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IterebY give Notice, that .on Friday, the 24th September next, they will be ready to receive Tenders in writing (sealed up), and treat fur the supply, on separate Contracts, of what IRISH 1311EF and PORK may be demanded for the use of His Ma. feety's Troops at - - Gibraltar Grenada Antigua Tobago i3arbaaots Trinidad • . Rerbice St. Lucia nemerara St.lKitts, and Dominica Si. Vincent,, far Twelve Months certain, front the 24th June .next. The Conditions of the Contracts may be seen at this Ojrce, br by applying to Mr. J. IF. Dunsterville, Agent for t7ie frictlealling at Cork. Eech Trader must specify the Price in fin,rds at length, and he delivered before One o' Clock on the day appalled and must Sc accompanied by a Letter signed_ by two responsible Pervms engaging to.become bound with the Party tendering i "Ole penal sum of one-third of the amount of the Contract, fur the due performonce of the same. The Perrin. who Nukes the . Tender. or somettque Person on his 7, must attend to renewer when called for. M. WALLER CLIFTON. Picru.iLLlNo.oFFicz, July 17, 1824 ' TRE CO MMISSIONERS for PICTUA L- I.ING AreaEsTY'S Nit PY, Notice 1 . do hereby give * th at en Friday, the 241 h September next, they will be 'ready to receive Tenders in writing (sealed up), and treat /lir a "'Mitt/ ofPRIME IRISH BEEF and I' ORK the (s eg r egate, to arnoant -46"1 Twelv e Thousand Navy Ti , rees of the firmer, and About Nine Thousand Navy Tiorees of the latter : all to be cured in the ensuing Season, and to be delivered into his Majesty's POl:ailing Stores at Deptford, Poreem°4lA' and Plymouth, in such numbers of Tierces and Barrels, and is, such proportions as shall be hereafter required; one-half oh ereof on or brfdre the With February, and th e other half or before the 81st May, 1825; and to he paid for Ay Bills, Pakcifile, without interest, sixty days after date. But ns a considerate preportion.of the Beef and Porh is intetvleil to lie applied to the use of His Majesty's Land Forces (*plotted in the ryes( India Colonies, and at Gibraltar, and as the said Commissioners have glom Putlie Notice of their intension to receive Proposals on the said 24th day of September from such Persons as may be disposed to treat fur the Colonial sup it is to be understood, that whatever yuan'ities of the tnifi &eland Push may be contracted to be delivered at the "id Cotohies will be abated from the aggregate quantities 'eau.4ficr delivesty at Deptford and the other Ports. 7 / 4 ' Cimetitiova of the Contracts may be peen at this 0 ./h'c't by applying t o ~fr. J. P. Dunsterville, Argent fur the " r ctUa lling at Cork to the Collectors of His Majesty'it Cos 4"atLimerick, Belfast, Newry, and fraterfurel; and to th'Setretary of the Postmaster-General at Dublin, respec tively, Nu Tender fur a hss quantity Man shall be equal to Five iiondred Tierces of Beef, and Five Hundred Tierce; of Pork, "to admitted, and each Tender must specify the price in "4 at length, and be delivered before thse o'Clock on the 441 appointed and mast be accompanied 6,y a Letter, signed 4 two responsible Persons, engaging to become bound with e I ' 4 "Y tendering, in the Penal Sum of one-third of the amount of the Contract, for the due performance of the same. 4. 771 e Person who makes the Tender, or some Person on hu behalf, must attend to answer when called for. M. WALLER etzerox. C oNTR.4cr FOR TRAIN AND WHALE OIL. Nary-Office, August 45, 1824. r I . ,FiQ PRINCIPAL OFFICERS and COM. ISSIONERS of Ills AL4JES7TS N4VY do 4 " r bv gioi Notice, That on Wednesday, the Bth September , a 0„ Pero n t Alaits: ' as .4149 he wi ll ing to Contract for supplying IT, .Yl several bock Yards with 4 Dial ' "id" and WHALE' OIL. k rtbi ". o / the Oil and a Form of the Tender may st et at this Offl , ee. N u T ender will b e reeelPed after One O'Clo:k • on the day of Treaty, nor any noticed, unless the Party, or an .Igent for him, attends. .every render SAW be accompanied b y a Letter ail dr, s4ed to the Navy Board, and signed by two responsible Persons, enteaging to become bound with the Person ten ' 4 "ing, in the Sum of &Wt. for the due performance of the ecntract. ADMIRALTY-OFFICE, December Bth, 1823. NAVAL HALF-PAY,. ITO avoid the inconveniences and delay which h as sometime s occurre d i n t h e Payments of Naval v ihif "79 by the irregular transmission o f A ffi d av i ts, the •—"Ml,siuned and Warrant Officers of His Majesty's Navy, "aidibt Witf r i ri the United Kingdoms, and receiving their Malf•Pay the Agents, are h ere b y desired to transmit their Affidavit s to i nch Agents, within a month from the x ciratiun of each Quarter, so as to enabl e the Agetits rr tlYe the P anluutit due ors the days r egu l ar ly appo i nted f ur ayluent of the respective Ranks. J. w. CROKEIt I.IIR GRAVEL gISID STONE, LUMBAGO, &c. , CK MAN ) S , PILLS are allowed to be the and ..._ni°ll,llAccetsful Preparation for e ff ectually removing whiercenting the future recurrence of those Disorde r s 44 0 arise from an imperfect action of the Urinary Organs, AuOp r e avel 4 rni Stone, Lumbago, Pains in the flack and Loins, ing — "%loti of Urine, etc. Composed of the most innocent redi e _ nti, this truly valuable Medicine relieves the suffer (7lll Patient from theexcruciating tortures of those diseases 1411.1i:ill an y re violence or injury to the Constitution , an d . , 11 no confinement or restraint of diet during its . use. ut the eldeit Public Medicines extant and its .pecti e, chits and e flierseillive'unifornily maintained the highest Ontati on. cliStold in Boxes, •at 9s: Rd. and Us. by Butleri, Chemists, 4, Il en 4l4 iiie. St. Paul's. andßegent.street (near the Argyle steo:4)i London; Waterloo-place, Edinburgh ; Sackville lbrc;" rii and by the Principal Medicine Venders ughout the United Kingdom. BRISTOL AND CORK. The GEORGE THE FOURTH, JOHN BROWNE. Commander, Sails for CORK every SATURDAY direct, wlt! leaves CORK for BRISTOL every TUESDAY. Births secured, and Cards, giving the Days and Hours of Sailing for the Season, may be obtained on application to. Bishop and Cooper, White Hart, and Wm. Dore, White Lion, Bath ; William Neylor, Plough Hotel, Cheltenham; J. R. Williams and Co., No. 11, Clement's-lane, Lombard-street, or Wm. Robinson. New White tlorse.Cellar„PiceadMy, London . Carriages and Horse carefully Shipped. ROBART SMART, Agent. Wal-OffiCe Packet-Office, 1, Broad Quay. PORTSMOUTH AND PLYMOUTH STEAM PACKET, 11 h SIR FRANCIS DRAMs. will leave PORTSMOUTH every FRIDAY, at Twelve o'Clock at Noon, instead of six o'clock in the Evening during the re maining part of the Season, for the 'convenience of the Passen gers atnving at Plymouth early on Saturday.—Goods and Pas. sengers to be booked at the Agent's Office, Coal Exchange Tavern, next door to the Customhouse, Point. N.B.—The Agent will not be accountable for any goods thnt may be detained by the Custom-house, at Plymouth, without they arc delivered to hint, and paid for accordingly.—All let ters addressed to the Agent must be post-paid, or they will not be attended to. THOMAS DAVIS, Agent. Coal Exchange Tavern, Brond.street, Portsmouth, Aug. 21, 1824. PORTSMOUTH TO JERSEY, lIOURDEAUX, AND THE SOUTH OF FRANCE. THE LORD BERFNFOR.D, Steam Packet, of 160 Tons, and 70-Horse Power, runs regularly be. .tween PORTSMOUTH and the ISLES of GUERNSEY and JRRSEY.—There is a daily communication between Jer sey and St. Maloes, from which Town Coaches and Diligences set off hourly to all parts of France saving at least 100 miles in the journey to the above Places. This Packet, by meaniof the Portsmouth and London Canal, carries Goods to and from the above Islands and London cheaper and more expeditiously than any other conveyance.— With all packages a specification of the Contents and the Value must be sent, to enable them to be passed through the Custom- House. She sails from Portsmouth,every Saturday afternoon, and re turns from Jersey every Wednesday, and is navigated by the best Pilot for those Islands. Inquire of Mr. John Lindegren, Broad-street, or, Mr. Nance, Fountain Hotel, Portsmouth. PORTSMOUTII TO BRIGHTON. THE P ORNSMOUTII and JERSEY and GUERNSEY Steam Packet, the Lord Beresford, will start for BRIGHTON, from Portsmouth, on FRIDA Y next, at seven o'clock in the morning precisely, and call at Ryde for Passengers • and will return to land them again at these places in die evenl4,Pristsage. Seven Shillings fur c.tch pert u, Pa Refreshments at moderate prices. Portsmouth, August 28, 1824. COWES—NEW YORK Awn LONDON PACKETS. IN order to further the direct communication and ►shipments between Cowes and New York, a line of Packet Ships has been established, consisting of Ship Bryiltton -W. S. SEnon, to sail Ist Sept. Crisis . - J. lllc. MANUS Ist October. Acasta - - A. H. OHISWALD Ist Nov. Hudson . H. L. CHAMPLIN Ist Dec. A Ship building for the Ist January. Strict punctuality will be observed with th e sa iling of these Vessels, and a Steam Boat is provided to tow them to Sea. he Ships will touch at, and leave Cowes, on the Bth of each month, for the accommodation of Passengers, and which will g ive them the advantage of Navi g a t ion over Vessels l eav i ng LiverlrL A Ship is building in New York to complete the line, winch, when finished, will leave this establishment inferior to none. The Vessels are all coppered and copper-fastened, and about 400 Tons burthen, commanded by skilful and experienced men. The accommodations will be very spacious, and the furniture, stores, &c. made to suit the convenience and comfort of Pas sengers. The Price, in the Cabin, for Ladies, is 301. Gentlemen 351. Wine and Liquors included. In order to prevent delay, it is necessary that all heavy freight be on board previous to the 20th of each month, and other goods two days previous to the times for sailing, to afford an opportunity to complete the clearing at the Custom- House. The Subscribers most respectfully solicit support from Skippers ; and those disposed to go Passengers are invited to inspect the different Vessels and their accommodations. Applications to be made for Freight or Passage to Messrs. George Wildes and Co., 24, Laurence-lane, Cheapside ; to their respective Captains; at the New England Coffee house to Messrs. Hopkins and Glover, 'Change-Alley, London ; or to Robert Hunter, Esq., American Consul, Cowes. Cowes, August 10, 1 824. ea Those who wish to engage their passage at Cones, either in the Steerage or Cabin, must do so by paying a Deposit, on or before the 25th of each month, after which time they must run the risk of their not being room, it being neee.Asory to have five or six days to make arrangements in London. With all dispatch, Fur NEW SOUTH WALES, and VAN DIEMEN'S LAND, or VAN DIEMEN'S LAND, and NEW SOUTH %VALES, THE remarkably fast-suiting cop. tiered SHIP, HUGH CRAWFORD, IVI I. •- LIAM LANGDON, late of the Lusitania, Coonnandcr. Burthet► 370 Tons. Lying in the London• Dock. Flat 511,1 Acconnnoda- tlow for 'Cothin and Atertage Passengers. • For Freight or Poosaer, apply to BUCKLES, BAGSTER, and BUCHANAN, 3:i, Mark•litnr, Warranted to Snil the First tVeck in November, FOIL CALcurrA, With leave to land Pimenicrrs only at MADRAS, THE fi ne Tenk-built SHIP PAL. • tio.. MIRA, JOHN LAMB, Commander ' litir. 4 w- vs .. then GOO Tuns. Lying in the City Canal. sitAeiF-- - *,[3.:1%0 Has a poop, with surtiur accommodations for Passengers, and will curry an experienced Surgeon. - For Freight or Passage, apply to Meter'. BAZETT,TAR , WHAR, CRAWFORD. and Co., No. 71, Broad•street or to BUCKLES, BAGSTER, and BUCHANAN, 33, Mark , lane. For Passengers only. Chartered by the Hon. East India Compat.y, FOR BOMBAY DIRECT, THE Fast-soiling First Class Ships firryCte. FLORENTIA,-JOHN %VISIBLE, Cumnitender„ to sail on the 7th September , and the ENG • 1. -,,k , , LAND, JOHN REAY , Commander , to cell 4 A: lr .'. on .the Itith September, Dunbar) 500 Tons each, lying in the Regent's Canal, Liniehouse. Both Ships hare spacious and elegant accommodations. The Eng land is a Constant Trader to Bombay, and the Florentia has a Poop, and carries a Surge on. The Commanders may be seen at the Jerusalem Coffee house, COrii hill ; or.at J. LACHLAN'S, IR, Great Alle•strert, Goodman's-fields. EYTON, STOCK-BROKER, 2, CORN:- HILL and Lonilntribstreet, has the p!ea.tire of lay tog before the Public u List of Prizes in the Present Lottery, which are to be drawn ALL in ONE DAY, viz. sth Octobet :- 4 of k so,ooo I 4 2 I 4 Besides Xitzuvind £4O, and evcry.Ticket entitled to £.5 Shares in proportion, all of which are titre,* isloncy. Tickets and Shares for the shove Ptizes are an Sale at EYIDN'S Lottery Otfice. Nu. 2, (..orithill and Lombard-street. All Business in the Britist. And Foreign Funds transacted with fidelity and dispatch. T QUAttTflai4v itIVIE N... LX. WAS PUBLlStl idi THIS DAY. PINNOCK'S CAPTION. Till.: popularity of o):**.,xcvlieut little 'rm. rises, known by the getk , A.. title of PINNOCK'S CA TECHISMS of the ARV; and- . SCIENCES, having led to certain imitations of them, which: are alike derogatory to the mutation of the imitators, and jOitiriMg to the celebrity of that System on which the genuine Catechisms are written, Messrs. and W. B. NVIIITTAKERS, Booksellers, of Ave-ma-H A Lane, London, hereby inform the Trade, arid the Public in general, that they arc deterthined to defend their interests in the said Works, by inforcing such penalties against every pira tical attempt to injure them, as the law of Copv.right autho rises; and they hope, after this public Notice, that no Book seller. or other Vender of Books, will place themselves in a situation to be troubled on this subject, by purchasing or selling such imitations or surreptitious t...Ounterfeits. Pinnock'S Catechisms comprise every useful subject in His tory, Polite Literature, and the Arts, in Seventy separate Ca techisms, neatly ornamented, at Ninepence each ; or bound to. gether, in Ten Volumes, price. Four t}uincas, forming the only complete Juvenile Encyclopedia ever published. Ave-Maria Lane, London, Amt. 28, 11124. S"TRIC"TURES CURED BY AN. INTERNAL MEDICINE. This Oar was published, By Callow and Witson. Pri'sices-street, Soho, and Sold by all Booksrilers, The Third Edition, entarzeiL price 4s. PRACTICAL OMER VAT I ONS onST R TUBE, and other nrsEAses of the URETIIRA, describing an effrctu.tl Mode o f,Cure by an Internal Ms di. and proving the application. of instruments unneces sary, and genet ally productive Of injurv. Illustrated by an d on t h e o r i g in, Symptutuo, and Treatment of Ms.. ease in the Rectum. By WILLIAM. BENOt7, Member of the Royal College of Surgeons. London. From the difficulty of the Chem;ertl Process in the Contpn. sition of the Remedy (the effects of %Web are described in the cases contained in the W o rk), it cannot he dispensed by prescription, or in the usual contscof business. For the accommodation of the Faculty and of persons residing abroad or in the country, the Medicine is sold in packets of kl Qs. each, by Mr. Gifford, Chemist, Int, Strand, To T. TAYLOR. E+q. No. 9, New Bridge-skeet, Lf.nd,,n. ii6Noutm, Si n, IBEG leave to inform you, that over since the year 1790, I had been afflicted nth the hues Venereal, w hlch, (tom its obstinately resisting every course et medicine pri , scr ib e d by the nt,,,t eminent the faculty here, and sin der ;n ine; , e ,r s alsecere course of salivation, anal twice ,lis „„ - charged , from iTospital with little relief, w•nild appear to b e of tltc most invet mate nature. lit tic spring of last year m y etinirtfer had got to Fie;' twaneas nearly to put a period .., •• , to To . eit /tt etre —1 •h aetrirot•esse croWn of any ilea , O d e ' so each arnt, and niY seer , brute out iu : e frightful m anner irtlY illyikt W 35 (111-wit-idly Faintish and had been In a state o f ulceration for the last seven years my l e ft hail „,k, two largP o '"l" 5)0 it,' was verY much discoloured, and gave air uelvericruciating pain, particularly when warm in h es t, motearly to deprive me of rest ; iu this lamentable state, I was recommended by Mr. .1. Thompson, (who received so 4e t hem h ere ), to im take v Leake's Patent Pills, which l c ;:e r g e it to do on the grills May ;in the course of a fortnight I began to receive betaerit —in little more than a month the ulcers nit my head and arms were soundly healed— goon alter, the sores. mi my legs healed also; le.trunr, hew. ever, cousiderabletliscolouration in the shut, sod pain in the 'bone of the left, which, by the Missing of Gild, an a little l on g e r perseverance in your invaluable Nledicine, %Wended the nodes dispersing, the skin regaining its natural hue, and the nocturnal pains gradnaliv g oin g off.--I thus b e came, by yo r liberal advice and medielne, perfectly free from all my loaner c ''Ecc' a cc n r a c l s s t p o i t r e it t s ss a i l s ' i d g ' c t o r g g it t u t e%l a rt " i t a l n a y m nitti c t i lTs7t l o o tli ) i. ' • astamishmeitt n i all who knew me, 1 am at a loss in what serves to e%prers my gratitude, but beg yon, for the good of other suffering mortals, to ma k e this my Case its public as pes,.ible, as I 611311 On every oecto , sion I in so doing you wi!l greatly oblige , Sir, your grateful, obedient, vet y humbleservant, ALEX. MURK Lt s wan ' s onse, Edinburgh. Wgitesses to the above Cure:— John Tb , i►tilson, No. 3, New Poultry nirket, John M`lntosh, Old Assembly Close, Edinburgh. Prepared an d sold by the sole pr o prietor., THOMAS TAY. LOB, Nlember of the , Itcyal College of Surgeons, at his house, No. If, New Bridge-street, London; whet e, after a constant residence of more than 40 years, is a practice parti entaily directed to the cure of VencreatComplaints and those incidental to the farts of Generation, with that inviolable secrecy which men 01 his profe..sioti •iiontel always observe in inch cases, he flatters himself the advice and as4istanet lie brat uitoasly administers to persons taking this Medicine, will be esteemed, by a discerning Public, as an adyattage seldom attainat.le, and void of all ambignity. Also sold, by his appoint anent, tor the convenience (Athos* living at a distance, at the Toyshop, No. tut. Oxford-street; Mr. DitibilrOUgh'S, Ni.. 7, Fish-street-hill; Mr. Baxter, South-bridge, Edinburgh; Mi. Caliwel 's, ; and of one person in eras, considerable town in Great Britain and Ireland, in boxes of only es. each, stacipetl, and stilled up with full %nil plain directions, wbeiebv persons, of cilia?' sex may cute themselves with ease, speed, secrec r, and safety. WAR WITH THE ASILANTEES. The following interesting article relative to the war with the Ashantees is furnished by Captain A. G. LAINO, of the Royal African Colonial Corps : The state of our colonial affairs on the tiold Coast has, from the, recent occurrence of several melancholy and tragical events, necessarily created an unusual degree of interest in this country ; the real value and importance of the possessions have become a question of general debate; and o pi n i on i s divided as to the policy and propriety of the occupat i on or total abandonment of settlements, which appear so destructive to European existence, and hold out so little prospect of future advantage. But as these topics, (at least, if we are to b e guided by the paragraphs put forth in various ephemeral pub. lications), as well as the circumstances leading to the unfortu. nate and unnatural war in which we are at present engaged, appear to be very imperfectly understood, arising, of course, from the little information possessed respecting these posses. alonn, which, until lately, were buried in comparative obscurity, whose existence, indeed, was unknown to many, the following concise account has been hastily drawn up, entirely with a view of furnishing a slight data upon which an estimate may be formed of their worth, as also of the conduct and transactions of those concerned in their immediate management : The fortresses at present garrisoned in that quarter by the British, are tour in number, and extend from west to east in the order they are here enumerated, Viz. Dix Cove, Cape Coast Castle, Antiamaboe, and , Aeera ;"tif these Cape Coast Castle is the most considerable, iu point of appearance and strength ; but the most valuable in pointof trade arc Annamaboe and Accra ; the latter by far the most desirable of any of our pos sessions as a situation for troops,. having in its rear a fine healthy open country, of several miles in extent. „Cape COast Castle,. as a place of trade,' is of little importance to Great Britain, being fatuous for nothing, except the insolence ofits inhabit tants, which, from Ote pliancy and dwarfish power of the late African Cotnpsny, was not unfrequently permitted to proceed to the Most alarming extents; - and it was' to the agency of this insolence, • which has 'but too • often been exerted with success against the , whites, : and shown more than once towards the subjects 'of the Fong of Ashen. tee, that the town is indebted fit the suspension of trade and intercourse with the interior, for a period of more than three years. The situation is extremely }tnfavournble fur the' &ire. peen constitution, as has been lately too substantially proved by the great mortality which has prevailed among the whites of all classes ; and although this formidable evil might, itt the course of time, and with considerable expense, be remedied, • yet the difficulties which mipose• themselves in the deleteriOus quality of the water, and the scarcity of fresh provisions, are so considerable, that, as soon as matters are settled, and 'friendly relations entered into with the Ashantees, it may bectime a question worthy the attention ,of Government, whether this ex pensive and useless fortification may not be abandoned : at the present moment, however, while a large force is requisite for the o tr f o t o h p e s. Thesedefence of th e coast, its occupation is a matter of absolute ne are otrely comity, as the only situ a tion on the Gold Coast which, from settlements briefthe extent of i ts p u bli c b u ildi ngs ; can aflbrd a shelter to the observations gen re b s y pec w t a l y ng ol ptheregelatine v o somealu e remarks which will be afforded on the subject of future occu pation, as soon as the causes which led to the present war are explained. In a well-written work which has lately appeared, the pro duction of Mr. Dupuis, late British Consul at Coomassie, considerable degree of pains has been taken to throw the whole onus of the war upon the shoulders of Mr. Smith, the late Com pany's Governor at Cape Coast Castle, but whether the serious accusations with which he is charged, are well founded or not, it is not the intention of' the writer of this article to inquire ; their refutation is left to those who may be more interested, and who, being present at the time of their stated occurrence, are better able to attempt it. Suffice it for him, in the mean time to observe, that he Is aware of the existence of various, as yet unpublished, opinions on the subject, which, when they do meet the light, as in all probability they shortly will, may ma terially alter the present received opinion respecting the policy of the measures pursued by that Gentleman. To proceed, therefore, to the outline of the immediate, 'and not the re mote, causes of' the war, which letter are so mysteriously in. volved with party feeling, that their truth cannot be easily ascertained, it appears that in the year 1019, shortly after the return of Mr. Hutchinson from Coomassie, a misunderstand ing, (followed by a demand of 1,600 ounces of gold, on the castle, and a like sum on the town), arose between the Autho rities on the coast, and the King of Ashantee, relative to an article in the treaty framed by Mr. Bowdich in the year 1017*.' This misunderstanding, which it was expected the presence of 1111. Dupuis at Coomassie would entirely remove, was renewed immediately on the return of that Gentleman whose residence' at the Ashantee capital appear to have been too short to have secured any permanent advantage, had matters been even in a more settled state than that in which he found theta ; and it is here to be sincerely regretted that any disagreement between the Company'l officers and Mr. Dupuis should have induced them to lay aside the advantages of reciprocal anti friendly intercourse, which it is evideut, from his own account of the favourable disposition of the King of Ashantee, he might have been enabled by a little consistency and perseverance to SWUM The misunderstanding which existed, together with the im. 1 prudent anti insolent conduct of the people of Cape Coast, led to a suspension Of intercourse between its inhabitants and . thO 1..143A11te011, who appeared very undecided as to . their tore intentions. At this period (the beginning of 1821) an act combining at once the greatest atrocity, and utmost con. tempt for the authorities of Cape Coast Castle, was committed by a party of Fantees stationed at a town near an abandoned Dutch fort, culled 31ouree, in the seizure of a native, who had for many years lived under the protection of the Castle, and in the subsequent inhuman mur der, by the severest torture, of the unfortunate man at the above-mentioned place. Mr. Smith on being apprised of this horrible act, indignant at the con. tempt shewn to the British flag, and acting at once upon the first impulse of his feelings (and who similarly si tuated, could have acted otherwise ?) dispatched an armed force to Mouree, with orders to secure the perpetrators of the murder, but the party in the execution of this duty being fired upon by the Fantees, was necessitated in self tie. fence to return the compliment, when an action ensued, which terrainated in the defeat of the Fantees, and the death of Payntre, their Chief. About the close of the action Prince Adoom, an Ashantee (Thief, who was encamped with a force in the vicinity of Cape Coast, waiting the order of recal from his Sovereign, made his appearance, and assumed a threatening attitude,insomuch that the party from the Castle apprehensive that their return might be endangered, sent to Cape Coast for assistance, which being promptly afforded, the Ashantee Chief altered his menacing intentions, and sent to acquaint the o ff icer in command, that he had merely come to lend his assistance in settling the palaver. Although this decisive act of Mr. Smith's 'has been severely censured by some, and, although it has been affirmed positively to be the circumstance which led to the war yet it must, in justice to that tientleman, be refuted ; for the King of Ashantee replied in answer to the communication made to hum on the subject by Mr. S. that he entirely approved of the method which had been resorted to for the punishment of ' the offence committed. After this explanation with the King of Ashaatee, his people visited the settlements of Annamaboe and Accra, as usual for the purposes of trade, and, although Cape Coast was, from a kind of jealousy or suppressed hostility, shut out fro m partici pating in any mercantile advantage with the interior, yet there was no demonstration of hostility on either side, nor was there, 1 . 8'23, an Ashantee s to u rc bs e eq w u it e i n li t n t a a itilutenlldlno:irmeenayfla9iretitliell.CAoaugsut.st, Affairs were pretty nearly in this situations, when, in the month of April, 1822, the late Sir C. M'Carthy took posses. sion of the forts in behalf of the Crown. Affairs of course were fur from bearing a flattering aspect, but certai n ly th e y were by no means so radically bad, but that they might have been placed in a favourable and advantageous train, had either Mr. Smith or Mr. Dupuis (to the former of whom Sir Charles applied in person, to the latter by letter,) afforded him that information, which, sensible of his ignorance of the poli tics of the Gold Coast, he in vain sought for. He had a right to expect, and was eager to obtain this; but which, failing hi them, he was at length compelled to look for among the exag. Berated pages of the late Mr. Bowdich ! If, therefore, after a per. usal of those works which so considerably overrated the power, character, and consequence of the Ashantees, he was induced to adopt a contrary opinion, it cannot be looked upon as a matter of wonder, for as there exists considerable difficulty to those unaccustomed to the process, in separating the pure from the baser metal, so was it impossible for Sir Charles to form from such mixed materials, a just estimate of the people he was about to contend with; he, therefore, came to the conclusion which he most desired, and is which he was encouraged by some who might have known better, viz. that the Ashantees were by no means so formidable a race as represented, and that by a steady and firm line of conduct, with the means in his possession; he might check their overgrown authority, and obtain for himself sufficient influence on the coast, to bring about those improvements among the surrounding tribes, in agriculture, which he woe ever anxious to p co ro nme t r e ce a , nd an e i n l co c u iv n ii i i g z e 4t" ; i he nevertheless entertained a suf. ficient idea of the warlike spirit, and determination of the Ashantecs, when opposed to people of their own colour, to make vigorous preparations for encountering them, and but fur the opinion which he unfortunately entertained, " that they would not dare to encounter white men," there can exist but little doubt that his exertions would have been, ere now, crowned with the success which they so richly deserved. Be fore returning from this digression on the opinions of Sir Chas. M'Carthy regarding the Ashantees to the history of the war, it will just be necessary to observe, that they were not adopted, at all evems, not expressed, till the actions of these people. at a subsequent period, caused him to look upon them as one mice ; when he took possession of the forts, they were regF'ded Dy him in the same light as the natives of the rest of Africa ; • The King of Aslutntee insisted that be understood from Mr. Ilodwich that the penalty for any infraction of the treaty was to bt a fine of gold, and his assertion II believed by Mr. Dupuis; but the note (p. 280 by Mr, Hutton breathes more generosity, and is well worthy of attention. . and ilthottgli lie was equally as desirliiiis- a Caitieittinii o good understanding, and of promotinto.:trinie and intercourse witti them, to the fullest extent. 'yet he' eoiniriitt;il a'greit en l or itr not :tending to assure the .ICting of Ash nutce of ,lils friendly._ and pacific intentions I he, 'nevertlielestee so estil4ned himsel f alibis palivers, a( whiciianimy Ashantees were. ofterl ".pre sent; he publicly, and on every fit pccAsion. inculcated the bletnings and happinetti arising friom:a;Ntite bi:peace,_' and neiver bethought himself of war, until a bs o l u t e ] com pile d , and till far beyond the reach of hi s p ow e r to; avert it; • • • • ' ''' " 1 • - ~Seel,,:fieties Ill`Cartity e in proceeding to assume the command on the Gold Coast, was merely attended by ills pfetsoneleteff, and thus tbeiv Wits desires of,eorteptying :iittplicitlyowitle the ht. structions from Uovernrreent, of offering employment to as many of the Company's . offieers as.were , irichned tweeter the seiViCe but it might have been for the-interest of e that unfortunate and ill-fated country, if an alternative; had been allowed him, and, that he had been empowered, if a.equielte, tkvlie independent of these Gentlemen, some of whotte.seeieg that Sir Charles was under the necessity of employing them, .and, that it. was out of his power to carry on the duties without their immediate a,ssist ince, chewed a disinclination to enter the sus'iee, while ethers absolutely refused, and lived long entnigh , os.rt-pcitt of their follyi Governor Smith refused the offex of Lieut.-Colonel, and Member of the Council, 'with as - niticledistisin ,es Mr. Depuis did a similar offer from Mr. ettnith ; 'awl many Of his partisans felesuch a pride in following his exenipie t ,thar: timelier*? - ae-; Cepted. of Government situations w ere looked , 'won at turncoats, and swervere from the alliance that had been entered into before the arrival of Sir Charles MiCartliy. Such an alliance, farmed between people who had:been for years-at vatiance.w Rhone ana , ther, could not long exist, however mticiAlicy might, fot i time, from similarity of satiation, feel united; and it was Subferted by the late Mr. Swaney, who, getting two of 'tisanes well piovided for, became the friend of Sir Cherles. Frew .this Gentleman, at length, Sir --Charles gained' a little of that infohnition re specting the political features of . the conittey which he had a right to have' expected' from Governor Smith, "Wilinti- either knew, or ought to have known, more of these matters than jealousy permitted hint to disclose; he Merely; gave up the foil* to Sir Charles, and then sealed his lips to further intercourse. The nations On the' ()old Coast appear of rather a more in telligent cast, than any other tribes bordering open our,posseew sions in Africa ; and they soon compiehended the nature of our' (policy; as explained by Sir Charles ' Wealthy, who was' looked upon by them, in a very short time, AS their deliverer, both from internal and foreign oppreselon ; they beheld with satisfaction, the privileges which were conferred upon theta . by the change, and they had full confidence in the promises he made to them of British protection. The name qr M'Cartby rung along, the coast from Cape Apollonia to ,the mouth of the Volsa, and the great 'influence which he gabled over theie people, (the hitherto acknowledged .subjeCts cif the King of lkshantee), was viewed with silent and gloomy indignation by that Monarch, whose pride was not only stung at the sudden revolt of his subjects, acknowledged tie such by British treaty, but at the neglect of his authority and dignity on the part of the British, in not sending to him a complimentery .Embassy.— At this time he entertained a great opinion of Sir Charles 31`Carthy's consequence and ability ; he had heard he was a powerfUl fighting man, and bad large poesessionse independect of the Gold Coast ; if, therefore, this compliment !last been paid to him, it is an assumption, by no means chimerical, that he would have been satisfied to resign - his sovereignty over the people of the coast, and they might have enjoyed that state of peaceful security, which an appeal to arms has perhaps de. ',rived them of for ever. Pity it was that the late much hi. molted Governor of these Colonic* had not been advised to take this step, instead of -endavouring to turn '. to contempt the authority enacted by that sable and implacable chief. • The Ashantees are by no means n hasty people in their re solutions, and never engage in any thing rashly. ; They have been known to take three years in making preparations for a war, previous to a declaration-of - hostilities, such is their cau tion and calculation against defeat.' From this uncommon prudence of theirs, Sir C. 31. 4 Cartity was allowed to MOW ~ arrangements, anti to quit thttePoq far a time; per fe ct l y sat i n' fled with the appearance of prosperity exhibited by the happi. netts and contentment of the natives with.whom lie held inter course, and utterly unconscious of the hostile intentions of the Monarch of Aslitintee, as Ashantees, though not men of any note, visited the settlements as trailers. During his absence, the impending storm burst, by the eel. sure, on the part of the King, m the month of August., 1822, of' a British Serjeant under some trivial pretence. This man was carried off' to a Fantee town, named Donquah, about 18 miles inland from Annuniaboe, and was detained there a pri soner, with an intention of finding out (as was Afterwards learned) what part we should - - act in the endeavour to recover him ; whether we should have recourse to force, as in the Mouree affeir, or whether we wo u ld amend his release agreeably to the sth article of the t r e a ty. • The alleged offence was an insult offered to the King of Asliantee, by the Serjeant, who was enforcing silence in the area square of Annantlxie Fort among some Ashantees, some of whom were trading with the late Mr. Swaney, who was permitted for some time after the transfer to remain in ' the fort, till his house in town was readyfor reception ; but as the detail of this , matter would extend beyond the intended limits of this outline, suffice it to say that the British Serjeant did his duty, and that the affair might even then have been checked in the bud but for the mercantile pliancy of Mr. Swanty, who, fearing to lose his trade by offending the A %banters, wits less decisive than a per son less interested might have been. At this time the trade of Annamaboe averaged 300 ounces of gold, 16 tons of ivory, and as much palm oil as the merchants were willing to pur chase monthly; two-thirds of this valuable trade falling to the share of Mr. S. The unwelcome news of the Sergeant's seizure reached Sir Charles M'Carthy at Sierra Leone on the 3d of November, 1822, at a moment when on the point of embarking in the sloop of war Driver, to make a visit of inspection to the Gambia e his intentions were of course immediately altered, and he re. solved upon returning to the Gold Coast, to in qu i re p ersona lly into the state of the affair ; and, in order to make a little show of power, he took with him 32 rank arid file of the 2d West India Iteeiment, under the command of Captain Stepney, in the Colonial service ; he was followed by a small party of re cruits for the Royal African Corps, under command of Captain Laing, who hail returned a few days before from it mission into the interior countries of Africa. The return of the Governor-General to the Gold Coast, which took place on the 7th of December, was hailed by the natives with every demonstration of joy; undisguised happiness pervaded the countenances of every one, and afforded to those of his followers, who Were real friends of African liberation, a sight far more imposing than the triumph of the greatest conquerors ! How distressing to view the p resent altered ewe of the picture. Their protector no more! Width influence overturned! ! Theinielves exposed in defence Of their liberties their old and blood thirsty oppressors t I t • pi . *Full must be called, despite of a 11 the boasted humanity of the blood. that —their wives and the* children left to the tiopi r triAle , itnife of sucking. despot of Ashantees. Sir Charles 111‘Carthy was quite undecided . what line to pursue in this dilemma ;he wee unwilling to proceed-to- host;. lities without knowing the real intentions of the Ashantees, snit negociation was impracticable, unless. , attended With: com i. derable risk, for all intercourse between . the. Ashantees at d the settlements had ceased since' the seizure of the Sergeant.— perempeorl punished, and insiruated Dissatisfaction and jealousy still ;prevailed among the officers of the late company, and rather than assist, a chosen few en. They called out loudly that the seizures or th e o r , deavoured to ridicule the unpleasant situation of the Gov er n °. . General. m ore decisive measures woul d have been adopted by thelate oovernmens,- Captain Laing, .Royal African Light,infantry jeans should toe matte a tender of his services to proceed to Coomasst, and ' en deavour to bring about an understentling with the King; b but that most worthy man, the late much esteemed Governor ob jected to the enterprise as being too perilous. . , ) An utter to attempt the settlement of the difFerencea byea seeding to Donquah was also refused, and the tio passed --0: inactively, and in idle speculations, until the Ist le ' 1023, when the sesjeant wail behead e d further doubts as to the hostile intention s at Do f roluah, and any were entirely removed; preparations were °t le perpetrators the prosecution of' the war, Which, from may appear to: owe its origin more more to the offended dignity, titl e , and despotic King' , 'deputes of Mr. Dupuis, the Charles M'Carthy. ' this t he r e fore made for etaternent of facts, to accident than deeign, than to the FQ‘and"46" " P"1"1111 indiscretions of Mr. Smith, the or biassed opinions of the late bir ( To bit concluded in our.nrxt•J a, to the benefit of British lava. • It is evid ent f rom the perusal of the treaty matt by Mr- D n u y p v u t i e s ien thatee be e ing n h a lid tiv a e o re r s ig id h ig t n to and entitled seize the sergeant upon under Brithinprotectidti,