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SIIIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

LIVERPOOL, Mo'vnAv. MAT 15.
Arrived, the Thorne, Hawkins, from Barbadoes ; 111 miry, Holmes, Prom
Savannah; Thomas Jackson, thford, from Rotterdam; Estafette, Ma-
noisily, from Memel. Oue brig. one snow, utr at right o'clock.
The subscription for the relief of the di-ire...4.d weavers and manufac-
turers in the counties of Lancaster and Chester amount* to nearly
6,1001.
The Karpen, Ludegreen, sailed from Marseilles for Liverpool, 4th cf
May.
The Hero, Russell, from Charleston, at Clyde, sailed 3d April.
In the Cotton Market we hove a steady demand to-day, without any
material alteration In prices ; but Holders arc a little atitfer. About 2000
bay sold. On Saturday about 1000 to 1500 bags were sold.

An amusing anecdote is told of Mr. Ottiwell Wood and
Dr. Crompton ; for the truth of which, however, we can-
not vouch. Mr. Wood's eldest son is one of the candi-
dates for the borough of Preston ; and, a few days ago, it
is said, his father applied to Dr. Crompton, to solicit his
subscription towards defraying the anticipated expense of
the contest. Dr. Crompton seeming rather unwilling to
launch out, Mr. Wool, in his usual quiet way, reminded
the venerable patriot that he had subscribed to support
him, (Dr. C..) when he stood for some one of the nume-
rous place:,, which be had been ambitious of representing in
Parliament. " Bribery and corruption!" exclaimed the
Doctor, with great emotion. " You did very wrong, Sir,
very wrong to supply me with money to corrupt the free-
men; and I wont follow your very unconstitutional example
by subscribing to enable your son to bribe the electors
of Preston." So Mr. 0. Wood, as the lawyers say, " took
nothing by his motion."—Liverpool

FROM LAST NlGllry (:AZETTE.

[This Gazette re-iernt the notice given on Puturiby, that t,,
London Gazelie wilt be published nn Weld 9, ;1:e 34)th (1.7 O Jtvw
next en.ni•,g, and will thenceforward be on Aida"
nt-
stead of Saturday, in every week

Colorful Offir".Dorrniqz.v!rreti, :71.ty 9, 1C26.

Earl Bathurst has !Weds', received from Sit-era Leone despeeettek
which hare been addressed en his Lonlehip by the late War
General Turner, under date of the 2d and 3d of March last, of
which the following are extracts :
Merin Lcowr, Ilfarri 2,182 t
In my last despatch, I had the hono .r to state to your Lortlett4r
that I was en the eve of proceeding to the Sherbro' country, for the
purpose of cowl idat irrg those arrangement* for the ateditton of the
shire trade, which I had entered into with the:kings and nativerldefs,
On the next day, 7th February, I sailed in his Majesty's colonial
brig Susan, accompanied by the brigantine Elencee, and the Swift
cutter, with a detachment of troops, coneislag oi fifty Envoneane
and forty natives; there being but six reentoral officers at Sierra
Leone, with five hundred men, none could be spared, and my Aid'
de-Camp, Captain Roes, having recently died, there was but Lieu.
tenant Robertson, Acting 3lajor of Brigade. who could accompany
me. except Staff Surgeon Stewart, as 3letlical Officer. Mr. Ma-
cauly and Mr. Bendel], both Members of Council, had again the
kindness to give me the benefit of their assistance.
On my arrival in the Siterbro', I discovered that the great slate
deaden, who had retired from the Sherbro' and Ses Bar, on signing
the Convention prohibiting the exportation of slnetw. had joined
with those of the flailinas, and hail come to the resolu:ion of re-
establishing the slave trade by force, even in the dlstrirs where it
had been voluntarily given up by the Native Chiefs, and were theft
assembled In force, up the Boom river. *tieing our pcupie,
putting at defiance our power and our rights.
These slave dealers are all mulattoes, descention• • of Ettropeane.
stranger' to the soil, and. I grieve to say, men get:••reily educate'
In England. Their education gives them greet stye: iority, tied
their wealth, power.
My force was not of a nature, under ordinary ci•:ann-tancee, to
justify my undertaking a diffieult service Op there rivers, but, a,
the Native Chiefs were wavering, and a great ens, ri I: 'manly at
issue, I determined upon a rapid advance and ettark of these
people.
' Captain Owen, Royal Navy, employed upon the surveying sty.
vice, with the Leven frigate, and Albatross nelinoreo„ happening
to be surveying these rivers at the time, I thought it my duty to
communicate with him. with a view to ascertain wheliter he could,
COnlirently with his instructions co-operate with me Mr a few days,
which he very kindly and cordially consented to do.
The ',even, the Susan, and the Elennre, drew too ouch water to
enter the rivers, but, by taking every thing out of the All:tyro.*
and Swift, we contrived to get them over the but aril with them,
our different boats, and tour large canoes, we proceelied up the
Boom river on the Nth February. Captain Oren appointed
Lieutenant Mudge, first of the Leven, and two Medsbipmen, wets
two boats and their crews, to accompany me in the Sr itt, whilst he
himself embarked in the Albatross, commanded by Lieutenant
Owen, Royal Navy. The diffieulty of getting these vessels up
the river was considerable, and they frequently tonie the ground,
but by unceasing exertions we got, with the troops, two hours berme(
day-light next morning, within two miles of the stockade of Bohr.,
(which they named Sierra Leone).
The Albatross had taken ground nine mike; down the riser, but
I decided not to )(se a moment in attacking the' place. One of the
guides acquainted me with a path which led through the woods to
the rear of the town. and I sent a serjeant anti twenty men to thew
themselves there whilst we attacked in front. The unexpected ap4
pearanee of this party threw the enemy into such confusion that
they made a precipitate retreat into the woods, without waiting :a
fire the guns (found loaded and primed) unon the advanced gnarl,
who thus landed without opposition, and trok possession of the
place which was fortified in the manner usual with stockades, that
is, a double row of palliaadnes, the place a square, with flank de-
fences thrown out at the angtex; we found in it ten Mere, of ord-
nance loaded, near one hundred stand of small arms of all sorts, a
quantity of ammunition, nine barrels of powder, a quantity of loose
balls, and a quantity of other stores, which, with ettern persons,
we secured, and then reduced to ashes the town and stockade.
The prisoners and others having acquainted me that the principal
stand was intended to be made at 31acesba, a place fifteen miles
higher up the river, I set out for it the next morning, when I had the
.rukfaccon to see the Albatross schooner join, having been
lightened still further by discharging her ballast and water. Ab ut
noon on the 19th, we all arrived within two miles of Mareabs, at
a shoal over which we could not carry the vessels. The place being
in sight, I ordered the men into the boats, and an immediate at.
tack to be made upon it. Two boats, with small low, guns in the
bows, manned wttli scamen, under the command of Lieutenant
Mudge_, Royal Navy, and two large canoes, with (tiny soidiers,
under Lieutenant Robinson, Acting Major of Brigade, formed the
advanced guard ; and i hollowed close with the rest of the troops,
Captain Owen, Royal Navy, with the seamen, accompanying me.
The extraordinary fertility of the soil producing impervious cane
generally from twelve to sixteen feet high, made it imprue-
tirahle, without great delay, to secure our flanks by occupying the'
balks of the river, whilst with the steep banks, hecotne very high
at this dry season, it gave to the enemy a great advantage by its
shelter. On approaching to the town, a flank tire of ottisqletry
opened on the advanced guard, whilst tern pieces of ordnance front
the town enfiladed the river in front by a lire rd' grape.
Lieutenant Robertson. with the troops, made for the Lit bank,
but a little confusion to:tk place front several of the black torte:,
leaping overboard with fright, and nearly upsetting them ; but he
mule goad his landing, though he unfortunately received a wound
through his leg, and I immediately joined him with the rest of Ore
trinns, the two little guns in the boat rendering us good service.
Desirous to save loss to our little party as much as possible, I de-
termined to force my way to the town through the long grass, but
I was shortly checked by an impassable creek in front, which
secured the town against assault on that bank. Seeing this,
aid the loss which would attend an advance in the boats, I
immediately crossed the river with the principal part of the troops,
' and !occupied the bank opposite to the town, where, from the
shelter of the long grass, they soon silenced the two glens, and
weakened the fire from the town. Leaving three men in charge of
Lieut. Robertson, I decided, under cover of their fire, to curry the
town by the boats, and having no other Officer, I joined them
myself, and accompanied by the Naval Officers, seamen, and
few soldiers, we advanced rapidly, and carried it without further
loss.

I regret that, against an enemy so little worthy, several valuable
men have been disabled ; but the country is one of great strength,
and the position was chosen with judgment. The nature of the
coun'ry made it impossible to ascertain either the number or lost
of the enemy. Not being able to learn that they had any
o her place up the river, and as they were thus driven out of (me
territories, defeated and tliagraced, with the loss of their town*
and stores, I determined to proceed no further; and, after car-
rying sway the guns and stores, and destroying by fire the town
and neighbyaring village, we embarked, and got safely ret the
shipping in the Sherbru', on the 23.1, after destroying the two
principal strong holds, with eight smaller u wns, where these
wretches kept their victims in chains. until the Chips were ready to
receive them ; and I sincerely trust that this leston will teach the
deluded of the country not to put further faith in the vain lmostings
of these wicked people, who, by administering to the worst p:ssiur•.a<
of the ignorant and unfortunate inhabitants, not only depopulate
and turn into deserts the most fertile plains which I have ever seen,
but so blunt their feelings and brutalize their natures, that, for a
few bottles of rum and heads of tobacco, the parent is found, with-
out remorse, casting away his offainitg. Each village is engaged
against the other for the purpose of making pr loners; and men,
like beasts of prey, are ever on the watch to seize their neighbours
aid their fellow-men.

Although, where each vies with the other in the disei,r ;ct of
laborious and arduous duties in the cause of humanity, It beeunes
difficult to name individuals, still it is my duty to stare that I owe
much to Captain Owen for his manly co-operation, and to bear tes-
timony to his great zeal fur the public service. To Lieut. Mudge,
Royal Navy, who was immediately attached to myself in com-
mand of the Swift cutter, I am under great obligations, not only
for his unceasing and successful exertions in getting the vessel up
the river, but for his judicious and spirited conduct in command of
the gun-boats; to Lieut. Owen, Royal Navy, who commanded
and csrricd, by the most persevering exertions, the Albatross up
the river, my best thanks are also due; his forwardness, both in
the boats and on shore afterwards, are highly creiitable to him ;
and I do but justice to Mr. Tudor, Midshipman of the Leven. in
noticing his very spirited and conspicuous conduct in command of
one of the g.in-boats. To the other Officers and seamen, who did
not fall so immediately under my notice, my best thanks are due.
I b•g also to draw your Lordship's favourable notit e to the con-
duet of Lieutenant Robertson, Acting Major of Brigade. rho,
although called upon to do much duty, from my having no officer
but himself, continued his exertions without even acquainting rue
that he was wounded. Staff-Sorge, n Stewart was not only ready
to give his professional assistance to these who required it, hut was
most ready to execute other duties which the want of officers made
sometimes necessary. To Mr. Rendall and 31r. Macaulay lam
under the greatest obligation for their voluntary assistance; the
former acted during the affair at Alaccaba as my Aid-de-Camp,
with no less credit to himself than advantage to me ; and the latter
was most indefatigable in his exertions to promote the public
service. Mr. Campbell, Acting Master of the Susan, a volunteer
upon the occasion, showed much spirit and zeal, and was wounded
in the arm.

Enclosed is a list of the casualties in this little affair; and I
regret exceedingly that some valuable men are disabled. There
is also a return of the ordnance, arms, and priaonrs taken,
and I will hope to have the good fortune to see those mea-
sures approved, which my sense of public duty compelled me to
adopt, after three unsuccessful attempts at amicable adjustment,
against a party of remorseless wretches, who live and fatten upon
the blood and misery of their fellow-creatures.

Return of killed, wounded, and mis.iing, of a detachment of troops
and seamen, employed in an attack on the town of Maceaba. on
the 19th February, 1826, u der the eommand of his Excellency
Major-General Charles Tu r, C.B.

16.11.11.1
wonuDEn.
Detachment 24 West India Regiment--I rank and file sen4lllk
Detachment Royal African Col. Corps--I Lieutenant, 'bitted,: '4,1
4 rank and tile, 2 severely (I leg amputated), 2 slightly. •%(;;.
Party of seamen from his Majesty's ship Leven-3 saunas se.
verely (I arm amputated).
Party from his Majesty's Colonial brig Susan—l officer sligady.
Names of Offices wounded—Lieutenant P. G. Robertson,
Royal African Corps, Acting Major of Bitola*, slightly Wine

leg) ; Frederick Campbell, Master of his Majesty's Colonial brig
Slightly (lett aim).
Total wounded—Two Officers, 5 rank and file, 3 seamen.
Missing—Nests.
N.B.—One rank and file, Royal Airiest' Corps, died of fatigue
on Inci 19:h instant.
(6ignui) 1). G. ROBERTSON,
Lt. R. A. C. and Aciing Major of Brigade.

Return of Chdnance, Arms, and Ammunition, taken on the 17th
and 19th February, MC at the .tnck.tde of the Bohn sod
the Town of hlaccaba.
At holm-2 non nine-pound earronadcs ; 3 do. six do. long
Runs; 3 do. four do. do. ; 2 do. three do. de.; 4 musquetatonS, 42
stand of arms, 400 bayonets, 9 nail-bands of powder, I cask of
musquet balls, I cask of hints, 20 cutlasses, and a quantity of
abet of various sizes.
At 111accalut-3 iron four-pound long guns, 1 cask of tntisquet-
Return of Prisoners taken.-11 country king, 2 chiefs, 3 head-
men, lb men. (;..igoeil) D. G. ItOBERTsON,
Lt. It. A.C. A. 31.8.
Sierra Leene, Nlarch 3, 18241.
I lament exceedingly that an attack of lever, got up the Boom
river, I.llollld prevent my having the honour of subniuting to your
loordsliip some observations upon the bearings which the circum-
stances detailed in my despatch of the 2.1 instant have upon the
rate of this unhappy country, and the prospects which they hold
cot for a groat revolution in the &Gies of the inhabitants.
The peopletof the 1411i1144 having joined the insurgents in hos.
Glides against this Government, have subjected themselves to
all the penalties attending a state of war ; and although the bar of
the Militias river is an extremely difficult and hazardous under-
taking, I think that, by blockading them, and making a strong
party there, I shall completely bleak up the slave-trade, and stop
fur ever, from those shores, the export of near 30,000 slaves an-
nually; substituting agriculture, security of parson and property,
Industry, civilization, and knowledge of the blessings of the
Christian religion.
At all events, if my health Is rerored, I will do my best.

Crown 013cr, May 13, 1326.
•ITCIIMID TO 88888 IM T.la PIPAIISXT PAOLI .•
Shire of Roaborgh.—Henry Francis Scott, jun. of Harden, In the room
of 51z Alexander bon, Bart. deceased.

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