Star.
London, England, 1825-11-25 00:00:00

SIERRA T.EONE.

FURTHER EXTRACTS EXTRACTS 1111011 SIERRA LEONE PAPERS.
FREETOWN, Jura, 23.

We regret to state that Mr. Campbell, the Gentleman
his Excellency the Gt.vernor sent with a message to the
Kussoo and Buliom nations, was attacked with lever on
his way back to this colony, and is now confined to his
lbed at York. Our informant however states, that when
he left, Mr. Campbell W4ll recovering, and hoped to
reach Freetown in a few days.

We are happy to acquaint our readers that this Gen
tlernan has so far succeeded in the object of his mission,
as to induce the h .stile parties to agree to the terms
proposed, viz.to submit their quarrels to the arbitrstion
of his Excellency the Governor.in-Chief. Six of the
Kussoo Headmen have already arrived, and the Bel-
loms are expected hourly, for the purpose of completing
this much desired object.
The E.t,t India Company's chartered ship Roxburgh
Castle, George Denney commander, bound to China,
came into this harbour on Saturday last, bringing with
her the French brigantine L'Eleonore, late Morailleau
master, which she fell in with on the 7th instant, about
six hundred miles to the westward of this port, and in
lat. 10. 30. N. in apparent distress, having lost the
' niaster and third officer, and the mate, with a part of
the crew, being at that time sick. It appears, upon
inquiry, that this vessel had taken in a cargo of 135
slaves at Shebar, about three weeks before, where the
Captain and Lieutenant died; and that soon after
quitting the river, the Officer then in command of the
brigantine was taken very ill, and it was said there was
no person on board capable of ascertaining the position
of the ship. In consequence of this, Captain Denny
state:, that the crew entreated him to take charge of the
vessel, which he immediately did; and considering
Sierra Leone as the nearest port, he put an Officer and
seven men on board the brigantine, and bore up direct
for this place. Immediately on her arrival in the har-
bour, she was seized by his Excellency the Governor in
Chief, for a breach of our Slave Trade Abolition Laws.

This is the second French vessel laden with slaves
that has been brought into this colony within the last
six months, under fortuitous circumstances in a great
degree similar. They both took their cargoes in at the
same place; both put to sea, and shortly afterwards,
being picked up in distress, came voluntarily into this
port. Both vessels are about 60 tons burthen, and both
crammed 135 poor wre,ches into a space scarcely capa-
ble of containing thirty at full length.
We should hope that the knowledge of these facts
in Europe would at last be the means of inducing the
French Government to take some decided steps towards
the abolition of this hateful commerce among her sub-
jects, and that her solemn declarations and treaties,
made in the face of the civilised world, will no longer,
remain a dead letter, to be pointed at by the finger of
scorn, whenever such a case as the present is known.
We have heard it whispered that some transactions
have taken place among the crew and slaves of
L'Eleonore, so disgracelul to humanity, that we shudder
even now at the horror of the details. A judicial
inquiry has been set on foot, and ue fear it will become
our painful dul to record some facts, more dreadful
than even the annals of slave trade villainies have
usually afforded us. We have also been informed that
there are some of the inhabitants of this peninsula
among the slaves, said to have been sold by the
Cau;kers ; and that there are sir slave vessels lying now
at the S tebar, takng in cargoes of human victims, five
of which have French colours, and the other Dutch.

Letters and papers from the Cape of Good Hope, to
the 20th of September, have been received. The
Enterprise -teasn-ve.scl, itom L -ndon, had not reached
she Cape. She sailed flout tte English Channel on the
16th of August. A %Imp of war we. to sail from the
Cave for England about the 30th of September.