Martinsburgh gazette. [volume] (Martinsburgh, Va. [W. Va.]) 1810-1825, 1823-06-26
New. YoRK, JUNE II.

NEW YoRK, JuNE IL.
FROM MESURADO-Cap;ain
God, of the brig Alonzo, from St.
Thomas, states, that he received the
following information from an officer
U. S. brig Enterprise: The U. 9
ship Cyane Captain Spence, just ar
rived from the Coast of Africa, which
place she left in January, had pro
ccedcd to Sierra Leone, hence to the
American Colony at Measurable where
she arrived about the first of April,
lpand found the colonists in wretched
state-they had not only been attack
ed by the natives, by which their num-
bers were greatly diminished, but
were suffering for the want of mate
rials for building a shelter from the
open air. 1t was said to be more ow
ing to good fortune than to their means
of defence, that they were not all
butchered by the savages who surroun.
dcd them--their defence against thou
sands, being only two or three small
cannon enclosed by 4 rail fence for a
breast work. Nothing could have
been more seasonable than the arrival
of Captain Spence, who furnished
them with supplies Of provisions and
ether necessary articles, and with
:, ems and ammunition, built for them
n :, wong stone castle and mounted sew
eral uns; this when he sailed, rcqui
red only the cxertions of the colonists
for about two days to make tia COM
plete defence from any attack of the
natiyes-he also reftted the U. S. schr.
Augusta, and left ii.,er under the com
mand of Lieut.. Ric'hard Dashiell,
with instructions to afford every assls-
lance TO the colonists. The Cyarle's
crew, after leaving the Coast OF Atri-
ca, became very sicHy, a number OF
them died on the passage--several
officers who were sick, we are happy
to state, are now convalcscent. The
ship is at present in healthy state -
Captain Spence has been in i'll health
for several mon,hs-he will return to
the United States Immediately"
MATANZAS.-Capt. Ham of
the brig Cuba. arrived at New York
from Matanzas, states, that an ARRAY
took place there on Sunday evening
the 25th May, in consequence of some
i'll language given to a Spaniard by an
American Sailor, in a state of intoxi.
cation. The Spaniards TO the number
of about 100, attacked the Americans
with clubs. sticks, stones and every
thing they could lay their hands on,
and beat them most numerically
There were several boats crews of
the Americans. Several American
captains were knocked down and
much bruised, and were glad to make
the best of their way on board their
vessels The rioters principally be-
longed to piratical vessels that were
driven from the coast by Com. Por-
ter, and were now committing depre-
datlons on shore.
Monsieur 1onSon all know
Baron Van Hoffman-he that sung
waltzes, was at the battle of Waterloo
and shot himself through the throax at
the City Hotel, was a dashlng charac-
ter; cheated every. person; took the
benefit ofthe act, then paid his debts
and run indebt again, and then run a.
way. This very identical Baron, It's
in the Dublin Evening
Post, attended a drawing room Of the
Marquis Wellesley, in company with
lords, ladies, bishops, and dignitaries
of the church. 1t will be rather con-
selling to our ladies and gentlemen,
who were at so much pains and ex-
pense to entertain this accomplished
and talented nobleman, to find that
he can impose upon the Marquis Wei
lesley as we'll as he had upon them,-
Was it not a libel on decency and
good manners, to see intelligent and
accomplished Americans put aside
for such popinjay with a titlel-Nat.
1dv.
THUNDER STORM.
On last Friday night, this city was