The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1827-09-05
From q Sierre Leone pqper.

FREErowN, Feb. 81, 1927. We have
occasion to notice in this weeks paper, the
arrival, on Monday last, Of the Brazilian
SLAYER Invincible, mentioned in our No.
447, as having been captured in the Cam
aroons by two boats o. his Majesty's ship
Esk, under the communal of Lieuts. Kellett
and Tolleway. The detention was bet
ween eight and nine in the evening of the
3lst Dec. at which time the vessel had on
board 440 human beings, Just shipped, the
captain and part of her crew being sick,
five days were occupied in working to the
mouth Of the river, which is in latitude e e
get to the southwark, during which the
vessel only made 100 miles.
Lit. Tolleway, the officer in charge, then
determined on running away to the west
ward seeing no probability of succeeding
in making southing, and, after passage of
Sc days, reached this port, having, during
the period, been twice struck by light
ning-on the LIST of January, at in the
mig, which 3i ti c7c3 60 pieces the
mizzen topmast, and did other damage,
killing one marine on deck, and two slaves
(women) below, and secondly, at noon, in
a heavy squall, on the deck, and killed
two slaves in the hold-a man and a
boy. The damages sustaicd in the first
instances, were repaired by Lieut.. Tolle-
way, being fortunate enough to fall in with
the Esk, eight days after taking his depar-
ture from the mouth of the river.
! The mortality on board this vessel on
the way up, we believe, has never been ex-
ceeded. Out of 440 unfortunate Africans,
on board, at the time of capture, 178 died
in addition to the killed;and missing, sup
posed to have jumped overheard in one Of
the storms of thunder and lighting before
the arrival here, and eight in the barbour
prior to their being landed on the 2lst inst
two days after anchoring; making total
of Isl natural deaths-if persons, dying
under the circumstances these poor crea-
lures did, can be so termed, out of 440 in.
dividuals in less than sixty days. The
cause Of this immense loss, we understand
is mainly attributable to the filthy state OIL
the vessel when they were received on
board, and the number that were thrust in
to her.
! The master Of this SLAYER is an old often
der, having carried off the coast, in the
same vessel, last voyage, 600 slaves.
The THAMES TUNNEL. Yesterday (Ju-
| ly ~ Mr.. Brunei made another report to
the directors, on the steps taken for the
cleansing of the Tunnel. 1t appears by il
that the entire upper row of compartments
In the shield have been cleared of the mud,
and the leakage through them is at present
SO inconsiderable, that few men at the
hand pump are able TO keep it clear. The
water in the extremity Of the shaft next the
sIfield has been reduced to four feet, and
.0er.'ons could walk into the Tunnel,
tn, is day, TO the length Of 20 feet, without
wei ting their shoes. 1t is expected that
the work will be resumed by the end of
next week. The instruments on the stock
are pal, with an alacrity that demonstrates
the utmL st co Qfidence of the stockholders
in the ultin success Of the undertaking..
paper.
Miraculous ESCAPE. On Saturday. as
the work men were blowing rocks at the
quarries of Schuylkill Fall, by severe
charge, two stones weighing at least from
1900 to 1000 lbs. eacl |, were thrown into
a stone dwelling on the banks of Schuykill,
on the opposite side of the road, the stones
entered the front door, taking the door with
both jams of the wall along with them.
The larger stone went through tables,
chairs, furniture and crockery. Remark
able so relate, two women and girl who
were in the front room, all providentially
escaped, though ono of them was thrown
into tho river, ond q little bruised.
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