Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1822-02-12

ooltS Mao made the siayc-traters at that place
so cautious, that with the exception of the
Conceicao, all were keeping their slaves in
factories on shore until the very day of their
departure. Lieut.. Knight was informed that
a French schooner had lately sailed with 600
slaves for Cayenne, which vessel, frem the
sharpness Other building, for the advantage
al sailing, could only carry at the rate of nine
gallons of water per slave, and her comman-
der had no intention of touching at any other
place before he reached his destination.
| Ii Is stated, that in the river of Caabar
there were recently several slave vessels,
moored together, with springs on their cables,
IN such position as to present att short no
tee hnlf-monn battery: and they were de-
termlned, as they said, To support each other
To the last. They went to quarters every
night, and had guard boats for some miles
down ite. river in communication with each
other, and they Threatened to hinder the sail
Ing ofthe English oil ships until they were
all off themselves; but they did not persist in
making such an attempt.
| The Gazette of the 18th October contains
| statement of the number of slave vessels,
"lth the particulars relating to them, examin-
cd by his MaJesty's ships Snapper and Phca-
SAINT in the month of July, from which it APP
pears that the total number was IS ships, of
which twelve were Portuguese, three French
and one Spanish and these vessels, it is sup
posed, on the most moderate calculations
would carry from the coast 5000 slaves. Be-
sides which, in the same month, his Majesty's
ship Myrmdon, in the same period, in the
Bite of Benin and its neighborhood alone
examined l6 vessels carrying on the detesta-
bic traffic. These vessels, on moderate COM
putation, would carry from the coast J,400
victims ;thougt only one fthem, the Adelaide,
| according TO the tenor of the treaties could
| be captured.
| In the beginning of August there were
three herinaphroditc briggs aud two schooners
under the French flag, waiting for slaves at
the Galinas: and ABOUT the end of September
four other vessels, under the same flag, came
to anchor oil the bar and were preparing to
send their cargoes on shore To exchange for
| slaves.
Ad,ices from Cape Coast Castle state, what
we hope IS not correct, that the Dutch CO.
eminent have sent out 10 the Governor and
residents of thcir settlement of Elwina Castle.
full permission To stil canoes 10 the Por;u-
guesc and other slave traders, thereby affold-
Ing great facilities Ia that traffic. and that, in
consequence, many slave vessels had anchor
cd AT that port and been amply supplied.
The settlements on the Gold Coast had
been unusually unhealthy this year. Among
the deaths are those of the Governor Gene
! raj of the Dutch settlements at Elwina, the
Governor General of The Danish settlement at
Accra. and MIR. GOrdon Governor of the
English settlements of the same place
Horrible atrocities IF the Greeks al Tripoliz>a.
LONDON, Dec. 26.-V arious reports are in
circulation respecting The capture Of Navarrin
aud Tripolixza By the Greeks. All that is
known for certain with respect Ia the first is,
that the town was coded To the Greeks nv il
regular capitulation, which was instantly vio-
lated, and three thousand inhabitants, men,
women and children, put to DEATH Il is to
be hoped that the barbaritirs which are said
to have been committed On that occasion
have been eXagger.ttd but the accounts
which have arrived respecting the capture of
Tripozza rests, we are afraid, up IN much too
authentic tomdation to admit OF being ques-
! toned.
a capitu'atiOn was entered into. and actu-
ally concluded between the Beg of Mana, and
ColocotOui on the part Of the besesing army
and by the Turkish authority on the part Of
the besiegrd. Thu next day many of the
Turks, accompanied by their women and
children, came out 0f The lown, aud were
placed near the camp 0f the brsieging army
by whom they were received in an anicable
manner. Another body came out Of the towr
the following day, and Were permitted 10 dc
SO without mOlcstation but on a sudden
part of the army took possession of one al
the gates, and also of the tower, which wa.
accomplished without difficulty, or attempt
at resistance.
The Christian liaS was then h0i-ted on til,
tower, which brcanic the signal of genera
assault by the whole army. The whole night
was passed in plnnder aud 10 murder, without
discrimination Of sex aud age.
On the next day nearly three thousand
~ sf,rr IF -,G
children, were marched from the Greek camps
where they bud been staying two days, to d
sort Of gorge at one side of town, where they
were alt stripped naked, and most horribly
butchcred.
1t was under the banacr of the Cross that
these savage pastnncs were performed, during
the whole OF a day, which ought ever hcrcal.
ter TO be remembered IN Greece with shame
Indignation, aud rcmursr.
/ For three following days the carnage con.
tinued, and this unrcl ing spirit was not d
recied solely against the Turks. All tho
jews who were in the town were sciZed--th,
men were put to the torture, and the womcr
and children, rs well as the men, were all
without exception, put tO d"ath
The whole number of persons who perish
ed at TripOIilZa amounted to eight thousand
of which nearly one thousand were Jews.
As it is known that q British gentleman
Mr. Gordon, was -" Chief d'EIat Major" %
the besicglns army, we have great pleasure il
being able 10 state, tiiat although Mr.. Gordor
was present at the sicge, and contributed t,
its success by his cxrr;iuns, as hc had 10 th'
preparations for it by bis Iiberiiity, he earnest
J y demonstrated against the trrachcry in con
temp lalion and finding alI lris representation
disrrgardcd, hc quilted The camp, and has sine
quilted the service altogether, conceiving tina
it was neither consistent win his own honor
{ or with the honor Of his country, TO supper