Winchester gazette. [volume] (Winchester, Va.) 18??-1826, 1821-10-13

received from the river Bonny, dated in july
and August, in the last year; from which il
appears. that from March to July in that
year, there had usually been in, the Bonny
from nine to- sixteen Shaving vessels Of all de.
scriptlons at the same time, each capable of
carrying from 800 to 700 slsves and tina:
two OF these vessels, which were there in
March, aud had then sailed to the West In.
dies, had returned in July, and were enga-
gedin their second voyage. Doring the a.
bove period Of five or six months, 100 sail of
French, Spanish & Portuguese vessels had vis.
tied the river Benny for the purpose Of pro-
curing slaves; 10 consequence Of which, the
preparation of palm oil is said to have been
totally neglected BY the natives"
- An account received from a gentleman
on board the Cyane, an American sloop Of
war, which was sent to cruize on the coast
Of Africa, tor the purpose Of suppressing the
American slave trade, dated In April last,
states, that since passing the river Sherbro,
that vessel had detained ten slave ships,
four OF which were sent in for adjudication;
but the others, being well covered by fabri.
Gated papers, were given up. The number
OF vessels engaged 10 this inbu man traffic,
the writer says, was incredible; he supposed
not fewer than 200 sail were Oh the cua st at
the date of his letter, all of them fast sailers
well manned and armed, and many of them
owned by Americans, though under foreign
tags. The Cyane had oeen constantly cha
sing, night and day since her arrival upon
the Coast, and sometimes had several slave
ships IN eight at the same time.''
g The Directors derive great satisfaction
from being enabled 70 state to The Meeting.
that the colony OF Sierra Leone continues in
state of progressive Improvement. Ia Ju
iy last. Sir Charles MacCarthy, the Govern
or, transmitted to the Institution return of
the population of the colony, taken towards
the beginning Of that month, and also d re-
turn ofthe imports and exports of the pre-
ceding year, loi9.
BY these returns, which are given a.
iengih IN Che Appendix, i. appears that the
total amount ct the population vi the colony,
on the 9Th OF July, 1920, wee II ,52l, giving
an increase. since former censu-, in DE .
cember, 1918, If 2, e56 persons, including 9L5
from slave vess,ls, eighty.ive person. sen;
thltaer from Barbados, and she discharged
soldiers of two West India regiments, and of
the Royal African corps, amounting, with
their fa'nilie, to 1920 individusl.. The re.
maInter of the increase, therefore. amount,
Ing to S9S, must be made up by births in the
colony, and by the voluntary migration Of
natives coming thither for employment or
prot.ctioe.
The number OF marriages in the colony,
from the lst January 1919, 80 9th July,
1920, amounted TO d55 the number Of bIrths
during that time, were, males 299. females
2|2i and the number oil haptsn.s dd,ing The
same period were 1860.
The total number of persons in u Course
OF education at Sierra Leone, in July last, d.
mounted 10 2.097''
" The Meeting has been already sppriaed,
that an American squadron has besn STATIONED
on thecoast OF Africa lor me purpose of
sei2'ng aud bringing to adjudication such A
'nerican vessels may be found violating
their AbciHion Laws. IL is but Just zee to
'he officers employed in this .elyice TO re-
mark, that they appear TO have ex-rted
the mseives IN the most audabie manner 10
accomplish the objects of their commission,
and their success has been considerable. IL
is a pleasing proof CT their zeal in the Cause
OF humanity, that they have established =
system OF aniieabie communication, not only
with our naval officers stationed on the Atri.
can coast, but also with the authorities at
Sierra Leone, with view 10 the more effec.
tuai discovery and sPprehe tension of American
contrabaDdists."