Wheeling compiler. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [i.e. W. Va.]) 1829-1831, 1830-09-08

I which he has abused to the worst Of pur-
Y poses. This the voice Of humanity Impe
rionsly dema!.ds.-Fahh cannot, must not
/ be placed in the most solemn engagements
into which the barbarian would be willing
TO enter, 10 obtain the restoration Of his
power. Algiers must pass under the do
m;nion of some European power, or, like
! Greece, under the dominion Of some Chris
titan Prince. England cannot objec; TO
I fine permanent occupation OfAl giers, either
Inv France or some Christian power"
BelPs Weekly Messenger, Of the 18Th Ju
!ly. on thc question whether France will
maintain a garrison at the expense Of the
. AIperines, or whether from conquered
territory into a settlement, or whether, fl
nalIy, after having procured an indemnity
for the expense of the expedition, and ra-
zed the walls Of the city, she will quietly
embark for Toulon, has the following re-
marks:
1--WE see no reason whatever why the
other States of Europe should entertain
any jealousy on this head. To England,
possessing Gibralter and Malta-the keys
of the Mediterranean, and outposts Of 4.
+ cypt. the establishment Of a French naval
power at Alglers can be no more formula
bic than depot at Marseilles or fouion-
France never wanted available maratlme
stations in these seas-shc has them ii"
abundance. For ourselves We confess
thatw we look further, aud do not regard the
introduction Of the French power INTO Al
gers with the least jealousy. we ear
nes,y desire the civilization Of Africa, and
we wish to sec this civil amehoraiion be-
rin upon the shores of the Mediterranean.
We have tried IN vain IN other quarters OF
the globe to communicate tie blessings ot
knowledge. and the consultations otreiig
TO this unhappy PeOPle-ihe descendants
of Cam always laborng at the oar aAd
tuggug al the Atlantic galley. We have
found Sierra Leone the grave OF all VINO
have been sent lhither. Itls time, there
fore. that another corner of Africa should
be tried. ia order to let in some portion OF
that light in which Europe has so long
baskeu."
In the House of Commons, a mouon
had been made by Mr. Brougham, to take
INTO consideration the most ellectual means
of mitigating the state of the slaves IN the
British Colonies, and finally Of abohshng
slavery aItogeih6g. it was lost by vote
of 5Gto D. In the curse OF a discussion
IN the House of Commons or the 18Th,
1 fact Of some interest TO this country was
incidentally mentioned by SIR Robert Peel.
lie Observed
'rThere was at this moment travelling
through The North American Colonies, a
gentleman extremely we'll acquainted with
/ the wants Of new Colony, aud possessed
of great experience in The matters ucccs-
sary for establishing a settlement, who
was directed to report his observations to
the government, with view OF emabling
/ them TO discover whether some we'll arran-
ged system might not be adopted at once
/ to relieve the population at home, and TO
benefit the colonies where transfer o. an
/ industrious population would be an advan-
tage to them. When that gentleman sho'd
have made his report, he hoped 1t would
/ be found that some measure could be a
/ dOptcd for framing a system Of emigration
on the principle recommended by his RI.
Hon. friend Till that could be done, he
/ thought they would not be really meeting
/ the distress OF the country, nor the wants
of any Of the colonies, by sending out hun
dreds of settlers for whom TO previous
preparation had been made"
| Ia the House Of Commons on the 9Th Of
/ July, Mr. Peel, in answer 10 a member
who inquired whether the negotiations
with the United States with respect TO the
Canadas had been brought to conclusion
4 observed that negotiations we're pCGdng
+ between his Maiesty's Government and
/ the United States on that subject, and
that they had not as vet been brought TO
+ final conclusion.
It Is said that tic French fouod in Al
gers four millions of pounds sterling
The distress in Ireland is much spoken
oS 10 our English papers, and seems TO be
both poignant and general. As n sample
Of the miserable state of want and famine
which the Irish people are experiencing
we find It mentioned that in the town on
Kuntuck, out of q population Of $50
persons, no fewer than 1900 are enrolled
as paupcrs. The details given Of the OK
tremity Of suGerings which they endure
are heart-rendiug Instances have taken
place "of persons having blod the cattle
for the purpose OF subsIs.Ing on the blood,
Of families having lived for weeks on the
coarse leaves Of cabbage and on the leaves
of the field, without any other food; and
IN consequence, the poor creatures may be
seen 10 the streets with suHken eyes, bag
gard and enacialcd countenanceS, CXhib-
ting mixture Of yellow and green that
1 seems TO vie with the Unwholesolne all
mimi On ,,LirL tLn,. cnrlriun 10 lrnr ont n