The National Register.
London, England, 1823-03-02 00:00:00

THE NATIONAL REGISTER

a Spaniard. These vessels receised full cargoes in due
time and ailed; a month having elapsed, three other
French vessels arrived, and when he left the Gallinas, its
July last, their cargoes were in readiness to he shipped.
Last month saw one of the head men from the Gallinas,
Who informed him that five snore vessels under the French
flag had arrived there fur slaves, making at total of
French slave vessels, and one Spaniard, within the last
four mouths. Hr states dietinctly that from our cruizers
not taking French vessels with slaves on board of them,
an from the pomp and bullying of the persons on board of
these slavers, the natives louvered, believe thins the traffic
is late lid, end therefore it flourishes there to a greater ex-
tent than it ever did at any former period. On asking
I flout whence all the slaves are procuriA to supply the
vessels at the Gallinas. he said it was the purl of one of
the largest and most frequented paths into the , interior.
and this is corroborated by all the respectable traders of
the'culudY. *ea Compa, the chief of Rukelle, has made a
path to the neighbourhood of the Gallium fur the sole pure
pose of enabling Mimi° carry on more advantageously the
slave trade."
Sept. vd.—The Thia/e, during her late cruise, visited
the Masao river, also the river and settlement of Cache°.
Lieut. Hagan received in the latter place a full Corrobo-
ration of the information lie before outained of the Untie
in slaves being still carried on in that settlement. About
the middle of August, a Portuguese brig belonging to Mr.
Coelho, a character well known at the Cape de Vends,
sailed with a full cargo (*apposed 300) of staves; another
brig (the Arian) the property of a Mr. John Pereira,
Member of toe Junta in Si. Jego, arrived in. June for the
seine purpose; but Lieut. Hagan was told she slid not
take away any, owing to the indisposition of Mr. Pereita,
who, it was said, sailed for Lisbon fur the porpoise of re-
ceiving medical assistance. Lieut. Hagan had reasou,
however, to doubt this story.
Lien,. Hap.. describes the town of Cached) as flip most
wretched slave factory he ever visited. 'flue low, damp,
and confined cells fur the slaves, wet e loathsome in Ike
extrense, many or them being below the high•tide mark of
the river. rite block-house, or, as it is called, the fort,
is iu a meat wretched state of decay ; one gun only is
managed, the others being dismonsiteit Willi a log of wood
ouster the initiate. The swamps and staguant pools imme-
diately in rear of the town, render Cacheo **sat edly the
most unhealthy place that can be imagined; but this is
110( 1111(6Citt1( it/ deter the slave traders, who generally lose
one ballot their crews, frequently all their Europeans.
Lieutenant Hagan was nut able to procure auy stock,
although it was in the WWII in great 61 Orrice Ihe was
even refused a pilot to take lim out—the greatest jealousy
appearing to prevail from a visit, . a unexpected trait was
unwelcome. The Mails, however, by keeping the boats
a-bead and other precautions, foetid no didicalty iu the
navigation.
The officers composing the garrison of tide place (Ca-
eheo) are all blacks and mulattoes, with the exception of
the Governor, J. Antonio Gomez, abd another cancer: a
creole Poo trignesemf the Cape tie Vent bland* slid not at-
tempt to conceal Oral a' bask trade in strives was still
carried cos there, as well mar llissae ; and boasted. that
had the Vasa, fns ird the two 'resets already named, site
'night probably have 'changed masters.; one being armed
who id, the other wills It guns. 'lle 'earn of their
vessels, as well as others, is spoken of um a matter of course
in the present serum; soil, as tar as Lieut. Hagan could
1 judge from the flambee of slaves seen In the place, they
will not LSO long iu completing their cargoes of %YAW klUille
human •irtmmr. d
BRITISH AND SPANISH COURT Of MIXED COMMISSION.
OCT. a.—Srilooolel Jussiii, alias Mararagerca, Uilef
Master.—'Chia vessel, of ninety Spanish ions unnhsest,
with a Crow of twenty-one men, arrived with usie long
eighteen-pounder, 'treaty one muskets, • cutlasses,
twelve pikes and six pirsols, with a 000000 maims in proper •
tion, cleared out from the Havanna', mu Use Ode of Apia
last for tlhe coast of Africa, oetensialy fur a cargo °five. yt
wax, dye woods, dire. The clearance was signed by the
regulai cancer. " Nieolossle Forts," who sigued a clear-
ance for ilia same vessel, Dun JOAO Baptiste Z4Villit beL
ing roaster, iu August, Hi 1,. for a similar soy age. in
this last. iii,ntioned cleat atire st is stated that she was to
land some "lire negroes" in• /Strive ; buss does nut
mention who ar what they were, nor where to be landed.
At the time of her sailing on her present voyage, it op-
, peas from the Role d'Equipage, DUD Josef Mayan, a ma=
time of Malaga, was master and first pilot, Imo appal ently
part owner; Jose Ferris, a native or the same place, Se.
rood pilot; doze Zrvala, a native 01 .Biscay, third pilot,
and Jaye Saaveclia, a native of Ferrel, " curitretuestre,"
or boatswain."
After leaving the ll:Jeanne, the Josefa called at the Gal.
lines, on this coast, Wen at Grand 'Lissa, and finally en-
tered Ilse River Ronny, where her cargo was delivered and
a return cargo of slaves unreleased. Whilst lying in Ma
river, with water casks full, piansm% laid and waiting
tbr her slave cargo, else was boarded, in the Litter end ut
July, by Lieutenant Ssi 00000 arez, in command of the boats
of his Majesty's ship
,/river'; but there being nu slaves
' actually on board, he wan obliged so leave her,
after taking the precaution of ',Mussing suer papers. She
crossed the Donny bar on the ltish of August, and was
met Ilse same day by the Driver, which had returned in
search of her, rnd, alter a long char, was C 5111.111.41 at
eight next morning, having ou from d 210 slaves, all males,
and, wills a small exception, all men. Captain Wuulrige
immediately sent her to this place.
Toe we being very clear, the Commissioners passed
sentence of cuademeatiou without any StiII•SILS.

A Jamaica mail arrived on Thursday morning,
in 33 days. • By the royal Gazelle of the 11th of
January, we learn that Santa Martha was taken
possession of by the royalists on the 3d, after a
spirited resistance. Every vessel, that could, got
away ; and property of every kind was said to be
confiscated. Subsequent accounts, however, state,
that the Independents expected soon to recover it,
es General Montillo had arrived with 700 men, and
Colonel Peddle was off the port with an equal num-
ber. In the mean time, according to the Royal
Gazelle of the 18th, the royalist governor had given
a written assurance that British merchants and
their property should he respected.
A convoy of bullion front Cadiz arrived at Madrid
on the Bth ult. It was conveyed in 21 waggons.

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