Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1826-05-23

enemy. Nevertheless the merchant Vesseis o'
France had not escaped the vexations OF t'reeS
pirates In support ofthese facts, he HIS EA-
celIency) could appeal to Rear-Admir:l Haigan
who had seat in the Chamber, and Rear-Ad-
miral de Rigny, who commanded the LeVan'
station. ~.
M BENJAMIN Constant said, that Count Mole
when Minister of the Marine, and NJ. Portal
hi, Successor. had represented the laws against
the slave trade as inadequate, although another
Minister Of the Marine M, de Clermont Ton
nerrel had thought differently. AS to the pc
nal,v the con6scation Of the vessel and the in
c,nac;,v ofthe Captain to command afterwards
was abundantly Unidentified by single success
ful ex pedition Besides those who really sent
out the vessels remained quietly at Nantes, ana
were never prosecuted. AS for enrolling Tor
the Turks, he (,he Hon. Deputy could say
where enlistments were made, and name those
who made them.
Several voices:-Name them?
NJ. B. Constant. Well, will mention Nj. Gle
Liyron, who, week ago, was at the Hotel de
Castillo. He was charged to enrol. know
not whether he has left Paris since. l would
say 10 Ministers, show yourselves, by more
frank and humane conduct, the protectors OF
Religion and humanity Be firm, be generous,
be Christians. (Murmurs Yes, be Christians
in stretching out helping hand to the Greeks
and not merely in vain forms and ceremonies:
Violent murmurs) second the proposal OF
General Sebastian.
Nj. Dudon was as,onished that honest mer-
chants who had nothing to apprehend, should
come under pretext Of humanity, to solicit the
erection of scaffolds. (Murmurs.) The pen
atty already awarded by law was sufficiently Sc
we're. They were not Frenchmen, but English
men, who carried off negroes from the coast
OF Africa. As to enlistment for the Pacha OF
Egypt he Che Hon. Deputy believed that mi
nisters did their duty, and would therefore vote
for the Order of the Day.
General Sebastian said, that it was proved
that at the time Of Ibrahim Pacha's expedition
to the M6rea, the treasure OF his army was
transported from Alexandria to Navarino by a
French armed vessel TWAS also true that fri
gates were building for the same Pacha in the
ports on the Mediterranean. 1t was equally
true that he commanders of vessels, engaged
in the slave trade threw the negroes into the
sea TO escape the pursuit Of cruizers.
The Minister Of the Finances said, that the
crime mentioned by the last speaker was ca
pital offence; but no captain could be condemn
ed unless the crime were brought home 10 him.
AS to the transport Of the treasure, the COM
mander Of the station had been RECALLED for al
lowing it, and Rear-Admiral de Rigny was sent
out in his place. Relative to the vessels con-
s,ructing in French ports, the Government
could not throw any obstacle in the way. A
few years ago, the Dey of Algiers had been
permitted to build two frigates, and permission
to build frigate and corvette had been given
to the Pacha of Egypt. They would not, how
ever, be allo we'd to arm, and hence there would
be no violation of neutrality.
The Order of the Day was then put, and car
ried BY small majority.