American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1824-05-04
From the Nev Fork Erening Post, April 27.' :

GKEAl BRll hlN.-In the BrltlSn Parliament
the question respecting an ameioraion OF the slave
population in the West Indies, was brought for.
ward by ministers. The following is an outline oil
the Improvements proposed THE abolition of the
punishment OF female slaves by the whip. AS to
male the whip is no longer TO be born by the driver
into the field, nor employed as stimulous to la
Dor, but used only in punishment of msbehavlour
prOUfd and recorded Provision is TO be made for
the religious instruction Of slaves, by the establish
inent of two bishoprics, with additional number
Of clergy. Provision is 10 be made for regular
and legal marriages. In the sale Of slaves, fami-
lies are not to be separated, and the property Of
the slave is to be protected by law. Saving banks
are to be established, to receive the doposites Of
the slave, and proper guards for their safety. The
testimony OF slaves who have certificates of their
religious instruction from minister, is to be re-
ceived In all civil causes, when the masters i'm
mediate interests are not concerned, and in all
criminal cases except when the life oil white per-
son is involved. The slave is allowed to purchase
his own manumission or that Of his vile or chill
dren.
The accounts from Ireland continued to be Of a
very appalling description. The brother Of the
Catholic Bishop OF Ossory had been murdered
OF the condition OF the inhabitants of Limerick,
the Chronicle OF the 9Th March published at that
place says Potatoes Id. per stone in New
Castle, and the poor Of every class likely to be
as much distressed the ensuing at any
former period employment for the tradesmen
and laborers provisions of all kinds rising, and a
most INDECENT population, laboring, 10 many nstan
ces, under the inAicon of fever.
EUROPEAN INTELLIGENCE.
We have number Of additional arrivals from Eu-
rope TO announce this evening. The latest is the
ship London Captain Moran, arrived this morning
in so days from Liverpool.
Captain Moran has brought dispatches from Lon
don and Madrid to our Government.
A steam packet, built on Amnesty and Lowerby's
patent ran on the 3lst of January, between Hull
and Seby, no less than one hundred and sixty five
miles in twelve hours! This is at the rate OF al.
most fourteen miles an hour.
On the oath of March. dreadful FIRE occurred
at Woolych, which consumed the whole range of
houses composing Ashdown, together with an i'm
mems. Of OUT buildings. The fire was near the
arsenal and public stores but fortunately the bull
ding Consumed stood, as it were, in valley, and
by themselves. The number oil buildings destroy
ed is not stated.
II is reported that loan has been contracted for
by Messrs. Barring, Rothschd and Laiitte, with
fhe French Ministry 10 the enormous nominal a.
mount Of 5,S0000o 900 o.! francs equal to lS2,000,
0oOi sterling.
The Sublime Porte is said to have threatened to
cut off LORD Byron's head should he fall into the
hands Of Pacha.
The society Of Friends in England, have subscri-
bed 7,10o pounds sterling to relieve the Greeks.
From the Dublin Euening Post, March %.
We regret exceedingly to state, that disturbances
N Limerick, Cork and Kilkenny continue We
will not say that they are alarming, but certainly
they Of nature that must intict pain on every
man who has regard for this miserable country and
its wretcbed inhabitants, to whatever rank or class
they may belong. In Kildorrery, Cork, murder
has been committed on man named sullivan
Near Butervant, in the county, the house OF
Mr.. Inward, farmer, was burnt. In Tipperary.
near New Inn, man canned Conway had his scull
fractured, of which, he died. We have already
mentioned the murder OF Mr. Marum, in Kilkenny,
BY misprInt, II was stated that his son had shared
the same fate the latter wounded, butts recov
ering. At near Caaw however, in the same
county, one Long, process server, who eDdcavored
TO levy thes, murdered on the same day. In
Limerick they are continuing TO arrest, under Inc
8insurrecton act. Sixteen men were taken up on
The goth ultimo, in Kilmeady, in this county.
A Paris paper of the 25th ut. announces the ar
rival at Cherburg of the y. S ship Cyane, from
New York, having on board Mr.. BB OWN, our min
ister to France.
With respect to the Slave Trade, the French Gov.
eminent had agreed to admit mutual right OF
search if the punishments was to De made severe.
'rhe American Government had formerly made the
trade piracy, and now had admitted mutual right
Of search, by which British ships might VISIT Ameri-
can as we'll as British ships concerned IN the trade
bot upou this condition. that British ships should be
sent for condemnation TO a British tribunals ana
American ships to a tribunal Of their own country
men.
Mr.. Canning intends to bring bill into Parlla'
Inent to declare the Slave Trade, carried on ny
British subjects ON the high seas, to be Piracy.