Star.
London, England, 1817-07-01 00:00:00

ATRICAN LIPEDITION.

SIERRA LEONE, MAY 12.
Accounts of rather an unpleasant nature have just
reached us from Captain CAMPBELL, commanding the
Expedition in tke interior : he had been stopped some
time past, about 200 miles up the river Rio Noonez,
by the natives, in consequence of the country he
cashed to pass through being at war with those he is
now with ; he has lost nearly all 'his cattle, and a
great number of men, and is afraid they will be
obliged to return, as it is now almost impossible they
will be able to reach any place of shelter before the
rainy season sets in. lam afraid, also, that all com-
munication between Captain Cararaem. and Sierra
Leone is cut off, by the following circumstance :
Colonel MaCARTHY, Governor of Sierra Leone, hay-
ing received intelligence of two vessels, supposed
Americans, under Spanish colours, taking in slaves,
up the river Rio Noonez, at the town, whose Chief
has always been considered as a staunch friend of
the English and the Abolition, and the very man by
whose' means all correspondence between us and the
Expedition has hitherto been kept up : he is a power-
fnl Chief, and a well-informed man, having been
educated in England, and, I may say, always been
in the English pay ; that is, receiving valuable pre.
sents from time to time from the Governor.
The Colonial brig was sent to ascertain whether
it was so." Ou her arrival, finding it was the case, a
message was sent to this Chief, requesting his assis-
tance, if necessary, in capturing these vessels (a brig
and schooner, well mannedisnd armed), who apps.
rently seemed determined to make a desperate resis-
tance: he not ouly refused, but sent word to say, that
if attacked, he would protect them to the utmost of
his power. Notwithstanding, they were attacked the
same evening, and carried in the most gallant man-
ner. On gaining possession, the vessels lying neatly
alongside the bank of the River. the Commander of
the Colonial brig, finding himself cornpletely exposed
to the natives, who assailed him on all sides with mus-
ketry, arrows, &c. was obliged, in his own defence,
to turn the gun: of the vessels upon them. 'The eon-
st.quence was, that in the morning the banks of the
River were covered with dead. The vessels have
since arrived at Sierra Leone. This unfortunate oc-
currence taking place before the Expedition are cut
of his twitonet, he no doubt will avenge himself
by annoying them—we are all afraid so.
The Colony of Sierra Leone is improving wonder-
fully ; buildings are seen rising in all directions
(thanks to the indelatigable.exertious of the present
Governor), but I am sorry to add, the Slave Trade
is still carried on all around us as bad as ever—even
worse. We are informed that the French carry it on
openly, both at Senegal and Goree. Our harbour is
crowded with prizes taken,.carrying on this horrible
traffic; a large ship arrived a few days back, prize
to his Majesty's ship CHERUB, Captain FISHER, wit'
500 slaves on board. The Cumuli had also talscn
French schooner, after a sharp contest, in which she
lost several Officers and men. The schooner was, I
am sorry to state, wrecked on the Island of Anna-
bona, on her passage to Sierra Leone, and the whole
of the crew, consisting of two °liners and several
seamen and marines of the Camas (besides some
prisoners'that remained on board), were poisoned by
the natives. Three transports arrived at Sierra Leone
on the 9th of May, and sailed on the 13:h, with de-
tachments of the African corps on board, for the
Cape. under the agency of Lieut. PRITCHARD, R.N.

We have received Gazettes and Private Letters
from Jamaica to the lath of May. They speak in
indignant terms of the. constant interruption of nnvi-
gatten by the outrages of the Spanish independ• n
privateers, which plunder without distinction all the
merchant-vessels which fall within their power. The
British flag has not been spared by these pirates, whose
depredations have been of site most atrocious kind.
General SAVARY, who was- lately spoken of as
having arrived at Smyrna, under a borrowed name,
with tne intention of proceeding overland to Persia,
we have been assured (having subsequently altered
his -plans), landed at Trieste, where be was seized
by the Austrian local authorities, and from thence
seat as State prisoner to one of the castles in Hun-
gary. It is also said that 11, number of BONAPalite's
Officers have found their way to the Persian Court,
sod having entered theurvicepf FULTZ MAY SHAW,
King of Persia Tahevan, are now employed under
the orders of the Shah 'hada of *llona.

R,llllSCiii-E,

Sailed this morriink, for Ostboti, the Flying
packet, Captain Salmi, with 4 strong breeze at S.W.
which, we should think, would run her over ihaut
seven hours. Colonel Deans, CaptaMs ltatv et, 1.3c,N;
ntar, and H. D. M. RYDER, With 15 or 16 °thin,
went passengers. The Waterloo patl-.1, Cif aitt
Pistil:, yeti are happy Co say, is filing (tut again fur
the Ostend trade, so that we shall have three Ere
vessels from this-port to Ostend, witither they will
sail to and from as many times in the, week.
Raths4ate begins to abound with genteel comparr.
upwards of JO large houses Insvitt;; been let witivit
the last ten days. Mr. Wit.ws: 'tJarti (eon cif the
Worthy Baronet nf. that nanie) is duwn here, with 1:4
numerous and tint E.crnay, mconicg dh,: elegant and
hospicaLle m tasion of his

That h ands->rne structure, the Clock house, nn the
harbour Cross-wall, is nearly completed, and will
certrinly add much to the beauty of our noble Piet.
This building, it will be recolf•cticf, was ju•:tly poi, .
ted at with invidiousness by ce►tain Honourable
Members of Parliament lest Session, when a Bill was
attempted to be brought into the House to inaei•a
the does of our harbour, in order to suppo•t this, an t
other eattavagancies, in tin:sr times of Lconomy
distress.