Glasgow Courier. — 1850-09-07 (Glasgow, Strathclyde, Scotland)

THE SLAVE TRADE.  We were not at ell surprised to see the account of an affair between her Majesty's steam- vloop Cormorant, Commander Schoolberg, anti a Brazilian fort. By our base truckling to the Brazilian Gbvernment, for the sake of getting rid of sundry bales per annum Of Manchester gools, we have utterly lost that wholesome fear and tespect for British men-of-war which had been entertained by the Brazilians for centuries; and by winking at the hourly violation of the ' reatles for the suppreasion of the s'ave trade, and by prosecuting and persecuting naval officers who have done their dotty to their country. ill acting up to the spirit as well as to the letter of their instructions, the Brazilians have carried on the slave trade with the most open and daring impunity. It would appear, however, that our Government have at length opened their eyes to the enormities of the Brasilia,* snot for the first time have shown themselves to be in eariteet in their intenVons of suppressing the slave trade with Brazil, by supporting their officers in the performance of their dirties, and reaarding them for the successful execution of their orders. They will no longer, It is to be hoped, listen to the complaints of pirate and slave captains and dealers against the captains of our cruisers; they will no longer allow the British pendant to be frail eil and defiled by permitting the Rio merchants to run cargoes of slaves tinder the noses of the melt-of-war ; they will no more lot commandeis of cruisers on trial by court-martial CM the most tririal and fal-e representations of 110 buous man-stealers •' nor will they stiff, r cowardly pirates and slavers, who cut the throats of our officers and men in chase of prizes, to escape the punishment rise to such Villains anti murderers. The Government seems determined now to keep Brazil to the fulfilment of the engagemei tr under which She is bound. They have promoted the commander of her Majesty's ship Rifleman for his active services in capturing Brazilian slavers on the coast of Brazil, notwithstanding the remonstrances of the Brazilian Government against his vigilant Curd successful cruising. They have approved the conduct of Commander Skipwith, of her Majesty's ship Hydra, in his captures, off the harbour of Rio, of notorious slavers. They have paid due attention to the reports of Commander Schomberg, as to the establishment of harracouns on the coast of Brazil; the tricks of the slavers to deceive the men-of-war, the connivance of the Brazilian authorities at the slave traile, and the precautions taken by the government vessels of Brazil to prevent the capture of the slavers; and now we have no doubt that in this case pot only will they support Commander Schoniberg in his gallant and cum steal uindicatioir of the honour of the British flag, but that they will show their appreciation of his conduct by sotue substantial (I, and their sense of the wrong euetained at the iliillllll of the contemptible Brazilians in their defence of the sieve trade, by ordering Rear-Adirrirel Reynolds, the Commaniter.M.Chief orr the station, it he has nut slimly anticipated his hist, notions, to Immediately petite the business by blockading the port of Ills.— Untied Service Gantt*.