The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1841-01-01 00:00:00

THE NIGER EXPEDITION

At the urgent request of several respected friends we insert
the following appeal on the subject of the intended expedition
for the civilisation of Africa. Although we do not see any
reason for changing our opinion respecting the policy of the
proposed expedition, we cannot avoid wishing success to this
fresh effort on behalf of the poor Africans. We trust that

the ends contemplated by the originators of this humane er
terprise may be, under the Divine blessing, accomplished.

The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth muc

In a very interesting and able address published by the
Rev. James Haldane Stewart, inviting the Christian commu-
nity to united prayer on the Ist of January, 1841, a promi-
nent place is given to the subject of the great enterprise which
has lately been undertaken for the extinction of the slave
trade, and for the civilisation of Africa.
The whole of that address must meet with the warmest
concurrence of every Christian ; but though several impres-
sive appeals have been made on the subject, and extensively
responded to, yet there is still space for further attempts to
explain the views of those who originated the projected un-
dertaking, and to arouse the feelings of the public.
We have heard of the horrors of the slave trade from our
infancy, and have, perhaps, been ready to turn from the sub-
ject in disgust and despair. This would, however, be un-
worthy of the philanthropist, and still more of the Christian.
Realise for a moment, to your own mind, the condition of
Africa—her state of insecurity, alarm, and desolution. Pic-
ture to yourself the systematic capture and sale of her inha-
' to the awful daily average of one thousand human
Imagine the untold horrors of the middle passage—

bitants

the ;helves of human beings, with their heads pressed be-
tween their knees for want of space either to sit upright or to
lie at length—the stench—the thirst—the groans of the dying
—the weak cries of the tortured children—the scene of al-
most unmingled misery and despair ! Examine the facts,—
the bare dry statistics of this case,—all that is asked is a
cold, calculating, criticizing investigation. Alas ! not one
tittle of the awful catalogue of wrongs and sufferings can be
disprosed !
The Niger Expedition is an effort—another noble effort—
made by the government of our country for the cure of this
evil. It is the fixed conviction of men of the greatest know-
ledge and experience on this subject, that having hitherto
failed in our efforts to put down the slave trade by force, we
must try another method ; and as we cannot cberce the
Europeans, who are the gainers by the dreadful traffic, we
must seek to influence the Africans, who are the losers by it
to its abandonment. The Niger Expedition is, therefore,
sent forth to form treaties with the native princes—to en-
lighten their minds upon the itnpolicy, as well as the wicked-

ness, of their present course, and thus to pave the way for the
introduction of agriculture, commerce, and above all—far
above all—of Christianity into those desolate regions.
The expedition is to consist of three iron steam-vessels :
the Albert, the Wilberforce, and the Soudan. They carry
with them surgeons and men of science, botanists, survey-
graphers, gedlogists, and agriculturists. They arc

ors, geol

provided with seeds, implements, medicine
furnished from private as well as public sources_
One of the main objects of the expedition, in the minds of
its principal promoters, will be to prepare the way for the
entrance of Christian teachers, who will, it is trusted, be
poured into Africa from many sections of the Church of
Christ; above all, from that people so providently preparing
for this work,—the emancipated negroes of our West India
Colonies.

ind present

The expedition is appointed to sail in January next; and
who Al not be ready to use the almost prophetic words
of the poet—

Soft airs and gentle heaviugs of the wave
Impel the fleet—whose errand is to save,
To succour wasted regions, and to place
The smile of opulence on sorrow's face !
May nothing adverse, nothing unforeseen,
Impede the bark, that ploughs the deep serene ;
That flies, like Gabriel, on his Lord's commands
A herald of God's love, to Pagan lands !

But let not our interest expend itself in mere good wishes.
Let us fervently supplicate the Divine Majesty for a blessing
on this noble enterprise. Let part of the Ist of January be
dedicated to this purpose. On that day may the heartfelt
prayers of hundreds and thousands of Christians ascend to
the throne of grace for the success of this undertaking—for
the guidance and preservation of its agents—for the outpour-
ing of the Holy Spirit of God upon them and upon the
wretched millions of Africa—and for the uplifting of the arm
of the Most High ; to the support and deliverance of the
captives traversing the desert, or gasping in the holds of
slave ships.
Mark the promises on behalf of the needy and those who
haVe no helper—" For the oppression of the poor, for the
sighing of the needy, now will I arise, saith the Lord."—Ps.
xii, 5. " Let the sighing of the prisoner come before Thee,
according to the greatness of Thy power preserve Thou
those that are appointed to die."—Ps. lxxix, 11. " Make
us glad according to the days wherein Thou halt afflicted us,
and the years wherein we have seen evil."—Ps. xe. 15. And
again—" I, the Lord, build the ruined places and plant that
that was desolate ; I, the Lord, have spoken it, and 1 will do
it."—Ezek. xxxvi, 36. But, " Thus saith the Lord God, I
will yet for this be inquired of by the house of Israel to do it
for them."—Ezek. xxxvi, 37.
In obedience to this command, and resting on the assu-

rance that " If two of you shall agree together touching
anything that ye shall ask, it shall be done for them of my
Father which is in heaven," let us unite with our fellow-

Christians in making the Niger expedition a special object of
remembrance before God on Friday, the Ist of January.
Throughout the period of its absence -may we continually
lift up our hearts to God for .His favour, protection, and
blessing on this effort, that under His guidance " it may
well and solidly lay the foundation of measures which may
issue in the utter extinction of the slave-trade, and the full
partiCipation by Africa in the gospel of Christ."—" Never

Was there a case which more required the divine blessin

the novelty of the attempt—the perils which attend it-Iland
the mighty consequences, both temporal and spiritual, which
may flow from it,—all seem to say, you are lost unless you
are guided through your difficulties by divine skill, and en-
counter the obstacles and enemies who will oppose you, by
the help of the Lord." Let British Christians, then, re-
member Africa and this momentous undertaking before
" the throne of grace," and that in connection with the sure
promise of the Lord Jesus• to his disciples—" Whatsoever
ye shall ask the Father, in my name, He will give it you."

The clerks in the Bank of England are about 700 in num-
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On Sunday morning flames were seen in the body of the
magnificent church of Grantham, which were fortunately
put out with trifling injury to the fabric. The fire originated
from the heating of the flue to redness which ignited an
adjoining pew.—Lincoln Chronicle.
Mr. Beckford has determined to dismantle Lansdowne
Tower, and sell by auction all the articles of vertu it con•
tams. The reason assigned for this c
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IMPORTANT NEWS FROM EGYVI

REFUSAL OF ADMIRAL STOPFORD TO RATIFY
THE NAPIER CONVENTION.

(From the Second Edition of the Times of Monday.)
We have received an extraordinary courier from Marseilles,
with despatches from Egypt and Alexandria, dated the 12th
instant, by which we have learnt that the Envoy sent to
Beyrout by the Pacha, in pursuance of the Convention en-
tered into with Commodore Napier for the recal of Ibrahim
PaAla and his army to Egypt, had returned to Alexandria
on the 7th of December, in the Stromboli steamer without
being allowed to land. Admiral Stopford had written to the
Paella stating that Commodore Napier had no authority to
conclude such arrangement, and that he, Admiral Stopford,
would not consent to its execution.

(From the third edition of the Times.)
[We now publish the full details of the intelligence given
in our second edition, with the original despatches from
Admiral Stopford to the Pacha, and from the Pacha to the
Sultan.)

Our Private correspondence from Alexandria, of the 12th
of December, contains important intelligence. The envoy
sent to Beyrout by the Pacha, in pursuance of the conven-
tion entered into with Commodore Napier, for the recal of
Ibrahim Pacha and his army to Egypt. had returned to
Alexandria on the 7th of Dec., in the Stromboli steamer.
without being permitted to land. Admiral Stopford bad

written to the Pacha to inform him that Commodore Napier
had no authority to conclude such an arrangement ; that he,
Admiral Stopford, could not consent to its execution ; and
that if the transports for the Hooh were on their way to Bey-
rout they shorld be safely returned to Alexandria.

On the same day the Pacha received by an overland cou-
rier the intelligence that Ibrahim Pacha and his army in two
divisions were in full retreat to Fgypt ; one, with Ibrahim at
its head, was expected to reach Gaza on the Bth of Decem-
ber ; the other had pursued its route to the south-eastward
of the river Jordan and the Dead Sea. It is said that 30,000
men are thus entering Egypt
On the Bth, the M

sera-steamer also arrived from Bey-
)atches for the Pacha, borne by

rout, with pdditionalde

Captain Fanshawe, of the .:Princess Charlotte, with creden-
tials from Admiral Stopford, to negociate the surrender of
the fleet, and the settlement of the whole question, and con-
firming the admiral's disapproval of Napier's convention.
The Commodore it was supposed had gone to Marmorice,
and perhaps to Constantinople, and th Admiral was also
intent on sailing to the former port the day after the Megaera
had left for Alexandria. _ .

The Bedouins of the desert of Suez had begun to plunder.
and the Paella had declared he would send a force to guard
the next Indian mails. He was enforcing a rigid and exten-
sive conscription for the National Guard in Alexandria,
taking even the household servants of the Franks, obliging
,s doubting the t
• them to work sometimes all night, as well as all day in the

magazines. The Franks expected to see' their
houses plundered if hostilities commenced, and were pre-

paring to defend themselves.
Captain Fanshawe had presented his credentials and the
Admiral's despatch requiring the Pacha to agree to rest' re
the Turkish fleet to the Sultan, and finally to eva-
cuate Syria. The Pacha complained exceedingly of hav-
ing been played upon by the late proceedings, which ended
in the Convention with Commodore Napier, but• had at
length consented to the new demands thus officially made
by Admiral Napier's flag captain, and had prepared a sub-
missive letter to the Sultan, expressive of his willingness to
restore the fleet and finally evacuate Syria, which letter was
confided to Captain Fanshawe, who thereupon left Alexan-
dria on the 11th instant, and proceeded to rejoin the Admi-
ral at Marmorice.

RIO DE LA PLATA

MONTEVIDEO, Sept. 23,1810.—1 t is said here to-day, that
a messenger arrived here from Rivera to the government, with
intelligence that Echaque had invaded the province of Cor-
rientes from Entre Rios, at the head of 3,000 men, and that
Rivera had sent for reinforcements of men and arms. Ano-
ther report is current, that the French soldiers who came out
with the late expedition are to be landed at the Island of
Martin Garcia ; and one rumour gives out, that a treaty has
been entered into by this government (Montevideo), and that
of France ; the latter advancing 25,000,000 f., to be repaid in
so many years, and in the interim the French are to occupy
Colonia!

BUENOS AYRES, Oct. I.—The French residents are one
and all making off as fast as possible. Every day since the
sailing of the packet there is a list of names asking passports
of 20 and upwards, and that of this morning is longer than
any preceding. The French are perfectly right in so doing ;
they ought not to stay here now, and it is probable few
foreigners of any nation will remain, unless some grea. change
takes place. All are very much alarmed, and not without
cause ; up to the present the persons of Englishmen have
not been molested, but certainly not their property, when
required by the government. Imprisonments and assassina-
tions proceed ' • not a day passes but we hear of one, two, or
more persons being found with their throats cut. Of course
it is quite too evident what is the meaning of all this, for in
no instance has it been attended with robbery : the money,
watch, &c., have been invariably found upon the bodies, and
all of them well and respectably dressed people. It was cur-
rently reported yesterday that Labelle had settled Lopax, and
was on his return here again. On Saturday last about 20
shops were embargoed by the government, belonging to per-
sons considered Unitarios, but the same evening it was taken
off, owing, some say, to the wind having changed, which has
effect upon our lord and master (Rosas) ; others, on account
of a letter sent by Mr. Mandeville (the British minister),
after an interview with an eminent English merchant, rela-
tive to some hides, on which he had advanced a large amount,
and on which an embargo had been laid by the Governor
Rosas. _ .

On the 13th of this month (October) it is expected that
Rosas will be again re-elected Governor.

October 3, 8 a.m.—l have now to communicate continued
scenes of barbarities. Yesterday morning five or six persons
were found with their throats cut ; two were shot at the
Cuartel del Serenos. Poor Quesada, formerly a colonel, has
been murdered by them. This is most horrid work ! Not

an hour passes without hearing of some one being assas-
sinated. Numerous families daily most barbarously treated,
the poor defenceless women slashed unmercifully, and their
clothing torn and cut all to pieces, and every article of their
furniture broken up and completely smashed to atoms ! The
whole town is completely at the mercy of the Mashorca club,
which has now become very numerous: neither the chief of
police nor Avana can say anything against the acts of these
men, nor can they exercise any authority over the."
ni_

1 am now told that *Colonel Qiiesada was last night
taken a little way out of town, and had his throat cut. This
is dreadful ! lam told eleven others were found this morn-
ing in the neighbourhood of Rivadavia's quints. Some say
as many as thirty suffered last night. I can write no more,
these doings quite unman me. When shall we see an end of
such dreadful atrocities ?
October s.—Horrors and assassinations increase ; every
thing is in the hands of the Mashorca ; Avana, and the chief
of police, have not a word to say. Quesada's murder has
excited much disgust against the Government. 11r. Mande-
ville, the British Minister, when he applied to Avana on be-
half of the victim, was assured he had been misinformed ;
that Quesada had not been apprehended ; and now that the
melancholy fact is established, Mr. Mandeville is greatly en-
raged at having been deceived by Avana. All the British
merchants are off by this packet.

I have again heard- that the Minister strongly remonstrated
with the Government.

MONTEVIDEO, Oct. 13.—The American commodore went
up to Buenos Ayres on the 10th, and, as he is a humane and
gentlemaniy man, and much shock at the perpetration of such
unheard-of cruelties, he has promised to use every influence
his station may invest him with to induce the Government to
put down the merciless perpetrators of these barbarities.
The instructions of Admiral Makau have not been promul-
gated. He embarked on Saturday evening, the 10th of Oc-
tober, and immediately set out to Buenos Ayres. The opinion
among the French residents is general that he will treat with
Rosas. The Admiral has given orders to have all the land-
ing companies and three-fifths of the sailors on board each
vessel exercised daily for six hours, and certainly is preparing
for war, though he may sue for peace.
The British frigate Stag, bearing the pendant of Commo-
dore Sullivan. in company with the Curagoa and Grecian,
sailed for Buer)os Ayres last night. We have, therefore,
some protection to British subjects. The Southampton, 50.
is daily expected with Admiral King's flag.

WALfALI

LECTION

StET43(EME.NT or THE SION. SPENCER LYTTELTON
(From the Morning Herald of Yesterday.)

BIRMINGH NM, Wednesday Night.—The friends of good
governnrent will rejoice to learn, that the success of Mr.
Gladstone, the candidate for the representation of this bo-
rou.h, is placed almost beyond a doubt. The Hon. Mr.
Lyttelton refusing to surrender his independence to the de-
puties of the Anti •Corn-Law League, now in Walsall, has
retired in disgust from the contest, as will be seen by his ad-
dress to the electors. A brief correspondence is also sub
joined, which renders any comment unnecessary, in order to
expose the jesuitical tactics of the corn-law mongers, whose
impertinent intermeddling in the present contest has met
with that well-merited rebuke which it so richly deserves.
Messrs. Rawson. Prentice, and Ackland, are completely taken
aback by the independent and spirited conduct of Mr. Lyt-
telton, and are prowling about the neighbourhood in search
of some tool pliant enough to play their game. They have
waited upon C. Forster, jun., Esq., son of the late conserva-
tive representative, whose politics, unlike those of his re-
spected father, are all that these gentlemen could desire.
Mr. Forster, jun., is to give his final answer to-night, and a
meeting is called for the purpose of receiving it, and in the
event of another disappointment, it is not improbable that
one of the three morthies, supported by the friends of the
league, may be induced to put himself forward as the repre-
sentative of the independent electors of Walsall.
The following is the correspondence referred to :
" TO THE INDEPENDENT ELECTORS OF THE BOROUGH OF