The Statesman.
London, England, 1819-01-21 00:00:00

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Ktoorrow, Nov tfl.—Oar p►ivate letters frees
Breeds slate, that that island has been ia an ea-
cominno degree distressed tines August last ; a se-
vere fever having prevailed there ewer since that
month, shit! had ceased more deaths, particularly
of youths, sod of them chiefly females, than had been
known for many yeah. At the date of oar advice%
the I.d last., the weather was becoming cooler, +hick
it was impeded would have the 'Get of moderating
the disorder. if not of throwing it MT altogether.

Yesterday, its the House of Assembly, Mr. Stewart
(of Trelawey) promoted the Report from the Cos.
miner appointed to enquire into the effects of the late
storm, recommending a Message to he sent to his
Grace the Governor, status;. from what has been
ascertained, that with the nceptiou of a assail pert
of the county' of Middlesex, the stores had mess
sinned great &Wallis and distress; and in the
nesters parishes in general, the pre-isions of the
slave popola.ion bad hoots rotirs:f destroyed ; sad
'twitting N. Grace would be pluses! to *pats the
porta to al nations, for the importation of artielite
they stand it wd of, for a certain 4110 d, and !a al.
low p • swot for the refine in produce or otherwise, as
he shall thing 6, which tits iiwn.• agreed to.

Nov. 29 —Little or no damage has been sustoinud
by the ening in or near this harbour by tbe late
tompestooos went he

FALMOUTH (JAMAICA), NOT. 17 —Thai INetimi
sailed from Ktuotnts fn• Pirtan th.ror seeks *go,
and passed here this afters",..n. Off ilea •age ups.
rienced a berricance, In which sle lost most of her
sails. Spoke a brig bound In Kinoion, whi. h had
experienced very bail weather. Oa the 2';'l9 alt.,
in lat. 2Y , doting a hilffiettitr, sew a brig, : eL,agint
to Bristol, capsized and bottom up. OW Cape Ni-
cola Mole, saw a large ship, with loss of fore.sast
a• d main.)ard.
Sx•anorsta IA MAR (JAW ttcA). Nov. 18.—We
es perienced a 'intent menu on the 10ris ,ind 1 I th inst :
several beets end Halters were dris••n on sb. and,
ere gone to pieces. The Liaison, of Scarborough,
rode oat the Lair in sleety.

ROSEAU (Dommic,a), Scrr. 16.
CoMMORIcATIOR FROM TRU IMCCOL AAAA► mortis Sr

•tl1:11~Lr.
HIS HONOUR Tut SPFSKEN AND HOWIE or .I•sLMRLt

TO Ms I.XCLLLV.CT 1U UUTCII%UR.
" The Howse bitting been furnished by the Col..
nisi Asects wish a copy of soniby papers laid before
the linos. of Cantons, and printed b) their order •
of the Ist of May last, hay. seen therein, with moth
surmise, o statement of the eases of seterol slaves

t►ia *hi are said to have been loaded with
elsoini ini,l as follows :

" let. A lony shoot 11 yeirs of age, a luxe iron
chain mend his neck, fastened with s potdlock, total
weighing
" 2d. Two girls of it ytarg, meek marked It,
the alerts of the cart-wit:lN favrned together with
iron china round their necks, padlocked, weighing
11111/.

" 111. A fall pow* saw, after a severe loping
with the eirt•whip. looted with sa 400 collar and
violas. weieins tilb.

" 4th. An *id man. apparently SO years of or,
- liner having been isoltrely beaten by his master, vies
illserd in the stacks, +Ph en It.. cellar round his
week, and chains, -weighing 40Ib.
" sth. A limy sheet 14 refs of sr, loaded with
an it... cellar, chains, sod leg of wired, weighing
161 b. • end It appearing that tech statement was
• fa siiibitted from the Geemnerent•hense of this Island,
datsd the 3•1 of September last.

" The !Nose be Ivey, to ropiest your Escollency
well be pissed to *insists them with ell the isfororia-
Moe yen may possess on that subject, with the names
at the begrime sta chained, sod these of their owners,
sews* mended easy requires to be 'venally known
Mbe esolvessally remotes! In this e•snesesity ; end
we teed pier Easenosey will comalwalista to
Ilotherit the general emedillog of the slaves i‘ this
blood, which has been ee mock misrepripentedia the
lil .sue of Consmoos. We feel cosidsint that their
egediliou is as happy as Moat of asp slave moieties
is tbe West ladies, and rely with tronlidenci on the
soadosr sod jostles of your Eseellemers diameter
t. owntradist stub sateen/ad arcosatems against a
weirdo mamindly, when a few individuals close are
41 WM. ANDERSON. Speaker.
" Meow of 1.1518.-
Mis sricschasseir TUC GOTFAINOM TO HIS INONOVIII TUE
somata* AND TNT souse OT
66 The Grmessoe, M eshopliasee with the request
ef the !loose of Assembly, has sneezed tits names of
the oysters rie imagers of the slaves eke ate men-
Mooed is the statesekat transmitted from Gottgo-
shositskoose, dated 3d Sept: lost.
Napes et Maus. Bawer. to Own. mad Mae.
tar. A bay.
Mew Eareie, Mr. Carry.
t airM. rol•Y (Me: Wsrwer.Mr. areerVl is
amt risse Items.
iM. am. worming Metal Kelm, Mr. Com.
gm. Au eM —, Vie. Mr. Robert,, Mr. Reber% Jr..
tilts
Nit. A bey, Lash, Mr.ll)kr, Mr. Myter.
" With regard to the surprise which she Haase
has been pleased to express ' at these instinices of
olives braving been loaded with heavy cholas and
collars' which ,sly vervain to be generally know•
to be solversolly esserated is this community,' the
Goversor takes leave to refire the Mese t• kw Mos-
pogo of the 20th October, 1816; Is the Members of
GM Noss robe are Magistrates; to the Cicada,
lOW by eider of the l'rivy Carrell, dated 1911 i
Nottombev, 11116, os this subject; sod to the House
le general ; to the several prosecutions which have
Mist isselteted against iwtividuills for using this on-
Issemer sad Mewl mode of punishes', whisk hap-
pily the late law ler the government of the slaves
has obsoletely sbulisheti. TM Governer( regrets
that as equal prohibitive has not been made to the
see of deageoss on many estates, which are of each
• mitiatroctlos that a human being canoed stand up-
right, or even erect his body whets kateliog ; and
into which no light nor sir can find entrance, except
Ormigh a small sig-sag aperture in the wall.
" The Governor recommends to the Home to
pose a supplementary law to abolish these dungeons,
mad to enact that all places used for the repose of
ennfinesseot may be airy end of proper dimensions.
"'she Governor assures the House of Assembly that
be will at all times communicate to Lord Batherst
the true state of the condition and treatment of the
slag* population of this island; and it will he for
his Lordship to judge of the comparative merit of
their Missiles with the slaves in the other islands.
"CHARLES WM. MAXWELL.
"By Ile Eitertleery's rniewone. J. M. W I [AAA NH.
fleverieweet-beese, Dominos, Jul, tt, 1818."
111111110NOUlt THE Simms AND DouSIB OF ASSIMDL%
TO HIS ZACILLINCY TNT GOFER/40K.
"The Hesse, impressed girls the importance of the
&cession relative's the treatment of the slaves, end
dearest of esposing to public detestation those in.r.
sons who, dead to the voice of humsoiey, have aboard
the authority instructed to them, b) loading their
gates with heavy chains, bee leave to return vier
Farelleery their thanks for your Message, convey.
pet to them she names of the persons who acted
ire
such en gujoritlllable manner. They have called be.
fore them Mr. James Cl4llll, one of the parties se-
cowl. gad the negro Liverpool : and Mr. Cross, in
his defence, stated to the House that the chain allied
to the negro weighed less than four pounds, and pro.
dread a chain which he declared to be the counter.
part of the same: this statement was confirmed by the
'negro, as to this appearauce and probable weight of
the chain.
" Under these circumstances the House cannot
bet conceive that your Excellency most have been
misinformed by the person who weighed it ; sod as
this matter is of most serious importance, and as the
honour and character of the country end the 1/rais-
latere depend span a fell and complete explanation
of all matters connected with the sent of the
slaves, the Ileum request that you I.escellency will
miss the chain allied to the negro Liverpool to
be laid before them, with the name of the person
why weighed it, that it may be esamiued before the
Mouse.

" WILLIAM ANDERSON. Speaker.
4. 11.1414 e of A..eobly. Amp li. lalb."
[Then folios sows slidsrits, for the purpose of
provins; dist the chains used sere talus weight thin
stated.]

MEWL PARLLIMENT.

HOUSE Or LORD 2, Jan. 20.

The Lord Chief Berea took the Woolsack about
three o'clock.
The Lords palest, among whom were the Mar-
quis Wellesley, Lord Viscount Melville, Lord Vis-
count Sidoooth, Lord Viscount Exmouth, Lord
Vincoont Hood, fond Kenyon, Lord Selsey, &c.
men sworn. The °sibs were administered to other
Lords eke owe in until foot o'clock, when an
adjoeresest leek plate till to-ostro.l (this day).