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events must make here, in conjunction with diplomatic
negotiation's whiih are now pending.—Gas. Augsbutg.
• - PARIS, Jos. IS.
The affair of M. Maubreuil, has been, decided to day
by the Royal Tribunal. The Court, considering that
Maubreuil struck voluntarily and with premeditation
Prince Talleyrand, that he has alreadybeen condemned
by the Tribunal of Donay, condemns him, like the Judges
of the Tribunal of the first instance, to five years im-
prisonment.

GERMAN PAPERS.
TRIESTR, Just 3.
According to the letters received from Syra, dated
the 19th of May, the Acropolis of Athens still held oat
-on the 16:11, that is, several days after the terrible de-
.feat of the Greeks. It was reported in Syra, that Ad-
aniral de Rigney and Commodore Hamilton had ar--
tired in the Pirates, with the intention of obtaining an
honourable capitulation' for the heroic defenders of the
Acropolis, but which Redschid Pacha will probably be
little disposed to grant. No further particulars are
known respecting the eventi before Athens,.which have
proved so fatal to the Greeks; it is only known that
the attack on the entrenched camp of the Seraskier at
first promised a successful result, but that in conse•
quence of a reinforcement of 8000 men, which the
Seraskier received from Salonichi, they were et length
obliged to yield to superior numbers.
SMYRNA, MAY 3.—(Coaufunticarino AY All RINCIUSIOIA11.)
For.some days past the following Proclamation has
been in circulation here, which Lord Cochrane is said
to have addressed, on the 17th of last month, from on
board his Admiral-ship to the well-known Logothetis
Commander of Samos, and to the Inhabitants of that
Island t
" The enthusiasm which now prevails throughout Greece, is a
pledge of its independence, and the unanimity and zeal of the Citi-
zens, give just reason to expect that they will soon enjoy peace and
prosperity for centuries to come. The Greek Continent and the
Peloponnesus no longer fear the enemy—only the Islands require
protection. As soon as the Byzantine squadron has sailed for the
Hellespont, the Greek Beet under my command shall hasten to give
assistance. Arm, then, brave Samiots !—not merely to defend your
own Island; but if the enemy perseveres in his attacks upon
Greece, to carry the war with me into the Turkish Empire--the
deliverance of the Christians who have fallen intd captivity-410
punishment of those who desolated Cydonia, Chios, and lissom*.
riches of the Mussulmen of Smyrna will be your reward.
The High Admiral, &c. COC H RA/fle
ROWAll• Masson, Secret M
" On board the Greek Ship Hillas, April 17, 1827."
It may be imagined what a sensation has been excited
here by the formal promise of the plunder of Smyrna.
The riches of the Mahometans alone indeed are men•
timed, but if ever Lard Cochrane should bombard aad
take Smyrna, and give it up to the Greeks to pillage, it
might be difficult to draw a line between the property
of the Mussulrnans, and that of the almnst equally nal
merous Christian inhabitants of this commercial city.
The Turks, who have heard something of this Prod's.'
minion, seem to pay little regard to the threat contained
in it, and consider the whole of it as an idle boast and
rhodomontade, or even 'a downright forgery. Heaven
grant it may be so 1 we hope it, for should our countryman,
the Lord High Admiral of Greece, have really uttered
such a threat,we English, in particular, have every thing
to fear from the fury of theTurks,who,with their confined
view of the nature of our liberty and Constitution,cannot
conceive how our Government can allow anEnglishman,
who, as we know here, even has 'the English colottrs on
his schooner; to enter into the service of enemies of a
power in amity with England, and as he unhappily has
too certainly done, in another Proclamation, to utter
the menace of blockading the Hellespont and taking
Constantinople.
HAMBURGH PAPERS.

HANOVER, Jame 9.
The following notice has been published by the Ca-
binet Ministers:—
.4 His Serene Highness the reigning Duke of Brunswick, under
the protection which the Act of Confederation gives to sU the
German Princes, thought fit, in a Proclamation signed by himself,
dated the 6th of May, this year, to express himself with respect to
the validity of the Ordinances and Decrees issued during tke Go.
eernment of his Majesty as Guardian, in a manner which fiUs his
Majesty with just displeasure, a feeling which will be common to
all the Courts that are acquainted with the state of the case. This
Proclamation speaks of Resolutions and Ordinances, by which well
acquired rights of sovereignty or property might be affected; nay,
the last year of his Majesty's Government is declared to be illegal.
I whence it is inferred that all Ordinances and Decrees, issued in
the interval from the 30th of October,lB22, to the 36th of October.
1823, would require, to make them valid. the special approbation of
the Duke.
" With respect to this duration of his guardianship, his Majesty
was guided by the deliberate advice of the first Officers of State ,ind
experienced Officers of Brunswick, and acted in perfect unison with
the Courts of Mania and Prussia, whose friendly advice his Ma-
jesty requested on this subject.
" The beneficent effects of his Majesty's guardianship have been
acknowledged with the most cordial gratitude by the Authorities
and subjects. His Majesty reserves to himself to take such steps,
with regard to the above Proclamation, as his dignity demands.—
June 7, 1427.
The Governor General and Privy Counsellors forming the
Cabinet Ministry. VON BREMER."
HAMBURGH, Jim B.
Our letters received from Berlin to-day are of a war-
like complexion. The exchange had fallen a little, and
the lately announced munifestb reepecting the affairs
of Greece and Turkey was expected in tea days or a
fortnight.
ST. PETERSBURGH, Mar so.
The English steam packet George the Fourth arrived
here the day before yesterday Trom London. She per•
formed the passage in eight days, though she stopt 24'
hours before Copenhagen.
JUNE Majesty the Emperor arrived ft °al
Wiasma on the 31st of May, in good health, and also
the Grand Dike Michael. In an Order of the Day of
•
the 2' th of May, his Majesty expressed his satisfaction'
with the troops and °leers reviewed there. The most
recent accounts from Georgia speak of the continued
and successful operations of General Benkendoiff Est-
meadzen for besieging the fast tress of Erivan, the resi-
dence of the Sardor, up to the Bth of May, N.S. The
Sardor's hou e has been repeatedly set on file by our
shells. General Paskowitch Intended to advance imme-
diately to Tilts with the main body of the army.
' . COPENHAGEN, Julia 5.
The fine weather has been extremely favourable to
the young curet, which at present promises a pioJuctive
barsest. . The prices ate not much changed, but it is
rraiy remarkatale that rye is dem er than wheat, the lat.
ter being at the same puce as burley.

AFRICAN INSTITUTION. " ' •
The Friends of this Institution held, on Siturday,
their Twenty-first Anniversary Meeting at the Free-
masons' Tavern, to receive the Report of the Director*,
and elect Officers for the ensuing year. His Royal
Highness the Duke of Gtovossran took the Chair,
supported by the Earl of Easton, le ird Calthorpe, Wm.
Smith, Esq. M.P. Wm. Woolrych Whitmore, Esq.
S.P. Chalks Barclay, Esq. M.P. Spring Rice. Esq.
M.P. and Wm. Allen, E4tp with several other bletn-
bersof the Society of Friends interested in the Abolition

of Negro Slavery. _
Wat. Awes, Esq. read to the Meeting a Repott, do.
tailing the proceedings of the Society during the paft
year. It stated, that in taking a review of what had
been done during the last year relative to the Slave
Trade, they were enabled to say, that France had im-
proved her legislation, and indicated a much better
spirit on the subject. A law had been pissed, sub-
jecting those engaged in the trade to banishment,
and a fine equal to the *aloe of the ship and cargo,
which is also to be confiscated, and the Captain
and Officers rendered incapable of serving in the
Royal or Mercantile Navy. This might check the
trade from the ports of France; but unless a change
is made in the mode of administering justice in the
French Colonies, the trade will still )ie carried on
there with undiminished effect. By the connivance of
the Dutch Authorities at St. Eustatia, and the aid of

false papers, the trade had been carried on to a great
extent; but from the efforts of the Society of Christian
Morals at Paris, it was hoped further measures woul,d
be adopted to put an end to the tratpc. The Goverui
meat of the Netherlands had given co-operation in
conceding the right of search; but the Authorities at
St. Eustatia and Curaena, as well as at Havannah and
St. Thomas, used every effort to delude the French
and English cruisers. Remonstrances had been made
110 the Court of Brussels, but as yet without effect.
The Spanish Grhternment, and all its functionaries,
displayed the utmost bad faith and evasion on this sub-
ject. Trade was now carried on by the Spanish Slave
Traders, in Cuba, and elsewhere, landing slaves at the
Havannah in open defiance of British vessels which
chased them into that port. The Report also alluded
to the fitting out of some ships at Gibraltar, and to their
being allowed to proceed in their voyage, from some
misconception of the Act for putting an end to the
Slave Trade. However, a Proclamation .had been
sued by the Governor, which would pr. vent the recur-
rence of such circumstances. In alluding to Portugal
and the Brazils, the Report comments upon the late
attempt of that country, in defiance of Treaties, to tarty
on the Slave Trade to places which are not Trans-Ata
Antic, and praises the firmness and vigour with which
Mr. Canning resisted the attempt of the Portuguese Mi-
' nister sts prove that such traffic was according to Ttealys
In the United States of America, Societies, after the
example of England, were. being formed for the protec-
tion of free blacks from being kidnapped, as well as for
the universal emancipation of the African race. The
Emperor of Austria had abolished Slavery through the
whole of his extensive dominion:. Serra Leone, al,
though maligned and traditced by the enemies of the
Abolitionists, still continued to prosper ; and it was fern
vently hoped, that a colony of free Negroes planted
there, and enjoying all the advantages of social and
Christian life, would, when matured, shake to its foun-
dation the fabric of African Slavery.
The amount of subscriptions teceived Ist year; was
stated to be 8271. 10s. 6d. which, udde i to the Waned
of the preceding year, made a suns of 97:4 Is. 11d.—
The disbursements arising from the defence of thri,e
much injured people of colour, Lecesne and Escuffery,
together with other demands, amounted to 9621. ss. 6d.
leaving a balance in the hands of the Tr easuier, of only
101. 16s. sd. while the Society owed 4401. Ss. 94
WILLIAM SMITh, Esq. rose to move a Resolution,
expressive of the approbation wiih which the Meeting
viewed the Report, and of their desire that it be printed:
It was melancholy to perceive that not one European
State had kept good faith with England upon the sub-
ject of abolishing this infamous traffic—not one State
which had fulfilled its compact, either from purchase or
from treaty. according to the terms in which it was
bound to fulfil them. The only consolation which
they had was, that the Government of this country
throughout preserved its good faith with the Public, and
inviolably maintained the pledges which it had given to
the People upon the subject of the Abolition. No remon-
strance had, he sincerely believed, been spared, to induce
Foreign Powers to consent to the Abolition ; and if our
remonstrances had not been so effectual as we could
have wished, • there was enough to make the bosom
glow with a feeling of delight when they reflected that
we could not now be ourselves subjected to the re-
proach of any desire to continue the traffic. It was a
comfort too, to reflect, the success of the Colony at
Sierra Leone was no longer equivocal, and that it was
certain to prove the nucleus from which the blessings
of tivilitAtion were to be disseminated throughout the
whole of Africa—(Hear). The Hon. Gent. concluded
61 moving that the Report be received and printed.
Mr. W. W. Wurraroan.secoaded the Resolution.
Lord CALTHORPL Mr. SPRING Rack, and Mr. BAR.
CLAY, addressed the Meeting, the latter of whom moved
a vote of thanks to the Royal Chairman, for his conde-
sc nsion in presiding over the Meeting.
Toe Resolution was seconded by Lord Eynon.
The Duke of GLOUCLATER, in returning thanks,
expressed the gratification which he felt in being
present on this occasion. It was new twenty years
last March since be had the honour to preside at the
first Meeting of this Society, in that very Hall; and
although, as the Noble Lotd observed, there was
still much to be done, yet it was a satisfaction to reflect
that a great deal had been already done. His Royal
Highness alluded to the inconsistency of allowing that
'trade to be carried on on one side of the Atlantic which
was prohibited on the other ; and concluded by declaring
that as the exertions of the Society ought not to be Ia
lazed, he hoped the appeal which had been made to the
Meeting. on the subject of the funds pf the Society,
would not be in vain, but that they w ould enable them
to prosecute their labours to a successful termination.—
' His Royal Highness then left the Chau, and the Meeting
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