The Sun.
London, England, 1829-03-07 00:00:00

ATTACK OF AN AFRICAN ARMY.

After. mid-day prayers all, except the eunuchs,
camel drivers, and such other servants as were of
use only to prevent theft, whether mounted or on
foot, marched towards the object of attack, and
soon arrived before the walls of the city. I also ac-
companied them, and took ❑p my station close to
the Gadado. The march had been the most dis-
orderly that can be imagined, horse and foot inter-
mingling in the greatest confusion, all rushing to get
forward ; sometimes the followers of one chief
tumbling amongst those of another, when swords
were half unsheathed, but all ended in making a
face, or putting on a threatening aspect. We soon
arrived before Coonia, the capital of the rebels of
Goobur, which was not above half a mile in dia-
meter, being nearly circular, and built on the bank
of one of the branches of the rivers or lakes, which
I have mentioned. Each chief, as he came up, took
his station; which, I suppose, had previously been
assigned to him. The number of fighting men
brought before the town could not, I think, be less
than fifty or sixty thousand, horse and foot, of which
the foot amounted to more than nine-tenths. For the

depth of 200 yards, all round the walls was a dense
circle of men and horses. The horse kept out of
bow-shot, while the foot went up as they felt
courage or inclination, and kept up a straggling fire
with about thirty muskets, and the shooting of
arrows. In front of the Sultan, the Zegzeg troops
had one French fusil : the Rano forces had forg-
one muskets. These fellows, whenever they fired
their pieces, ran out of bow-shot to load ; all of
them were slaves, not a single Fellata had a musket.
The enemy kept up a sure and slow fight, seldom
throwing away their arrows until they saw an op-
portunity of letting fly with effect. Now and then
a single horse would gallop up to the ditch, and
brandish his spear, the rider taking care to cover
himself with his large leathern shield, and return as
fast as he went, generally calling out lustily, when
he got among his own party," Shields to the wall !"
" You people of the Gadado or At ego," &c., " why
don't you hasten to the wall ?" To which some
voices would call out, " Oh ! you have a good
large shield to cover you !" The cry of " Shields
to the wall," was constantly heard from the several
chiefs to their troops, but they di,regarded the call,
and neither the chiefs nor vassals moved from the
spot. At length the men in quilted armour went
up " per order." They certainly cut not a bad
figure at a distance, as their helmets were orna-
mented with black and white ostrich feathers, and

the sides of the helmets with pieces of tin, which
glittered in the sun, their long ,quilted cloaks of
gaudy colon's, reached over part of the horses' tails;
and hanging over the flank. On the neck, even the
horses armour was notched, or vandyked, to look
like a mane ; on his forehead and over his nose, VMS
a brass or tin plate, as also a semi-circular piece on
each side. The rider was armed with a large spear,
and he had to be assisted to mount his horse, as his
quilted cloak was too heavy ; it required two men to
lift him on, and there were six of them belonging to
each governor, and six to the Sultan.. I at first thought
the foot would take advantage of going under cover of
these unwieldy machines; but no, t hey went along as
fast as the poor horses could bear them, which was but
a slow pace. They hail one musket in Coonia, and
it did wonderful execution, for it brought down the
van of the quilted men, who fell from his horse like
a sack of corn thrown front a horse's back at the
miller's door : but both horAc and men were hi ought
off by two or three footmen. Ile had got two balls
through his breast; one went through his body and
both sides of the robe ; the other went through
and lodged in the quilted armour opposite the shout-
ders.—Clappolon's Expedition.

The Honourable Pownall Bastard renew,
Captain R. N. Oiled son of Admiral Lord Viscount Ex-
mouth, vacated his seat lot Launceston, (Patton the Duke
of Northumberland) 'wit% adverse to the Catholic Claims.
—Plymouth Journal.

Tit A D E.—Though several branches of the
weaving trade in the west of Scotland are, we are sorry
to say, in a state of gi eat depression, we learn that it has
nut reached the emir', weavers in Kilmarnock, who ore
still fully employed, mid that the shoemakers there have
received a small adviince in their wages. This we presume
;oust lie the consequence of demands from foreign coon-
tries.— Paisley Advertiser.
liti,
week two fellows entered the shop of a
won who- keeps a heater's shop, near Pershore, and
presenting a piece of leather, asked her to give them
:i little treacle to spread over it, merely to have a little
feu. " (di yes," very readily replied the good dame, '' I
like a bit of fun." But, while waiting to know what WO
to be done, and anticipating a good joke, the villains
clapped the supposed treacle plaster (hut which prove 4 t°
be a pitch-plaster) upon the poor old woman's month, and
made off with some cheese and other articles.— Worcester
Pope r.
The following anecdote is told of the late Ad'
miral Cornwallis, when captain of the Canada. libe
crew, being in arrear of pay, addressed a " round robin" to
their commander, wherein they declared to a man that
they would net tire a gun until they were paid. Captai,°
Cornwallis, on the receipt of the latter, " turned the hanl
tip," and thus laconically addressed them !—" Illy jade'
the ship will be paid when we return into port; and 44
to your not fighting ; I only hope we may fall in with the
hugest first-rate out of France, fur I'm positive the devtl,
himself could not keep you from tearing her to pieces.
The Jacks were so tickled with this tar like :compliment,
that they returned to their duty, perfectly satisfied with
themselves and their captain Worcester Gazette.
SWINDLERS.—Three men assuming the
name of White and Co. have recently defrauded several,
persons of Hereford, by pretending to be flour-dealers,
Being detected in that city, they adjourned to Bromsgrove'
where they arrived last week, and took a house, bought a
counter, scales, &c. none of which were paid for ; but
misgivings arising in the minds of some of the creditors'
sonic of them got their property back. The place hell
thus " too hot to hold them," Messrs. White and Co. aoue
their exit from Bromsgrove, probably to repeat their Per;
formances on another stage, where the spectators are 0°
so sharp-witted.— Worcester Paper.
HORRIBLE MYsTEßY.—Within the last le'
days circumstances have transpired which would go t°
prove that those engaged in tke horrible traffic of burnart
flesh, are not very particular as to what dreadful oriole'
they will commit in order that their customers may not
be disappointed. Some weeks since a Miss ---!'
who had taken lodgings in a boarding-house in
this city, chanced to become acquainted with 5
young man of very prepossessing manners, and 11,1°
stated himself to be an English surgeon. In a it,
days an intimacy grew up between the parties and t
was shortly after announced that they were to be
married. This announcement excited some surprise in
the minds of the lady's friends, for they were conscious that
she had not attractions to engage so elegant and fascinating
a young man as Doctor ___. The lady was not prePe"
Besting in appearance, and her fortune was a very trifling one'
The marriage, however, did take place,—the happy
bride was to leave Ireland the same night, and °EI
her arrival in England was to write instantly tog et
relations. The parties did certainly leave Do°
the day of the marriage ; but since then, now three,
or four weeks ago, not one word has been heard 1:"
the lady. To her distracted friends it has since been men'
tionA th it expressions of a very suspicious nature Were
head to fall from Doctor - with respect to what be
intended to t'o with his wife. As yet nothing further CO
be traced concerning him, and it is supposed that he belong'
to the Burke confraternity; that the unfortunate wife I'6;
been murdered by him ; and that her person has been I°l'd
and her fin time immolated on the altar of cold-bloods
avarice.— Dublin Morning Register.
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BIRTH.
On the 4th of March, at Voelas, Denbighshire, the ladf
of C. W. G. Winne, Esq., of a daughter.

MARRIED.
On the sth instant, at Will tgift, Mr. George 'Smit/e
I !a1 ter, of Connaught Terr ice, to Alice, eldest daugliteel
.I,an,s Lister, Esq. of Ous fleet Grange, in the county °
York.

DIED.
On the 22d of Sept. last, at Berhampore, John Lan
Esq., Superintending Surgeon of the Hon. East Wl'
Company's Service.

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