The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-07-25

danger NJ well a, the weakness OF large Indian
body of armed natives rably under oicered has
certainly contributed much 10 disafecou and mutiny
Other may also have bad their share. There may
be TOO great otsuce between the native soldier and the
British officer The latter nay have allowed the naive
officer to oversep bis rank. There may have been
criminal elect OF the native srperstions These
may Ia e basteped, aggravated, sad excused the out
break But the bottom OF the whole the Of
lection and the reliance on imoers 70 shake on This
feeling will ex, under the best management and vve
policy has done It's best We must therefore slwavs
be guard against 1t, and take 10 keep the
balance of power in Eur pean hands
Revival OF the African Slave Trade.
LORD rALMsRsToN's OPINION OF NAeoLxoN's PLAN,
said he given notice that he should put a question
subject which excited considerable Of
h ccupry had ms%e great eat ssoraces of .essre and
erpmeut anxious that should be revived might
be inferred from their refusal to repeal which
the Brazilian government strongly objected TO- The French
however, had taken . step which excited much alarm
That step the importation of negroes their colonies
from Africa II was said that free labor was intended bat
those who understood the subject knew that such idea
perfectly unfounded, and the project carried
out, would be revival of the slave trade (aear hear
contract had been made with holse a. Msrseles for
the supply Of Africans 70 the French colonies III ports
ements, the wet Of Africa viii III Messrs
Regis Freres Of Mases tended tn send their vesse!s for
supply Of free blacks for the French West Icds colonies
we're Whydah, Assinee and Grand Bassam. The result
would be that inroads would be made by the African
Chiefs and the natives would be driven down like black
cattle 10 the ocast much head being paid for them
He concluded by asking whether any nunca.on hsd
taken place between the English and French governmens
respecting tho export of negroes from the Of
Africa 70 the French colonies in the West Indies AMI whe-
her the nozzle lord at the head Of the govern acns was
After few words from Sir Z. N Buxton,
Lord PAIxERroN skd that the government hss received
firm for the supply OF negroes for Fresch colonie
Her ksjesys government fully appre dated the force
made Sy the son touSS !,
abolished In the French colonies, the negroes would no
become by Law slaves nevertheless. the trirsrg V ties
negroes from lJyt6 od, in all htsrcs probability, de
generate into ac,etrade far AtrSca rne6
I'm attempt has been in Great Britain to obtain emf
grants for West Indian colonies; bat that aem
failed The great probability that Frsaoh 60
vernment wcrid fall aiso they carried into execution
attempt riffs evils Of slavery Tnese cousde
French government and they answered Majssys 60
vernment thai II wss their anxious desire mn to rcvvt
the evils Of heave trade and that every should be
taken 10 prevent IT, Al the matter stood the govern
ment would obtain all the information they could. and II
nlcste 70 the French government and they could
doubt that that would q. stop proceed
ing net only opposed To all the principles OF humanity
| bat to eSp 'ess treaty supulations Clear, hear)
From the Isr don Times, July io.l
Our Portsmouth correspon lent received 70 wing
letter from the COAT Of Africa yesterday
SIERRA LEONE, May a, 1851
send you account Of rich prize captured off Lagos
on the 10Th Of April with UPWARDS Of Coz in gold
made prize Of and sent board her Majesty steam sloor
Prometheu', guns, Commander Charles W Hope Ga
lo'h OF Aprli, Wnlle the PrOmetneuS making
passage from Lagos TO the Island of st. Thomes she OBJ
served sail in the ong, and, she appeared be best
Ing 70 windward, the Prometheus altered course aud
chased her, and nearing her she b,ered tack
and keep xay aud, thinking she not observed made
all possible sail, setting suddpgsails with the hope Of
| getting away, ut the same dme throwing board
quantity Of her cargo, also her anchors cables
saving her beams through to allow the vessel work
Upon the Promsthens coming up with her. aoo1t p ST.,
and hripg gum she bosted Spanish coors, whereupon
Mr.. Jameson, master Of the Prometbeus, was seLt on
board her. and from the OF the
questions put by him. that officer proceeded searoa the
ve' sci, and found under cargo Of bread flo Ir
bales Of tobacco and of goods the esgers full
of water plaDks for slave deck and all the other gear
complete for slave cargo When the saver's papers
were demsneed, he stated he nad he
was therefore at once made prizs Of Tue and mo-
upwards OF f5 COO removed the Pro N theus
and on the 18Th, after having made good and ali
the necessary having been out she
company with the Prometheus and, after passage of
twenty days. arrived nj Sierra Leone charge of
Jameson, az prize MASTER, where she condemned In
the Vice Admiralty Court on the Goth OF May after VIII Cd
the prize officer and embarked board tie Hecla
for pdssrge 70 reion their vessel This fine prize
leans where she niied shipped her stores. bu
called al Havana and sailed thence for Coast Of Aries
with an American captain and Spanish supsrcargo. she
had run down the whole line Of coast far Porto Novo
In The Bghis, flying the American flag a1chorng and
muncaiiDg at various places among the aud
shipp ng, but appears she able pur snase hel
cargo of saves, from same other the time
che was taken proceeding the south ward fol
that purpose This Is the finest prize that ever beer
taken into Sierra Leone, being beautiful model, with al
| new sails and valuable stores.