The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1820-12-25 00:00:00

COA.) I' OF AFKICA.

Advice. to the 3,1 of September have been re-
ceived front our settlements on the Airman coAst.
The infribliatits of Cape Coast had engaged to pay
to the King of Ashaidee a contribution of 5410
ounces of gold, in return fur a stipulation oil Ina
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part to abstain fr thrturbilig the tratiquillity of
their territory. This engagement was entered into
with the permission of the Governor and Council I
of the British factory, who, at the same time, an-
nexed
a condition to the Treaty, that the King of
Ashantee should recogamise the immhabitants of Cape
Coast as British subjects. The advice* from Cape
Coast Castle state, that the Tre.ity is in a course of
fulfilment. The natives have been roosted by the
Council, under the sanction of the African Com-
pany, with a grant of 3110 ounces of gold, amid they
had made much progress ill collecting the remant-
der of the tribute, for the receipt of which an Am-
bassador from the King of Ashautce was waiting nt
Cape Coast Castle. Nor tins assistance reuderetl
to the natives, they have engtged to keep the coun-
try round Cape Coast clear of untlerwood, which, it
is supposed, will remoter the clumve much less de-
tritneutel to the health of the settlers. 'Flits expense
will be defrayed out of the funds for repairing the
roods mud for the general improvement of Africa.

IlUiciaD .►IUIUER.

A tall young men, about 35 years of age, was found
murdered on Friday night, shout etght o'clock, in
Rhodes's fields, leading from IloXt0:1 to Giugslaud
turnpike. Two hedge-stakes were found lyitig be-
side him. Ile had received several wounds Nod bruise r
about the head and shoulders, and one deep stab
on the chest. The body was taken to the Whitmore
Head public-licitore, [baton, for the itsapection of
a Jury.
No money whatever was found em his person ; but
in the fining of the sleeve of his coat, and in his
hat, was discovered the name of Wright.
Some persons who examined the outer orifice of
the wound. subsequent to the inspection by Surgeou
Heath, were of opinion this the wound had been in-
flicted by a pistol ball ; but the following statement
of Mr. Heath on this subject places the matter in
the clearest point of slew :
" Beti‘eeit eight and nine o'clot k on the even tip
of the 22d, I was called to see the deceased, who
was lying dead at a public-house at !baton, culled
the Whitmore's Head. I examined the body,
and found a wound of a circular form ex-
ternally on the left of the sternum, which on
further examination I ascertained to penetrate
between the second and third ribs, obliquely
downwards, and to enter the cavity of site chest.
On the following morning (Saturtlir,), I again saw the
deceased ,atid opened the cavity athe thorax, the left
side of which curtained about half u pound of this)
bloody fltiA. and about four ounces of coagulated
blood. The left lobe of the Wogs was injured, the
pericardium was perforated, and n corresponding
wound I found usi the left auricle of the Heart. The
pericardium was di-tended us iii. coagulated blood to
the amount of about our pound. I can hive no Ili ci-
tation in 'raying that the wound in the lie.rt was
the immediate cause of the death of the deceased.—
The wound appeared to have been Inflicted by a
sharp iiotrument of a pyramidal form, without cut.
sing edges. The only external bruises or marks of
violetice which I observed, were on the sight cheek
bone, and on the tight temple, which, in my opinion,
were occasioned by the deceased falling prostrate;
and most likely afire the iiiflichot: of the fatal stab,
which piockced Isis death."
It is expected the Coroner will hold his inquest
on Wednesday next.