Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1818-04-03

10 ascertain certainly in matter OF so
grave importance, | transmitted them to
my council in the Indios. with my royaI
order of the l4ih of June. 1878. tLai if
Inight communicate 10 me liz onii,iou and
advice. Having collected all these conf
Gus materials, asi having examined the
proposition which the proper Supreme
tribunal lald before me IN It's drlibrration
at The l5ii OF February, 1876. answering
10 the confidence which repose II, il.
and coincidlng with us opinion respect
ing The abolition of The traffic m slaves,
anu cooperating with Tie king OF Great
Britain by solemn treaty. embracing an
me points OF resiprocal interest involved
II this lmportan, transaction. and de,er.
MINING that tie tune fer The abolitionvas
arrived, The Ilftcr ST OF my American
states beng duly rccouciied with the SEN
tinrntS of my RIVAL mind, and he wishes
Oh al me SoNeieigrs, MY friends and al
lies, have dccrcVd as follows:
Ar: /. From this day forward pro
hipn all my subjects, both in the PENN,
suia and IN America, from going 10 buv
negroes on the coasts OF Africa. north Of
the line. The negroes who may be bought
on the said coasts shall be declared free
In Inc frst port oimy dominions al which
he snip IN Which they are transported
shall arrive. lie ship itself. together
with Tile remainder Of lis cargo. shall be
connscated TO lie Royal Treasury. aud
me purchaser, the captain, the master
ana plot, slal! be lrrevocasly condemned
10 ten years transportation to tie Phnlp-
pines.
Art. . The above punishment does
not attach to the trader, the captain. the
master, aud pilot OF The vessels. which
may SAL from any port of my dominions.
tor the coasts OF Africa north ofthe line.
before the ODD OF November of The present
year; to which grant, besides, am ex-
tension OF SIX months, counting flom The
above date, 10 complete their expedition.
From ihe 30'h of Nav, 1900 e4ual-
~ prohibit all NY subjects, as we'll i'm The
Fennisula as IN America. hom going 10
purchase negroes along those parts OF the
COAST OF hirE:a which are 10 the south of
me ilne, under The same penalties limos
ed III the iIrSt article OF this decree AL
towing iHewise tie space of i've months
from the above Dale 10 complete the vow
ages that may be und rlal,en before lie
ABOVE mentioned 3Ulh OF Aiay, IN which
me frame IN slaves shall cease III al my
dominIons, as cl! III Spain as i'm America
90 Art. 4. Those who. uSinq the nrrm;s.
sion which grant TIL the :Sh,i.- n way,
1920, 10 purchase slaves OH thai part of
The coast of Africa whirh lies south OF the
line, shall net be allowed 10 carry more
slaves than iiveto two tons of the tonnage
OF tlelr vessel: and any persons contra
VeiunS Itis ehacimcHi siiaii be subjected
10 The penalty of losing all the slaves on
board, who shall be declared free al The
FIRST port of my domnIons in which The
ship arrives.
- Art. 5. This computation is made
without a reference TO those who may be
born during The voyage, or 10 those who
may ne serving on board as sailors or ser
wants.
Art. 6. Foreign vessels wlich nav
import negroes into any pert Of nv do
minors, shah lie su3iectSt 10 the eryna-
mons prescribed III ti,iS I'esree ; ard IN
case OF couirayeniuS Them shall be sub.
iected TO Inc penalties contained in il.
And my Royal pleasure being tina!
the above Decree should circulate in nv
domlnlons OF America and ASIA, for us
panctuai observance, 1 communicated il
10 my Supreme Council Of lie Indies.
signed with my own hand, underibe date
OF the 22d ofSeptenber last past there
fore command all my Viceroys, Presi
dents, Audiences, Communicates, lGene-
rails, Governors aud attendants of the In
dies, the adjacent islands, and The plIIin-
pines, that they keep, fulfil, execute, and
cause to be kept, fulfilled, &c. this NV
Do cree, &c