American watchman and Delaware advertiser., 1827-02-06
FoR TIE WA2cAMAN.

have in my hands pamphlet entitled Extracts
rom The eighteenth and nineteenth Reports oi he
Directors Of the African stiu,ion"-in which ]
hod the following paragraph, tina. desire you to
publish.
From The Royal Gazette and Sierra Leone .7dveriser 2ad
-4brl, 1925
"We credbly informed that three vessels, unde,
american colours, this upon the fer
slpes oi them the baltimore, bull schooner, Gene
raj Wmder, Hill master last from ST. Thomas, carries 10
guns and numerous al If -horn, ruth the master
citizens f the limited States This vessel ANA another
nave their shore the Gairas and Cape MAui
he remaining Shebar. Thus these mscre
ants taking ad, antage Of The absence of sny American
and openly violating the laws Of their country
owths anding the heavy punishment il subjects them TO-
We have here occasion to regret the failure oI the
caton fora muaa right Of search, which would most pro-
badly, in this instance. have enabled our cruzers who
lately here, to have prevented these robbers from
from the coast"
I his paragraph is recommended to the Editor OF
the Genius OF Universal Emancipation, Baltimore
and he is desired 10 inquire how it is pos lble hst
vessels can be fitted out IN The poi, OF Baltimore
(where there are SO many persons opposed to trsi.
fc that dsgt that city that has become the head
quarters of abolilior,) without the matt, getting to
The knowledge oi the proper authorities for the sup
preston Of such acts. But a, the time that
write this, am aware OF The possibility of carrying
traffic contrary TO law, and contrary TO the prin
cples OF humanity and the opinions OF the mass OF
the community among which ii is effected-from
Circumstance that has recently come to my know
ledge.
There is uithin a fer miles Of philadelphia,
(not more than sir ar Seren o person who, pos.
sessng farm on that spot, and one in Mary land
where he keeps number OF slaves is in the prac-
tict Of transporting his said slaves from Maryland
to Pennsylvania TO work his farm there Here
he suffers them to remain for near The siT months.
that the Pennsylvania law permits them 10 continue
when he returns them to Mary yland-and in con
sequence OF this arrangement passes them tuice in
IL months through the State Of Delaware, (i, is pre-
sumed) contrary to our law -as it is species Of
Internal traffic IN stares-contrary no doubt TO the
principles That obtain b'th in Pennsylvanis and al
least that part oi the state OF Delaware through
which those slaves probably transported. 1t is
true that they may be transported by water from
the shores OF Delaware TO the neghhorhood ni
Chester--but in any way it is presumed that they
pass through apart Uf this State.
MENTOR.
New Orleans paper says: -" gentleman
who left Kingston, Jam. on the Goth December,
gives the following informa!ion--A packet from
England arrived at Kingston on the 18th Deccm
ber, after passage Of IS days. 1t was reported
that she brought instructions 10 the British Admi
raj that station to be prepared act against The
Island OF Cuba, which it was supposed The British
meant to seize, in case Ferdinand VII. persisted
any longer in refusing to indemnify English mer
chants for piraces on the commerce, as we'll as