The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1826-04-28 00:00:00

CAPE COAST CASTLE.

[Extract of a letter, dated Annamaboe, Jan. 3.]
" His 3lajesty's Government must have been i!l.advised to
abandon this settlement, were it only on the score of humanity.
The only lrheck on the slave-trade being then removed, we may
expect it to revtoe in all its vigour, and with all its abominations.
The administration of this place, conducted as it is, is certainly a
disgrace to the British Crown ; for its abuses the wretched natives
suffer, and are thrown back into a more savage state than they were
in before. The schools, that were on a respectable footing, are now
a nonentity ; in fact, every individual, nod every thing that could
be of use to this colony, has been hurried away to Sierra Leone,
from the head surgeon down to the printer's devil. The Italian.
tees, it is well known, are desirous of making peace, but some of
our best allies are using every means to throw obstacles in the
way, and every endeavour to excite them to conic down again in a
hostile manner. ‘V!iatever the issue may be, whether peace or
war, the plan adopted by Government has thrown open the whole
line of coast to the slave-trade. It wi.l soon, I may prognosticate,
be in full career, and give the Commodore new cruising ground.
It ought to be known far and witie, that that gallant veteran has
taken within the last six months 1.560 slaves, most of them cooped
up in small vessels, in the moat shocking manner. Ile is the most
indefatigable officer I have ever seen on this station, and may be
said to be never at anchor. It is much to be desired that Commis-
sioners should be sent here, to investigate the administration of this
place.

AUCTION DUTY.—From a l'arliamentary Return of Auc-
tion Duties, it appears that the amount of property (estates,
houses, &c. chargeable at 7d. in the pound,) sold by auc-
tion in Great Britain, during the years ending sth- July,
1824 and 1823, and the halt-year to the sth of January,
1826,was 13.696,5'211.145. 4111—Ireland (at 6d.) 313,6221.
.ss. 101 d. The amount of furniture and other articles,
charged at is. in the pound,was 7,010,3.59/. 18s. 7111. ; and
in Ireland, at 1011., 183,582/. Os. 11d. The amount of
sales of foreign produce, at ed. per cent., during the same
period was 2,253,039/. 12s. Md. •
Mr. Miller, a police officer at Liverpool, who met with
so serious an accident, is doing well, his leg having
been set.

Strong suspicions having been for a considerable time
entertained that the vessels employed in the supply of the Lon-
don market with fish, do not confine their pursuits to that traffic
alone, Captain Capper, of the Flamer gun-brig, stationed at
Gravesend, has therefore been on the alert ; and a few days hack
put the subject beyond a doubt, by boarding the Endeavour fishing
smack, on her homeward passage, a little below Gravesend ;
when, on instituting a thorough rummage, there were discovered,
secreted in the well of the vessel, under the fish, about 200 ankers
of white brandy, which, together with the vessel, were seized.
and the master and crew taken on board the Flamer as prisoners.
The vessel, it appears, has been 21 successful voyages, and had'
eluded the vigilance of the cruisers as well as that of the preventive
service. Captain C. lodged the spirits In the King's warehouse.
The vessel is now at Deptford, and condemned. Two of the crew
being found fit for his ftlajesty's service, have been sent on board a
man of war, and the others convicted in penalties of 100/. each.
REMARKABLE ENCAPE.—A young man' in the employ
of Mr. E. Wilson, miller, on Beverley Westwood, feU from the
top of the mill, on Wednesday last, a height of about thirty-nix
feet, without sustaining any injury except some bruises, front which
no serious consequences are expected. What renders his escape
more remarkable Is. that he fell amongst s quantity of atones.
A singuLtr instance of one animal rearing the young of
a different species lately occurred at Mr. Such's, in Birmingham.
A Spanish rabbit and a cat brought forth their young at the same
time, which were destroyed with the exception of tiro of the rabbits,
On the following day the old rabbit was stolen, when the cat un-
dertook to suckle the forsaken little ones, and reared them with as
much care as if they were her own !_Raeford Journal.
Sunday last a murder was committed on the body of J'.
Price, of Pantoilw, in Breconshire. The deceased was found dead
that night ; his neck was twisted till the blood had ran nut of his
Ms, so that his death must have'been occasioned by a dislocation
of the vertebras. A neighbour, named R. Lewis, who has ab-
sconded, 4 suspected of the murder.