The Sun.
London, England, 1846-02-21 00:00:00

THE FATE OF MUNGO PARK.

At the Geographical Society's meeting, London, last week,
a letter from Mr. Duncau was read, dated Cape oast, Oct.
4, 1845. Mr. Duncan states, that though the King of
Ashantee had refused him permission to pass through his
dominions, be had been enabled to penetrate into the interior
by another route. Being at Whyddah he had ingratiated
himself into the favour of Seuhor Don Francisco de Suza, a
Portuguese slave-dealer, who had been established there be-
tween 40 and 50 years, and whose influence with the King
of Dahomey was paramount. This gentleman obtained for
Mr. Duncan an invitation from the King to visit him, and a
promise of his protection. He accordingly prepared suitable
presents for the King and his cabareers, and started on the
6th June. Having arrived on the 10th, he presented himself to
the King in his Life Guard uniform, and was most graci-
ously received. At the King's desire he went through the
sword exercise at gallop, which greatly astonished and
interested the monarch, who in return, next day, showed
him a review of 6,000 female troops, whose arms, accoutre-
ments, and performance, the traveller says, were truly
surprising. Mr. Duncan remained at Abomey, the capital
of Dahomey, until the 17th, when the King, having had
the road cleared for him for more than a hundred miles,
gave him an escort of a hundred men, and permission to
travel over any part of his dominions he pleased. Every-
where the traveller found provisions in abundance, all
ready provided for him, and ready cooked. Mr. Duncan
having been informed of the existence, in the interior, of
persons who could give him information respecting
Mungo Park, proceeded to a large town, named Adofoodia,
in thirteen degrees six minutes north, and one degree
three minutes east. Here was a large market, with articles
from the Mediterranean, and others from Bornou. At this
place he found a fine-looking Bornouese, who spoke Spanish,
and who told him he had been twenty-one years a slave in
Bahia, to the firm of Busby and Johnson, of Liverpool. He
also met a Tripoli merchant he had seen at Egga, when on
the Niger expedition. Amali Fatuma was, it appears, the
principal cause of Park's death. Having complained to the
King or chief of Yaouri that Park had discharged him with-
out paying him his full wages, Park was interrogated upon
the subject, and, of course, indignantly denied the charge,
whereupon an attempt was made to detain the canoe,
which was at the time moored to the bank with a piecs
of rope. Park, said Mr. Duncan's informant, cut off the
thhainsd,,o,afs otnheeofcotrihme peneocperale
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Park's death. The old priest, Terasso Weea, further
states that, about four years ago, a white man from Con-
stantinople came in search of Park's papers; that he, the
priest, saw the person purchase, at a high price, a long tin
tube, with large sheets of paper in it; but that after the
purchase, the King declared the price too little, and made a
fresh demand upon the poor merchant. The books, it ap-
pears, were distributed into different hands ; many were cut
up and sold as amulets, and some were carried to Bousea,
where they remained a very long time. This priest bad
been more than twenty times to Timbuctoo, which he de-
scribed as not so large as Adofoodia, and famed only as
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which enter the Niger within one league of Timbuctoo. Front
Adofoodia Mr. Duncan, was obliged to return. He received,i
on his way back, the same kind attentions from the King of
Dahomey.

ST. JAMES'S THEATRE.—FRENCH PLAYS..--Eter Ma-
jesty and his Royal Highness Prince Albert, attended by the Vie-
connteas Canning, the Hon. Miss Dawson, the Earl of Warwick,
Colonel Arbuthnot, and Colonel Wylde, visited the St. James's
Theatre last night to witness the performances of Mons. Delferriem
and Mademoiselle Eugisnie St. Marc, the term of whose engagement
is drawing to a close. The entertainments consisted of the comedy.
of lieureuse comme tine Princesse, Adrien, ou ma bonne eteile, and
Le Di.butant, on P Amour et la Coradie. Her Majesty looked in ex-,
cellent health, and appeared to derive much amusement from thfe
clever bustling acting of Delferriers, and the charmingly naive per.
forniance of Madamoiselle St. Marc. The royal party left the
theatre at half-past 10 o'clock, immediately after the close of th 4
second piece. Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, attended by'
Lady Fanny Howard, the lion. Miss Lyttleton, and Sir Geoesei
Coupe r, also honoured the theatre with their presence.

SACRED HARMONIC SOCIETY, EXETER HALL.-4
Handers Oratorio of Samson was performed last ;night by thii
above Society. The part assigned to the veteran Braham was un-
dertaken by Mr. Lockey at a short notice, in consequence of the du
mise of Mrs. Braham ; and that of Miss B. Hawes (owing to 4
similar calamity—the loss of her father, we believe) to Miss Dolby
both of which most ably and effectively sustained their respectili
parts. Mr. Lockey sang " Total Eclipse," and " Why does the (RI
of Israel," with much judgment, and in the duet with Mr. Defile.
"Go baffled Coward," was much and deservedly applauded. Mit
Dolby gave the airs " Return 0 God of Hoots," and " Ye Sons of
Israel," most delightfully. The other parts were sustained by 17
Birch and Mr. Phillips with their usual ability. The chcruse!_wt •
very effective, and given with remarkable precision, it.nrigre otion. 0.
may be effected by proper attention. Much Pra!"irty the best Iri
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IMMEDIATE EMPLoYMENT FOR THE POOR.—OH S I
turday evening,
M , pi:,r. Russell, of the Board of Works -
ceeded to Kilkee, in the county Clare, where the pressure ~,-
the poor from the loss of the potato
is armed with full powers to set up the peasantry to we k
on the public roads, and in every available manner.—

Saunders.
CHILD Yesterday Mr. Wakley, M.l S:
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Inquiry at the Chariton-street,
Somers- town, t,
the body of a female infant that was found in a privy at 111, Chat
ton-street. The alleged mother of the deceased is a young and 1
married servant, out of place, and lived in the above house. L
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Wednesday she retired to the privy, where she delivered herseli r
the infant, whose cries were distinctly heard. She then force,:
through the seat into the soil, and there left it. Her appearai
soon excited suspicions against her, and a sergeant of the 6 (Wrist,
No. 15, found the infant. Mr. Cooper, house-surgeon to St. Panci,
workhouse, examined the body, and found that the infant had be
born alive, but as Mr. Cooper stated that the accused party was t, •
weak to attend the inquiry, it was adjourned until she is sufficietp.,
recovered to leave the workhouse, where she is under the sum'
lance of the police.