The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1823-04-29

From The .htp YORK. ,1nerrcar,
Qraftcag Reriep, No. 55.-By thu Co
iumlna VT have received the February
number of this review, aud cursorilv sun
our eye through it. Among the articles
which chiefly struck us was critique on
Mr.. Jony's tragedy of Syili, the notice Of
the present state of the Slave Trade, and
chiefly the dissection al Mr. O'Mcara's
book, "The Voice from St. Helena" or ra-
thcr of its writer.
OF NJ. Jony's tragedy, considering the
antpalhies, national and political, between
the reviewers and the reviewed, We think
the notice fair aud frank; and We are per
haps the more disposed To coincide in the
Judgment of the reviewers, as We had, in
all humility be it spoken, arrived oursch Is
at somewhat similar conclusions on rca-
ding the tragedy. The Sylla indeed of VI.
Jouy is 80 unlike The &yllA ot our carly
recolIccions and Latter reading, thai wr
scarcely recognized Ia tlem any traits ia
common, other than thcir fcrocIty and
their abdlcation. Thu lirentious, remorse.
less, bloody Dictator, who, weary with
empire aud stated with Slaughter, resigned
IN wantunnosS ot scorn the power winch
had no longer any charms for him, is con
vcried by II. Jony, on hint as he SAYS
from Montcsqulcu, into deep and s,iliul
calculator, who thinking the Romans 50
abased that nothing but the ssyerest sui
tcrng could rouse them from their drgra-
dalon, deliberately proceeded TO render
himself their master, with the patriotic
purpose of purifying by furnishing them,
and When this should have been effected,
when hp should have Jet blood enough, oil
rrslgning his power and returning 10 the
rank of IA private citizen. II must he al
lowed, nevertheless, that, however unlike
the Sylla Of history, NJ. Jouy's Sy LA is
very interesting parsonage, and that not .
wlIislanding all the difficulties which tins
hypothesis IL 10 his kego'a character threw
IN The authors path, ne has produced II
play of great lnterest--an interest which,
aided by the taents Of Halma, who in ,otc
and manner. not less than by the simiIari
ty OF sentiments aud fate, is said in tine
character of Sylla 10 have recalled Napo-
icon most strongly To the recollection OF
the Parisihps, has oatlrrd a sixlieth re
presentation in almost weekly repei ton.
The notice OF the present state of the
slave trade is one ofvsry little encourage
ment, after all that has been done, ii aud
written on the subject. 10 the French
and Portuguese now belong I" the bad
pre- cmncncc" Of leading in this dreadful
traffic, and next to them rank the Span.
iasds. " We are informed" saws the re-
viewer, on good authority, that, in the
10 months ending in August last, not fewer
than 400 slaves ships had departed from
the Ncstern coast of Africa, carrying away
upwards of 100000 slaves: nearly one
half OF these were French, the resi- mostly
Portuguese We viii make one morc
extract. In abiding to the absence. of Il
wretch named Gomez, the Portuguese
Governor of Princes Island, (of whom, on
account Of his slasc-mongerng, the British
had induced, as they thought, the perma-
ncnt recall, though he was soon after re-
stored to- his government with increased
hunuurs-'' star aud ribband"-by the
Court of Lisbon the Review says, "Fhc
trade ii seems had not suffered III his alb
scnce, having been carried on by bis
daughter, Donna Maria da CRUZ, worthy
representative of her father if we may
Judge from the specimen afforded by The
capture Of the Jose HaIIaco, belonging 10
this mirror OF female tenderness. 7 his
cock bout was under the burthen Of settH
TONS. The height from the water casks
To the beams lthe only place of Shelter for
the wrctch.d beings WHO composed the
carso) was Serenfcta inches, and in this
miserable chasm thirty human beings had
been Wcdged ten Of them, hoWe,er, when
the vessel was captured, had been released
from their misery by starvation, aud the
remainder wer. found la the last stage of
human sullcrings, from hunger, filth and
disease. Justice is done Ia the zeal of
the United States against this Ubiquitous
traffic, thought it is complained Of that we
are unwilling TO establish u mutual right Of
search.
As 10 the dissection lur sol ii may he itly
callcdl OF Mr.. O'3,carl, il is unsparlng and
complete, and all credit IN tlose parts of
Mr. O'Meara's hook which depends on his
mere assertion, unsupported by intrinsic or
other esidepce, must be very much sha
ken by this lesleN. 1t Is not pretended
that, III most instances. the CONVERSATIONS
of Napoleon are not falihtuIls represented !;
hut, in matters tending 10 lneHlpate the
British Government, aud Sir Hudson
Lowe IN particular, such damiling evidence
is produced, under the DEBTORS own hand
and seal, against the I'll cam stances hf ltlhl
self sets forth in his book il ~ 80 plainly
proved that the Doctor was playing the
part of a double spy, who, Wilde reporting
~ Napoleon the proceedings =! tie Co