The Sun.
London, England, 1858-06-21 00:00:00

• On Saturday nisming•lsieut,-General. Sir J. F.
Love, K. C. 8., K. H., the Inspecter• Genet:al Of In
..
fantry,` made an inspection of theireinforetimetits"
belonging to the three' basettaliohi tof InfaWry at
Chatham garrison, new under ceders-to embark for
India. ' 'The . reinforceMents, fle the, number
of about two theuiand• noreTectiainssioned
officers and Men, were drawn up on the inner lines
at ten o'clock; and le, esented a very imposing ap-
pearance, this 'whole of the troops being fully welled
and equipped. 'The iorps from which. the, rein-
forcements are selected are the Ith (Royal. Fusi-
liers), Bth, 10th, 19th, 20th, 23d (Rep' Welsh
Fusileers), 24th, 29,1], 32d (Lightlefantry), 35. h,
43d (Light. Infantry)e 52d Light Itifautre) 53d
6lst, 70th, 75. h, 81st, 84th, and 94th RegimentA7
and they are all under orders to enb ark for ledia
between the 24th and 30th of June. The men are
equipped with the rifle musket, in the use of
which they, have been instructed. The General
minutely inApected their arms and accoutrements,
and expre sed himself highly pleased with the
sold'erlike appearance of the mene . In the after-
noon Lieut.-General Love bad the whole of tee
depots of the second battalion, under the command
of Colonel R. N. Phillips, turned out on the lines
for the purpese pf un iergoing an iuspociioa. The
depots on tee ground were those of the little 20th,
23d Royal Wel-h. Fiefliers, 29th, 52d Light Ins
fautry, and 61st Regiments, the',,mea being in heavy
marching order.. Thetehattalion went 'through a
variety of watsetivres, which they executed Li a
highly creditable manner. _ General Love was oc-
cupied the remainder of the-day in.tike inspection of
the books of, the Ist and; 2d,battaliens, -aucl the
kits of the men. The 3d battalion willbe inspected
this day. - .
The paddlevithesl steam vessel Bloodhound,
Lie u t.-Comra ande r Charles R.. Robsoc , -arrived at
the-Little Nore- on Saturday last-4'om the Wtet.. -
Coast of Africa. She was visited by the Com-e
wander-in-Chief, and an inquiry was heft on
beard on the :matter of her being sent home,
in consequence of her having taken into
Sierra Leone the Atherican bark Thomas Wat-
son, which vessel was afterwards released and pro-
ceeded to her port of destination. It appears from
information obtained that on the .14th of Septem-
ber lastehe Bloodhound was riling at anchor in
British water off Quilts, and on the evening of that
day a black man, in a stateof nudity,, was obierved
swimming to wardi the Bloodhound. Commander
Robson immediately sent a boat with four hinds
to him, ordering them to use their utmost exer-
lions to get the poor fellow. into the boat, as the-
water at the time was swarming with sharks. Toey I
succeeded in getting him into the boat safely, and ,
when brought on board the Bloodhound he made i
the following statement :—He said his name-was '
Johnson, and that he had succeeded in making his
escape from the American bark Thomas Watson,
W. E. Couseus commander, she being, then at
anchor about three-quarters of a mile from the
Bloodhound, and also in British, waters. Johnson'
said he. was a native of Cape Coast Castle (that
being a British settlement), and claimed the, pro-
tection of the British flag in consequence of the
treatment he had been subjec'ed to on board the
Thomas Watson. Ho said he had been shipped
on board as steward at. $l2 per month ; that are
was :•inuggl.d off fr. in Cape Coast Castle by Cap-
tain Cousens, without the permit. of the Governor
being obtained, or any guarantee given for his
being sent back to his native home when discharged;
and that the cook of the Thomas Watson informed
him that he heard the captain sell him for a slave
to one of the cabin passengers, a Spaniatd, one of
the crew of a slaver that had beau takereon the
coast with slaves and condemned. When chased
she was under American colours; and when taken
her officers and cream consisted' of Americans,
Spaniards, and Portuguese. Johnson, after hear-
ing this, repeatedly requested the captain to take
him on shore and Let his name entered into the
Governor's permit-book, so that he might be sent
home again. To this the captain of. the.Thoulas
Watson would not consent, bat illtreated him, and
put a guard over him, to prevent him showing
him-Jelf at the gangway whenever any canoes
came alongside. He bad previously attempted to
escape, but was caught early on the morning of
that day. When he was brought alongside a
whip was riven at the mainyard-arm, and a run-
ning knot was made ; the rope being passed round
ti's body under his arms, he was run up to the
yardarm, and afterwardslowered down upon deck;
he was then lashed to the rigging acid severely
flogged with a; merit rope by,, the master himself.
Johnson look the opportunity, at about 6. oesioek
in the evening,' there not beitig any person on deck
to cast off the lashings, to drop into the water, and
swim fur the Bloodhound, to save himself from
b-iug sold as a slave. Commander Robson, on
hearing this statement, which was made in the pre-
sence of his officers, requested the surgeon to exa-
mine his lastly. The surgeon reported there were
evident proofs of Johnson having undergone severe
punishment by flogging ; also his flesh had been
considerably, lacerated round his body and under
his arms by a tight rope. All had the appearance
of being recently inflicted. Upon this statement
being sworn to by Johnson, Commander R abson,
attended by one of his officers, proceeded on board
the Thomas Watson. The master was informed
laof,
the statement made by Johnson, and Captain Re-1
sou, at Johnson's earnest request, demanded his
due he having been kept on boardfor seven weeks.
Captain Cousens said it was quite true. Johnson
was not entered on the bookri, and ultimately he
agreed that if Commander Robson would send on
board the next. morning he would. pay Johnson's
wages at the rate of 5 dols. a month, and not 12
dots., as Johnson had asserted he bad agreed for.
Accordingly, the next -morning Commander Rob-
son sent on hoard, when Captain Cousens informs
him that. he had consulted with the supercargo in
the case of Johnson, and he should not pay hi
any wages, and demanded, that Johnson should b
returned to the ship as a (Wetter. This Cow. Rob
son refused to do, and referred the mas'er of th
Thoinas Watson to the 5 Geo. IV., -cap. 113, suoh
act having been- continued by the 6 and 7 Viot.
cap. 98. In consequence of the captain of th
Thomas Watson persisting to have Johnsop re
turned, Commander Robson ordered the Thorn,.
Watson to be taken to Sierra Leone, for the .opin
ion of the Judge-Advocate. , On arrival_ there th
Judge-Advoca'e declined to iuterf°l Aram ieer°incsae• '
quenCe Of the Themai Watson being
it
'beers
vessel,- at -the same time stating, had.
li t have acts
Spanish or Portuguese vessel t he
d,fferently. The Thomas Watson wasg then allowe
to proceed to her port'of destination.. On a repr ,
sentation being made by the Amsrican consul ti]
the commat:der-in-chit,f, the Bloolhound was oil-
dered home to be paid tiff. The supercargo of tAs
Theleas Watson was a Portuguese,- and she had ais
passengers the crews of two, slavers that had been
condemned, both sailing under Arnie lean co.ours,
several Americans being taken in each of the slaver s,
with Portuguese and Spaniards. The Bloodhound
during her commission has li:en up every river
between the Congo and Gambia, some of then]
from 200 to 250 miles in the interior, for the pu -
pose of compelling th© different chiefs to fulfil the r
contracts ,niade with
_merchants of all natio s
(mostly Americans) to supply certain goo ls, pri
cipally palm oil, on terms of barter, the chi s
having had the merchants' goods and then refusi g
to carry out their agreement. , During, the wh e
period she never lost one hand. The only deaths
and casualties were one marine and one Krooman
killed, and eight men wounded during a boat action
up the river Benin, and the marine who was killed
by falling down the foreladder, breaking his neck,
Orders were on Saturday issued at Woolwich
directing the field drills to be discontinued during
the day, the daily exercises to commence at 6 a• 033.
until further orders, in consequence of several
cases having been reported in
.which the men were
obliged to fall out "of the ranks owing -to the ex-
treme heat after midday.
The East India Company's,trooP-ship Trafalgar,
Captain Taylor, arrived at Gravesend on Saturdaysick
from India, with a large ny.mberof and
wounded troops on board.
_Tr), detachments,
con-
sisting of four men of the 12t Lancers, three Men
ants, three corporels,
of the let Royals, two
and two privates of sergeant.,
egeB4th Regiment, and
twenty-seven men of the 43rd Light Infantry, with
three women and twelve children, embarked' at.
Madras on the 27th of February,. and sal ed on the
following day, the voyage occupying 113 days. The
Trafalgar touched at St. Helena on the 30th of
April, and sailed on the 2d ult. During the voyage
no deaths occurred on board.
The American ship Onward, Captain Flanders,
arrived on Saturday at Spithead from .the Cape of
Good Hope, with' the following military invalids,
under the command of Captain the Hon. E, J.
Boyle, of the 86th Foot :--Dr. Best, of the 45th
(in medical charge), Mrs. Best, and three children;
Lieutenants Flood and Evans, of the 2,:t Quepn's
Royal Regiment of Foot 10 noncommissioned
officers, 3 wives, and 10 children of the Royal
Artillery ; 5 of the Royal Engineers ;- 26 inen,, 1
' a rn wife. and 3 children of the 2d QUM .Regi elat
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