The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1807-09-29 00:00:00

AFRICAN WARFARE.

While Captain Boswell. tif the ship Minerva (which
arrived a' Kngston. Jamaica, on Sunday, Aug. 9)
lay at Cape Coast, in Africa,war was waged between
'he Ashantec and Emcee nations; and, on the
I fith of June, three days previttus to the sailing of
the Ali/neva. the (Winer came down the country
in immense numbers, having in their progre.s lurnt
the towns of Upper and Lower Coromantine and
Agab, during which great slaughter was :nada 0:4
loth side, and a great many of the Fasters Witten
into the sea an drowned. I lavin7 arrived at At.-
oomahoe. the A.hatitte.s made an ineffiltual attack
up in the fort there, in which, however, Governor
White was severely wounded, together with see
eal others of his scanty Garrison. Information of
this un?xpetled attack having been communicated
to Governor Torraine, at Cape Coast, he imme-
diately sent dawn a reinforcement of troops The
Alleirea also proceeded, at the same time, off Fort
Annomaboe, and came to an anchor close in shore.
to cover the landing of the reinforcement, which
was fortunately effected without the loss of a single
man. The fire from Fort Annomaboe and the Mi-
nerva, during, and after the landing, compleLtly
swept the coast, within the reach of their guns, cit
the invaders, immense numbers of whom were
killed. Captain Boswell, having a party cf Go.
vernor White's troops put under his command,
afterwards landed, and assisted in driving the enemy
from the town and vicinity •of Annomaboe, and
states that the beach was strewed with their dead
bodies. Vast numbers of the Ashantee nation were,
it was supposed, on their way to a.sist in the war
against the Fawees, whom they had vowed their
determination, if possible, to exterminate. The
ship Three Willow, Captain M.Clone, staying or.
the coast at the time, was, in consequence of the
dispute between the above tribes, obliged to pro-
ceed tl Loges, not being able to purchase any
slaves.

THE BRITISH PRESS.

LONDON,
TUESDAY, SZPTIMBIR 29.

By the Princess Charlotte packet, in SS days from
Jamaica, we have received the Gazettes of that
Island to the 15th August ; but their cont?nts are
not of much importance. The Ltitaliun frigate,
with five transports, carrying 700 men, to rein-
force the garrison of Curacoa, is safe arrived there.
The Mermaid. StacLat a. from Monte Video, had
been taken, after a smart anion. in which she had
three men killed and five wounded, retaken by the
ifelkiste. 74, and arrived at Jamaica ; where also
is arrived the William, CADdrasu., from Greenock,
after being taken and retaken. The West India
seas swarm with French privateers, which plunder
all the American vessels they meet I they have cap-
tured the brig Metter, Best. for Greenock; and
kdger, laviwa, for Leith.
His Maairry's ships Mediator and Aslant, with
convoy for England, sailed from Jamaica on the
124th July.

We have received Barbadoes Papers to the gth
of Aagost.—The new Assembly met on the 4th,
and the PIIIIIIDZIPT opened the Session in a speech,
from which the following is an swat :

a Gentlemen of the Council,
“ Mr. Speaker and Gentlemen of the Assembly,

" I wish I had it iu my power to inform you of the success
of the Allied Army upun the Continent of Europe, or of the
prospea of a speedy and Isouturable Peace; events which we
mum dl be antioes to hear—r-for, whilst the Ports of the Con-
tinent are shut against our staple commodity, and all the arti-
cles necessary to its manefaatue hear a moat exorbitant prize,
we mum inevitably labour under great difficulties; but we must
submit to them with fortitude and resignation. - Anould there
be added to these evils a wax with AllberiCell war particularly
distressing to the Colonies, and more especially to the pour
white inhabitants and slaves—it will behove to to pay the
stritlest attention to the production of the necessaries at life, as
the surest means of relieving the wants of those of our fellow.
creatures who are placed homed ately wadu our are, and
whom we are called upon by every unitive of humanity, as
well as seltintetest, to protect and prosinve."

We have received Boston Papers to the 26th lag,
containing the following article. which purports to
be an extra& from an Halifax Paper of the 25th
July :