The Sun.
London, England, 1855-08-31 00:00:00

THE INSURRECTION AT SARBAGEE.

The following private letter, dated Gambia, Aug.
8, gives some additional particalars of the late fatal
disturbances in that colony :

"On the 16th of last month Governor O'Connor
issued, or directed to be issued, a warrant for the appre-
hension of a Mandingoe belonging to the town of Sab-
bagee, for having sold as a slave one of the British . sub-
jects (a black) belonging to Gambia, and entruQted the
execution of the warrant to Mr. Fenton, Qdeen's Advo-
cate at that settlement. -Accordingly-that gentlemau,
accompanied by 12 men of the 2d West India Regiment,
under command of Lieut. Davis. of that corps. proceeded
to Sabbagee, a town which has been under British rule
only within the last four years, and is about seven miles
from Bathurst, the seat of Government, and secured the
person against whom the warrant had been issued. Upon
this the inhabitants armed themselves and turned out,
insisting upon the release of the prisoner. Seeing
such a formidable mob,- Mr. Fenton deemed it expe-
dient to give up the psisoner and retrace his steps. After
marching a quarter of a mile his party was fired on.
Lieutenant Davis then retreated a short distance fur-
ther, when he suddenly wheeled round and kept the
enemy in check until he reached the outpost of Cape St.
Mary's. He lost two men and was himself slightly
wounded.

"Lieutenant Armstrong, 3d West India Regiment,
who accompanied Mr. Fenton, was shot in the arm, and
mE en dt
fri ae tp erl ey
been o em-
barkedt ,
four times in the body. The arm (right) has since been
amputated, and Mr. Armstrong is going on well.
Governor O'Connor, having been apprised of these
proceedings, immediately (the same day) collected the
disposable rce under his command, viz —l3O soldiers
of the Ist, 2d, and 3d West India Regiments, and
about the same number of militia, with one brass 12-
pound mortar and some rockets, and marched towards
Sal,bagee.
"Within about four miles of the place there is a dense
jungle, with a road running through the centre. When
Col. O'Connor reached this pass he ordered a halt, and,
suspeeting that the rebels might be concealed, directed a
, few rockets to be thrown in. As he anticipated, the
opened a heavy fire in return. Seeing
deemed it expedient
body opposed to him, Col. O'Connor de a very powerful
to retire.
reached Cape St.
keeping up a smart fire until they
mentioned.
The loss on
"The troops were ordered to retreat, which they did,
Mary's, the out station already ments3
ranks. Governor O'Connor, feeleing
Governor of Gores',
his forces, sent a request to th
this occasion was 23 killed, and
thewlooneledi,enoefyaellf
French troops. With
oa,ncdo
nwn
oi trh,
gi 12
14 guns, Villeneuve
i.lles , chohmereemEnn Rcaa.hrni Gambia. On the 3el
and ot coen,
hours
begging
their acectnuh eshteaoesnrsi
(leistti :e alacrity .o f s
°ri
oure
evdheie'rerird:agl-al°iget-sawinaimrto wards Sabba-
gee, a proportion of officers,
Cape St. Many s, and having
42with.
were
e.
disembarkedlo ato t
Fh the
French
:index'''. of Col.
joined by the
.re
abbyo u
assault. t h a half-
way, f
backfor m
formed
intoth e their
250 native anxi in
howitzer. The rebels met this
pounder force
gee, accompanied by the three field pieces
'C manor theordercoehntsholodeirCeFtsrsatckade to be carried
town. Colonel
0 ,
right attacking party,
and carried the stockade at the point of the bayonet, abl
seconded by the soldiers of the West India y
Aw. ac
ye
: r and
n i t wlye there driven
ir
ve
ennc h
Regiments.
i The town was razed to the ground, and Sabbagee no
longer exists. The loss of the rebels is computed at
and 70 w
1,500 killed ; our loss is 25 killed ounded.
The naiikes of the
officers wounded (none were
killed belonging to the regular troops) are Colonel.
O'Connor, , severely, twice in the arm; Lieut. Armstrong,
severely ; Staff-Surgeon Rendley, slightly; Colonel Fin-
der, Royal Gambia Militia, slightly. Killed—Captain.
de Grigny,
Royal Militia.
, ' The French brig Entreprenant left this morning,
having first saluted with 21 gone, which was returned
by her Majesty's steam-vessel Myrmidon, just arrives
from England. She is to remain here for some time,
until at least we hear from home. The total expenditure
of ammunition (artillery) on the 4th inst. was 59 shells,
141 round shot, and 73121 b. rockets, with a few rounds
of grape and canister. The loss to the French in killed
is only one, a sergeant, who was buried with military

honours.
" Staff-Surgeon Merchant died at Sierra Leone on the
25th ult. from the effects of a severe fall. The coast is
healthy."

CHAR/TABLE BEQUEST.—By the death of Harriet, the
wife of Mr. Henry Francis Richardson, the Governesses,'
Benevolent Institution acquire the sum of 12,000/. Mrs-
Richardson contributed to the Cancer Hospital, the
West London Dispensary, and numerous other chari thties
previous to the tamiestion of her useful lif..