The Sun.
London, England, 1816-10-17 00:00:00

COATI" OF A ?RICA.

The Report of thee Select Committee of the
loose of Commons, relating to the British forts
rot the coast at Africa, which has just- been 'kir•
masted, of a great Wass of interesting infore
minion oil the Poi of trade, unit natural
productions of that t obotry; "Tie Principal ivied
ness examinee( before the Committee was, Mr.
bwonzey, from whose evidence particularly we
have made extracts. Mr. SWROZCy states, that
intlividoel may trßeel between 2 and 300 miles
into the interior from the Gold' Coast Itt perfect
safety: and is also oleorly of opinion, -that, to
retie the Niger, the point from which the ex.
ploring of the iuterior of Africa -should commence
is the Gold Coast. Merehnets from Ilowsee,
large to wo on.the. beyontl, *lce Air, Park
explored, he says. Where in the habit of eolideg
down to the Gold Coast to trade) the join ney
f 'occupiCcE utiont three months. " Slav ei.,"
he adds, " la tvr been brought. down tb the lac>ls!
Coast try,Ashantee n track!s twin a country called
DOT/CO, before the abt.nition i f the slave-trade
who mitst,have coma at leak 1000 mks from the,
agate rior, by, ibelture it was said (nil occupied in
their journey." These Ashantee flatlets repre,
seated their ownemintry as exceedingly fine, con-
aining large qnstntities of 'gold and ' elephants,
cattle of all. Bolts common to. other tropieal
climates, and their capital as a place of great
extent;
Mr. Henry Alfred Adamson. Governor of Dix-
cove ,fort,- :on the ,coattiii Afriets, to a que,tiou
pin to him by the Commissioners to investigate.
the,atate of the forts and settlements on that coast,
answers--" Death is seittom, if ever, inflicted ink
persatt,, if he have property sufficient to pay.
Frequently canes of a very serious nature arise-
from vary causes. .For example, if a per..
son steals 0 fowl troM another, and it is disco 7
vered, he to whom the fowl belonged e4re'
to have two or three other persons as evidences;
then it is left in oblivion for two or thole years.
IVitell damages are' brought, they calculate the
weber of young ones this fowl might have pro.'
duced ; and during the. slave trade whole families.
hive been sold to defray the expence. In such
cases corporal punitilitnent is seldom inflicted,
generally pecuniary fines.. Accidental injuries are
commonly settled by the person paying an equi.
,vitlerit for the injery received." The island of
Goree, on the coast of Alt ica, is considered as
situated in the territories. of Daniel, King of'
Cayur, Watt whose ancestors the grant was-orlgi-
nally ohtaineiL From that period, and until 20
years since, the peninsula of Cape Vend was I.
Chided in the dominions of that Illince; hot in
consequence of the heavy contributions levied Ott
and differieg in religious opinions front
their fellow-stibiects, the hiliabitants of the Pew
tilnsUlft, headed. hy.art able Chief, threw off their
allegiance, awl ereCteti 111CMICIVCS into sit intle..

pentlenrßepublic. T4iey built a wall :wrote that
.part which turns Cape Binsuttel, to defend them-
selves against the Xing, and fenced it with viper.
tuition. Darnel assembled i large- artny.to attack
them; but suck :WAS the superstitious terror of
this sacred wall, and perhaps the more rational
dread of the brave and desperate men that were
behind it, that, though he remained encamped
in its .vieinity kevtrai weeks, he never venttwed a
serious attnek,...and from !entitle anti, desertion
atnongut his iii.comOinett army, was obliged to
return dise'ourfitett,.

FR ENCII PAPERS,

CRRC LIVED TIIII, SlthiN-12tei.1

PARIS, Oa?. :13. —They write from Stratburgh,
that a man 'lathed Hoerdt has been lately arrested
at Hajoeneau, accused of having made false de-
positions of iihats which had never existed.

The Doke of Kett! will Tilt Paris about the
Sth, 'for tembray'i. Where his 'brother the Doke

:at Cambridge is expected from England-4kt the
b.tille period.

The Doke of Ric!mm& Peer nf France, has
stthrtictl In Pads from lii estate in D'Atibigny :
he tt•ill immediately st+ 011 for 13ro,sels.
OcT. 14.—TbeCotiot (le l'etelada, Ainbassadm-

ot Spain, ycsterdhy l>>ui a private audience of du.:

8.11 i,tesentva t,, ;th•
liont,ci. the iintrriage of tile King his master,
mid the Infant Don Carlos, tl;t: King,
('Spain, ‘rith the Ina ritat l'ortngill, ISethelle-
:\hrie-Frant:oke ettltlMarie-Fritncnise•Asiise.

00-1. 4:2—A great witii'oer 4 Dep.o
ties for tlit different pr(ivilicec have "arrived lieut..,
for the Assembly of tie States Avllich (11,4411
to-multu‘y. lids, Assembly will be tinich more
witurrous than the preceding nue, because many

parts of thellOgilnin which -liithei-to have had no

Representativo will now have,Depoties.
, .
STLITTG,ARD, SETT. 28.—The Prince-of Molten-
lohe Las hcrit leprk,eil by the King of lel his
places, tor h:ivilyg introduced a deputatiOn of the
citizens of this capital into the hall where the
States hold their Sittings, and for hating permit-
ted the OrAior of • this Deputation to pronounce
a discont se.

AUGFBURGIT, OCT. G.—Letters from Smyrna,
dated September 2, contain the following :—The
''Captain Padua has been here some days, and
caused our' Governor to be dacapitated.•., TWA'
seveleAneastire has not exited any trouble, and
We eujny the most perfect tranquillity and safety.
WULTSUCTItaII, OCT. B.—Her Highness the
Princess Royal of 13dvaria was safely delivered of
ti Princess last night at nine o'clock. The, artil-
lery of the fortress announced this event, which
overwhelms with joy his the Prince
Ito Val, his august family, and all the inhabitants
of the kin'gdom.

PRIV:I'rE CORRESPONDME.

PARTS. Ocr. O.

the nominations cootinue Pottring the
tttwspnpers give yon them ; shall ouly wake*
Itwarks 1111011 Some individuals.
in the Alcuse is itahled If..m,tire, one of the
be,,t modern Latft, poets, but %eh° sent of by
the Police of Buonaparte, iintutdi3tely
arrival in 1815, to influence the public luiod the
Meuse, the Meurthe, and the Mosclle.
11l the 'mire his named the Count De Bandy,
Yvilo was l'refepit‘ of Paris dating the hundred days,

Attd a Alettiber of Ilnonapartt's Chantlyer of De-
put Cs. .
In the Nord is named the Duke of Trevise,
pelled the House of Peers on the. King's return,
for having hear; Member of Buimaparte's House
0:4. Peers during the hundred ►lays. It %vas the
ill-judged conduct of ►his Duke (to Call, it no
worse) which de nixed the King of,tke possibility
of stopping at faiale, instead of leaving France.
33tlolltlpa►'te paid on this occasion, in the Malheur,
ti high compliment to the patriatiarit of the Duke
of Trevise. •

At Dijon the Assembly broke up without num-
ITT any Deputies.
' At Evreux they named one single Deputy, Mr.
Ligot, and then broke up. M. Ligot is decidedly
Ministerialist.

At Beativais the Duke of Estissae, Ministe-
rialist, was named, and afterwards the'Asseinbly

separated.
In the Allier Moulins) it was much leareti that
the Royalists would be beaten;- but two at-the
former Deputies, both of the majority, M. Au-
retit Durand and M. Preveraud de la Boutresse,
both re-elected : thanks to the generous
conduct of M. Coeflier tie Moret, their former col-
league, who might perhaps Ita%e had as many
votes 's either of the:o, bqt who gave up all his
pretensions in order to help the common cause.
What is the most surprising to Englishmen is
the open influence used by Ministtl, and above
ail the use their agents make of the King's name :
in England, any returning officer acquainting thv
different electors that his Alajesty`g pleaVire was
that such a person should be named, and- that
such other person should not, would probably he
tailed to the bar of the House of Connunib to

auswct for ilia coothiet ; such, however, has been

the conduct of many Presidents of Colleges, and
of many Prefects, and, I take it for granted, with-
out .my authorieation from his Majesty, as he is
certainly too much attached t© the constitution to
approve of such proercdings.
It is astonishing low slowly the pews of the,

We rejoice to See Alta the acconnts from
ne,trly all parts of England, Scotland, and Ire-
,
land, concur in stating that the late film weather
Lis 11,:d art ainiost incalculable rffeet in enabling
the Farmers to save the Harvest. The tone of
despondency is dropped, and Lope and activity go
band in band throughout the Agriculture of the
•

\Ve hatieteettiveti this month% the Vials Joni-7
!tali of Maimlay. Thry sersreely supply a pita!
graph worth the trouble of traublatitig.

In our First Page we have sciections from East
India Papers to the `2sth !tray, but they contain
Diu news of consequence.

The Mendieity Report produced a good effect
in banishing most of the filthy and loathsome beg,
gars front the streets, of the Metropolis. But
these Scapins have not left off trade ; they
Only assumed other shapes. The prevalent chit.
meter at . present is that of a decently dressed
though. kcayed gentleman or tradesman, one
who has seen better days, but reduced by
misfortune_ to solicit relief. In this garb we
lately recogni,zed a Mendicant who was wont to
play the Old. Soldier in rags, and covered with
wounds. lie is now a distr9se,tl Gentleman, and
acts it as well as Mut:lnsist does Orainworm.

One of these unfortunates only yesterday, begged
from a Lady entering the door of Mr. STEWARD
SON, the Portrait Painter in the Atlelphi, who un-
luckily replied that she -had no halfpence. • The
pride of tilt counterfeit *as wounded, and. With
the utmost insolence, he exclaimed " halfpence,
Ma'am !to me—a Gentleman who has been better
off than ever yoti were." The Servant opened the
door anti put an end to further insult, or, from
the menacing tone and attitude of this scoundrel,
iris likely he would have used still greater violeOett.

We specify these facts, !within our own know-
L..dgc, to shes, how dangerous and uncharitable it
is to encourage these Impeqtors.

The Venders of Milk, like the Brewers, Bakers,
and Botcheis, have thought proper to raise the
price of that article of consumption. We do not
know' whether they impute this advance to the
rise in the price of Grains, as the Brewers (hi their's
to the rise in Malt and Hops but if they do, .it
will be I.lore just, foi we believe that more Milk
in the Metropolis is made from Grains than Beer
fro in MU.

Several rumours have been circulated relative to
the stopping of the Distilleries ; but as it is a
matter of sortie• importance, we cannot lendour
implicit concurrence to any thing we have yet
hetird. There are at preient no Distilleries at
work in Dublin ; but this circuntstance is tot' con
clusive that they are not to work. •
Applications Were mile oik &Mildly I ,Q► to the
Polutnissioacti of Excise, for

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