Wheeling compiler. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [i.e. W. Va.]) 1829-1831, 1829-08-26

| Clarkson, ascertalned the names of20, 0OO
English Seamen, who had persisted in the
slaye-trade. In February l7SS, by order
Of the King, a Committee Of the Privy
Council took into consideration the subject
of the African slave trade. The subject
was introduced into Parliament on the
month of May I78S by William Pitt A
bill was passed to limit the number OF
slaves to a ship. In 1892, bill passed
the Commons for the gradual abolition Of
the trade, 30 to S.. In l7OS, a motion
to abolish the slave trade within limited
time was lost 50 to 81; but again in 1901,
carried 60 to SO. January 4th 1907, a
bill was introduced into the House of Lords
for lis immediate and total abolition, and
carried 100 to SO. In the Commons. it
was passed almost by reclamation; t00
hundred and eighty three voting in the az
frmahve, and sixteen ia the negative. On
the 25th of January 1907, Just as the sun
reached his meridian, the bill received the
royal assent
United States.--In 1772, the House Of
/ Burgesses Of Virginia pettloned the Brit
ish Government for permission to prohibit
the further importation of slaves into that
colony. The petition was rejected. All
children born of slaves in the state ofPenn
sylvania otter March 1880. were free. In
the same month the constitution Of Massa
chvsetts was ratified, which interdicted
slavery. BY the constitution of New
Hampshire. adopted IN 1892, no person
could be held slave; by that of Vermont
in 1898; be legislative enactment in Rhode
Island in 1873; IN Connecticut law was
passed in 1874, declaring that all persons
born after that year should be free, on at
tainingtht age y years: in New jersey a
Jaw was passed NJ 1904. declaring that ev-
cry child born ola slave after July 18th, OF
that year should be free. In New York,
July 4th, 1927, slavery totally ceased
The United States Congress Of 1877, en-
acted law, iuterdtcting slavery forever
from the country, between the Ohio and
! Mississippi rivers. January lst, 1905,
1.-THE sIacctrade ceased by the constitution
of the United States. In March 1890, by
act of Congress all citizens Of the United
States. who shall be found in the slave
'Itrade, and be convicted Of the offence shall
saf1r de0h.
african Coloai9atioa-In June 1877
the English Colony at Sierra Leone was
established. This territory les 9 deg Il
N. north latitude and about II deg. west
longitude.--ln 1874, the settlement was
nearly destroyed by a French feet. Ii
! 1877, all the possessions ofthe company
we're surrendered to the British Crown
The Colony now contains $1,000 inhab
tanls, 1900 of whom are liberated ne
groes. The freight on the shipments made
from the colony in 1921 was nearly 100,
OOOl.
The American Colonization Society wa:
formed in December lSl6.--ln 1918, d
portion of the African coast was explored
| by Messrs. Mills and Burgess. In 1920
eighty emigrants were sent out. In De
cember 1921, Cape Monsorado was pur
chased. and soon after, a permanent set
Element commenced The population o
the colony, new exceeds 1900, Of whom
| 533 were sent out in 1877. Within tive
/ years past about 1000 slaves had been lib
Grated in the United States many Of whom
have been transmitted to Africa.
.NiscelIansouS.- In Austria, it was de
clared by royal edict in 1916, that every
slave from the moment he touches the Aus
trian soil, or an Austrian Ship is free. II
| 1925, a decree was passed by the Govern
ment Of France, declaring that all engaged
in the slave trade as propretors, suPercar
goes, &c shall be punished with Danish
ment, and fine equal to the value OF the
ship and cargo; officers ofthe vessefre
iered incapable of serving in the Frencl
navy; and other individuals punished witt
Imprisonment. In Brazil, it is to be abol
ished in three years after March lst 1877
Six Spanish Ships were captured IN lS2t
which had on board 1860 slaves. OaC
ship of 80 tons, had 22l slaves. In 1921
a Spanish Schooner of 60 tons, was cap
;ured; having in her hold 30 slaves; 81
soon died. 1t is accounted a good voy-
age, if not more than % in 100 perish. IL
the month of January 1893, BOO slaves
were landed in Bahia, Brazil.
The traveller Burkhardt, says that the
number of slaves in Egypt is 20, 600; in a
I plague recently in Cairo, 5000 persisted
In the Kingdom Of Darfour IN Eastern Af
RIGA, the number of slaves is about 1906
in Bornoon, Bagerme, Haoussa, &c. the
slaves are about 10000 to 100000 free
men. All the Bedouins arc well stocked
with slaves. In Syria there are but few