Star.
London, England, 1827-01-29 00:00:00

FROM 111 E HAMPSHIRE TELEGRAPH.

This morning his Majesty's sloop Redwing, 18, Capt.
D. C. Clavering„ arrived from the %Vegeta Coast of
Attica, via St. Tl.omas's, which place she left on the
...7th November, bringing home the Commissioner of
lquiry, that left this c •untry in the latter part of 1825.
and a number 9,llinvAlided officers and seamen from the
squadron on that station. By her we learn that the
slave traffic goes on with increased activity ; in a short
cruise round the Bight of Benin only, this ship
hoa:tieJ nearly thirty sail of vessels, under the French,
S,mois!, Partugaese, and Brazil'an flags, a I fitted for
the 'reel Non of slaves, and, from the best authority, it
is supposed there are nearly 30,000 ready for embark•
otion, along the coast, and only deterred from being
'topped through the vigilance of the British cruisers.
The late victory awned over the Ashantees, by the
Ihirish and their numerous allies, under the command
of Colonel Purdon, on the plains of Doo•cloo•wha, has
greatly increa.ed the number of slaves for exportation,
as all the prisone,s were not- immolated (after the
.African custom) to the manes of the deceased friends of
the conquerors, have been sent to the coast as staves.
This ship prt rents another instance of the great
mother of Europeans s.:crificed in the hitherto inef-
fectual attempt of putting a stop to this traffic, she
trying lost, during the time she has been in commission
(s period of less than two years), nine officers and
nearly fifty men. 01 five officers, who went out in her
gun.room mess, and thirteen in her midshipmen's, only
one in each has returned t. the rest (except two pro-
moted), having either died from the effects of the
climate, been lost on board detained slave vessels, or
obliged to leave t' e coast from ill health.
A few days before leaving the station, while laying at
Cape Coast, she lost one of her best seamen. The man
had been working hard in the fore hold, and, being
very dirty, lowered himself di. wn on the cable, under the
bows, Jo wash himself ; while thus employed, a large
shicleatocked him, and beTore he could get out of the
water, seized him by the lower part of the belly, and
tore a great part of his entrails out. Notwithstanding
this, the man succeeded in diengaging himself from
t e animal, and regaining the cable ; but before as-,
sistance could be prcicured, the shark returned and took
MM. down. He was again seen to rise with him at a
short distance, evidently endeavouring to bear away his
prey from the numberless others, who, attracted by the
blood, had gathered r 'sand the spot, and were all eager
to. have a share in the nod. Several of these des-
truotive creatures followed the ship, when at sea, for
marry days after.
There it no news whatever by the Redwing, either of Captain
Clapperron or Major Laing.
Tire Redwing left the whole o* the squadron at St. Thomas's.
Sures As SPI /HEAD— Asia, Redwing.
IN THE Maisons—Victory, Royal ,George, Sybille, Challenger,
Syyphire, wow. Columbine, Starling, Cracker, and Highdyer.
PA &BASIS' OF TN! LOSS or HIS MAJESTY'S SNIP )1131110D.

"J•N. 13, • as.—Fresh gales and squally..-11. 30. Its three reefs
ei main topsail.—l. 50. Trimmed sails, Tuskar light, W.S.W.-
1. Strong gales and squally, down top gallant yards —S. Strong
edes.—,dt. en. Close reefed the topsails, reefed and set the fore-
sal, and "forkd foretopsail, in five reefs of maintopsail, struck
tup gallant masts.-9. Bray Head N. N. W. five leagues.
in. ;.e. A heavy gale, while hauling up the foresail, shipped a
heavy sea, which carried away the larboard bulwarks, the star-
board quarter boat, and davits, filled the lower deck, waist,
cabin, and gun roam with water, and threw the sloop almost
on her beam ends, Where she remained some seconds, very
douttful if she would recover herself; put the helm up, but it
was some time before she would answer it, being water-logged ;
at length she got before the wind, the sea sweeping every thing
bone one side to the other; continued before the wind until the
water was got off, and same spare half ports shipped (the pumps
lad been kept going all the time); .furled maitsdopsail, hauled
to the wind, but was obliged to keep her away again, from
her not living to the sea, and shipping a great deal of water; and
it was remarked by some of the Officers, that she appeared
'very much by the head, from which we inferred that the bal-
last bad shifted torward.—Noon. A perfect hurricane.—r. as.
1. 30. Took the bonnet off the fore-trysail, and set it, being the
ody sail that could be ,hewn ; the fore-sail hanging in the teeth-
hoes was blown to pieces.-3. Rather more moderate; set the,
inain.topsdil, and got a new fore-sail up.-4. Saw Holyhead
E. by N. five leagues; set main-trysail and fore•staysail, to keep
to isiodward of the Head, but finding we could not keep the sloop
to the wind, in consequence of her skipping so much sea, kept her
away again ; and, as we could not weather the Isle of Man,
and no loom to stand as we were going for the night, and not
baying room to go on the starboard tack for the night, and finding
great alteration in the conduct of the sloop, with no appearance of
the gales abating, the Master and Pilot being both well acquainted
with Holyhead Bay, and knowing that, with the wind as it then
was (W.N.W.) we could ride therewith safety, proposed to anchor,
and stood into the Bay.—At 7, clewed up main-topsail, and let go
the small bower anchor in quarter less five, Pier Light W. by N.
about half a cable distant, Skerries Light N.N.E. half E.;
when at about half a cable, we let go the best bower, veered
so a whole cable on the funnier, and half a cable on the latter,
which brought us up; bent sheet cable, sent top gallant mast
on deck, and struck lower yards and top masts. The wind, soon
after we bad anchored, changed to N. by W. and N. by E. which
tiought in a heavy sea, and ble • with great violence. At about
Mille the best bower parted, and we drove; we let go the sheet
-tabor, which did nut bring her up, and shortly after she struck
e,:;h great violence un a reef of rocks, which unshipped the rud-
• ; bred guns of distress, and cut away the masts, continued
veering out the sheet, to let her beat over the ledge ; soon found i
the water above the lower deck, the ship striking all the time very
Ltd. The people on shore came down with Captain Manby's life
'lPPaaatus, and fired twice to throw us a line, but without effect.—
About midnight, being sheltered by the reef, over which we had
Pawed, the gale having rather abated, and the tide fallen, lowered
the larboard quarter boat, and Lieutenant Ricketts effected a land-
with a small rop'e. Finding that nothing further could be dune
'0 'are the sloop, and she being nearly on her boom ends, began to
L'id the people; cut the booms away, sod launched the yawl over-
hosrd, and, about sin 41434. 011 the 15th, the whole of the clew
shire landed."

This being the.si.iy Oil which his MAJESTY ascended
the Throne of these realms, the bells et the serious Churches weer
eutts and the Guards muuntrii in chair State dresses in the Park.