and, encouraged by this impunity, she 
was immediately dispatched for ano- 
ther cargo of Africans, and was re- 
turning with them to the Isle of Bour- 
bon, when she was detained by the 
Menai. Nothing is more worthy of no- 
tice than the thorough hatred which 
the slave-traders appear to have enter- 
tained for Governor Mylius ; who has 
since unfortunately been recalled, and 
whom they pay this nation the com- 
pliment to accuse of “* Anglomania and 
philanthropy,” merely, as it would ap- 
pear, because he was determined con- 
scientiously to fulfil the duties of his 
office, and was alive to the calls of hu- 
manity and justice. 
It appears from the papers found on- 
board “‘ Le Succés,” that 248 slaves 
which she landed in the Isle of Bour- 
bon in her first voyage, cost only 9,943 
dollars ; and that the proceeds of the 
sale of these slaves amounted to 
29,564 dollars. The 344 slaves which 
she took on-board, on her second 
voyage, cost only 10,214 dollars ; and 
would have yielded, if sold at the same 
rate with the former cargo, upwards of 
40,000 dollars. In like manner, the 
authentic prospectus of aslave-voyage 
from Havre, inserted in the appendix 
to the Report of last year, exhibits on 
an outfit of 53,000 francs, a net profit of 
upwards of 166,000 francs. 
In the session of 1821, as well as in 
that of the present year, various im- 
portant discussions have taken place 
on this subject in the legislative cham- 
bers ; and, although the French govern- 
ment has not yet been induced to fulfil 
iis distinct and reiterated promise, to 
make the Abolition Laws more severe 
and efficacious ; although, on the con- 
trary, it appears to have become more 
reluctant than ever to adopt the mea- 
sures required for its repression; yet 
good may be expected to arise from 
the frequent agitation of the question. 
The most important discussion, how- 
ever, which has occurred on this sub- 
ject, was on the 28th of March last, in 
the Chamber of Peers, when the Duc 
de Broglie brought forward a motion 
for an address to the king, praying 
that he would direct more efficacious 
laws to be proposed for repressing the 
slave trade. The motion of the Duc 
de Broglie was unsuccessful: but he 
has etacd himself to renew his efforts 
in the succeeding session; and, in the 
hands of such a leader, possessing so 
perfect a knowledge of the subject, and 
animated by such enlightened zeal for 
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the interests of humanity, the cause 
must finally triumph. 
A sketch of the slave-trade, with re- 
flections upon it, written in Spanish, 
by Mr. Blanco White, contributed 
greatly, in 1817, to the treaty for the 
total abolition of the Spanish slave 
trade; and, they have reason to be- 
lieve, thatit has also been instrumental 
in producing the recent decree of the 
Spanish legislature, for rendering that 
abolition more complete. The effect 
of this pamphlet was materially aided 
by the zealous and enlightened labours 
of Mr. Bowring, who has recently 
passed some time in Spain. 
The Supplementary Report of last 
year, and an able pamphlet, prepared 
by Mr. Clarkson, exhibiting a succinet 
and striking view of the abominations 
of this commerce, and of its utter re- 
pugnance to every principle of reli- 
gion, humanity, and justice, have also 
been translated into French, and 
widely diffused, not only in France, 
but in the Netherlands, in Spain, and 
in Portugal. ‘The former of these 
pamphlets was introduced to the 
French reader by an energetic preface, 
written by M. Laroche, the translator, 
who has laboured with an honourable 
zeal to promote the cause of humanity. 
Copies of these two publications have 
been put into the hands of the members 
of the Legislative Assemblies, and the 
leading political characters of the dif- 
ferent countries named above ; and the 
directors hope that their perusal may 
have been attended with a beneficial 
effect. In France especially, they 
have excited considerable attention ; 
and fresh editions have been under- 
taken by booksellers in Paris, with a 
view to the profit to be derived from 
the sale. Other pamphlets have also 
appeared on the same side of the ques- 
tion, which are read with avidity ; par- 
ticularly one, on the necessity of in- 
flicting on the slave-trader an infamous 
punishment, by M. Gregoire. The 
speech of the Duc de Broglie has been 
already alluded to. Measures have 
been taken for re-printing and widely 
circulating it. One great obstacle, 
however, to the diffusion of right views 
on this subject in France, has arisen 
from the newspapers of that country 
having been shut against discussions 
intended to exhibit the slave trade in 
its true colours. 
The government and legislature of 
the United States have continued to 
manifest the same anxious desire to . 
put 
