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I LLUS TRATIONS CIF AFRICA.
[MOH THE SIERRA LIOHE GAZETTE.]
THR Sllll TRADE RIRRWID AT PORTENDIC, WITH
Till MOORS OF THE DISZIAT OF SAHA ARA.
The Dutch have the credit of being the Ant who intro.
• Mimed the Gem Arebir, commas*, called Gam Senegal, into
Europe, i• the early part of the.revesteenth ceutoey, whew
they carried on • fishery is the Golf of Argolis,. The mater.
chaste of Bosedeatort and Newts first brought it. however,
into general repute, and deckled its superiority and purity to
the gums of the East. From 1780 to 1779, the English pos-
sessed the Senegal sod the trade fur the gum; and by the
Treat/ of 1763, agreed to at Vermillea, they reserved to
themselves the exclusive possession of th a ergromeree, which
they protected and maistaised by ansetillemmels. They
demolished entirely the forts and establishments at Purte•die
and Argolis, which had bees formed in 1794, by the Gid
- India Company of France, its order to lying the whole of the
gum of the Acacia forests into the river &weal. In 1779,
the Freoeh obtained re-possession of the Senegal; but by
the Treaty of 1783, it is stated in the Xlth Article—" As to
the gum trade, the English shall Mei the liberty of carrying
it on frost. the mouth of the river St. John to the bay and port
of Portendic inclusively, provided that they shall not form
soy peosidatent settlement of what swore server in the first
river At.,Joho, or the bay of Pormasdie." This Treaty be-
tween the English sail French is still is fusee, as no alters-
Moo orb* made its the Treaty of 1814; whit: stipu-
lated the migsgemeot of the Enlists Goterunteist to restore
to Frame, is full right and sovereignty, the pommies* of
&Siegal and Gorse. The transfer took place in 1810, did
the fontlish then 'Wishes to their other settlementamilliell
coast; leaving the gum trade entirely isi the hands of the;
merchants Of &ergot, although they possessed au iodisprita.l
his right to the trade from the Golf of Minim to the key
sad port of Poetendic.
At the commencement of the present year, the British
merchants of Gambia obtained the support sod assistance of
the local Government in the attempt 0 redrew the Rua
trade of Porteridir mid retiree that friendship and good-will
which fereserlysateisted•between them sod the Muon Is
Sesellld- Commodore Sir G. Collier moo *elicited to enter
a vessel of war fur the protecting of the trade, and to cow
trey very Medium, presents from this Government In the
King, Prism, sod Chiefs of the T It Moors ; nod for
this purpose his Majesty's gun.brig Snapper, commanded
by Locum's.. T. Eva.; was selected and directed to pre-
ceed us his most important and interesting service. The
Snapper sailed from Sierra Lisette uo the 181 h of February,
and slier visiting the river Gambia, and making those ar-
rangements which, seemingly, would best insure the speedy
conasseneemeot of the trade, and greater safely of the user.
chant trestles proesedimg MI this speculation, arrived at
Furtendic on the everting of the bib April last.
Porteudic is in the latitude of 18 degrees 19 Wastes N.
and longitude 16 degrees 10 minutes W. of Gretriwiek.
There is a hare end tall date or pilm tree just above the
beach which marks Poet/odic, and is very remarkable tro
amorist of so oilier being seen or that part of the coast ;
and ibis tree ought to bear N. E. by E. to a vessel cooling
into anchor where the Moors call %Vateromer's Bay, distant
shoat two miles from the tree. This bay is by far the best
sun sakst place for wordiest vessels to come to anchor,
about owe toile from the shore in four ur Ere fathoms, sad
the tree Maria( N. E. sod by E. as above stated. There is
legs surf is DIM little bay than any where else ; and the
trade, shirk is always carried on with she Moors afloat,
may be dime there with the greatest facility, safety, and
advantage. The whole toast to windwanl of Senegal has
the moat dreary and burn. appesraece ; nothlug but wady
hillorks and low mashy trees, tbiuly scattered, are to he
seen •
The meseenger,Cedi Slaloginnsed, who was engaged in the
Gambia to pruned to the Xing of the Trarsark Moors to
communicom the arrival of the expedition, sod to conduct
him to Portendir, was lauded, after seeing some Moors col-
lected on the Weill in the some "rutin the Swapper arrived.
The Snug of the Snapper's guns hod brought them down to
the heath ; on a sandy hillock they hoisted a blue Sag, sad
roar of them come on hosed of the Snapper by the boat in
whirl, the messenger was gent ashore aluog with his mumps.
pion, a Marisbont, from Fouls Terra. No boat but a flat
bottomed out could pars the surf with safety; the Gaels of
the Snapper remained just beyond the surf, ere that Cedi and
his compasious were forced to swim, with the assiotance of
the Moors, to the shore. It is really surprising to see how
easy mid dexterous the Moors are is the sort; whether is
swimming of, or in conducting a Sat.bottioned boat to the
Owe. They do not seem to have soy fear of the sharks
which swarm in the bay, aril eves is the miff, alibi/ash the
marks of very extrusive wounds were men on differ'st parts
of some of their bodies. One Moor had actually lust the use
of out of his arms from • dreadful bile of • shark ; yet this
man, al. with two others, swam s distance of four miler,
from the shore Is the brig. It is said they always carry with
them in the water small knives or dirket to defend them.
wives from the attacks of the sharks ; but MI iv/spume ninny
kind were observed about the persons of any of those who
swam elf to the Soopper, and who assisted, ms all occasions,
its hording. They are, 'however, very particular in mottos'(
we a kited of short breeches, made of the skis of a *keep or
deer, their clothes being put into • leather bag Impervious
to water, is thrown over their shoulders whenever they swim
of to • I. They have no boats or canoes, and are
really very bold awl dexterouss swimmers its the roughest sea.
The Gentlemen on board the Snapper were very much
•altooeil with those Moors who first came from the shore, 100
of whom .puke English tolerably well, were sharp sad di.
ogeieg.lookiair fellows, nod from their appearance, soot
being footed ferquesiiiug the roast, were supposed hl brlogg
to that tribe about Cape Biotite, whose chief has styled him-
self the "lying of Thieves,' and as such the Governments
of Senegal have paid Lim a custom, sod always rewarded bun

• From the sth to theillth of April the ousel range a she
thulium/meter osi hams. the Snapper in the hay of Purterolie
was from 64 to &I degrees; winds :vs the N.W. and N.H.
the latter ran yin; the while and of the Desert so far at
times as 1541 wiles over the surface of the se*. Heavy des.
fell is she •ielsta sourniogs usual temperature of the
KS water, Oil mid 64 'trivets.

f haedeewely for taking wee of any senses shipwrecked on
their MIN. Some of them had the refuter features of
&impetus, and were very fair; but many were quite
black, with curly her, Shirk lips, flat noses, and other
features resembiliag the brier*. They hod merely any
coverisg on their bodies; the rags which they had were
filthy in the extreme.; bet all the Moors of the Desert are very
dirty its their preemie. Water is very scarce in the Desert,
and they are sot towed to wash themselves; neither
do they wash their clothes, and that which is ppt on new;
is 941410161 token of until it is M rags. The Moor. a Per-
teadie live on halt, milk, sad what their gun protean...thew.
Hares, deer, and wild decks appear plentiful; fresh water
Is reaseely procurable, sod that which the Moors were sew
to drink was taken from a stagnant pool behind the tall
palm or data tree., which ebbed and Sowed with the
sea. They boiled their meat avid the rice which woo
Rives How I. this water, hot drank the wise of the camel
or cow whenever they were able to procure any; and this
betteraw, they at, is Whetter the. the lewd fresh water,
attribatiog to it many Weditioal virtues... They rossilld
their meat I. • errs simple way. The animal being skimmed,
the
. sod thee a strong fire is nude directly over the piece.
Myer Porterolie ohoonds with excellent fish, liasbeakasibis
laer laud of cod, which is meet delirious win.
La Itemewomet of lib sir,bows of Cedi Waitealluted, which
wee tooleacead dnvipp the add me i dose* treothary wad Me
rough ate l reopleasant outsize from the Gambia to POWNPO.
die, he was bitable to proceed himself to the Kiag'i measen-
gmes were however immediately went ill, ...id ea the Stab of
Ayoil, four Moors swam off to the brig, with the Omahas
' hetelligenee of the arrival of the Peace' Ibrahim, eldest sun
to the reigning Swereiga of the Trarshors. Tice Pilger had
. with hint 40 armed Moors enuosted Os eattegla, and were on
their rehire fro. having defeated a poi of the Doolsh
tribe, front whew they had take* • poet amity camels.
Linsteuant Evans, the Commaudee of the &tapper, and
Mr. Pelligrin' the agent of the aserehmts espied in this
trade, landed the following neoralag offer the arrival of the
Prime, and had • most gratifying and satisfactory isserriew
with hint and his people. The Prince GUM down to tip
hetet under a cloth canopy, supported by a numerous slot
time of waftions; they all squatted dews im the wad, illto.'
cloth mop, being draws over their backs to the wind, mil L
held diarn the opowite side. Here the palaver was beta, i
and dm/object of the voyage fall, explained. The Pelee
rapeseed himself highly pleased and gratified at awing
the English' again in Purtendie; adding, that they had
always treated the Moors well, and that they bad ever
been the (rived. of the Thither. ; arid to re.coas-
mace a trade with the Marabout., who are also the goes
merchant., wield he • smote of infinite joy to all the
Moors of the Hemel. The fleece is a very Moderate, well.
proportioned man, about six feet high, of light yellow coloor,
inclining to white where covered with clothing, and his tura-
lemosee was both pleasing and intelligent t ail hie dellowers
were stout, tall, active Milting young net and hod really
very little appearance of ferocity. Some of Ohm were re.
teachably fair, sad a few of mho gilavibesto she boomiot
down some gust were actually as Nis as /WOW Allsotwa"
who have been MI a tropical country fur aEN yeses. They
bad no horses with then", and were all immosed on ertwels,
each tom having a gen in his baud, awl at alma sword or
'disk hung by hie site. The Prime had a fight doable-
•barrelled gun.
. Lieeteeitat Evans intimated to the Prince, that he would
prefer delivering the pretest* which were Wooded he
his father, the King, and those sits which had been
brought for himself, us board the Mit, to which he Mt-
otediately contested to go; but pempond that see E.-
repeats should be left on shore, in weltrr be eatery his
people of the perfect wearily of his wee pewee, which
was accordingly done. lie and two wear
,01 his people
weal in the flat-heitomed boot, which was masetuaasely up-
set is the surf, hot they all sweat to Are fleopper'ilimsedi et
anchor • little beyond it. The 111114/411 WNW riorentely active
in getting op the boat, sad posing her tweietits agile. l'he
Prince remised but • abort time on boded, ss he wee ex.
iresaely affected by the motive of the vessel; was MOO,
pleased wi It the presents, and seemed wad of the at lastlrm
sad honour dour to hint. He came us board wider a while
of seven guns, and departed with • similar
After surveying alt the presents which laThefienevut=
said is a spirited meaner, " I sot • warrior, mid live =
is canape; pistols are of moat use to wet" epee
the Commander of the Snapper, in a song
manner, presented hint with as elegant pair.
ed to admire the Snapper fur the cleanliness, or 711 Z
regularity of every thing ; mad they did mot fail to gm-
num, with apparent astonialimeut, the Boas which she
worsts. Before the Prince took his departure, he pretested
Lleoleaant Brame with a string of ivory beads, arbiob be
wore armotil his wrist, • gift, indeed which is rarely made,
and which is always regarded as the moat solemn pledge
of sincerity sod friendship. He prumieed to dispatch lora.
moment to the Kiwi, with the gratifying news of our arrival,
and to the gum merchants of the forest of Sabel to re-
pair as soon us possible, with a plentiful supply of ems
to Po/deistic. The ationesit he landed, be dispatched. these
eteaseugers' sail, on the 2341, some of the Marshals, with a
quantity of gent, arrived ; and others, with NO lades. ca-
mel., were within a day's journey of Portembe so this Sttli of
April last, when the Snapper sailed fur the Cape de larrod
Islands. The Moors were most anxious for this trade; they
were almost without els/shire, and had suffered a greet innoy
pavilions. int ronerqueme of having been engaged is • war
with the French in Senegal for about three jeers past.—
They bail sold none of their guns, and consequently had
burned in the sandy deo. t a three years' collectors. The
Hellish merchants in the Gambia hail seat up • vessel, the
Young Fredwick, laden with gouda for this trade, and others
were daily expected to arrive when the Snapper sailed.
There was a Ketch, of India pieces (blue hafts, as they
are rounntonlreelled) an the C 41141; and as the Moors barter
their gum for this article shine, ell odor article., as sugar,
powder, balls, Hints, white and red cloth, Ming given in
the way of ;recoup, the Prince offered to lead the bale of
haft., which was amoug the pieieirts for his father, to
the agent of the merchants, in miler to further the tale of
gum, to oblige the merehanta, mid 44 benefit his own. peo-
ple. Nothing mold slow better the high and honuurable
opinion which he entertained of our merchants; be said,
that Governor MacCarthy and Captain Grime were the
friends of the Trarslism, and that be had every faith and
1 cuufideuce in • British merchant.

It is understood that the French, who did not dispute our
right to trade, as limited by the Treaty of 1783, to the sea
coast, regretted the attempts of Use English to ;view a
foirudly mud commercial intercourse with the 31ours at this
particular period, when they were making every effort to
conclude a peace with them •ud the various tribes tos the
hanks of the Senegal. Out inquiring of the Prince the mo-
tives which led the Moots to be se hostile to the Freuch is
Seuegni, hr said that the Walla 11.00111ify was tributary to the
Moors, sued that the Freuch hod formed • settlenset,
it, at Magoon, without consulting their iuteiest, sad
had e►es put them at dolleace when they had waged their
claims. Betides, they hail Dot acknowledged his father,
Hamer Muc►sr, King of the Trarahars, hut had paid she
Refloat customs to Elli Coury, as the legitimate Sovereign.
The father of Elli Cowry was King of Trarabara, always
was a great friend to the English, and was a very brave
mars ; at the time of his death, upwards of thirty years ago,
the present Elli Coyly was an infant, and when he came of
see, Hamer hinder, who had been Regent, refused to yield
the sceptre to him, and being much liked by the people, was
declare/ King. Elli Cennt►y withdrew with • party of
the Tref:bars to the Welsh tribes; and although they
'have bees for enemy years the bitterest enemies, and
have often committed the moat 'forking onniglnitona
ou the persons of the folloorera of each oilier, they
have at last become friends, and Elli Coury is now In
the camp of Hamer, as a Prince and a teldnr. Prince

Ihrshins was mixings to miens She army, and to Dee Di
Court' i ati they, be said, were preparing to en-operate wilb
the forces of Alderney of Ifoorlau, to sitalk the Pteoeh set-
element u► 'Negates, sad to lay waste the eternality of Walla.
It is therefore very inefarnewate for Ike irlettil of the.Prehch
in Senegal, that Mb eatery shaold have made friends with
the King of the,Tryishars, while our ia• rebuilt. Were resew-
int their isiterroarse and trade with the /Cows at the very
tient the anveraineat of &newel were etrageling dish She
tateneet soliadtede to collitluderpeace with them.
•'n • • 9

• MAIM ETSI •

. [Path the " thud.. Mermen,. litteit
• Issewiew December 11, 1921.]
e•
, WEFT INDIA•• Allb SPANISH MAIN PRODUCE.
tiltatc—There has been lea demised this weslt, and .1-
s the qttarisity brought to seblie asetiou sine. our last
limited, • &aisle of Is. to to. Am taken :Ilse, on
• ions, mad in.eassigleace a great parries" take*
• gpreelod ordisery Hatraosals be might 925. to aft.
• 'Frei,
_and St. Dpisings,lbla. per eel, IN casks; St.'
Elsininga SF good quality I. bay was sok privately yeller-
• day at 101 a.
• 1. P. Sulait.—Theatrumed emulous, fritt aolmatrel, par.
0111100 f Are 11014498•11tir•• mid ahettlaur sanest st Is. per
ewe. bas bees gear/ally obi eject,.
firsti•st. Bueliot.-211 cheats .1 good yellow Havennsh
,Sere put up ea Friday tad taken is at 28a per ern: there
lieltig so offers.
Cisemet.—A parcel of Trinidad breogitt at pnhlir sale on
Thisratipy4B). to Mk. pee ewe.; •thrtro appears to be some
&Mud for this description at present--a Orate of Reduce
la the tame sale au tater is as Ha per col.
PINEJITO has been in brisk drisaird at oar last quotation :
esne lot osly of "nerd has been put up to yoblic sale, and it
readily brought 8141. per lb. 's .t
Dwamemos.—Logwood centime.* I. demZed. at a smell
advance. Fustic has experienced • little inquiry.
Rum market has berm dull st.the prices of last week.
LIVERPOOL. REPORT. Dreamiest 8
• There has bees less isquiry for Curtain than doting the
,-precedieg weeks, bat twice. costume steady. "imitates are
sally 1,400 boos, and consist of 2,100 Bowed. at 13,1. • 100.;
Oft Odessa at 91t1. a 121 d., and s fits prime 13,1.; 200 Mo-
bile at 90. • 9;(1. ; 4O Alabama' at Sill. • 8,1,11.; 190 Sea
islands at 131.1. a 111141, suit • few at ROd.; 40 stained
at slid. • 12d. ; 820 Pernams at 113.1. a 121 d chiefly at ILI.
and 1214.; 900 Bahia' at bit& • 1 Id., mid a fee at 1814 ;
1.200 Mararihams at 11d. a Illtd ; 430 Mimi Ceram at 9lrd. •
-1111k1.; 40 Mimi Novas as 100 , 30 Demerara, at 10id.•
.1141 d.; 90 Carebagenas at 7f,J.; eo Surat" at td. • 7td.; 189
ihmgah at lid. • op. per lb. The import this week is 5,9911
•bags, nit. Cluirkstua mad 8a le 3,904 Ingo, other parts
of U. S 1,901 bags.
We matinee to host a moot deemed for Floatation Sager
from the Irish buyers us well so the grocers mid refiner,.
sod tbe quantity sold is upwards (4 1,300 casks at an al,
vanes of id to la. on brawn sad middling qualities. For,
Foreign descriptions we are Mill without inquiry. Molasses
me is fair deamed, sad good Demean has sold at Ils. Its
Coffee the asks smile bare bees melleed to on bags oral-
nary Brasil at 935. per cwt. sad a kw mill luts of Maas-
ties to the grocers as former prim. Them is mow bigotry
for Pimento frets the trade, and 108 bags have bee, sold at
• up to 9d. per lb. for Ise quality. Brasil Come is also
is more request. but net, bare '
dell. Caroiina Riee of ,
the grocers at aseibmi es'
parcels if foe brought'
export at 13s. Rams,