Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1824-06-11
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EmSraid, Capt. FoX-remarkable for good
passages-which arri, ed yesterday, in OF t!ays
from Liverpool. we received papers 10 the 5ih
ult. Lonion To Sd, eve.
| The King had been indisposed, but was on
the recovery.
| Mr.. Hume has given, in Parliament. notice
Of motion, the "hlrct of which appears To he
the reform and reduction Of the Church Es-
tab'ishment in Ireland, where there are $780,
600 Catholics, and only 400 900 piscopalians
Resident Clergymen of the latter 1913, non
resident 58I.
Great alarm and much damage has been
sustained in the district Of Avlgliano, near
Naples, by the sinking of the groune-in one
case 1--we acres went down, and were near
carrying with them religious procession Of
females. large harm and two mills, barracks
and other buildings, had sunk.
Turkey is offended with England for de-
claring war against Algiers.
Lord Byron has been attacked by pervOus
convulsive ft--and an Englishman, supposed
of his suite, has been shot by Greek with
whom he had quarrel. Lord b. has re-
covered his health.
The Greeks are said TO have discovered a
l'gOld mine al Samos.
Gen. Nicolay is appointed Governor Of
Dominica, vice the Earl of Huntington, who
has had so much difficulty there.
British Wdr tn .4Gicd.-The details of the
defeat Of the British forces in Africa. make
their loss much greater than was first report
ed. The number which fell, is stated TO HI.
1000, nearly the whole of which, we pre-
sumo, were blacks or natives. The following
letter, from London paper, gives the partic-
ulars of the unfortunate affair.
| British .Accra. Jan. 81, 1894
Dear Sir: This will be handed YOU by Capt
Bnnney Of the brig Elizabeth, who is now living
oil and on, as she touches at Barbadors, L can
not let slip this opportunity of writing few
! lines.
III Is with the greatest concern / have TO in
form you that the AsIIan,ees have made an
attack upon Sir Charles ai'Carthy's diyision
ot The army, upon the Gold Coast, and com
pietriy routed il; most of the officers killed,
ana Sir Charles himself wounded in two pla-
ces during the action, and now missing. They
came down 10000 strong; Sir Charles div-
sion was not more than one third that num-
her. The battle was fought on che 9Ist inst.
near Sicondee, and lasted from p NJ. until
\. VI. when Sir Charles having expended
all ms ammunition, was surrounded, and his
army completely ronted. The Ashantes how
ever sustained great loss, and il is not known
where they are gone tn.
There We're fourteen officers with Sir Charles
when the action commenced, and only one, a
lieut.. Ersk'ne, escaped to tell the tale OF woe.
Among The slain, are some Of the principa,
and oldest merchants at Cape Coast those
that have heard named are, George Robert
son. James Headie, Edwin Jones, and MIR.
'Tediey, the Staf-Surgeon, killed Capt. Leg
range died .0k fatigue Major Ricketts, severely
wounded 10y Others, that do not know
tne namel Killed and many wounded and
missing hey were expecting an attack Al
Cape C0am by the la,es, Intelligence, and
they had actually sent down vessel TO get
1000 stand of arms, which it was reported AZ
Cape Coast that had here AS this vessel
will most likely call off Cape Coast, The Can
| tain VIII be able To give you lat" accounts and
more accurate intelligence of his dreadful
transaction, which may yet be- the cause of
the Gold Coast being taken from US
The following is an extract Of a private let
Ter from an officer Of rank al board the Owen
G!endower which not only confirms the dis
asfrous 'Idiags above given, but adds To them
The melancholy intelligence of the death Of
that enterpriZing traveller Belzoni
Cape Coast, Feb. 3.-All is confusion here.
The Asbauiees have beaten the Governor: ne
is prisoner or killed, so are all the white
men oi the party, about seven or eight and
more thas two-thrds uf MS furcp. Our ma
rinrs garrison Cape Coast Castle. W., have
heen at duty night and day Of the severes,
nature.
almost thought the other day that NV
Jawbone would have ornamented an Asian
| tee drum fate would have ~ otherwise We
had two marines and one Krooman killed. and
two marines and five seamen wounded.
| We are already for hard work, and as the
Ashantees shew no quarter, hut torture those
they take, if our lads are obliged tn land (which
is more than probable,) land too no priso
mel VIII any ofns be, that is determined The
country, o,errun by the Ashantees, is in
horrible condition; every male old person, and
enid is put to death /; The girls just arrived ai
a proper age are saved. A Cartaio LES
TRANCE was so affected by The dreadful sights
winch ne saw on the march, that, on seeing
two children hung up by the neck. and two
with Their bellies cut open, he dropped
down and died.
BelZon' IS no more. lie died at Benin OF
dysentery, after every thing that could he
wished was done and settled for his proceed
ing into the Interior
Burrows supposition is just: the Congo is
the Niger. have pretty good information.
The ship Marmion at N. York from Havre,
brings Paris papers TO the 3Oth April. The
persons lost by the shipwreck Of the Cecilia, |
of New Orleans, on her passage from Havana
10 Bordeaux, were the mother and five chill
dren OF Spanish family, passengers, and the
cook and two sear1en Of the vessel
Ii was expected that Gsn LA FAYETTE
would shortly embark for New York in one of
the elegant packets. We understand (says the
MercantiIe Ad,erfiser) he declined the invita-
ton to come in National ship.
The N. Y. Gazette says-"it is remarkable.
that as the ship was taking her departure, the
latest loose 1avre papers were taken ont the
ship by order OF government. What their
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