The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1809-10-13
EUROPE.
SENEGAL

Communicated for me Mercantile I'D.
vertiser.l
The colony of Senegal was captured on
the 18th July last by an English sauadr, n
lulder the command of Commodore Colum
bine. WHO'S just from England, command
ing on the African station, and Governor of
Sierra Leon, consisting of one frigate and
three sloops of wart The squadron arrived
off Senegal the 9Th July, and commenced
landing their, troops, under Major Maxwell.
governor of Goree, the next day. in five
small vessels, two of which were lost i'm pas
sing the bar. the rest proceeded up the river
with the troops. who met with no opposition,
| except slight skrmish with a scouting
party, until they arrived at the French en-
Icanpment, about five miles from the town.
which was "a fort Olive guns aud strong
chain across the river. protected by five YES
sells advantageously moored, SO as to pre-
vent the forcing the chain. The English
were preparing to attack the fort and yes,
sels' the irigate in the mean time keeping
up regular fire upon the fort from the sea.
when they were abandoned ON the night of
the 18th by the French, who next day sent
nag OF truce with offers to capituiatc
which, after some arrangements, were "a
greed to by Commodore Collumbine and
MAJOR Maxwell. commanders Of his Britannia
majesty forces, and commandment La Vas
seur, commander of the colon, of Senegal.
ne English took possession Of the town and
forts OH the 18th; they had in all, on the
shore. about 400 men. including soldiers and
sailors, the French had about 200 soldiers.
who were sent with their officers upon pa
role to France. The inhabitants, upon the
approach OF the English, would not fight
| nc french ofhcerS were SO enraged at
hndng the number of the English so much
less than they expected, that they threaten
ed re taking the place after it had surren-
dered, and which they would nave attempt
ed to put in execution, had they no, have been
put on board OF vessels, lavi,g i'm the roads.
until they were sent to France. The En-
sish had one private killed and one wound
ed Lieutenant Simpson, of the artillery,
died OF fatigue, and Capt. Park r, comnan-
der OF the Derwent, was drowned i'm sound-
ing the bar. The French had one killed and
one wounded.
senegal. Kingdom of Negroland,
lying on riUer Of me same name. .vhirh
oOegRozrs like the Nile, and much about fhe
same nme n the year. The French had
TORI and .facfory in an island at fhe
mouth Of the river, and Dere enfire mas
fers Of The gum trade. IL is called Fort
Louis, Foas taken by the English in 1883.
ana confirmed TO them by the heace of 1868
6nf IN 17S5 IL 1cas restored 10 France.
Long. 16 81, w. iat Is So, ":
List Of The men Of zvar in tie taking of
Senegal
Frigate solebay, So guns. Com CollumSine.
Brig Dsrwent, Ii Capt. Parker.
tBris Tygress, ID Lieut.. Bones
! n. b. The Soebay was lost in getting too
near in shore to storm the fort
| i formerly fhe Nnma, belonging TO Mr..
4 hilsom Of BALTIMORE
The English had established an impor,
duty OF 10 per cent. in kind on American
vessels.
Ertraet Of lcter from a Commercial
Ho~se IN .Vafles, 10 gentleman IN Bos
ron. dated hug. TO-
1t is long time since circumstances
nave oeen such az to induce us to address,
YOU our Commercial advices indeed could
we even have Supposed them interesting To
!ou such has been the state of polite. that
iit would have been difficult to find mean.
tor their conveyance. We now prof IF 81
direct opportunity in the schooner KIee can
tain Thomson, bound to Baltimore. to sc
quaint you with the situation of cir mort nc
" respects our commerce with tue United
o'ates. You Will probably have heard If he
arrivals we have had here since the raising
Iul your embargo They are the schooner
| N'''i'HoH, i'OD' baltimore, with Mar
unique coffee; schooner Liberty, A;kins
from Chatham, with Goldfish schooner Ham
liton, Brown, from New York and 'Iuni.
with Java coffee; schooner Joanna. Has
sam, from Salem. with pepper and q few
hhds4 RAIN and Tobacco; brig Caroline
Drew, from Boston, and schooner Shado,,
Matthews, from Philadelphia, both with
assorted cargoes OF colonial produce
All, excepting the Joanna, to our consien
ment.
+" The four first came here voluny,r;lv
the two others we're brought i'm by French.
lprivateer, being cleared for, and in fact
lbound to Messina. The Kite was boarded
on entering the harbor. and taken possession
OF oY one OF the kings gun boats Our gov
eminent at first hesitated to admit these
vessels To tree entry, and to the remonstran
ces we made ON the subject, we received for
answer that H. M. had no communication
either from the government of the United
otates or that of France, relative tn the ma
VACATION OF Americans; he reserved to him
sell to consult with the emperor before he
IdecIdcd OH the subject. In due coi,rse of
Tune. the Kite was set at liberty. and II
NJ determined at the same time as a r.n
eral measure, that all Americans coming
with direct clearances, without having been
boarded by British cruzers. and b,ingius
Irregular certificates of tile friendly origin oI
their cargoes, should be freely admitted into
the ports Ot this kingdom pursu,,. 20 ,L;.