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the manners of the latter, and her dialect, in broad Irish, had entertained her very much. While in this family, I could not avoid noticing the innocence and simplicity of a little Negro boy, named Sado; and on my making some in-quiry, Martha Painter gave an account to the following effect:--Importing Negro slaves from the coast of Africa, is contrary to the laws of the United States, notwithstanding some of the Southern States allow the keeping of slaves, and it sometimes happens that an American ship is detected transgressing the law, in which case both ship and cargo are confiscated. Not long since, two American ships with cargoes of slaves were seized by a frigate belonging to the United States, and brought to the Port of Philadelphia, where they were both condemned; but the poor black people on board were put under the care of the Society instituted for the Abolition of the Slave Trade, and were all provided with places as ser- vants or apprentices. Amongst the latter was little Sado, who was put out to S. P. Although he was treated with the greatest tenderness, yet he was often seen weeping at the recollection of his near connexions. He said, that himself and sister were on a visit to a relation's, and that, after the family had retired to rest, they were suddenly alarmed, in the dead of the night, by a company of Man-stealers breaking into their habitation.