The Sun.
London, England, 1848-12-13 00:00:00

TUE COAST OF AFRICA.

Extract of a letter from the Amphitrite, 26, Captain
T. R. Eden, dated Bights of Benin, October 3, 1848:
" I take the opportunity of a prize going to St. Helena
to give you a slight sketch of our proceeding here since
the date of —'s letter, mentioning the capture of the
slave schooner Antonio, with 301 negroes. After part-
ing company with the prize, the Amphitrite proceeded
to the windward part of the station, and off Quintah fell
in with the Cygnet brigantine, Commander Kenyon, on
the 13th, and completed her with provisions to five
months. On the 14th we found the Star, 8, off Whydah,
and gave her provisions to the same:amount. On the 15th
we tell in with the Dolphin brigantine off Lagos, and
gave her provisions to complete to five months. On the
17th, about sixty miles off the land, between Palmas and
Oady, we sighted a brig at 8 A.m.; chased her all day,
lost sight of her in the night; we were then about
twenty miles to windward of Cape Formosa ; during
the night we hauled to the wind and stood out. At
daylight on the 18th oar friend of the day before was
reported three miles to leeward of us, running into the
Bight again ; we instantly gave chase, and at about 12
A.M. came up with her ten miles off the river Doch.
She proved to be a Brazilian brig from Bahia, fully
equipped for the slave trade; her crew comprised thirty-
two men. On the 10th the Amphitrite beat up to wind-
ward
of o
ward to her station off Whydah. On the
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she was off Palma, in company the
vessel, and employed in sendinithprovi
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weekh ago the
squadron, generally, is healthy. Youo will seeYcilhfr.omTthhee
foregoing that all the vessels in the Bights are crammed
with provisions, which is much against their efficiency,
as well as detrimental to the health and comfort of the
ship's company. There is not a vessel here but has her
lower deck crowded with casks. The main deck of the
Amphitrite was only cleared on the Ist instant. This
should not be. More attention to the health and com-
fort of seamen serving in this ungenial climate ought to
be evinced. The Amphitrite proceeds in a few days to
Princes for water, and then returns to the Bights again.
There is some talk of her being in Ascension in No-
vember to meet the Commodore. 600 slaves were lately
murdered by the chiefs at Palms, who were unable to
dispose of them."
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TR' CHOLERA AT CAIRO, EGYPT.—That awful
and mysterious disease has continued its ravages from
the 14th of last July till the 13th of last month; and, in
this city alone, has swept away, according to the best
computation, about 9,000 souls ; and it Is said that in
the whole of Eg) pt, there diE d from the same disease,
about 200,000 souls.—Jewish Chronicle.

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1848. To Professor Holloway, Sir,—" I was an invalid
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We beg to call the attention of our readers to a
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thies of the public in behalf of Miss Langstaff. Her late
father, Mr. Langstaff, for many years enjoyed a high re-
putation as a surgeon, but was more particularly known
to the scientific world as the founder and completer of
the largest and best private anatomical museum in this
country; in the formation of this museum he expended
all his property, so that by his death his daughter was
left without any means of support. The ease is one well
deserving the sympathy of the benevolent.—Chronicle.