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Show FOREIGN. j Protection for FucitiTe;S!aves. ! Louden 20. The admiralty has ' issiud, to commanders of her nuves-: nuves-: ty's snips, an amended circular in, regiird to fugitive slaves. It orders tnat any slave received on a British 'man-of-war, on the high seas, shall te retained aboard until he is landed m a country or transferred to a vessel wnere his liberty will be secure. Fociuve slaves rjiii admission to a British cnan-ct-war, wneu in tne territorial terri-torial waters of another state, must on.y be Skimitlevl when Iheir lives are end"an?red. and must no, bo kp; on Ivard alter the danger is passed. rnit no demand tor the s.irrecier of a -.ave is to be entertained by a British officer. |