Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1829-06-30
FROM AFRICA.


Cape Montserade, has arrived al Philadelphia.
The relation of the following interesting in
cident is given BY Capt. Doughty, as well as
the subjoined information concerning battles
fought by the Dutch and Africans:
ApRIL Sth, of Grand Drewin, two canoes
came Of having white man IN one oil them;
the other came alongside TO trade for him; they
demanded a most exorbitant price Tor him,
which did no, think proper TO give. AS the
white man told me they had aiken him out OF
the vessel he belonged 10, we Immediately took
possession Of the canoe ALONGSIDE, ana gave
chase 10 The other. and had TO fire several shot
over their heads, land some into the cancel be-
fore they would give up their prisoner; from
whom we got the following account: that the
b.. sch'r Lydia, Peter Carbi!l, master, from
London sound TO Cape Coast, had touched eft
G. Orewin for a supply Of refreshments, ION
the 22d March,) while in the act OF trading
with three Canoes, Of the Lydia's men and
the CAPTAIN were lhrown overheard, the Cap
tain was drowned and the two mea taken on
shore, where they were very shamefuily treated
AID detailed as slaves-rhe mate with the rest
Of the crew succeeded in their escape with the
schooner-,hls was a retaliation on a Spanish
Guineaman, who few days before had killed
four OF The natives belonging to u Drrwin-
the name of the lad we took was Samuel Gos'n,
Of London, the other one named Joseph IiSs ere,
(cook of the Lvdia0 A, sea in lot. % so, y.
long S! 90, W. at 8 O'Clock on the night OF
9Th June having very sqaaliy weather, accom-
panied with severe thunder and lightning, ga
muel Goslin, the unfortunate youth winch we
saved from ,,ing prisoner to he Africans,
fell from the foretopmas, head; We supposed
him to have been startled by sudden shock OF
thunder and lightning; a, he instant nr Tell,
shrek was heard in the wafer; and IS instant,
~ the schooner was 5rough by the wind and
thr bna, was iaunc he'd in S minutes; he first
officer with men wrat IN srar, h y! him, Call
ing loudly on his name. but NJ answer; he was
never more seen! ! would assure his paren's
and relatives iW England, that much exe'iion
was made 10 save him, even at The peru OF
life.
OFFICIAL. ACCOUNT OF THE LATE BATTLE
AT FL NINA,
tn, I.teh VeyG Quarters the Coat 0f frca as peace
| as not yet restored IN tkci part ofMe e00rd
The conhinsd forces Of tnt FIrtee, atd Has
sans army. who la " f,uga, against 'he ny
of the Ash.ur,es, attacked tae abnve m'n'Ion'
ID castle (beiongrg 20 III Du Oh! on the 20
| o. obrr, 1898 with abou. 5000 well armed
| men. on the ives. side Of ,hr .SsIle. Col. Last,
| he Dutch Governor in-Chrf, who had ssserss
| redoubls erected around The head castle, and
| was prepared % III, eli his enemies, received
them with much frnnssE; as soon as he bad
IN, NJ under reach II The gins. he unmasHed
| he batteries and attacked their right and !e'i
wing, wk'cn in aaou! two hours, alter AL oos'i-
ralr combat, were repuised, and forced 10 re-
ueat III *, - diNo' der.
| On The lo,h Ocl a considerable body, amount
| iug to wards oi 10000 men under command
| oil he k,n,. Of Diukiry, matched Al ioar diVi .
sions, aud general attack took place. Col
Sir FREDERICK Las whose forces dad not cx-
coed 1000 musk.ts, acted cautiously, and re-
treated for The purpose TO bring his enr'nies
,udrr the batteries uf the different redCubrs;
! 81, Frederick with TWO Of his officers who were
in the centre with TWO field pieces, h"n"red Them
with royal salute of grape shot, f"r which
they weie uLhg d 20 return thanks, ana alter
thr,e full hours fighting the whole army was
obliged TO retreat. leaving great body Killed
and wounded on the field of battle, ard an i'm
M nse quantity of provisions, SC l" the west,
north and eas,erly camps, which all Tell mo me
hands of the Dutch; all was reduced Ia ash' S
the same nigh. The Dutch pursued The enem,
| for IN. distance Of wo miles, when Sir freHt
rick brought back hi, ar'"y 10 their respective
,n,renc hmen,s hing afraid 10 encamp III III
Bush. from remembrance of the fatal oisas,'r
whicb o.ercom. the lA,e Sir Charles Nc Ar hv,
III. Brtsh Governor # Cane Coast IN 1924
Tn manner 10 which tne circnm ,tance aas
been laid before us gives both nor md cred
il 10 Sir Frederick Las, who goI"d much In
the conduct Of srveyal of ms brave ffiSers who
commanded the Castle Of 81 Jag, on 'hr hill
| IN the rear Of Emma castle aud the redouhs
and p,ncipally I,e iuha hi,ants OF Emma town
they all were armed. and for want Of muske )
some e hem had pi k, The ~ ON which ar
ried their ammunition (anj who were ali dress
I'd in whi,r) being constantly engaged in bring
ing he wounded 10 me Castle, while the y'un
ger par were bosv making f't,sh, d usual Gus
iom in all paus Of Africa The whole was d
curious and cruel sigh, for an European, par,
ucuiarly the manner in vi ieh the natives :rea'-
I'd their prisoners, by cutting thei heads oh
! INN dia,rly.
COPIED from the Dutch Official.
DOUGHTY.