American watchman. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1814-1822, 1822-02-15
MISCELLANEOUS ARTICLES.
CHARLESTON, Jan. e5.
FROM AFRICA.


from Sierra Leon, and last from Cape Messura, j
So days
The Alligator sailed from Boston on the Cd Del
last and arrived at Sierra Leon 30th Nov. havin
captured on her passage the Portuguese ship Ma
rianne Falora, arrived at Boston as already state
From Sierra she proceeded Dec 9TH, to Ca?
Measurable where very eligible district of countr.
has been obtained from The native kings, in the nam
of the American Colonization Society for locating
the colored persons emgrating from this country
The situation is healthy and the river navigabe 70
vessels drawing 10 or IL feet water-Two small
islands in the river have also been purchased, oil
which are building ready for the reception of TIL
colonists-Sa Sailing Master Hunter of the Alligato
with five seamen and boy, volunteered 10 remaiI
at Measurable, where they took charge Of the schr
Augusta belonging to the Society, with which thel
were to proceed next day for Sierra Leon, to remove
the ,a.ists from thence to their newly acquired
posse sions, under the direction Of DR.. Eli Ayres
the principal agent of Colonization Society.
At Sierra Leon it was very unhealthy, but thu
coonists generally were in good health and spirit!
The Alligator has not lost a man during hei
cruiss, and has not at this time one on the sicE
list
The English are endeavcrng to extend their do.
minions in Africa, and appear to be fully sensible
of the growing importance of the trade to tina
quarter of the globe. new Governor had Just
arrived at Sierra Leon from England-There were
lying there on the 9TH u one British frigate, the
Myrmidon sloop of war and the Thistle and Snap
per gun briggs
Lieut. Stockton reports that the Slave Trade is
in most flourishing condition, not less than two
hundred thousand slaves having been carried from
the coast the past year under the French Flag.
The Alligator has on board collection Of rare
African curiosities for the Princeton College, in
GLIDING serpent alive, of the species called Boz
Constructor. small Whale stuffed, &c.
Lieut. d. Williams first OF the Alligator, came
up to town on Sunday evening, in pilot boat, ant
left here yesterday in the stage for Washington
city-Ee is the bearer OF dispatches to the Colon
cation Society from their agents at Measurable.
Courier.
We are informed by an officer or the U. State:
schr Alligator, that while that vessel was lying
Sierra Leone, the greatest cordially and frnedship
suhsisted between the English authorities and nava
officers on that station and the American officers
During their stay, dinner was given by the Mayor
and Aldermen, to Governor Sir CHARLES MAcAR
THY who had recently returned from visit to En-.
gland to which all the American officers were in.
vitedaiter the cloth was removed, and other toasts
had been drank, President Monroe, Of Fhe United
Stdse8,' was given, and drank standing, with nine
cheers-the band according in national air i'm
answer to which Lieut. STocKToN immediately re
Piled "Gentlemen. allow me one moment-not-
Wihstandng perfect silence might be deemed by
you, sufficient testimony of our sensibty on this
occasion, yet cannot Ictrain from expressing our
very great JOY, at hearing and seeing, that the me-
rits of man who is so much beloved and tistn.
guishedin his own country, as his Excelency JAMES
MONROE, President Of the United States, is appre
cated by The friends Of America on this side Of the
ocean-but, will not pretend to express my own
sense oil the great personal obligation which has
been imposed on me, by that which consider the
natural effusion Of that proud high minded, chi
valric feeling which mas always characterized the
English gentleman This was received with III,
loudest possible acclanations and cheering, and wa
well calculated TO increase that reciprocity oil good
feeling which had been established ty previous in
tercourse. ID
About the time of the burning the British go
TernInent schooner Gashee, at Newport, few year
previous to the revolu zion, Admiral Montague 9TH
naval commander in Boston) took several OF his OF
hcers in his coach, and proceeded to Newport t,
make personal inquiry into that affair On his re
turn e Boston, not far from Dedham, a charcoa
cart obstruced the passage Of the coach, when tn,
coachnen, feeling much consequence, from hi
exalted station, in driving a British Admiral, an,
knowing lhat his master was to dine that day witt
Mr. Is. called in an insolent manner to the ollier
to tura out, and make way for Admiral Montague
1.-The Coal driver (noi at all inundated by tn
splendid equPage, imposing manner, and rich liver,
Of the knight Of the w ip) replied that he was ii
the Krng's high way, and that he should no " tur,
out for any one but the King himself and thanked
fortune that he had the law TO support him. Tn
Adb lrai finding an alteration had taken place, OF
discovering he cause, told his coachmsn to get down
and give the fellow thrcahing, but the coachmal
did not leel disposed TO obey his commander. On
of the officers in the coach, large athletic man
alighted, reproached the coachman with being
coward. and was proceeding to take vengeance Q
the coaLdriyer, who, perceiving potent an advey
sary advancing, drew from his cart stake, to US