Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1845-11-11

THE "SLAVE-SHACKLES ISLANDER
A Gibraltar Correspondent oil The New York
Herald, under date ol lie 30th September states
some curious facts, which are far from calculated
10 place The official conduct of Great Britain in
favorable light. The refusal Of The Governor
and his official agents 10 allow our Consul 10
publish a refuaion of the absurd and malicious
charge, goes strongly 10 confirm The impression
rapidly gaining ground, that deep-seaied hos
tily 10 America and her free institutions per-
wales all classes of England, from the highes, 10
the lowest. They are jealous of our rapid pro-
gross in wealth and nAuence-lhey fear the
mighty effect Of Republican institutions, in shak-
ing The weakened columns Of kiDgy power
they seize held ulcvery table however absurd and
slanicrous, 10 lower our standing in The eyes OF
The world. There are, surely, elements % dissa-
tisiaciun enough between the iwo nalioE>, with
out adding fuel 10 The flame. All must acanow-
ledge, thai The insulting conduct OF the Governor
of Gibraltar il mol explained bv his royal ms
icrs, will tend 10 increase the feeling Of disSais-
faction with The naughty conduct Q. England
Speaking Of The article in the London Times :
The Herald, Correspondent! proceeds;
at alleges. that several cart loads OF slave
shackles' were recovered from the Missouri By
The diver employed 10 RAISE the wreck: lha, three
ui these shack!eS are in his possession ct dffe-
rent size answering fer families, and that They
are Of the kind 10 be found on board OF all YES
sci, engaged in this infamous traffic And this
information OF car, leads 81 slave shackes, II APP
pears comes from reliable correspondent 81! This
| garrison. The American consul, Mr.. Sprague,
upon reading this article OF The Times, felt IL his
duly By giving true statement OF the case,
10 remove The effect intended to be produced
b. This Liberal, and, in every particular false
report, and accordingly prepared an article,
with particulars signed by himself as United
States Consul, and requested lis insertion in
the Gibraltar Chronicle, the only paper pub.
lishcd in this garrison. This article of the Con-
sui was supported by letter from The contractor
Of the Missouri the person alluded 10 by the
Times, in which he distinctly saes, that thirty
pairs or, at the most, forty pairs were The whole
amount OF shack.cs recovered ~ him, which
it is well known is not hall the number usn-
ally carried by vessels Of war having compile
! men, OF seamen as great Il. were on board Of the
| Missouri. Yet this article, with true English Il
| beral,ly, was refused admission into The Chron-
/ Gle, which LED 10 an appeal 10 The Governor ttr
his authority but he also gave his refusal, alleg-
inr that the statement OF the contractor was not
correct and thus indirectly sustaining the inta-
nous assertion Of The Times, although the evi-
dence OF its lasity was under his very eyes
| This high fnnciionary allowed his prejudices 10
carry him 50 far that. apcn Inc late arrival OF NJ
Theirs, The ey French Minister The shackles were
! exhibited 10 that gentleman, and the story OF The
! Times detailed, as il in every particular true
! Comm n; upon such conduct is here unnccessa-
~; the American reader will draw his own IN
| ference. You will readily imagine that much
excitement exists upon his sutjcc', and which Is
increased b. the singular monomania which has
seized upon his Excellencv, Sir Robert Wilson
The contractor has been directed b. The Consul
10 overhaul the whole wreck, and 10 send all
shacklcs found, il any 10 him al the American
| Consulate when, doubtless, the whole affair oil
the "American SLAYER" lis honorable snpercaTeo,
:, together with the cart loads Of slave shackles..
will be The subject Of notice in apoher quarter
p S.-The Union, commenting upon this
statement says:
"We should, indeed, be prompted, by our re.
spect for The Governor OF Gibraltar, 10 doubt The
accuracy Of The whole statement, if we had not
strong reasons 10 suspect from other sources, that
there was 100 much foundation for the report.