Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1821-02-27

settlements; and in our ow n country sp-
v'rai oil the most powerful and populnrs
States III the Union were compelled to
struggle against greater losses l,y ,lis ,asc
ana greater and more numrrovs asi!icu!.
f. ties. u ~ now Known to be the inter-
ZION OF our government 10 keep ship of
war continually upon the African c,,asT
for the suppression oi ,he slave trad.
He advantages OF such an arrangement
To new settlement in a strange land.
are obvious and cannot fail greatly ,,,i
contribute To the order and comfort. as
we'll as The security Of such an establish
menf
Upon the suppression Of che slave trade.
a subject nearly connected with The OH
lects prosecuted by this Snciety. the
BOARD of Managers are Happy TO remark.
mat the Indicious steps taken by the pu-
vernmeni, and the detern inaliot, tIrv
have avowed al carrying lnio execution.
win The utmost Zeal u dllgeicc, the ho-
norable provisions al The ac,- 81 Congress
al The iwuiast sessions, have been attend
Ell ny their expected effects. Eve slave
vessels have been captured amt seat Ia
Tour 10y fhr Cyane, and one by the Hor.
net of which tnur Lave been already tricd
aud condemned. We hope soou Ia be
enabled TO give The public a pasticular
under which they were captured, will,
the names of The persons Interested II.
Them, and concerned III their VOYAGE.
beso captures have adorned cur flag
WITH brighter irnphy than lis most sr,eu,
gu" achievements have ever won. rtley
nave OOnshi down upon tie most cruel
oppr'ssorS Tie punishment III, had 50
inug provoked, and delivered hundreds
oil their iniehded victims from the loucs,
deep of misery. The successful ,ru,s,,
at the Cyaue has alarmed the fears of
ihosr waosc cupulity can he no otherwise
res'ianrd AID there il reason 10 ,.p,evc
thai many oIihosr. who, TO 81 he disgrace
81 our county, and in defiance ut
her laws, nave iGng persevercd in this
'tadt, are al length campeil,d iu weld 10
The dread OF ptnshmenf. What, neither
shame nor principle could ever make
them abandon.
Al the last annual meeting of the So
clety, committee vas appointed ",o
prepare and present a nsceios,ai To Con-
gfess, requesting that hey would take
suri further Steps, "a their sdvm ru,sni
SEE M proper, 10 ensur' III. entire aboi.
ION OF tho slave trade" That, memorial
was laid before Con gress, and. With ,hr
report OF tue contmiltre onili slave irade
and .iIr ave Of the last session. unon me
snbject, will be found in The appcpdiy.
Tisissiaw will strike, it Ia hoped and ,x.
pecied, surrr and d rper blow upon hrs
inhnn.au irath which was tpnp,i sin In
evadr the sanctions oi-ihe preceding laws,
Of1SiS and 1919. This Law drnotpcps
these offender, against the laws of God
and man IN their appropriate character,
as enemtcs Of the i,Jman race :" makes
their crime piracy aud II cir pune hmen.
aili. The passage Of this aci, the Nv "
ed desire of The governm, rat, and the well
directed measures they are pursuing to
eni.Tce lis exc u'ion, have already, /! is
heiirved, checked in some dcgreetI,e pro
II 'gate ardOnr OF these advenfurers If
other measures shall be found necessary
efirciha'ly 10 obtain this great obiccl Cav
from the powerful temptations of gain il
Is 10 be feared there may,) The Board IN
duiSe The hope, that The negotiation Row
catered up u between our government
and that of Englant ill issue IN The adop
iion of such course as shall take away
from these ohendc,s every rrmainit e
possibility of escsp.
The Board have been graft ID by ,he
increasing expressions OF spp,0ba,iun OF
iheir fellow citizens, and l.ey arkuow-
ledge with gratitude, the VERY r.spec,,
from 'he ministers OF Russia, France AMI
Denmark, IN the names Of their save
reigns, and from members of The 20.
vernmeni OF England, aud Other dis,ln-
| gu'shed Foreigners, aud ,.ir encourage.
mrnt thus cendcscendingly besi 9cd no
On the humble efforts ni ~. Socha{ -
| They have alan 10 express their ibanEs
| 10 tie former and preseB' Governor Of
Sierra Leone, Tor the interest they ave
| manifested iDiIe views ef This insti,n-
ton, and the aid they have kindly prof
| tered 10 the agehis aud people al Sier-.
bro: Nor can they conclude without
declaring their obligations to Tic com
iDanders, Officers. and cicws, of The Sims
Cydne and John Adams, lately employ
ed on the African station They have
deserved the thanks Of every friend of
humanity, by their benevolent exrrtiors
10 relieve, advise, and comfort ,le dis.
iressed settlers al Sherbro, no less than
by their unremiliiDg vigilance III prose-
| cuiirg The interesting object Of her
voyage, aud have i'rus earned, with cha
| racterisiic merit. HE reward oftoIi and
enterprise, of grner sity aud kindncss.n.
The board having now taken I've bcs{
| measures That their Information ana
| judgment could suggest, trust that they
| NAY commit The issucto Him, on whose
blessing They RELY, aud who can give 10
the most unworthy instruments aud in
| considerable means, a sucCe ss that shall
redou nd TO lie praise.
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