American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1824-06-08
Scraps from late English Papers, received at
.NelU York,

The intelligence from Cape Coast, Africa, Of the
defeat Of the British, by the Ashantees, was confirm
ed by the receipt of letters in London from that
quarter. The African force amounted to $4,000,
while that under Sir Charles M'Carty did not ex-
coed 500 Europeans and about $500 natives. The
battle was fought on the 21st January, near Scon-
dee, and lasted from p. Nj. until p. NJ. when
Sir Charles having expended all his ammunition,
was surrounded, and his army completely routed.
The Ashantees, however, sustained great loss.
There were fourteen officers with Sir Charles when
tile action commenced and only one, lieut.. Erskne,
escaped TO tell the tale OF woe. Among the slain
are some Of the principal and Oldest merchants at
Cape Coast. Subsequent accounts, noticed in the
London Courier of the Sd. May, say that the Ash
antees had put all the white inhabitants at Sierra
Leone to death.
The celebrated Three Cups Inn, London, and
some adjoining buildings, were burnt on the S0th OF
April.
The Right Rev. Richard, Lord Bishop Of Bath
and Wells, died at Bath, aged sc.
The Basha, Bey Of Tunis died on the 26th OF
March, and is succeeded by his eldest son, Sidi
1lassan Boy.
We regret to find that the celebrated traveller
Bezon, like the long catalogue OF his predecessors
in the fatal attempt TO explore the interior of Africa,
has fallen victim 10 disease in the very outset Of
his enterprise He died at Benin on the I'd. of De-
cember last, on his route to Housa and Timbuctoo.
This intrepid traveller at the time of his death, had
every thing arranged with the King Tor his depar
ture. Mr.. b. passed at Benin as an inhabitant or
rather native OF the interior, who had gone to Eng
land when youth, and trying to return to
his country. The King and Mobiles gave credit to
this, Mr. b. being in Moorish dress. with his beard
neatly foot in length.
There is now living in the parish OF Envlle. near
Bridgnorth, man aged 20, who has drank gallon
OF ale per day for the last forty years, independent
Of small beer and he is in the habit OF doing
daily. He therefore has drank the quantity OF
22S hhds. 90 gallons each. in 40 years.
The annual expences of the British Ambassadors,
amount TO three hundred thousand pounds sterling,
Those OF the Consus are not included in this charge
upon the people.
subscription, amounting 10 near 900 rupees
(of which the Governor General gave 100000 has
been made in India, TO encourage the establish
rnent OF Steam Packets between Bengal and Eng
land A premium of $4,000 rupees is TO be given
for the two first voyages either by way OF the Red
Sea or Cape of Good Hope--to be performed BY
British subjects, and not exceeding 20 days
A Steam Boat is established on the Hoogly,
which has run ID miles an hour
Mrs. Fry, who, like an angel OF mercy, is al
ways doing good, has founded an institution in Lon
don, called the Guardian Society, 70 the reception
OF reduced females At the anniversary which was
celebrated on the 28th of April, the Rev. Rowland
Hill sent five pound note, with letter stating that
he thought such note better than speech; and
remarking, that speeches on those occasions were
apt to be too long.
In one of the articles Of benefit society at the
west end of London the following description Of
persons are prohibited from becoming members
thereof namely, " No lawyer, or lawyers clerk
or any other dangerous arl6cersH'
A German paper says, the Pope has made an
additional grant of "a 600 dollars annually to the
Congregation de propaganda tile, for the special
purpose Of encouraging the progress Of the Cath-
olic religion in the United States Of .fmerica.
Horrors ofConsciencp - IL Scotland, man late
ly acknowledged on his death bed, that he had
murdered woman il England, who, after robbng
Of her harvest fee, he threw into pit and that
he had killed man in the nelghborhood OF Mark
inch, and thrown his body into the waller. When
his end drew near, he Mortified by the con-
sciousness OF his guilt that he told the neiRhbors
who in, that the apparitons oil the two persons
whose lives he had taken, were waiting Tor him al
the foot of his led.
Smyrna paper states that the city OF FolEleri
has been the theatre of sanguinary catastrophe ::
eighty iour Greeks have been massacred there. A
Turk in returning from the city fell from his horse
and was wounded in The body by his own cutlass
Being brought back, he lodged in a house.
which in little time surrounded by an lniuri-
mob, calling aloud for account OF the affair
The urk honestly declared. in vain, that he was
wounded in his fall by his own cutlass. The PEG
pie cried aloud that he had been wayald by the
Greeks, and regardless of his assertion to the con-
trary, they set about taking summary vengeance.
Every Greek that they met in the street they slew );
nor had this carnage ceased until the victims were
swelled to the number above stated These trans
actions took place on the 17h and 9Th OF February
bu on the 9th order was IN some measure restored
HoLLANp.-A new commercial company was
about forming for the purpose of reyiving trade IN
Holland The capital is said to be limited 10 "a