Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1824-05-08
LATE FROM ENGLAND

tHAkLfsToN, April 26.-'rhe ship Per-
trc', captain Prince, arrived ON Saturday eve
u'nS, IN 80 days from Livrrrnul, having left
iha port on the 23d ut. 4 Lyerpnnl pap,r
has been received by this arrival, Of the god
uii but oar latest London paper is the Courier
OF the l7Ih.
There is 40 political news of Importance
The cotton market is Improving, aud the sales
OF The week ending un Saturday the 2otb
were very heavy, amounting to 2I,70O bales
of which 1880 were UpIands Rice was
very heavy; none, excepting of the best q,iaI-
~, would sel-350 casks were taken for the
Lnnd"n market un The i7th at 18s 3D.
The West India Question, IS hiCh has caus
ed SD much uneasnrss and irritation between
the colonial legislatures and Great Britain
came on for discussion in The British Pailia-
ment on the 18th ult. when Mr.. Canning in
me House oil Cnmnnns, and Lord Bathurst
m The House of PEERS d,,rloped the policy
oi Inc government upon this momentous sub
1rct Mr. Canning appears perfectly To know
ana To feel tie de!Icacy and the danger of the
topics which gave rise t. the debate. His
speech was characterize d by IA wise and re-
hec!ing forecast, which diSprls the illusion of
hraied enthusiasm. The measures of the
government, under his auspices, Cannot fail TO
produce ihe most salutary ttlrct, and to re-
store the utmost harmony and confidence he
tween the colonies aud the parent country.
we extract below part OF Mr. Canning's
speech In relation To the abolition OF the Slave
Trade, by which we are apprised of the exist
ence oil Il treaty on that subject between this
country and Great Britain, hich is alike hon
cratic to both contracting parties
n" on'y mode OF aitainir the object we
nave 10 view ~ Tins that every nation shall
for Itself declare Slave Trading pira,cal-to
be liable to the same law, and pu, ishrd by the
san1e sanction in fact, what we in EugIand
call statutable piracy. This is what Great
lam haze m,
posed but she has hitherto always prooosed
u ~ VAN. We offered both TO France aud the
I nlted States BY treaty, TO give a right of mu-
Wal VISIT aud search IN case of susprcfed
ive Tradir 2. But Hon, gentlemen viii NOT
surprised, collecting the many sore points
- SariIime ldw and maritime pride, that we
HAsz>N Drver hitherto, been able To accon,pI,ah
our Object With either. (Hear1 lam now.
therefore, happy in being able To inform the
ho'isr' That not many hours or rather nor
many days ago, a Treaty was received. signed
Icy ray Rigni Honorable Relation. our Minis
Yer to ibe United States, and by the American
nIlnI' Ter, according this mutual right of visit.
Hear hrar, hrar) Il has been granted, of
course, under certain regulations and rastric-
lions, applying to both States.
-" The House Is probably aware that in the
~ STATES an Act has already passed inlict-
ing upon slave trading the same penalty as IN
On piracy, aud propose Tonight to bring in
OH WIN precisely the same object, and after
~ shall have passed, the natives of Great Bri.
laIn and Of the United States, will cooperate
Tor Tie purpose Distinguishing This traffic, AS
lar a5 regards the subjects of the two Powers
Ihe present 10 not the opportunity for enter
'NS INTO the details of this arrangement, but
honorable gentlemen who recollect how any-
ifnsy questions Of maritime law have. at all
times, been contested between us and the T.
Dited States, viii readily suppose that some
points of dignity have been reserved on both
S'des, and certain rights are declared not TO
~pftFidlced. Whatever has been agreed I'D.
90 has been agreed with respect 10 this sub
Jet. We have each reserved to ourselves the
right Of administering our own law, although
he right of capture belongs 10 both ia Bri-
fish slave trader be taken by a ship Of the u
-, she IS TO be sent 10 ibis country for auiu-
dca'inn, and her crew Tor trial The same +.
8er'aiion has been claimed g. conceded ON The
part OF the u. States, and we're IT otherwise.
many disputes q icon, rnienCes might arise
" hrn the treaty is carried into operation, ]
trust II will be- found completely efcctual for
its purpose. rust also that the benefit will
not stop here for where il is known that the
Two first maritime powers of he world have
80 ~ consented 10 compromise their mutual
PRIDE as Co submit 10 these regulations. for the
5dkc ofs"Grring humanity, with no small grace
1"d no snail power, they may ask any third
Pfry 10 JON IN this viftueus and beneficial
compact"
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