The National Register.
London, England, 1816-07-08 00:00:00

DREADFUL WAR IN AFRICA.

--so.—
. our last Paper we meationed an account whieh had
tip red in the Dutch Journals, of a War that was
rav4,,ing the Western coast of Africa. It was transmitted
by the Dutch Secretary to Government, at the Castle of
St. Gearge, Delmina, dated 13th of March, and expressed
the opinion that our Establishawat of Cape Coast Castle
—(miscalled in the Dutch Papers Cape ('orse) would
not be able to hold out against the furious banditti who
were coming down against it. A letter from a Gentleman
resident at that settlement fat-el:hes the fitilawing law-
ti•enlar:l of the origin and progre:s of the Negro war.
Tne letter is dated the 22l of March, seven days later
than the Dutch Secretary's account, and is the only com-
manicati.at on the snlijert that has been received in
England: —" Sim° tray last (says the Wri:er) we have
Leah fall of trouble, alarm, and coausion at this place,
and all al,)ag the Fantee ciast. It apprarA, that three
or fear of the Miami Prinees, having gi..•eti snineoffimee
to the king of Ashante, he made war itpen theta, with
a vast army, and chased them from place to place, with
dreadful siaaghter, till they erne up to the Fantce ter-
ritory; where they reaeived I'rot'xthn fr a time. Put
being agaia attached by at least 1':),0:.10 men, it was on-
possible to stand against Omni; ant! after a sanguinary
battle, the fugitives weld not make a stand, and they
were routed and dispers,d in all directions. The Ashen-
tees having afterwards heard that they had finnul un
asylum near this plate (Cana Ctaist Castle), theydispatch-
ed a part of their army hither, with an intention of d c-
stroying the town : and I ton sorry to say there has been
much skirmishing, and several tastes taken off by the
victors (for since the abolition of the Shire Trade, it is
.the unitbrat custom of these savages to put :11l their pri-
soners to death). Me. White iaterf.tred as soon us he
heard of what was going on, and dispatched mests;mgers
to the Ashantee Genend, who has returned a pacific
answ.,r, stating, that he has no intention to molest Cape
Coast. You may lx sure, however, that we are not
without alarm ; as their army is so close to us; and the
fat is, that we place no confidence in their pacihic pro-
fessions. All the English f)r Many miles round have
hurried into the Castle with the utmost precipitation,
where ere are shut in with lxtwe'n 4 and 3000 woman
and children. On the ether side, the Warsaw tribe have
brought an army down against Commedia; so that there
is nothing but war and slaughter all around us. The
Annainabocs, and all the tribes as fa as Berracoe, are
either murdered or dispersed ; and such is our critical
situation; that we know not what will become of us, as
it see- is impossible for any of' us to leave the coast, fn.
we have no ships at hand, and the Lord Mulgrave is
not expected in less than a tbrtnight."

On Friday the Prince P.t.ent tare a grantl dinner
after the Levee to the Dake (4.lVellington, the Nlargais
Wellesley, Si: Henry Wellesley, the Hight Hon. Wel-
lesley Pole, and a number of other distinguished cha-
racters. . _ _

The Prince Regent dined yesterlty with Prince Es-
terhazy, and u select party.
Saturday afternoon the Princess Charlotte anti Prince
Leopold received addresses frmn the county of S'a
and from the toroughs of Oreat Yarmouth and Ply-
nmuth. Afterwards their Highnesses haul a select party
to &niter, :t which were present the Duke awl Ducli2s
of York, the Dukc of Wellington, the Karl of Lauder-
dale, the Marquis of Anglesea, Sir Henry Torrens, Sir
Colin Cannpbdl, anti others. 111 the evening their High-
nesses visited the Opera. Yesterday they attended di-
vine service at Whitehall. _ .

The rumour, that Lord Liverpool and Mr. Vansittnrt
were about to retire front the Ministry, has hem contra-
dicted.
We regret to state, that the venerable Earl St. Vincent
has been considerably inaisuosea. His.l.onlslip is not
vet recovered, thongh he has been ninth relieved by
bleeding, and is now able to sit up. Lord St. Vincent
is in his tind year. The following story is told in a
Morning l'aper:—" Capt. Bowen, of the Sak:tte, who
is lately returned front India. saw and conversed with
litumaparte at St. Ilelena.—Butataparte's first inquiry
of Capt. Bowen was, as usual,—" With whom have you
s,:rved Y"—('apt. 13. " 1 have been chiefly patronized by
Lord St. Vincent."—Buttn. " Alt! he is a brave man,
and a very good seaman; the greatest the English na-
tion ever had. Did he not command oil* Cadiz, and
sand Lord Nelsen after me to Egypt ?"—Capt. B. " Yes,
he did."—Buuu. " Were yon with hint in the battle of
Cape St. Vincent ?"—Capt. 11. " No." Boon. " When
von return, if you sec Lord St. Vincent, make my com-
pliments to him—the compliments of an old soldier to a
good old English sailor."
A Gentleman is arrivel in town from Calcutta, who
left about the Ist of February last. He confirms the
report in circulation the last few days, of the probability
of a renewal of the Nepaul war. 'lle Neranl Govern-
ment have from time to time, under some frivolous pre-
tence or other, refused tho ratification of the treaty ;
and the British troops having beta withdrawn on the filith
of its being signed at a given time, induced the enemy to
take possession of some of the strong passes. I:euten-
strances on the subject continued when the last accounts
Caine away; but it was believed they would not be at-
tended with any salutary effect.