The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1823-06-20
SiERnA Llo>f, March G, Ies3.

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fican Colonists. II is dated
SIERRA Llo>r, March G. 1923.
We leii n. Thn.nas nn the lth January.
WIN a very t.voraale wind, lur Funchil,
h'h >aon increased Ia 4 gale, with "A emfi-
haed ruagh set, I'LL we made the island AT
MADEIRA, IN the 9Th Of February, WHEN the
sup lay To during the nlgltt, with light
MINDS. The next day the nnds trcshcnrd
ana 81 hrafy a sea gning, thai capt. Spence,
though ia a delicate stale oi health, and
faesiro's 81 procuring rrlreshmrni for his
crew deemed Il imprudcnt Ia attempt an
lehntlnS, aud We s'ood on our course for
The coast ri Africa We passed the Cape
dc Nerd Islands, milking Fuego aud Bravo.
anh on the 18th anchored IN Sierra Leone
river, abreast ot Tralaun. the caplal and
seal ei government for the English calony.
\ s'duie was fired from the ship and re-.
turned rom the battery on shore. We
ha'e received accnunls NJ The repeated al
Lacks by the Natives an our Cnionisls AT
'aPe Measurable, aud the Yer, critical state
at l'itT affairs. These accounts, except
lie late attack, You have prphably long
since received. A. We shall proceed, with
all possible dispatch, II their will
embrace The inst opportunity Of giving "lt
more correct information than Il Is possible
10 obtain here.
Ahe moment Capt Spene" received in.
t"t'g"nee OF theiI critical stat. he decided
u repair and fiji oat for their rebel and So.
curly, ihe L. States schooner Augusta
winch viii require some few days To com
! plete, having been left on shore, or rather
hauled up on lle beach aud scuitled, IL
| prevent her being dashed 10 l,irccs GA Tie
! rocks ~ shore, us she Was mol IN charge
al any one as Yet ascerlanra. Lieut. Ia
smell Is ordered Ia cumIrahd her, having
two mdsilipncn aud / : sail =, and she
VIII doubtless Prove essentially useful, I'm.
al orders from thc Government are reccly
"d. No vessel co'lid be- better calculated
TEAM the Augusta ioG this service and nj
no time woudd assistance and naval terce
be more required. The preservation Of
even The lives al the remaining rolunst3
demands tkc NEST prorpi, "Npedalpualiid
DECISIVE measures and every friend Ia
humanity must approve Of the steps taken
on ihis occasion. Every officer X man oilhe
| yalT are IN rcqtsilon IL forward The T.
hiI'iiiilil AliHllSit, llf lIblifIA
she ls sea worthy, both Vessels procerdlm-
mcdlateiy fer Mcssarado. where II Nonid
appear The coloni,is have acted wtlh much
Ilrnncss aud hrNcrj, whih coulcnding
against very superior numbers, aud With
Llnltcd n4sans ot defence.
Ser Charles McCarllcy, The governor Of
tins place, is on a si,jl down the coast, aud
It Is reported has been Nrry sirk nj Cape
Coast. The ta"n and coioBy have much
improved IN Tire comfort and style of build
Ins-ln The cultivation OF the Iands-and
haVeiucrcasrd in the number nf inhabitants.
The climate has also bcrn less bdneiuI Ia
Foreigners, though every enc. Who possibly
can, leaves ii on tiN approach of the rala5
season.
AL the British cruisers ON The African
statoa ARE now here waitiN,, the expected
arrival III Cumun9d6Ie MINDS, in the DN-
"a hlchdUNrr, IL receive orders. 1hey
are tie Bum, CArcnr, and Driver, sloups
OF war, and and the Thistle and Snapper,
g4nbrig3, which ha,r made a,srraI cap
lures, with slaves ON board several vessels.
ii Is sad thai there IS not vessel sIa'inG
"n the coast under the American lag, anu
aif'N' ~ t'i' y WI III
course We do not anticipate ahl capture
"'''"uSh the presence Of HE 'N3"e WI
o'"olless barass the traders 81 "lli'f IA
uons on his part of thr coast.
Capt. Spence is rap Nv recovering rom
Tire q attack of l,'srr, and 'hola" ~
very delicate but not dangcroas) s'ale 81
health, IS using every r,eaue ~ his power
To hasten his departure hence Will the ~
Gnsfa To the relief nf the colnnists. lie
oihcrrs and crew of the fyanr are III eA-
crilcnt health and spirits. but I'll wish 10
quit this part of the country before the
rains commence. II is not imPf"tHbi",
however. that the state Of the colony my
render our stay nj Measurable onser than
we anticipated
| | send Tins ria England, no o'llor op'or-
tHnlty Offering. or likely to nnrr. ! viii
write yon by the next The occurrences on
the coast should any thug interesting take
place. My own health has been almost
undrviaiiugly good. and rather contrary To
my expectations. the crew in general have
ROT been unwrll since sc LETT lhp Uiitrd
States"