The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1824-01-20 00:00:00

CAPE OF GOOD HOl'E.

The following is an extract of a letter from ('ape Coast
Castle, dated Oct. 24. It will be read with interest :
" Certain Americans have purchased a small tract of
land on the coast of Africa, somewln re near Car Al iseua-
do, and have colonised it with a black and yellow population
from the United States, where the alave population has in-
creased to a degree which lisq not a little alarmed the go-
vernment. These unfortunate wretches, amounting to
about 400 in number, the moment they lauded, found
themselves, in the first place, exposed to the dishonesty and
extortion of the agents of the original purchasers of the
colony. The latter were furnished with the neceasary
supplies for their colonists, but their agents had bartered
these supplies away with the natives for their own profit,
and the colonists were starving. In addition to this scene
of misery, the natives, conceiving the Americans to have
cheated them in the purchase of the lands, had made war
upon them, and were hunting them down in all directions.
the last accounts came away those miserable p:ople,
deserted by the parent country, which bad thus thrown
them upon a barbarous mast to perish, were erecting sane
works round the wretched eellretion of huts which they
r called a town, and had nem! :1 it Monrouw, aft: r the name
of the President of the United States. They entertained no
I hope however of being all: to opuese any effectual resist-
ance to the black swarms which surround them. and hail
literally shut them up in their dwellings. This primary
'colony the Americans hail named tiberica.

" The Ashactce war is at a stand, and ninny of the
tribes which had been induced to throw off their all. Vance
to our flag, had returned to it again, and had w:thdrawn
from the war. The white fore, at Cape Coast Castle is
more than mach:tit to set the whole Ashantee p4uiztion
at detiante."

SPANISH so(-711 AMERICA.

From the Jan;a:ca Efliat Gazette of November IS.I

By the S:wift, which arrived at Port Revel nn the 9,h inittsm,
Carthatrena t/arettes to the 15:h ult. have been received hero.
I;cneral Montilla, whose activity and valour figured IA Co:lFOCll-
nusly as ~,Arts in the late campaign against Morales. has been
auperseded by an order of the Goserninent, and lieneral Bermudez
has been arpointol to succeed him as I'orninantlant-1:-:neral
Intendant of the Pt partineut of the 3lagdalena. A 'evil. r,im
Cliagres, slated the 2.411 ult.. vates, that front a number of ri
ia-
fnrcoou nit routing in from all putts to the patriot ,t intivrit. there
is no deubt of the most favourable result to the carne of the
patriots.
CANTIIAGFNA, Of TO:WR

In th. English sloop of war Scout. Captain 'Wiwoon. which
sailed Iron) ibis prom on Thursday troming, General Evereu
and suite end.zuktal for Eurcr.e. It is noir eight years since this
bir...1.1,140H devoted to the muse of liberty and the Re-
public, and his Arens, u7l tbe services he I.:A reed led tltir;og this
period are well known, Red duly appreciated by every true frierd ot
the country.

Previous to his departure, the General poh!ished an nddre.s to
the people of I.l,!ombia ; the conclusion of which aas t
' ' Ti.tl7.• 10 tly• tranquillity of private life, be.ause I col,s:ler tint
the Republic sta,:tll no lo in nerd of toy i‘e:viee-4., and Lit:amt.,
having cease+, to he useful, I wi.t not to become ; It;
the glory, the veatii, s, aol the prosperity of nect.r
cease to be dear to lily he,t;;; and neither time nor ilis:,ince
toy etc-ire to promote her felicity. If, he nil chanee, she
Phould be again invil% ell in disaster and nikfortime. sl:e will again
find me in tit sinks t.t. her .(Ti, r,:ady to die in her tlef::nee.'