Daily National Intelligencer

WEST-INDIA POLITICS.

NORFOLK, JUNE 19.

A very unpleasant sensation appears to have prevailed throughout the British West-India Islands, in consequence of a Bill having been introduced into the House of Commons to prevent the smuggling of Negroes, by causing a registry to be kept of all the slaves in the different Islands. The proposition assumed by the bill, "to prevent the smuggling of Slaves" is not the ground of complaint. as the Colonists acknowledge that the abolition of the slave trade is not only a wise, humane and just measure, but actually promotive of their interests Nevertheless they declare their determination never to recognize the right of the mother country to interfere with their internal government; or to tax them without their consent; and they view the bill as an attempt on the part of the British Government to exercise such a right.

Conventions of the Legislative authorities have generally been held, and resolutions, expressive of the sentiments of the colonies, have been adopted.

Their language and sentiments are bold and spirited, evincing a degree of firmness not inferior to what the American people displayed in a similar situation and under similar grievances.

To give our readers a specimen of the sentiments of this people upon this interesting subject, we have made extracts from proceedings of the General Assembly of Barbadoes. If it be the determination of Great Britain to force the doctrine of "taxation without representation" on her colonies, she may do so without any apprehension of their revolting; but she may forfeit their loyalty and affection— nay. she may even incur their rooted and perpetual animosity, which may possibly lead to the state of things at present scarcely thought of, but certainly of more consequence to her than the establishment of a tyrannical principle.—Herald.