Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1816-08-24

;iship Gen. Lincoln, Swan, Boston, jus
.!arfiyed !; brig Commodore Hull, Collier
lido. do. Frances, Bfiton, New York
:lsailed for Goree: British schr. Dart
Heavens, London :brig Thomas, do.
i French brig L'Abbatross, Guilelnaut, o
,!St. MaIoes, to sail in three weeks.
/. Am. schr. Hiram, Deavins from New.
Port, r. /. was condemned, vessel ant
cargo, on the 21st June, at Sierra Leone
flor having purchased two er 8 quintals
iaf Camwood, and 9 cannon, from al
English Brig, within the distance Of 5
leagues, from the coast, over which the
English claim the Jurisdiction and which
|extends from Cape Sierra Leone as fa,
las the river Sherbro, nor will foreign
vessel be safe at the Island Bananas un
less anchored at least as far to the west
ward as the middle part of tie island.
The English had captured number OF
Spanish and Portuguese and slave vessels.
and it was so profitable an empIoyment
as to induce sir James L. Yeo to core
out in the Inconstant frieate to cruise in
the Bite of Benin--he had already sem
in one Portuguese schr from St. Salvador
THE Spanish brig La Neuya Amiab!e, q
st. Jago de Cuba. Francisco Munos. mas.
iter, entered the harbor of Sierra Leonc
and delivered hersellup, with $50 slaves,
Ia!l of which were condemned, togethe.
with the vessel--the latter sold for 1906
dollars, it being thousbt that she could nc!
be repaired but upon taking her to
Prince Island. it was found that the leal
complained of was occasioned by tx
worms. and the first purchaser refused
1890 dollars for her. He was conrerinl
her to the bends. and intended sending
her for England. The sGpercargo PIT
chased Portuguese prize big, and in
tended taking 100 Spanish prisoners to
Porto Ricco or st. Jago.
Spanish brig La NcEva Paz, purchased
10y capt ID. at Sierra Leone. was captured
by tie Colonial brig Prince Regent, o..
very inferior force, the crew of the pa7
Imost shameiulIy deserving their quarters
,and ran below. The captain Francisco
beguero, and sHpercarso, Robert Cieary,
iHere killed.
Mons. Antoine de BoDefon, sailing
master, and Don Pedro Eazarano, first
pilot, were in prison at Sierra Leone, to'
be SEM to England, and some part of the
crew we { 70 De sent to Havana in irons
Cor having detained and taken out the
Icargo OF an English schooner off Cape
Mount.
here cannot be less than so or &C
lsali al vessels upon that part of the coast
iof Africa, which eyte.ds from the island
ioS Goree, TO Cape Coast Castle. Eng
fish, French. Datctl, and American, vie
WIN eae en- o'nfr 70 81 he former only in
ne Single article of tobacco, which even
lbeyond Cape Mount, is Of little value.
lw!IiIe the former can undersell the latter
lat least fifty per cent, in every other ar
Eticic necessary for the trade. The Eng
iish have taken possession OF the Bird is
lands on the north side of the River sam.
ibia, ard are busIIy employed in erecting
Notifications there and on james Island
iabout s leagues up the river, and it Is
their Intention to exclude all foreigners
rnm any ticipation IN the trade OF that
river, it is said the island of Goree is to'
Ibe restored to the French, ard their TAX
Ing possession ofpiaces ii the Gambia Is
| dsae with the sole view of excluding that
particular nation; but once settled. the
,excInsien must extend toail.