Star.
London, England, 1823-08-26 00:00:00

AFRICA.

FROM VIE SIERRA LEONE PAPERS. -
We have much satisfaction in stating, that by let. I
ters received from Cape Mesurado we learn the Ame-
rican Colony at that place was all well on the 14th
of February, and that the surrounding nations were
quiet. There appeared to be no disposition evinced
at that period to break the truce which had been so
happily established, -with the assistance of Captain
A. Gordon Laing, on his way to Cape Coast.
The arrival on this coast of the Thrited States ship
Cyane, Captain Spence, will be of the utmost ad-
vantage to the infant settlement. We understand
that that Officer has resolved upon a most important
addition to the strength and respectability of the new
Colony in the eyes of the natives.
Lieutenant Rothery, in his expedition to Mesarado,
boarded the two following vessels: -
FEBRUARY 2, Two A.M.—French brig l'Adelie,
Gaulier master, Guesdon supercargo, L. Massion
owner, 20 men, four guns, 160 tons, from and belong-
ing to Nante:, bound to Sugary, Guadaloupe, and
Martinique.
FEB. S, FIVE ex.—French lugger la Henriette
A mie, M. Chesnel Master, M. Chardoneau owner, 2.5
men, six guns, 105 tons, from and belonging to
Nantes, bound to Sugary and Havannah, and ascer-
tained, from undoubted authority, that there was
another brig in shore connected with them. The
Adelie had not herself the appearance of being fitted
out to carry slaves, but was employed in purchasing
slaves for the other brig and the lugger, she having
purchased and carried off thirteen from near Mein-
rado, and 100 from Cape Mount. The lugger was
completely fitted out for slaves, with water casks filled,
provisions on board, and had brought out no cargo
with her ; and at the time she was boarded by Lieu-
tenant Rothery, had the greatest part of her slaves
actually on board, whom the Master at. first at-
tempted to conceal, but afterwards acknowledged.—
Lieutenant Rothery was fully satisfied, from what he
saw, that the three formed one conjunct expedition.
Since the Snapper's return, we have ascertained, from
good authority, that two brigs and a ship (query
/rower), professing to be French, were slaving at the
Galinas, and that the ship has sailed with a full cargo.
We have received some distressing information on
the subject of the windward Slave Trade, by the Tra-
falgar, which arrived March 15th from Bathurst, St.
Mary's. At Port Praya, the principal town in St.
Jago, and the residence of the Governor-General of
the Cape Verd Islands, different vessels had arrived,
laden with slaves, from Cacheo and Bissao. The no-
torious Brandao, whose vessel was captured during
the last year by Commodore Sir Robert Mends, had
returned from the Brazils, after a successful voyage ;
this wretch had visited Bissao, and had thence arrived
at Praya again with a full cargo. Another slave
dealer, named Leger, had likewise made two or three
voyages from Bissao; and to crown the whole, a
French brig had sailed from Port Praya for the Ha-
vannah, with a full cargo of miserable victims; in
another Number we hope to lay before our readers
further details concerning the foregoing transactions.
In the month of January last, the very interesting
ceremony of laying the foundation stone of a new
church, took place at the Liberated African village
of Waterloo. The.respectable appearance of the vil-
lagers, and the neat attire of the numerous school-
children, who were all present, was most gratifying.
The church is to be called St. Michael's. On the oc-
casion an impressive and appropriate address was
delivered by the Rev. S. Flood, First Colonial Chaplain.
We have much pleasure in noticing the Sixth An-
niversary of the Sierra Leone Auxiliary Bible Society,
held at the New School Room in Freetown, on Mon-
day the 24th of February. This Meeting, which was
one of the most respectable we have witnessed for
some time, included all the principal inhabitants of
the Colony, among whom was a greater number of
European Ladies than were ever seen here on any
similar occasion.

CORN AVERAGES.--We understand that the ag-
gregate average of the price of oats for the six weeks
preceding the 15th instant, has been determined at
245. 6d. so that the admission into the market of fo-
reign bonded oats, which had been confidently ex-
pected, will not take place.
It is the duty of the Rector of St. Mary-at-Hill, in
which parish Billingsgate is situated, to preach a ser-
mon every year on the first Sunday after Midsummer-
day, before the Society of Fellowship Porers, exhort-
ing them to be charitable towards their decayed
old brethren, and " to-bear one another's burdens."

Sunday se'nnight, Mr. Baron HULLOCIC arrived at
his residence. Barnard Castle, for the first time since
his election to the Bench. His arrival was announced
by hoisting the national flag on the steeple, and ring-
ing the bells, which continued throughout the day.
Colonel JOHN MACDONALD, of Exeter, only stir--
viving son of the far-famed FLORA MACDONALD, has
lodged fifty pounds sterling in the hands of the LORD
PAOVOBT and Magistrates of Edinburgh, for the fol-
lowing purpose, viz.—That the said sum principal
shall be always laid out or employed by the said trus-
tees, acting conjointly, at good and secure interest;
that such Interest shall be annually assigned for the
purchase of a descriptive medal, or ornament ofjewel-
ler's gold, of good finish and execution, in proportion
to the amount of said interest ; and that, at the annual
examination of the High School at Edinburgh (at
which Colonel Mammal-to was himself educated),
this medal or ornament shall be presented by the
LORD PROV2BT, or by one of the Magistrates, to the
dux, or boy at the head of the third class of the said
school, as a reward for the application which placed
him in that situation.

An Irish country schoolmaster, on being asked
what was meant by the word fortification ? replied.
64 Two twentifications make a fortificatiox
SeoTms Divoacas.—The following Avis, makes
us acquainted with a process of divorce as singular as
it is summary. Some antiquarian civilian, perhaps,
will be able to inform us how far it is consistent with
the law of Scotland:
formerly of , hereby gives
notice to formerly residing in if she still
survives, that he shall hold any agreement or pretended mar-
riage with her as at an end, if within .five days she does not
come forward and make proof of her lawful marriage-with him.
16th August, 1823."
By Omitting the names of the persons of iginally men-
tioned in the above, we hope to strike terror and re-
morse into the hearts of all the truant wives in the
laud.—Edinburg/1 Star.