The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1825-09-28 00:00:00

THE INTERIOR OF AFRIC.4.

We really do not know how to deal with the following
article, which we copy from a Morning Paper. It beats
Gaudentio di Lucca, Ferdinand Mendez Pinto, and even
our own Gulliver, hollow. It is somewhat strange that
this extraordinary race has never been before mentioned.
We believe that Leo Africanus, nor even any modern au-
thor, or traveller, make any mention of this singular peo-
ple, and yet a nation capable of maintaining 7,000 cavalry,
so equipped, cannot be very inconsiderable, and must
have excited tile attention and curiosity of the Moors and
Arabs :

" We have received accounts of a recent discovery in central
Africa, which will soon be laid before the public in greater detail ;
but of which tne following outline is sufficiently curious:—Major
Clipperton and Captain Denham, in the course of their late expe-
dition in that part of the world, arrived .n the territory, and subse-
quendy resided toe sonic weeks, in the capital of a nation, whose
manners and history seem likely to occupy, to no trivial extent, the
attention of the public of this country—we might safely sly, of the
whole civilised world. They found a nation jet black in colour,
but not In our sense of the term ncgroes, having long hair and fine
WO features. This people was found to be in a state of very high
civilization ; and above all, the British travellers witnessed a re.
view of seven thousand cavalry, divided into regular regiments, and
rill clothed in complete armour. Sixthousand wore the perfect hau-
berk mail of the early Norman Knights ; most strange by far of all,
one thousand appeared in perfect limn,' armour.
" The conjectures to which this has given rise are various. We
confess for ourselves, that, looking to the polished and voluptuous
manners ascribed to these people, threlegance of their houses, &c. ;
in a word, the total difference between them and any other race as
yet discovered in the interior of " Africa, the mother of monsters."
our own opinion is strongly that here we have a tragment of the old
Numidian population ; a specimen of the tribes who, Liter long
amity:ding and long co-operating wjth imperial Rome, ,were at last
fain to seek safety in the central dewy, upon the dissolution of the
empire.
In these squadrons Alessi% Marmon and Denham probably
beheld the liveliest image that ever has been witnessed by modem
eyes, of the legions ofJuggrtba—nop we not say of Hannibal it"
The arninut, we untierstand, isjibricated in the most perfect
style of art ; and the Roman suits might be mistaken fur so many
flerculancan or Pompeian discoveries, if it were possible roe us to
imagine the existence of genuine antiques, possessing all the glossy
finish of yesterday's workmanship.
" One of these travellers has already set off on his return to this
sable Court."

THE RLVENVE.—Although the Quarterly Statement of
the Revenue will not be made out for this fortnight, or
more, we bare the pleasure of announcing, from good
authority, that the result will show a remarkable increase,
(specially in the branch of Customs.—Star.
Despatches from the Cape of Good Hope and the
Mauritius were received yesterday at the Colonial

I...tters from Oporto to the Nth inst. give a very un-
favourable report of the approaching vintage, which, from
the flattering accounts hitherto received, we had expected
would not only prove fine as to the quality of the grape,
but also abundant.

We learn from Spain, that the Dey of Algiers, being
informed that the European vessels which frequent the
harbour of Bona introduce contraband gunpowder, which
is purchased by the Arabians, enemies of the Algerine
Government, has informed the Consuls General of this
fact, in order that they may put an end to it, and the Ad-
miral commanding the harbour of Bona has published the
following resolutions :-1. That every house in the town,
in which is found more than a pound of powder, shall be
confiscated, with all that it contains; the same is to take
place with regard to vessels. g. All the Europeans (except
the Vice-Consuls and their families) who reside at Bona,
must quit it within then days, which is granted them for
the regulation of their affairs. [Other restrictions follow-
and the decree concludes with declaring, that the Governs
anent will not be responsible for auy injuries dune to vessel,
putting into Bona.j—Journal des Debats.
It is mentions as a rumour, in the Hamburgh papers
received yesterday, that " some of the Great Powers of
Europe" have expressed their disapprobation of the French
recognition of Haytian independence: but it is hinted
this will not prevent France from sending Consuls to the
South Atherican States.

Paussutc_Daar.—This Commissioners appointed for •
the reduction of the Prussian National Debt (whereof the
Government Bonds denominated " Staats Schuld Scheine,"
form a part), have, in their yearly report, of the 15th
June last, given notice, that including the sum of one
million of dollars, the amount which is annually fixed for
the reduction of our National Debt, and with the interest
saved by bonds cancelled in the ere former years, they
have purchased in the year 1823, more than three millions
dollars of outstanding bonds, which have been cancelled.
In the preceding five years, more than eleven millions of
outstanding bonds have, in the like manner, been cancelled.
The interest of bonds so disposed of are always added to
the Sinking Fund, to be employed in the further extinc-
tion of our National Debt.—Berlin Paper, Aug. 20.
The kite's by the Turkey mall yesterday state, that a
great sen 'ation had been produced by the accounts from
Greece, in which it was announced t'►at an express hail
beta sent off for England, soliciting assistance for the
Greek cause.

Extract of a letter from Buenos Ayres, July 21 :
" 'fhe public mind. as you will see by the Gazettes of
Buenos Ayres, has been in a state of great ferment since I
wrote you, in consequence of the appearance here of the
Brazil squadron, with something like hostile intentions.
In fact, it has required all our Minister's prudence and
energy to prevent the country from being precipitated into
a war with Brazil. Admiral Lobo has retired. An Envoy
is to be sent from here to Rio de Janeiro. Negotiation
merely is to be had recourse to, and all idea of war is once
more vanished."

Four houses between Chertsey siul Sunning-hill Wells,
were robbed on Sunday last by fellows who travel in donkey cuts,
and they have as yet eluded any trace, further than their dens or
huts on Windsor Forest, from which they sally t'otth to rob and
plunder daily. A Air. Wiggins, of Warfield, Berke, was stopped
at the top of liatehet-lane, oo Sunday night, by some of these des.
peradoes, and robbed of his watch and teo sovereigns.

1791•
to
1822.

119.f49,:
47.75•
31.714.1
22.445,:
12,339.1

I 062,41 i
7-1'41,611
6,318,3:21

5.,689.113
2,980,950
2.659.931
1.912,691
1.183,936
1.001.935
983,913
485.313
458,560

323.5231
238.738
231,231
171.796
164,289

1801

1810.

41,4/5,633
14,727,681
10.539,159
5,480.785
2,456.827
3,416,556
1,623,822
1,264,382
1,791,68.5
922,155
513,601
416,069
211.781
330.711
210,071
178.459
144,388

45.669
80,51
84.266

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