Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1821-01-04
INTELLIGENCE EROM AFRIC,

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INTELLIGENCE FROM AFRICA.
| The letter from which the follow ing ex
tracts are made. from an intelligent officer of
the Uniied Siaies' Navy To a gentleman i'm
/ this city. was not intended for publicatiop-
! but, as ~ contains interesting and the latest
! Information from The coionisis near Sierra
Leone, we have ask. d and obtained leave to
| give il to The rnblic:
JOHN ADAMS. of the Island De
Loss, Oci. 10Th, 1920 I
Subsequent TO my last conimu, ication
| per U =. ship Hornet. we have continued
cfu'zing OF the coast from Cape Sierra Leone
| to Cape Mulmada. From the incsssant * aw.
| fully heavy sio'ms OF rain our time has beeu
| rendered exceedingly irkSome aud unpleasant
! ihnngh we may now calculate on more iavo-
| rablc spell We anchored few DAYS since
| AZ Sierra Leone where the Rev MI. Cocker
! The only surviving agent TO the Calculating So
| ctetN visited IL, and rOrroborated the circum-
| stances mentioned IN relation TO the recent
! entrants from our country Their humble
| is now reduced 10 2J and moi white indiyi.
! una' !" existence among them Posteiior to
me very great mortality they removed 10 a
| settlement called Yonne which is generally
| conceived healthy ihouph he appeared To
| apr'ehesd. from the encr0achments thai had
| hreu recently mad" bv the uaiiv.s (by whom
| tue, we've envi'oned,) that il would eveDtu
are !" consequences OF Setious nafure..-.
| iheN have or The island three months salt pro.
VISION. as the aggregate Of their supplies and
as u may regard any thing farther they are
! tehnced 10 The greatest state Of exisency -
| tue donations seut from the United States
| have all bees exhausted, without the smallest
rtclproratioH OF the part of those whom
| they ver" bestowed. Caker was engaged in
| pa'aver with the Kings ard Chiefs of The
Sht rhfo aud Bhnsroo settlements six weeks
! i',i u''m however without being enabled to
adlus' his negotiations rclative 10 the land On
| whIc' theN purpose M kim permanent sell
| Hempht IL IS situated on thr Kama river
| one Of The branches of thu RAngroo phe
/ coun ry IN ms vicinity is mountainous, well
vo0ded waiered and exceedingly Iertiia
and there i little que iion bui that their la
| b"fs v ~ ID crowned with The most complete
success III" river water, il is generally con-
celNeo, was the primary causs OF the great
havoc among those poor people; as after
| their dPmisP. the cheek lip and tongue be-
| came exceedingly b lack. caused nv poison
Gus Nnhsianr" with which the water is sup
! postn 10 he impregrated To the assistance
on these people was sent schr manned by
IN" CNane; and scarce had The 5lb day pass
| ca, ere tile officer commanding together with
ms crew, were bPrraved OF existence AT
ms Juncfnre with a very few exceptions
thfy are ~ .he enjoyment of good health
and presume now that the si,k ky Seasons
have passed they will haze noihing, saving
Inc ii'mical dispositions IT the natives 20 COM
tend with.
=" he man Xizzel on whose land they we're
temporarily located, j.. lien OF possessing that
philanthropy witch was supposed TO have a.
coined his character Inns proved IN the Sc
qnel, designing and meicemar, wretch and
lef1 no means Urfri.d 10 throw ever. impedi
mert III the WAY of thu advancement of orr
cOIo'ial interest The circumstances I t;ust
OF Sapiain Wddswortl's sing rriiuei this
vessel. and dispatched her, with a. aicer and
crew 10 Sherbro, viii be the mean. Ot exciting
a Tahicai change in the face of affairs. This
shock VIII unquestonabl, dampen thu zeal of
iho.e VINO nave exertsd IN rm> elves in cans.
so honorabie-and that rhef may attain The
grand POM al which they have so lour aimed
Is my most sincere wish.
We sailed from Sierra Leone two DAYS
since ana on Gus way 10 the Rio Pnnsos
spoke the Cyane. though the hurry OF her
COMMANDER 10 lenve us will preclude the pos.
slDIllfI OF my writing more at leisure w.
have received advices OF Americas slave
ships taxing III cargGes up the river-and eo
soon as We nieS reach til mouth iut end scud.
in2 tuTce sn'f'icnt IN take them Ii will nc
necessary ioascead about seventy miles ia The
factory from which they procure their slaves
Extract OF a letter fom frieud in GAINESVILLE
Ohio, Jared Dec l6
rae Sllrer ifjrc in this ricinitv has gone 10
tie fomb Of tie Capuiefs litter an crpcnd;fprc
81 $40 600 a IS fully GScerfained tia. no silrer
orr legislature are now in session at Column
ms ne f,rG prominent subjects before them are
NE Z States Bank ana the bard times. On
me utter suijert. monS Gus Bit is beforp fhr
Housf " Representatives. Me ebecf NJ ,rhich il
II beComcS a lar, WiI be to Suspend me coiJpcfion
81 debfs for fonr years It's passage is dopbf(ui
and LrdrfD grant that Oyr state may MT incur go
t0Bi n rPpr0Gch
The repoH Of Me auditor, dciaiine The pro
Greetings II the T. Stotes Bank ngain,i him ,cas
eommtHtd to a Joint committee of bath Houses
Uho mare made rery long and interesting reJo,f
me committee insist on The right Of Inc state
10 tor me Bank. 6ut recommend a comgromise bD
uhtch ne ddte are 10 return he 500 600 .,,bjcL
fhfy mare 6lregdy taken md the Banh 10 rjfh
d,Ur thftr branch and dismiss their suu against
the officers Of The sfdic. The cominiitee further
recommend tie passage # lars |orbiGdipe; an in
d'cid officers from iaking acknowledgement II dpcq
~ rue" he bank isI purity prohibiting u0farjcs
p"biie from protesting their nOitS md tits rcfps
ing h'Hi The use Of our jaiiS &c Lars contain.
ing Hese pro ,isioHs wiR proGobIy pass 6rf Inc
compromise IS generally unpopular Same fbjtg
must he done, and non II at all for The nfiach,aent
against the auditor is fCtHrHabie 10 tie circpn
cart the Isl NJ JGHaqiy.'
Exports from he United Stafes.--Fron the
"Wouht Ot tue Experts Of The Uniied STATES
Yesterday laid before the House If Reuresen,
tatiyes u appears that the Exports. for ll,e
year ending 3Oth Sept. last, were valued as
follows: 30
OfDcmesiic Products. 81 $50 GO
Foreign PfodDcts is 500 90
Making n total Of : GU COL OgD arcord,n.e IN
lie cu.tOm house valuation.
Tie Domestic Exports were composed of
The following general amounts
Products of The Sea, 225ICgO
Products Of the FoteSt q 3Ot 900
Products Of Agriculture 81 ssj 900
Products oi alaunfac,ufes, 2OI0 600
Uncertain 62J OOo