Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1818-08-21

HAVING permitted then, tn return To their na-
t.Ye lsTd, which th. y kissed wiih enthusiasm
these trme SrAuiatd> acre Ia,he,i IN tears, as
wef, ,ii" sy.S OF THESE VITO Witnessed these
pure emotions OfIO.c % country.
TIE SLAVE TRADE.
LoNDoN, tuue l3.-Onr readers may per-
hrpS rerUiiecy. lliat :. letlVr from :. gentleman
4, ~; 10 one at ,he DiOctulS OF The Al
rlcan inNtit0uou, VAS puhishrd some time
aeu. resp. cting the state OF the Slave 'FraGc
~ that ncig liicr hood, which was mach con.
nentvd upOn in the French Papers, and led 40
an inquiry on The part Oi the French ,royeI!i-
Invnt. Although II appears BIZ the ioilowiii.
extract OF IUitCr trum the same CorIeSpo,i-
dCUt, that one OF the Governors has hecn
removed, on account OF las not having taken
ehecual MEASURES 10 suppress The Slave Trade
Wa ate sorry 40 observe, that his successor
seems Z" be Siiti more cgliSeni III cu!pabIc :;
and mnch do we reeIc; 10 tiUd, that the trade
There, together with ali as almost iGconcViya-
bic horrors, continue to increase. we a,iA.
iouSiy nope, that our goyCTumen, will not
cease 'ts opportunities with the Ministers III
tie hin" Oi fraEcc, I'LL complete end has
been PAT TO the existence OF this dreadful and
dlsgracetni event ~ that i'ait ofAfIica.
tjGdct ~ ttf"r rom a geEtiCBGn at .Ssaegdl
10 oie ~ the Directors II the A6icdH Insii.u-
t'9a, dutsd ISLI .Gdrch 1918.
men last wrote you, was not without
nope that ese this measures would have been
taken by tie French Government 10 arrest
the lIogteNs Ut The Slave Trade in this ue;.h.
bounced, as II was difficult To suppose for a
moment ihat the authorities here were limo.
iSni ci the extent 10 which the trade was car
ileu on al thc settlement my expectations
however, has been disaI pointed: il has M
creased, Is hourly increasing, and at present
there Is moi thc least appearance even of Sc
cIecI, hoi the least fear OF Interruption, tor
the slaves are now pGt on bOdid in Jhp river
ana Tie vessels pass she siar IN sight OF every
otlcer Isl The garrison Indeed twn OF Ike laSt
VESSELS Mhich icit this Win saves, passed out
wares al time when three French yes els Of
war IA SNIP. bI.;,, ana Il SchUOuer) were at
anchor outside ;ic Ear, and although lin. So
vcrs sailed within HAT, nO examination nst.cu
was taken oil them.
!he Distress ia the neighboring villages sta
ted yon lu my iaSt, and the news OF this renew
Ell t1aihc rs spreading rapidly over the coui.
Try. Daniei, one OF the most powerful hlums
III this part of Africa lately came TO Ire Vi.
cUhlty OF the settlement, ana Aed several con-
tefenceN with the Slave-tradrrs q, If to ascer-
tam the accuracy of the information lie had
obtained aud Immediately commenced burn.
i!'S aud pliiaGluS nU,nJer OF his own villa
seS, under circumstances of the most shock
nag murders and crueltieS; and of his own
subjects, whole fdmii! cs were dragged 10 the
banks of the river, where they were sold aud
thus separated from their friends, homes. and
country forever; his booty on this occasion
furnished the cargCes OF the two yessuJs IN. =.
toned above, which passed the bar ORA the NH
OF February. From the AIoorS thew still cou
uTne TO obtain i great number Of captiyeS
anu among tacmIt has given rise to disputeS
ana wars, Unprecedented oil late wears. and If
Is report ed here, that large caravans oi slaves
nave beeh collected in the interior and are
now on Their way to this place, where tley are
daily expected. The French Government
having latc,y re called the COmmaudapt wl,o
as noticed IN ms former letter. could no,
RaVe been IguOrant OF what was passing {
CHERISHED The hope That il was the first step of
'hht Government 10 pnt stop TO the trade,
and to fulfil the treaty they had made: but /
regret 10 Oe oOiged 10 say, that his successor
appears stl'i mere iUciIneu to overlook the ms.
chlsi which is gong on IN his command for
as have mentioned before the slaves arr. nov,
put on board III The river, aud events one case.
were embarked while the vessel Law off the
town. ' Wv
The two vessels which remained inthe river
when last wrote 10 YOU obtained their car
goes and sailed shortly afterwards. and one of
them has since returned and is now i'm the ri
yer preparing fora second cargo 10 surchase
which she has brought here large quantity of
rum and tobacco.
List Of reSsPkS ioddPd ,r;th S1oreS ot co,oo,I 10
tTee" me ga Nocenber, 1917 and ne iDth
Hdrch, 1918.
Schr. Zephlr, Of s;artiuioue.
ELISE, or Eliza, OF bordeaux;
Brig glisee, OF Eliza, OF BoIdsaa;x, ,2d VOYAGE
%IS"'"i marta of MaIseiiles.
|essftS rentaihtng IA tie rrer Senegal, for Siayes
1879 Wuca 1915.
schr' Sylph, OF Nantz, ed voyage y
hi'ee or Eliza, OF bordeaux, ga voyage >
Rem * Caroline, Of Nantz, ca vo,aee3
Brig Post!Ilion, Of Bordeaux.
n. ID. The above vessels are exclusively
tor Senegal, from GOree several slave vessels
nave also been dispatched, and understand
the trade Is carried OH there to 4 great extent
bur regret that am not possessed of suftici'
cnt information TO communicate 10 von The
particulars. CTyaIgUsr