American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1823-04-18
FROM CAPE MoNTSERADo.

Slhe Baltimore Morning Chronicle gives state
Stnt from which it appears, that the American
@lonists on he West Coast Of Africa enjoy good
Waltz, but are exposed TO worse affection than
Ekness
n he acting agent writes, under date of November
III Nearly all the tribes around us are combined
kMar against US. Their principal object is plum
III They attacked us on the morning OF the lth
&byembei, at bleak of day, 500 in number, killed
morally wounded one man, one boy, and one
#man wounded four others, and took captive Sc
\ children. All our forces have for month stopd
2bnthtir arms through the night" The arrange
kms Of the colonists would have prevented this
Fal surprise, but, at the point where the foe
kle the attack, part of the guard were dosing =
$e enemy appeared in one compact body, and
Nv the whole company, after wounding one hall,
n the town. They were, however, in twenty
ehutes afterwards, compelled TO retreat IN solid
II, the centre Of which was raked by a long l8,
Erd with grape. They carried away nearly all
81 dead and wounded
D. the morning OF the ed of December, the Col
was again attacked by the native warriors, swell
10 number to l,500, The attack was made in
n opposite points at the same time but so de-
mned was the defence, and SO great was the ter
/ spread among the natives by the great gatnS, that
Il yen Tor retreat was soon sounded, and the
~ l5o0 ran away III great CONSERVATION.
IS remarkable, that the acting agent, who was
posed to the hottest Of the fire, and received six
'tv holes through his surtout, should escape with
wound. And ii is equally remarkable, that
men and hoys (for this was the whole military
81 the Coonists) should, in two successive en-
Rtments, repulse 800, and 500 armed men, with
ioss OF only Two men, one boy, and one woman
history OF the early settlements OF America in
u U.s. however, that few men acquainted witt
european mode of warfare can put to route
foe host OF savages.
ms war cut off all intercourse with the native!
y nad before supplied The colony with poultry
te'aoles' eggs, honey, and other articles, and a
~ mad no means Of communication with Sierr;
%one, The Colonlss were in great want Of all kind
'esh provision, and at the date OF the agents las
SsS' had been six weeks on an allowance Of breat
meat
re morning after the second battle, the com
pnuait OF the British armed schooner Prince Re
III men piovldentially in the otfng, sent about q
P','es 70 the assistance of the Colonists, with
$ppy OF ammunition and provisions. Captain
's' the late celebrated African traveller, thai
,p" NO man on the continent is better acquainted
;" u'e native character, the next day enter
""o negotiation with the head men for peace
Ky unanimously consented to truce; and TO sub
S ~ differences to Gov. Mccarthy, under who's
N'a''oh treaty Of peace is to be entered into :
o'','sn marines are left TO keep up the truce.
~, | ,"is happy arrangement, the trade with III
,es ior poultry, sc. has been renewed.
~, "''er The truce was effected, the commando
Io,onnlan armed vessel offered to present tn
m'snHent with new elegant prize schooner c
49,. ms VIII add materially to the security {
Il S.i"ement, and furnish the means Of intercours
''e'fa Leone, or any other place on the coas