The Sun.
London, England, 1808-10-18 00:00:00

SIERRA LEONE, MAY, 1808.

The following is the most corre& information we
have been able 16 collea respecting the quarrel be-
ttvec.n t he Mandingoes of Port Logo and the Searcies
Timmanies. It had been a matter of some difficul-
ty to-ascertain the truth. The Chief who was,sup-
posed really to have instigated the attack, and who
chiefly profited by it, declared himself, when asked
in form-, to be ignorant of the merits of the case :
'" his assistance had been required by Bramah Con-
curri, of Port Logo, and without further inquiry
it was given."—Bramah Conant-ri, who is a Man-,
dingo of Mallicurri, and aspires to be King of Port
Logo, acknowledged himself to be " Head War-
man ;" nevertheless the quarrel was not his own :
his assistance had also been demanded by another.
It seems that a man named Ka-firama-lil, of Robal-
lab, a town on the Little Scarcie's River, had caught
another man of the same_town, some time ago, and
sold him as a slave for •a puncheon of rum: The
pretence of selling him 1,-cuuld not learn • but when
the man's brothertame to ask the cause;Ka-firama-
lii Was so tar from giving him satisfaction, that, in
a formal manner, he and his, friends named the
puncheon of rum after the man that was sold, and
telling the inquirer that there was his la-oilier, invit-
ed him to cool his anger by -taking his share of him.
This insult so exasperated the' man, that, vowing
to be revenged; he laid wait for la-firatna-til in the
woods and shot him, about the tithe of sowing rice
last year. Ka-tirama-hl had a friend, whose name
was Siaca (i.e. Isaac), who determined to retaliate;
but not being powerful enough himself, he applied
to Bramah Concurri, giving to him the country to
which tie murderer belonged, with all its people,
as the reward for taking up his cause. Bramah
called his Mandingo „friends to his assistance, of
whom Dallamodo was chief ; -and about the 'end .of
August war was made. I cannot learn that any
satista&ion was previously demanded, or, in the
African phrase, that any pataverT-was talked. - It is said,
that either by accident or design, Dallamodo's party
made their attack a day before the time appointed,
by which means he caught the youngest and hest of
the booty. The alarm being thus given at one vil-
lage, the most active people made their escape from
the rest, leaving few but old people, and children.
Nevertheless, said the persons •who bought most of
the slaves, the other -Chiefs " caught a prOttrgood
lot." They destroyed four towns, and took about
40 people, which, as some of the Chiefs• Were much
in debt •to vessels in the river, was of great advan-
tage to them.—That part of the country is still
uninhabited, and Bramah of coarse claims it as his
own.

Accounts from India state, that an unusual acti-
vity of negotiation amongst the Native Powers had
induced apprehensions that the Emissaries of France
had, to a certain degree, succeeded in estranging
some of the Chiefs from their conne6tion with the
Company. SCINDEA lately sent some valuable pre-
sents to HOLKAR, and circumstances have arisen to
induce suspicion in the Bt itish Government as to the
obje6t of the intercourse at present carrying on be-
tween those Princes. The British Residents have,
i consequence, been instruded to watch the pro-
gress of their negotiation, and measures have been
adopted to guard against any possible h6stility on
their part. 0 •
DOONDEA KHAN s territories have been taken pO5-
session of by the India.Compsny : that refrailory
Chief is reported to have taken refuge in the Seick
country. Hi, brother, however, RUMNUST LING, iS
stated to have-been.apprehended tin consequence of
the reward for that purpose.
BITE OF A TAR ANTULA.—The following relation
would almost i .:uce a belief, that in hysteria the
patient might derive some benetit from music.—
Nancy Hazard, aced 15 years, of North Kingston;
in America, was ;lightly pricked by a large spider,
which ran across the. back of her hand ; and a few
hOurs after she was seized with fits, and her limbs
became affected with spasms. During the paroxysms
of her disorder, she evinced a desire for music; and
on its being introduced; danced till she was quite
exhausted. Her sense of feeling at this period be-
came so exquisite, that she was enabled by it alone
(being totally deprived of sight by her disorder) to
point out accurately, not only the different colours,
bUt even when materials of different colours were
blended in one piece; but this acuteness of feeling
lasted no longer than the paroxysms of the coin-
plaint, which was observed to be always relieved by
the playing of music. In the latter stages of the
disorder medicine was entirely abandoned, from a
conviction of its inefficacy, and instrumental music
instituted. She continued some months in this state,
when that part of the hand that was perforated by
the horns of 'the spider swelled, and discharged a•
greenish matter; and from that period•she rapidly-
recovered.

On Sunday se'nnight during divine service in the
parish church of Nairn, in Scotland, the congrega-
tion were suddenly and very seriously alarmed by a
loud crash from some part of the building, which
made them apprehend the immediate down,fall of
the :vhole. fabric. The consternation was further
augniented by the hearing of a secondcrash ; those.
next the" windows broke immediately through them,
and nothing was to be heard but the most piercing
shrieks, mixed with the groans of numbers who
were trodden down, and were suffering under the
weight and pressure of the crowd. No lives were
lost, .though many were severely hurt. This build-
ing has been considered in a dangerous state for
some time back, andit is a consilerable time since
-it was proposed to build a new church, or make ex-
tensive repairs to the old but owing to some
ferences among the beritors, neither of thcse objeds
has been attained.

Thursday night_ Captain_GEoßGE BRODERICK, of
the Fri Ta's Transport, was stabbed in a dangerouS
manner,' ht the Commercial inn, in Plynaouih, by
a Portuguese Ge.itieman, of the name of ANTONY
MARIA DE SILVA TORRES, who afte.:WAtCtS ab-
sconded. Mr. BRODERICKS wound was -nnmedi-
ateiy dressed, and we are happy to state he i.. pro.-
flounced out of danger. A hand-bill has since been
issued, offering a reward of twenty pounds for the
apprehension of the delinquent, and containi:lg a
description -of his person. A trifling dispute. arse
between the parties, when the Portugue'se itritoc,ii-
y drew his dirk, and plunged it in the body of
t Captain.