The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1826-04-14 00:00:00

MUNGO PARK.

The following curious document relating to the death of
our lamented and enterprising countryman, Mungo Park,
is taken from Denham and Clapperton's Journits in Africa,
just published. It agrees very accurately with the accounts
contained in other Arabic manuscripts obtained in other
parts of Africa, and exactly corresponds with a narrative
obtained from an intelligent negro (the brother to Park's
guide) who was an eye-witness to the catastrophc:—

A DOCUMENT RELATING. TO THE DEATH OF MUNGO PARK.
" Hence, be it known that some Christians came to the town of
Youri, in the kingdom of Yaoor, and landed and purchased pro-
visions, as onions and other things and they sent a present to the
King of Yaoor. The said King desired them to wait until he
should send them a messenger, but they were frightened, and went
away by the sea (river). They arrived at the town called Bosse, or
Boossa, and their ship then rubbed (struck) upon a rock, and all
of them perished in the river.
" This fact is within our knowledge, and peace be the end.
" It is genuine from Mohammed ben Lehmann."
. .

[ln addition to the above, there is a kind of postscript appended
to the document by a different hand ; v.hich, being bath ungram-
matical and scarcely legible, I had some difficulty in translating
and giving it a proper meaning. The words, however, are, 1
think, as follow ; though most of then: have been made out by
conjecture.)
And they agreed or arranged, among themselves, and swam in
the sea (river); while the men, who were with (pursuing, them. ap-
peared on the coast of the sea (bank of the river), and fell upon
them till they went down (sunk) in it."

SUIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

LIVERPOOL, WIDWINDAT, Aram 12.

Arrived the Conceicao, ()livers, from Lisbon ; Jose Maria, from
ditto ; Jessie, from St. John'4, New Brunswick, in 42 days ; Margaret
and Ann, —, from Alvarado and Campeachy ; and Friends, —, from
Tralee.

ROLTHICAU, APRIL

Last night during a very thick fog the brig Alexander, Ncu land, from
Jamaica to Liverpool, run on shore about two miles at the back of the
head, in Cartsarvun bay, all the crew and passengers saved, but the vessel
is a total wreck.

The Douro, Bell, from Liverpool, struck on Oporto bar and put into
Figueroa leaky, part of the cargo would be discharged.
Oporto, Martin, from Liverpool, off Oporto bar.
Elizabeth, Snowden, from the Cape of Good Hope, at St. Übes, with
damage.
Upton Castle, from London at Bombay.
Wayertree, Short, from Liverpool. at Valparaiso, 22d December.
Salisbury, Corlett, from Liverpool, was all well ou the East coast of
Africa In November lag.
Undsays, —, from New Orleans, In Clyde.

FALmoirra, Amur. U.—Arrived the Concord, Robinson, from New-
esWe.—Wind W.S.W.

PLIMOUTII. Arm 11.—ArrIved the Harmony, Wilson, from London.
—Wind S.S.W.

Cowes, Avail. 12.—Arrived the Sir It. Barclay, Nlcholl, from St. Do-
mingo iu 40 days. The American brig Industry drifted and got foul of the
English bark Mariner. The Industry Is running Tor the harbour with no
anchors to her bows. The American brig Hyperion has just hoisted a
signal of distress—the other vessels ride all well.
PoRTSI3IOI.ITH, Ara,.. 12.—Arrived the Victoria transport, from 'Corfu.
—Wind W.N W. blowing very hard—shipping all well.
BRIHILL, Ault. 12.—1 n consequence of a very heavy gale at S.W. the
Emanuel, from Surinam to Amsterdam, parted from her moorings, and
is a complete wreck the sugar Is totally lost, and the cation Is not yet
brought on shore.
DRAL, Aran. 12.—Arrived the Zephyr, —, from Demerara ; Clark-
atone, Fullerton ; and King•;tone, Binney, from Jamaica ; Britannia,
Boucher, from Bombay ; and Appollo, —, from the westward. The
Clarkstone left Montego flay the 26th February, when the following ves-
sels were there all well, viz. the Garland Grove, David Lyon, WaterlllY,
St. Ann's, Augustus Cressr, Briton, Richard Walker, Mersey, Murray,
Defiance, and the Wilkinson. It has blown very hard throughout the
day, and several ships have let go their second anchors, but appear to
ride p.m.—Blows bard from W.N.W.
C , APRIL 12.—Arrived the Jean Stewart, M'Kenvie, from
St. Domingo ; Sir Henry Stanhope, Robinson, and Sprightly, Newton,
from St. Michael's; Violet, Cliarraiin, from Harlingen; Comet, Ormiston.
from Madeira; Kangaroo, Donnell, front Leghorn ; and St. Catherine,
Nickels, from Messina. Sailed the Carron, Strachan, for Prince Ed.
ward's Island : and London, Gibbs, for Rotterdam. it has blown a gale
at W.N.W. this day.

Nonni SHIRLD9, APRIL 11.—The Frederica, Hager, from Frederica to
Hull, which way stranded on the Herd Sand, has been repaired, surveyed,
and declared seaworthy.

ST. Ives, Aram 11.—The Eagle, Duckworth, from Macao for Ant.
were, was piloted into this pier last oight, with damage, and leaky, and
part of her cargo thrown uverboaid, having experienced very Wave:Anon.
weather.
ll , Pea. 21.—The Paragon, Pollock, from after di._
charging part of her cargo, was gut off without much Injury, and has
arrived here this day.
The Alexander, Newland, front Jamaica to Liverpool, was totally
wrecked on Monday night in Caernarvon Bay—the crew and raxsengers
saved.

The Helen, Williamson, from Sligo to Liverpool, was on shore near
Lytham on Monday night, and full of water.
Arrived in the Downs the Sir C. Forbes, toulerton, from Bengal ; and
the Dublin packet, —, from Pernambuco.
The Middleton, Cargill, bound to Davies Straits, has put Into Strom-
near, having been on "bore on Lung Hope.
yaavaL4 atoms?, WITR.—The Octavio, from Manilla to Hambursh,
Ed Jan. In lat. S. 8. long. 116. E. ; Aurora, from Batavia to Rotterdam, 7th
Jan. in lat. 6. S. long. M. R. ; Margaretta, from Batavia to Portsmouth,
Ist Feb. to lat. 81. 8. long. 42. ;—by the Waterloo, arrived from China.
The Amos, Palmer, from New York to Antwerp, 18thult. in lat. 38. long.
60. the (suer had heen struck by a sea the day preceding, and lost the
muter, three seamen, and all the water overboard, mi• from
LiserpOol to Boston, 284 ult. in lat. C. long. dl,