in this thy day, the things that
belong unto thy peace ! But now they are hid
from thine eyes.' "
The author, to diminish this prejudice, noticed I
cursorily some of the considerations of human fro- ;
licy which might be urged in favour of the Aboli-
tion; especially a regard to the national character,
and to the feelings of the more religious pact of
the community, who were disheartened at that ar-
(limits crisis by apprehensions of the Divine dis.
pleasure, and then proceeded as follows :
" God forbid, however, that I should dissemble on this sa•
creel subject ; and it would be dissimulation to state the I
uneasiness of religious minds on account of this great offence,
without adding, that I think they are justly alarmed. Yes, I i
will dare to avow an opinion, that the public calamities with
which we have been so remarkable visited ever since the ini-
quities of this commerce were laid open to the national con-
science, and reformation was callously withheld, have been
chastisements fur that odious cause.
" It cannot be necessary to apologise in a land called Chris- '
tian, for assuming in times like the present, that we have in-
curred the anger of Heaven ; or for humbly inquiring by what
offences that anger is most likely to have been excited. At
an era so portentous and alarming, the Atheist indeed, if
there be such a character among us, may behold with a stu-
pid stare the machinery of second causes, without raising his
thoughts to that Providence by which it is directed; but all
who believe that verily and indeed there is a Gnd who go-
verns the earth,' and especially the sincere Christian, will
recognise, in the afflicting prodigies of the age, the hand of
the Most High.
"That the good or evil destinies of nations are often the
retributory appointments of Divine justice or bounty, no mars
who believes in the Scriptures can doubt.—' A fruitful land
maketh he barren, for the wickedness of them that dwell
therein.* A thousand passages in Holy Mit might be cited
to the same effect, as well as kuultitudes of examples there
recorded of public calamities, which were expressly imposed as.
punishments for national sins.
" What, indeed, can be more consonant to our views of
the Divine Government, whether derived from revealed or
natural Religion, than such retributory justice? Kingdoms
have no world to come; communities of men will not, as
such, stand collectively before the judgment seat of Christ.
If, then, it pleases the Almighty in his temporal providence
often to punish and reward its a remarkable manner the vices
and virtues of individuals, we may reason front analogy (that
best natural interpreter of the unseen works of God) for the
probability that nations will sowetimes be made to illustrate
in the same way his justice, power and mercy. It would be
easy to spew, that there is, in fact, a close analogy in what
is called the ordinary course of Providence, between the Di-
vine Government of States, and of private persons. Their
virtues equally tend to prosperity and long life; their vices
to misery and dissolution. If the decline and fall of nations l
may generally he dated from the period of their highest at-
tainments in arts and luxury, Mat is also the period of their
must heinous offences against God : and however opposite
the proportion may be to ordinary nations, their most cruel
sins against man also.
" Iu the particular case in question. I might fortify qsy
remarks, it necessary, by the authority of our National
Church. We have been repeatedly enjoined on days of -fast-
ing and humiliation to acknowledge that the calamities and
dangers of the times are appointments of Divine Providence,
on account of our natiunal sins. The rulers of one
Church have not, indeed, attempted to point out to us
the particular offences which call for reformation.—
Spiritual admonition front the pulpit is, in the present
age, of a general kind. Hilt it is riot less the right and
duty of individuals to give a, particular and practical ap- '
plicatisits to these pious reproofs. It is obvious, that a dis-
tinct conception of our sins, whether private or public, must
be a necessary prelude to a sincere and efficatious repentance.
We have no prophet to declare the causes of the displeasure
of fleaven ; but conscience may enable us to discover them ;
and if we fairly arply the examples and declarations contain-
ed iu It Holy Scriptures to the case in question, we shall
inquire in the proper way for its solution, anti with a well-
founded hope of success."
[To be continued.)

The first General :Meeting of the Trustees and
Managers of the Stamford and Rutland Saving
Bank was held on Monday last, when the ac-
counts were examined and found most satisfactory.
A statement made up to the Ist September, from
which day compound interest accrues to each de-
positor, declares the receipts in full to amount to
58521., being the deposits of 260 persons since
3lst of March last, when the Bank was first
opened.—(Hull Packet, Sept. 22)
The town of Tavistock has lately :%hewn a mos
laudable example as to parochial system, by having
published regularly its monthly expenditure, by
which means every parishioner has an opportunity
of inspecting it, so as to point out where saving
ought to be made.
Great numbers of men are employed in re-
pairing the fortifications of Tournay. The town
of Ath will be surrounded by an entirely uew tor•
tification,

hAsT INVIA Houst..

Yesterday a Quarterly General Court iv ifs tell
at the East India !louse.

Cer:ain official Papers, relating principally to
the Students in the Civil and Military College of
the Company; the expence incurred for their
maintenance ; their progress in various branches
of education, &c. were hid before the Collet.

The CHAIRMAN (3. PartiSoll, ) WA'S About
to pot the question of adjournment, when
Mr. R. JACKSON rose, and reenietted the indul-
gence of the Court for a fear initiates. [le stated
that he had read with great attention the defence
of Mr. HudlestoW, which had been laid before the
last General Coniq ; but, prepared as he was to
speak hilly on the subject, he did not brink it
would be proper to enter into it at a time like the
present, when a great proportion of the Pro-
prietors were absent, from town. Butt he con-
ceived that they owed it to Mr. Hudleston, whem,
either in the common course of things, a full
Court of Proprietors was assembled, or a Special
Court was called for the
.particular purpote, to
express what lie was perfectly ready to do, after a
careful perusal of the papers, namely, that Mr.
iludlestou now stood as high in reputation and
character as he had evtr done. He pledged
himself to bring this interesting subject be-
fore the Court Its early as possible, and
observed that the charge made against Mr.
Findlestone could not fairly be attributed
to either of the gallant Officers (Sir T. Dal-
las and Colonel Wilks) whose •names had been
connected with it, but originated with the critic
in a periodical work. Mr. Jackson next adverted
to the war in India. No person, he observed,
could view i,s progress without feeling the highest
respect and gratitude towards all the parties con-
cerned in bringing it to an issue. The war was
of such a stature, that greater opportunities had
been given for individual exerioo than offered
themselves on ordinary occasions. Scarcely a
Subaltein Officer had been employed who did not
wove that it called on he. would be capable of
commanding a large body of troops. There was
Within the power-ot the General Court one way of
marking, their sense of such brilliant services,
which he sitould now stare. At a proper 011ie,
and when the war found its termination, all the
di,patches connected with it Light be published
wi:h a copious index, a proper glossary, and a
complete map of the countries in which our army
bad been triumphant. Such a work would be in-
finitely grateful to those who had signalized them-
selves in the war. When they stood forward de-
mandiug promotion they might open the leaves of
that work, and turning to particular passages,
exclaim," Thus did I act, at such a time, and in
such a place, and from my conduct you can judge
whether I deserve the situation I ask for." Mr.
Jackson next adverted to the past services of. the
Governor-General, arid expressed a ferveut wish
that there was no truth in the report which had
found its way into the newspapers, of the intend-
ed recall of this illustrious character. It was
time that the Company should profit by experi-
ence ; and they all must feel how much injury had
been clone by the removal of the present Guyer-
nor-General's predecessor. •
Mr. S. DIXON observed, that Gentlemen not
having received any notice that any business but
that of the ordinary description would be touched
on, were quite unprepared for the subject which
the Learned Gentleman had introduced. He con-
ceived that until due notice was given of an in-
tention to bring them forward, they ought not to
have been mentioned. With respect to Mr.
Hudleston, he was most ready to do him com-
plete justice ; but he hoped that Gentleman's case
would not be brought forward, except in a full
meeting of proprietors. As to the war in India,
he trusted when that subject was introduced; that
the justice of the contest would be clearly proved.
That, he conceived, was a more importaut point
than the success of its termination.

General MACAULEY said, whenever the case of
Mr. Hudleston carne on, he would Fnove that no
charge was made, or was intended to be made,
by Colonel Wilks, or Sir 'l'. Dallas, against that
Gentleman.

The CHAIRMAN suggested the propriety of drop-
ping the conversation relative to the case of
Mr. Hudieston, a Learned Gentleman having
given notice of his intention to bring the subject
specifically before the Court. With respect to
that part of the Learned Gentleman's speech, in
which a recall of the Governor- General was men-
tioned, he wished it to be most distinctly under-
stood, that the rumour was completely without foun-
dation, and was utterly unknown to the Court of
Directors
The Court then adjourned sine die.