The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1857-07-28
THE WASHINGTON UNION.

can candidates have obtained support and votes IN the
commercial and conservative quarters of Paris.
doubt whether the opinions of some of his advisers
this point shared by the Emperor He is certainly
surprised and panied at the result of the elections of
Paris and of of the leading cities but he does not
believe that bad feeling hs arisen between himself and
the nation at large lie believes, on the contrary that
between him and the there many points OF con
tact and affinity and he has still at his disposal OF
preventing the effect from the moment he Is made nc
quanted with the The popularity of the Empe-
ror may in degree be weakened by the imprudcnt
conduct of those under him but il is still great IL is
cdifce in which the faults of high nctionaries may
have caused breaches il has not yet been seriously dam
aged but the those breaches repaired the
better.
The Journal de Mime Il Loire publishes the following
suit Of the election which has taken place in the circum
scrption of Anglers NJ f. Duboys the candidate of the
government, obtained 1888 votes NJ. G., Borlillon,
10 267. The majority in favor of NJ Duboys is 27l.
He Is consequently elected
Tho Uniuers that in Maycnne Nj. Halligon,
the opposition candidate has been elected Nj. Be-
gretain.
In the Somme M dc Morgan the opposition candidate,
polled ii, 26i votes NJ. dc Lamarre, 0,S95. NJ dc
Morgan is consequently elected deputy of the Somme
REVIVAL THE AFRICAN SLAVE RADE.-IoRD PALMER
sroSs OPINION OF HAPoLEoNs PLAN.
In the House of Commons July 10, Mr.. J. A. Turn
said he had given notice that he should put question
subject which excited considerable interest out of
doors This country had made great sacrifices OF treasure
and blood in the suppression of the slave trade That
vved might be inferred from their refusal to rcpcala
measure which the Brazilian government strongly OBJ
jected to- The French however had taken step which
excited much alarm That step was the importation of
negroes into their colonies from Africa IL said that
labor intended but those who understood the
subject knew that such idea perfectly unounded,
and the project carried out it would be revival
of the slave trade Hear, hear contract had been
made with house at Marsclles for the supply of Afri
to the French colonies The ports settlements,
the west coast of Africa to which Messs Regis Freres
of Marselles intended to send their vessels for supply
of free blacks for the French West India colonies, were
Whydah Assinee and Grand Bassam. The result would
he that noas would be made by the African chiefs and
the natives would be driven down like black cattle to the
coast so much head being paid for them He concu-
ded by asking whether any communication had taken
place between the English and French governments
speeding the exports of negroes fm the west coast of
Africa to the French colonies in the West Indies and
whether the noble lord at the head of the government
aware in what manner the negroes were to be OBJ
tanned.
After a few words from Sir f. N. Buxton,
Lord Pamerston said that the government had received
information that contract had been made with French
firm for the supply of 200 negroes for the French colo
MES, Her Maestys government fully appreciated the
force of the remarks made by the honorable member for
Manchester, Hear, hear 1t plain that, though
slavery abolished in the French colonies the negroes
would not become by law slaves nevertheless, The bringing
Of these negroes from 4frct ,ooud all human proJbt
degenerate into sate trade far ca concerned
An attempt has been made in Great Britain to obtain emil
grants Tor our West INDIAN colonies, but That
had failed and the great probability that the French
government would fail also il they carried into execution
attempt rife with the evils of slavery These con-
sierations had been condentiay communicated to the
French government and they answered her Majesty S
government that their anxious desire not to revive
the evils of the slave trade and that every should be
taken to prevent it. As the matter stood, the gov
eminent would obtain all the information they could
and such state of affairs feared would,
communicate it to the French government and they could
not doubt that that government would ut stop pro-
caedng not only opposed to all the principles of humanity
but to express treaty stipulations. Hear, hear.
From the london Times July 10,
Our Portsmouth correspondent received the following
letter from the coast of Africa yesterday:
SIERRA LEoNE May "a, 1857.
send you account of rich prize captured off Lagos
the 10th of April with upwards Of 81, 900 in gold
board for the purchase of cargo of slaves, which
made prize of and board her acstys soop
Promethcus five guns, Commander Charles w Hope. On
the 10th of April, while the Promcthcus making
passage from Lagos to the island of St Thomas she OBJ
served sail in the otng, and, she appeared to be
beating to wndward the Prometheus altered
and chased her, and upon nearing her she observed
to tack and keep away and thinking she was not OBJ
served made all possible SAIL setting studngsails with
the hope Of getting away at the time throwing
board quantity of her cargo, also her anchors and cables,
and saving her beams through to allow the vessel to
work Upon the Prometheus coming up with her. about
6, p m, and firing gun, she hoistcd Spanish coors,
sent board her, and, from the yagueness of the
swers the questions put by him. that officer proceeded
to search the vessel and found under cargo of bread
-four rice bales of tobacco, and of goods the
cagers were full of water planks for slave deck and all
the other gear complete for slave cargo. When the
slayers papers demanded he stated that lie had
none he was, therefore, at made prize Of The
crew and money upwards of 000) removed the
Prometheus and the 18th, after having made good
search and all the necessary papers having been made
out, she parted company with the Prometheus, and,
after passage of twentyone days, arrived at Sierra
where she was condemned in the vice admiralty court
the goth of May, after which the prize officers and
crew embarked on board the Hecla for passage
join their vessel This fine prize American
brgantine named the Adams Gray, of New Orleans,
where she fitted out and shipped all her stores, but
called at Havana, and sailed thence for the coast of
Africa with American captain and Spanish super
cargo She had down the whole line of coast far
Porto Novo, in the Bghts, flying the American flag,
anchoring and communicating at various places among
the mcn-owar and shipping but 1t appears she not
able to purchase her cargo of slaves, from
other at the time she taken she proceeding to
the southwark for that purpose This is the finest prize
that has been taken into Sierra Leone being beau
tifu model, with all sails and valuable stores.
says the Philadelphia Evening Journa through letter
dated Sebastopo June 2lst that the Russian author
ties have formally and expressly affirmed the contract
made with the Pennsylvania Exploring Company Of this
city for recovering the property sunk in the harbor Of