The Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1818-1824, 1822-01-25

Bite Of Benin aud its ncighborhood, only one " y
had slaves board taken possession Of All
proved be the Portuguese schooner Adelaide bouua
10 Bahia with 232 slaves, seventeen Of which lad G
ed from being dreadtuly crowded. She had arivss
al Sierra Leone, been condemned BY the British ans
Portuguese Court OF MIXED Commission as laVf
prize 10 respective crowns, and the slaves hher
ted.
COLONIZATION soclETY--GoID COAST.
II is said the American Colonization Society con-
plate making establishment the Gold Coas.
Early in october a deputation arrived at Sierra
Leone from the hing of the Foniahs headed by Pnne.
ALTA Sadoo, under whose protection came Mahou
etaa Priest and his wife. This singular had ioaF
neyed all the way from Egypt the Aandiugo nation
II was said ne possessed important information relative
the Geogra phy OF the interior OF Africa but SO uucr
caution was observed By the British residents Sierra
Leone, that very little Of his information vas mace
public. IL was, however, stated that be had passed
through Tombuctoo and that he Of the opinion
the Nrger and the Nile were and the same river
Ii estimated Sierra Leone that 50 coo slaves
had been from tine Coast WItnin the last ~ nanths
Should the Americans succeed in the contemplated
establishment the Gold Coast ii will be NECESSARY
TO gain the friendship of the powerful Hing of Asa-
ter, to whom All toe neghbor ing nations pay tribute
AID who possesses some idea q probity and homer.
ToULAHs.
Gov Grant ha opened intercourse with the King
Of Ioulahs, by which the British will proDabv derive
lucrative trade and African discovery. This kingiom
Is only lew days journey from the Niger
SPAIN
SUPPRESSED noNAsT<RlFs.
TIE fesuits possessed. in the provinces OF Toledo
CASTLE, ATragou. aud Audausia, ia colleges and 6
houses OF residence which If completely occupied
at the time Of suppression would nave been 81 iii
consequence OF the activity OF PrDpagandiSts
The MONKS Of St Benedict held II. the congregation
Of Valadod and in La. Tarraconense. SO OF ire sup
posed monasteries The monks Of ST. Bernard has %
in the Congregation OF CASTLE and LeOu aud ia tlat Ut
the CisterCian Of Arragon and Navarre-TLe Car
thusan MONKS had 10 in the provinces of Arragon and
CASTLE. The monks OF Jerome had 43 in six circuis
OF eight monasteries each. The monks of St. Basil
mad in tine provinces Of Antalusla, CASTLE. and Iii
Tardoa H. The Prenlonstratensi had IL M tie
suppressed covenants the Military OIders T. the
Hospitals Of 81. John he Dios 3d. those Sani pirit-
Us. 8; and those Of San Antonio Abad, Is. Making
in all 477.
How many hands are thus in future saved for agri-
culture, for the aud every kind of industry How
much wealth will be distributed through ali tine classes
the society What increase Of population must tate
place in country where the present popua ion Il not
one half the number corresponding lis extent and
fertility.
WEST INDIES.
MALIGNANT FEVER.
Accounts from Jamaica, published IN the New
Brunswick papers that malignant lever prevail
ed at Jamaica, which proved very fatal TO esidcnts a.
well strangers. IL was considered q disease III j
foeign nature, and not the bilious fever 81 the
country. ". Y. Daiiu .Ido
RIVATFEPS.
BY the Curlew, in Ill days from Port Eau Prince W.
learn that the Spanish refugee privaeers IN the yicn-
ity of Santa Marina were capturing all American YES
sells they fell in with The United States schr Gralu-
pus Lieut. Gregory. sailed the day previous to the
Curlew, protect the trade III that QUARTERS auut-
nah Georgian liz inst.
The Spanish government had ordered taxes to he
laid ~ the Capain( General of Cuba on its inhabitants
delrav the expenses ~ supporting three vessels III
war, viz a seventy-iour gun ship. a frigate and a
brig. packets for direct intelligence between Cube
and the mother country.
ST. DOMINGO.
We had report snort time since that the cpan-
idl part of the Island OF ~. Domingo had been taken
by the Patriots. This report did not gain much cred
il, but il followed IN plausible one which
was, that tnat section or the Island had declared te
independent Of Spain
This last report is strengthened in some measure
by captain Smith ri tine schr Hazard, who arriveI
here yesterday IL ID days from Cape Havtcn Na
states that Just before tie sailed schooner i.on I'll
teer and that the Spanish captain protested against bis
detention, tine ground he altdged that the cuur
try had joined the Patriots by declaring itself indie
pendent. Charleston Courier
SOUTH AMERICA.
Accounts from Vera Cruz received Nv way of Ha-
vana. mention that the troops under Dava surrrn
dered Internationally the Imperialist Oh the night
oil October %.
UPPER CANADA.
BARNABAs BIDWETJ
Kingston, u c. Jan. 4.-The examination ofthe
evidence IN support Of the petition against the return
Of Mr. Bidwel. Representative for tie counties
Of Lenox and Addin-ton. commenced Oh Saturday last
and was continued latest dates from Inc capital
The snlicltoT-geneTa as el for tive pettionng
fTeenoldeTs, opened the case and stated fully aud fer
chilly, the objections which opposed I'd Mr.. Bid
wells retaining his seat The evidence which he
brought forward is stated 10 be-
judgment N the courts Of Massachusetts against
Barnafls Blfwel, for a exceeding 5000 dollars
winch amount he was defaulier ia his capacity a.
Treasurer OF the county 81 berkshire
blli o. indictment found against d. Bdwel, and
still pending To- forgery IN his accounts Is Treasures
Of the said county.
Another Indictment, also pending for fraud and nal
feasance in the same Office
The eaPias, each Indictment returned hy the
sherftS because. On diigcnt search the delinquent was
not t. be found within their precincts
The oath Of allegiance taken b. RiAwcl, as attoT-
ney general Of Massachusetts together with various
other papers ntef the great seal III the STATE. author
ticate the cthCE documents
The whole comprises a mass NJ evidence which Fl
II stated at the baF oithe House could not leave
ihe slightest Festige Of doubt the mind Of any "a
tiona pan, respecting the actual guilt Of te Indie II
Al above named ~ indeed remains ID he seen vi III,
can he edd"ced M defence hat the u.ngcs Strftch y
at o. stTa%sen, Ulaai fail ~ ayertuTn the esidehse