The Statesman.
London, England, 1820-03-02 00:00:00

stars TRADE.

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The felt Owing particaLuv *bow the sincere earsestnris
with which the ale and Uoteciasent of the United
'Stark itt follnwift off, tlha Oa** or the traffic in
African slaves :

Near YOltt, Jan. 20.—Ott Wednesday, Mr. Cuthbert,
Of Ueorgla, in'tbmitted foe considerition, a Resolution,
instructing the Committee on the Slime Trade " to in-
quire into the expedtency Of establiThing a r!Tistry of
slaves, more elliectually to prevent the importation of
slaves into the United States or the territories thereof.-
Several amendments were preposed and rejected, mist
the original Resolution was finally adopted.
Extract from the inStructions of the Navy Departmen!,..
to the Commanders Of the U nited States' vessels, cruitin,
in the Atlantic Ocean, liulf a.f Mastro,
You have also enclosed such parts of several Acts of
Congress, prohibiting the importation of slaves into am
ports or places within the jurisdiction of the Cnitcd
States, is 06 necessary to point unt to yon your they
and authority ender these laws; and it is cNpected a:, I
required of you by the President, that a strict and vig•-
, lant attention be paid to the direction therein contained,
' that, if possible, this inhuman and disgraceful traffic may
be suppressed.
lly the As.:t of the 20th of April, you will
reire, that it is made unlawful to inapt): t or bring, in gr:y
manner whatsoever, into the United States or territories
thereof, from ratty foreign kingdom, place or countrF,
our negro, mulatto, or person of colour, with Intent to
hold, sell, or dispose of such person as a slave, or to.be
I held to nervier. -
By Ibis Art it is also made unbars% for any tiiitea of

the tailed States, or other penes, to build, eq nip, load,
tit, Or otherwise prepare, tny ship or vessel, in any port
or place within the jurisdiction of the United States, or
to raise any with ship or vessel to sail front Pny port or
place whatsoever, within the joristlietion of the United
States, for the purpose of procuring owl transporting any
such alas 5s to my port or place whatever. And any ship
or vessel employed in such importation of slaves,or robuilt,
fitted ont,or prepared, is liable to he seized and forfeited.
And, by the Act of the 34 of Man.h. ISM the President
is authorized to employ any of the armed vessels of the
United States to cruise in inch places as he may think pro-
pos., where he may judge attempts may be made to carry
on the Slave Trade by citizens or residents of the United
States, in contravention of the Acts of Congress prohl-
- the same; and to instrnet such armed vessels
seise, take, and bring into any port of the Uniteti States,
to be proceeded against according. to law, all ships 11.
vessels of the United States. olicresoover fonnd, which
may have taken on hoard. or which may be intend...!
fur the purpose of transporting, or may have transpor-
ed, any negro, nottlatto, ot person of colour, in violation
of any of the provisions of the Art of the 30th' April,
ISIS, above referred to, or in violation of any other
Act or Arts prohibiting the traffir in slaves.
Ton will perceive from the generality of the pros:
Ann% In these laws, you ate authorised to take anti
bring its all ships or vessels of the United States, whicis
may have been In any manner employed, or intended to
he employed, id the slave trade. or ally other vessel ef-
fending against the provision of any of the laws you have
enclosed. Too will hooke the two provisions to the frat
section of the Act of ISIS, the first of which directs
in what manner von are to keep and dispose of the
slaves which may lie futon' on board of any ship or vessel
seized by yon. If brought within the United States, they
are to hr deliverer, to the neatehal al the.di6yict where
hronglit in, and traasasit the evidence of snclt delivery
to this department. Upon the caftnre, therefore,
lof any vessel having slaves on hoard. you will ins.
mediately proceed to the island of Sherloiongh, un
the coast of Africa, and deliver such slabs to the
agent appointed by the President to receive them,
pontoon' to the provisions of the Act, or to any other
*volt so appointed, at any other place on the coast of
Africa. The sec I proviso relates to the disposition of
the officers and crews of such vessels so captured by you.
(treat vigilance will be eviwcted fr you in the sate
keeping of all such officers at. .I crews, until they shall
be handed over to the civil authority, ti he procee:lc I
against according to law.
P. S. No provision having as yet bi.en made for the
recerion of slaves open the coast of Africa, yon will.
for the present, and until ordered otherwise, consider
the foregoing orders relative to the disposition of rush
slaves as you may capture, so far modified, that you will
deliver them on Smith's Island, at the month of the She
aapeake hay, to *itch agent as may be aNiointed by the
President to receive them there.

We have not for Sim.: time experienced so vio-
lent a hurricane as that which occurred last night.
The wind was directly north, and, thruilehout the whole
night, blew a most tremendous gale. We have receited
reports of various accidents, but, happily, they are none
of greater ronseimence than the falling of chimnies and
the partial dismantling of roofs of houses. St. James's
Park was ibis morning literally strewed with huo.•
boughs, which the wind had forefbly separated from the
trees.
Yesterday a Court of Directors was held at the
East India-house, when the undermentioned Com-
manders took leave of the Court, previous to de-
parting for their respective destinations, viz.:—
tar. W. Adam:on, Winchelsea ; t'ap'. S. tyde, Dor-
'what're, fer St. W•lena anti China.
Yesterday the dispatches were &aimed at the Esst
India-house, and delivered to the Pursers of the
following ships, viz.
Prince Regent, Captain .I.lnnes ; Duke of York, Capt.
A. 11. Campbell, for Madras and ( bins.
Paoseogers per Prince itigrot:-..fw, 4ras: [her-
mit and Mrs: Bowser, Mr.Surron-Rick,' rt. kith, Mr.
Stewart, Assistant-Snrgeon : • 31isses ie. Neale,
Ynneg, J. an IH. Ihumas t •Mra. and Otte Said" ;
Messrs. Farquhar and !nisei.). Memrs.floehtort, Walter,
Harwood, 1)e (annoy, Watts, biftosviiere, Yonge, Da-
i Hardin, Short, billy N 1444 ,Codrington, Bro-
die, and Houton, Cadevs.

• Thistlewowl is a native of Hotness!le. in Lincolnshire,
an:l was born in the year 1;70 ; his father was
laua-
steward to an lacieat revile in that neii hbonrhood; he
was placed at an party period of life with an eminent
English schoultbaster, Ls be eslorated as a land-surveaw .
This pursuit in life he afterwards ileclinoi following,
and at the age of twenti.orw Le awe a Lieutenant iu 4
militia regiment ; sues after ibis be married a young lady,
of the name of Brno.. residing.near Hairtry, in Turk-
.shire, who was posers:4l of property amonating to 300/.
Per aunties. Mrs. Thistlessood died about two year;
after their marriage, leafing lien a son, who died shortly
after his mother. Thietlewond thee resigned his coin-
missies in the militia, and obtained another in a march-
ing rogiiimes, with which he wcut, at the commencement
of the revolutionary wars, t n the West Indies, where be
▪ ore op his commission in it, awl afterwards pro'
to America ; there issided for some time.
whims be obtained a paupers fur Feat c and arr:ved
there shortly after the don ate: et R byspierre.