Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Wayne County, Ind.) 1831-1837, 1831-07-23

DISCOVERY OF THE COURSEi
GF~sfHE. NIGER.

The English ship Carnaryen which
arrived mere (Rio de- Janeiro.) Some
Gays ago, from Fernando Pc, IAN IS
land. in the gulf Of GydsA, at the mouth,
-ofthe river Cameronsse Wrought u We
~ interesting geogval hicai informa-
ion respecting that part OF Africa.
Our readers may remember that in
1925 the English government sent out
an expedition under Captain ClappeE;
ION, who was charged viii, tue expTd
ration OF the interior of that part OF
Africa which lies to the north OF The
BAY of Benin. Scarcely had the expo
dition left Badagary, wien every ndi-
'yidual connected with il died. excep-
ting Captain Clapperton, yho had the
fortune to reach Sort IN ai,eGe being
attacked by fever a, s-1paaiied with a
violent dysenesY and inflammation OF
The bowels, he bet .he fate OF his cou,-
panions. Richard Laniers, his SER
want. after bGsing buried him near
Soccatsn, ON the 18TH of August. is1Zs (.
and having possessed himself Of the
Journal Of Captain Ciapper'on, besides
many other articles. was SO fortunate
aflera K tiguing journey ofnIne months.
to arrive OH the coast Of Guinea. From
theacc. by the first opportunity, be re-
turned - England, where he published
an account Of his travels a. III appendix
to those Of Captain tiapp. rton.-
While IN England having gained the
confidence OF the English government
ne obtained permission TO return to AZ
rica; and with hls younger brother was
intrusted viii, the prosecution Of the
Discoveries vi ms late master, and es
pecialIg. 10 explore the course Of the
Niger. which,. according to the opinion
Of Captain Capperton dose not dis
charge Itself into Lake DdrDOu, and the
deserts o. the interior. as was supposed;
but which, Probabl, discharged its wa
rers by various branches into the At
iantic Ocean.
These intrepid young men. after ha-
wing passed seventeen months IN their
expedition, happily arrived At eraan-
do 20. iroEi whence they embarked IN
the above vesse. for this port, (k.o de
.IaDc!ro.) in order TO obtain a passage
TO Engiand-wh.ch they procured from
the Admiral OF IL. Il. NJ. IN the Trans
port " lliam Harris. which sailed from
this .harbor few d,ys ago Tor Ports
mouth. According 10 the information
received irous these yonrg men, they,
with several guides aud some slaves,
could not penetrate into the interior on
the side of the Bay OF Brate, which is
) DAYS Journey beyond the Gay of Bous-
50. situated oman isiandinthe great RI
YER (Quorra or Niger whose geograph-
ical position, according 20 the former
observations Of Captain Ciapperton 81
situated I'D / north latitude, and 3
80 east Of Paris.
In passing up the river, they had the
good fortune 10 find various articles. ii /
tie posse ssion OF some African chiefs.
thar iorrl riy belonged II the ceiebra- I
ted English traveller, Mungo Park
namely, hooks. letters. and double
Iauclied gus, which things the chefs
had prcseryca .. belonging 10 magic.
The two brothers, BY means Il cousid-
esa.ble presents, obtained some of those
articles, which they brought; with them.
from iefermat.on which these travel !.
sers obtained in the country, L appears
that Nlungo Pax ard IS compaLion
Martin. attempted {" sail up the Niger
in ca3oe, out soon after tbe.r elabalk-
ation were unfortuna,cig wrecked near
B0CSsa. The negro inhabitants oi the
banks of this river. who are savage and
attacked the unfortunate
travellers with arrows and Clubs. in or
der TO rob them oitEeir effects ard MAKE
t.les1 prisoners. They defended thom-
selves with great lntrepidity during the !
whole day. but their amIDuni,lQlss.;tii-
Ing. and seeing the nurs1beg2i s1yEsgesl )
increase In proportion az they wee
killed, Park and his companion. having.
embraced each other plunged into thch
Niger. and immediate IL disappeared. :
TIE Sultan Belle, 10 Soccaicn. affirmed |.
to Captain Clapperton. and aftevwafds4,
TO the two Landers. the inhabitants Of :
boussa were punished for having at /
lacked NJ. Park. because that Heay-
81 bad sent amongst them avicieat and Ii
plague, which destroyed Il
great population: and also. thai from t
that time forward the whites were bet 4
ter treated by the tribes Oh the borders n
Of the Quorra. Q
Richard and John Landers, being e
obliged TO abandon their design Of pro-
reedng 10 J'irnhucso from " hieh the, :,