Delaware patriot & American watchman., 1828-05-27

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.qssassinof;on ~ gajor La'u@ ard Capt Clnr
pp1ton.--it Il with sreat coiic.at that we state
thcre is no longer an, d"U>t w.t. e,nttt to the
fate Of these enterf;i>;ns refaesrrag, aul I'M
fortunate TRAVELLERS. The 6a,c with oeen mur.
1ered. The Pa ha u T'iroii "a received let
ters from one If his eiiicers il y! ~ ior Of AT
RIGA, communicating fl" pa.niui inte'gehce
ltappears that tlAjor l,a,ng wa, severely wound,
ed by robber, in the territory 4 touah iiav
Ing. however. recovered, in consequence OF tie
kind attention ot natahnut Or nt,est. he u
length succeeded in ,ca,ling TimbrctoY. But he
had scarce, arrived before he Foa ah,. 'hat pow
erful and warlike horde, which nt r,e-ent ieshs
exclusively over the immense deserts Of central
Africa. came. to the number Of 10000. and de
manded that Major Laing should be delivered up
to them, that they might put him to death, . and
thus" as they observed. "prevent Christian ma
tons from receiving such information as mi hit en-
able them at some future period to penetrate into
and ensave the countries in Africa" Before the
arrival of the Foulahs, twenty four chiefs, among
whom was female called Mana Beira. Princess
Moher.) commanded simultaneously in Timbuc-
too. One Ut these Chiefs oI the name ut 9th
man You'd Quaid- Aboubekhr. had received Major
Lang into his house, On the recomme ndation Of
the Shelk ll-MUkhtar, with whom he had taken
refuge after having escaped the daggers Of the
fIangars.' When the FoulnhS presented them
selves before Timbuctoo. and demanded Major
Laing's head, his host Othman.V Vopid Quad
Aboubekhr contriveJ his escape at night. escorted
By several servants. who were supposed to bp
Trustworthy. II tant"~tunatciv happened. however,
that one of them. Of the name Of Rchhel, had
been brlbed ~ tive Foulhs ami thi- fellow not
only delivered Mae Lang into tier hands. but
saye him the first ot the staba un1er which he
fell. Every boy kno"> The Dra ,e- which Den
ham and Ciappeto ton. N ,hcr narrative publishe!
two wears ago. bestowed OF tfr -u'.np Rc'o, the
sovereign Of these very topIa;- nln have lust
assassinatrd LANG. and Clap,er' II himself. 1t
was relation OF the Sultan ,,.lIt',, Ahnmcd
l.abbon, who repaired to Timbnrtoo, ~ tlr arri-
| val Of Major Laing. After having accomplished
his immediate object by the assassination q our
brave friend he destroyed the ni:.archv IN Tim
buctoo, and established, as the soie goveraor Of
the CITY, the very 0thmanr Would -Qnaid- -Aboube.
khr, whom we have already mentioned Poor
Clapperton murdered at Sakatoo, the ordinary
residence Of the Sultan Bclo notwithstanding
the kind reception which he had experienced from
the Sultan on his first visit. TIN, double peffly
of the African Prince BY whom the sangninarv
acts have been either ordered or permitted. anil
that after having shown much attachment ia
the English, appears TO nave been simpl, owing ~
the dstrust created in his mind by certain mai
yiduals, who represented our unfortunate co4utrs-
men as spies sent for the purpose Of a>certanna
the best means Of facilitating the conquest of his
country. English PAPER.
'rhe inhabitants of Tonalt.