Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1831-01-13

ware who may bo bold enough to venture
within it!
| The Slaue Tfcde.-The annexed account
of the capture Of SLAYER, from the coast OF
/ Africa, after sharp action, was published by
| the Board of Admiralty on the ESD NOVem.
her. For the killed and wounded engaged
| in the accursed traffic, we have neither regrets
TO express, nor sympathies to indulge. Most
| fortunate and prOvidential was it, that no
more of the miserable victims Of the Span
| iard's avarice, were destroyed in the engage
| ment -
ADMIRALTY OFFIcE. Nov. IS.
Capt. Gordon, Of bis Majesty's ship AthOll.
has transmitted to the Right Hon. John Viii
son Croker, a letter from Commander Will
lam BrOughtOn. of his Majesty's siooP PrIm.
rose, to Capt. Gordon. dated ut the island OF
Ascension, 5th October. 1880, OF which the
following is an extract:
Proceeding 10 execution of your orders Of
the Sd Sept, had the good fortune to fall
| in at II. so. p. M. on the 9Th Of that month,
with the Spanish ship Velos Pdssagero, Jose
! Antonio de Ia Vega, master, from Wydah,
bound to Havannah. pierced for % guns, but
having only 90 mounted and from the off,
Ger whom sent on beard not being allowed
to examine her below, as usual, concluded
she had slaves on board. Finding | had much
the advantage Of her in sailing, and wishing
to avoid the effusion Of blood by night ac-
ton with vessel crowded with slaves, l re-
manned by her until morning, when, being
within hail, and still resOlutely refusing per-
mission to search her, we opened oar fire,
which she returned Immediately, the ships
nearly touched each other: after the second
broadside we laid her ON board. and in ten
minutes carried her. with loss on our side Of
s killed and ~ wounded; the VclOs had 46
killed and 90 wounded. out Of crew as near
as could ascertain Of l50 men Of different
nations, and having on board 555 slaves, five
of whom were killed. Being myself wounded
10 the act of boarding, my place was ably Ia
ken by 1t. Butterfeld, land others.1 cam
not speak too highly 10 praise Of the gallantry
and good conduct Of the warrant and petty
| officers and ships company, who distinguish
| ed themselves not only for their steadness in
action, but for their great personal exertiOns
in reftting the two ships afterwards.
/ Here follows the names of the killed and
! wounded-S killed, l2 wounded.
A. GORDON, Captain.
| We are glad to find from the intelligence
received by the John Jay, that the impress
| sions which we entertained and published,
after the late arrivals, have thus far been veri-
fed. The passenger in the ship Columbia.
who "saw an Extra issued from the office of
the Courier, which stated that Russia had ac-
tually declared war against France" was
mistaken, no such event having occurred
days later. The general state OF Europe is
certainly very interesting, and no man can
fOretel with any degree of certainty, when
there are SO many cOmbustibles on hand,
how soon fire may be lighted among them.
But such is the situation Of the prnc.p pal pow
ers, that in the absence of all causes of war,
we do not expect to see a war undertaken. Ii
there is war, it must be against France
But France has done nothing to justify, or
even provoke war. What charges can Rus
STA introduce into a manifesto, 10 vindicatiOn
Of hostile measures on her part ! And how
ever much the government Of that country
may dread the progress of freedom, or the
principles of freedom. we do not believe they
will on such grounds hazard their reputation.
by declaring war against a nation at such
distance from them, aud which has not been
concerned in single act that in any degree
affected the rights of Ru ssia.
The disturbances 10 England are certainly
serious, and 10 some points Of view danger
Gus to the peace Of tina kingdom. But we
! do not apprehend that they will lead to rev.
Olution. The hungry and irritated pOpulace,
who are suffering under the severe pressure OF
want, and who are out Of employment
as well as bread, may increase their own
cala'nities by the destruction Of machinery,
and by burning up the stacks Of corn for
want OF the contents of which they are in dis
'ress but they cannot, in our opinion, seri-
ously threaten the existence of the govern
ment. Without arms, without officers, dis
e'phne' or system, their plans and operations
nave apparently sprung out of their present
distress; and in all probability do not extend
beyond local and tempory mischief and re-
sentiment. Is is much to be- lamented that
the t''nes' and the real burthsns under which
the nation is oppressed, should infuriate So
large portion Of the labouring classes. and
drise them 10 momentary. or longer contin-
ued excesses. Almost all the internal disseu
SONS and disturbances, which have agitated
England within the last thirty or forty years,
have arisen from similar sources. il il I'M.
doubleday true, that individ ual wealth has
been very greatly enhanced in modern times.
ny the introduction of labor saving machine
ry' But 1t is equally apparent to Us, that the
poorer classes have suffered 10 an equal pro-
portion. II this is in any considerable meas
ure one of the sources of the difficulties. it is
mol easy 10 see how they are to be remedied.
+ Machinery exists, and must be used, or
tnsar manufacturing system be- broken down,
Il Ihe affairs Ut Holland and Belgium are
said to he in a train of negotiation, for the