The Sun.
London, England, 1816-05-14 00:00:00

SLAVE TILIMI,

(PRIVATE LETTER.)
" boart(the Siyanisik :Slave Schooner Riuna,
to H. M. S. Bann,
.Sierra Leone, Jan. eG.
" MY DEAtt have jhst arrived in the
above vessel, which we have been tortumirc
enough to capture, after an • anxious chaeC of
many hours, and a smart action with our boats Of,
an hour and a half.

" We were refitting here in his 'Majesty's ship
Bann about a fortnight since, when information
was received of three vessels ander Spanish co*
lours, well manned and armed, being at the Gtr-
lines, a place about 150 miles to leeward of Sierra
Leone, taking in slaves ;—with great exertions,
being entirely disnlantled at the time, we trot the
ship ready, and at sea by,eight o'clock the fol.. 1
lowing morning. The wind failing we did not
get off the place until the sixth morniag by
day-break, when,to our great satisfaction we (Hs.'
covered a large schooner in shore, who On seeing
us immediately cut his cable, and made all sail
with a light breeze off the laud : e after him,
.
but soon found he had the advantage In sailing. •
At 12, luckily for us, it fell ealin, chace about P
Miles distant, when the 2d Lieut. was dispatched
with all the boats. A little before 3, being willo I
shot; chase run up a Spanish ensign and pendant',
strepthis broadside round to bear upon the boats,
awd commenced, a sharp fire of round and eye
upon them; there being a very heavy ground
,swell on, and no Wind, I am happy to say it took
very littk effect; about 4 .being
shot, prepared to board, one boat on eac.ll
and one on each quarter, schooner' keeping up lc
heavy fire of,grape anti masquetry4 our pinnaco
having a I
2-pilund carronade, cht Om up very
much ; his main-mast at this 'time being Shot
away, gave three hearty cheers, -darted
side, audcarried him si.vord in hand. The vessel I
proved to be the schooner llosett, under Spanislr
colours, from the Havanna!), pierced for 16.
guns, bat only finer mounted, about 20 mesi
her crew, all Americas, and 276 slaves.: being-.
nnder Spanish colons is all nomense,as the paste I
was formerly the American privateer Perry, of
BaltiMore, which.] dare say yon,may have heard
of, and is now mannc,! entirely with Americans,-
commanded by an Amerreau, and had beat otvonly
four days previolis to our falling in with her, tin-
der American colours, the colonial vessel Princess'
Charlotte. When the rascal found our boots
getting the upper hand, he let about 50 of ilia • ••
slayes out of irons, and arming them with board—,
ing pikes, told them, that should we get, on,,board,
they would all he murdered, which made the piure
wretchei fight_ like devils ; they stood the deck,
rviten every American that was able. had -jumped
heloW.
Thank Go,l, ivtlave 'none killed, owing to
I
tap aeavy roll Ofa sea that was on : our As,iv ant •
Surgeoa and three or tour men ale badly wioand-
. ed ; Elbow the seine number of Yankees arc
wounded ; but the vessel is, very Jolty!, e;ii ult
about her masts -and rigging—Cie. Malts-lutist is
shot away. After taking out the prisoners, and.
putting her to rights as well as we could, 1 was •
dispatched in her, wit It 14 men, to Sierra Leime
where, thank. God, having had favourable
we have arrived safe, after a shot t pAssage:-!---slie •
was the last of the three that we went in quo;
of, het two consorts lut,ing !hive days he..
lure we. arrived ; one of them mounted 18 :out,
and 80 men,, with 500 slaves.; the' other G guns.
and 30 men, with 300 slaves ; till three came..
front the Havannah, Her trial has wilt lasted
long, the,Adtuiralty Court) ere having condemned.
immediately. I db.not know yet what i. to be,
. dime With the Atnetjerm prktMers. e coast i 3
fall of American reasels
sunder Spanis.it colouts,
all wejl manned and armed.,---To-tuorroni we sail.
•in quest of a ship now off Cape Mount, with part
of 'her cargo on board ; the whole, when cam-
plete, will' consist of 1200 slaves ;—she,mountr,
24 guns, 'and is Manned with 150 ineu,"

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1' Rznrs.—Yesterday Seinniht, in consequence.
of the advance in ti•e:price" of bread, severs!.
.i.gongs of the manufacturing poor' assembled at
different parts of fluidport, eibiliphioni'g of the
grieVanee, added to their wajit of employment,
from the presentst'aguatidn of trade. Their num,
hers increasing„ one of the Most active bore a-
quarter!' loaf through the streets on a vole, This
drew together a.'great number of tneti, women, anti.
.children, 'rho soon proceedea.to acts of violence',
demolishing the windows of the principal millers ~
and bakers, and taking from the brewery of. k,
ItlessrsAh!NDßY three hogsheads of beer, whiclt
they drew in triumph. to the centre of the town.
The Riot Act was then read, but several hun-
dred more having joined the mob, it was evident
that nothing but the most prompt meanues could ,
revc. nt the dingerbus consequences likely tn,fot'
IoW, and which were happily prevented by the ex•
crtions of some of the principal inhabitants, Who
rushed among the mob, destroyed the beer, .
seized
.the ringleaders, and in a very short time
dispersed upwards of 2000, committing the forunt
to prison.—(Bath Paper.)

lEn.
-At Brussels, on FridayM lastß.R Captain Han. BldenThe•
mas Cape!, youngest Nrother Of the Earl ofaEssex,,tt
Ilarrietkatherine, only daughter of izTancis .George Smyth,
E.g. of Upper Brook-street. •
On Saturday, at Walton, near Bristol, 'A. G. Hallo, d tershy, Esti. to Elitatieth tirey,yourutest daughter of the fat*
Alajor-Genersl Oundas. of ring4slc:
The same. day, the Rev...l. C. Clements, of Cheam, Surrey,
to Mary, second daughter of George Jubb, Esci.• of Winches-ter-start.
On Thorsday, the id inst. atSt. A Iphage, London-wall, 11"
IL Tatham, of Sion College, Aldermanbury, to WO
Todd 1, of 1,4-Line.

At Devizes, in Wilts, on the letli intt. Charlotte, eldest
daughter of Mr. Charles Laing, Si. Martin's-laue; Cantlact-•
sttert, Louden,
On the :3tit of... January last, at Port Louis, Ma 01 Prance,
Henry Ftan6s Grevill,,

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