Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1831-04-21

for sontiaucj mace. Let u hope that the
IS miIlieas NAV prove too strong for fac FuI.
nority of The four The Ahbe is, therefore,
peaceful IN instrumentation, il notiu his ceun-
sels Gen BEgsARD, the celebrated engineer
officer, il last arrived irons lie United states,
where he has beer since the addiction OF Ma
poleon, oae Of whose favorlte officers lie was.
Ii IS sapposed by sems that be was sent Tor
by bis G5veranent; hls talents being deem
cd Indispensable for the extension and repair
of the Notifications Of the frontier fortresses,
and n3l iuprsba Jly with vie" to actN ser
vice in ease OF a war. diae1 ia company
with this distinguished sificer, at 4 friends
house, fcw days STAGE, and ieund htm man
of great inisrmati,a and extraordinary sim
rl.ity II niaaners He speaks Eogiish flu
emily. from lis lang abode and active service
is the u States, where lac has rank in the
array, AID has been employed for nlaRY years
in s1perirleniiag and planning defences fer
The principal towns ard points upon t-e whole
81 the seavsard, which report states 10 be in
preguable - all ATTACKS. One may sill trace
lns asdcni officer Of Napoleon ia the spark
linz eye OF the veteran VIXEN wax is talked u
bout, though all bis wishes are for peace"
Greag .Napss .fclt9n - His Majesty's slsop
Primrose. William Broagh.ae, Esq coas
in2nder, from tue Coast Of Africa, arrived at
Plymouth on Friday week, after an absence
Of three voars and four months. She sailed
frcm Sierra Icons en- tRe 7th ult leaving
there the Dfyao, Conflict, and Plumper. Ga
the I'D Of December, the Primrose anchored
| in the bay OF LeasSo, heard that the Span-
iards, Portuguese, and I3raziiians had destroy
cd all their forts, SC. a-the Southern coast
ans had entirely given sp the slavIng there
The k,ns OF I.esngs having brought Down to
The csa,t sixty slaves, and finding 10 vessels
thsre, very csoily ordered them 10 he snfeh-
! cred, as he could nat afford to feed them
| IAe place where tlIass unfortunate people
Suffered IL net far from the beach, and was
visited b lac Primrsse's officers, wGo saw
taelr white biedched Genes lying on the face
Of hill. This place is the n4~st civilized
! part al lie Soulhencoastthe natives speak
rag braken English Spanish, Portuguese, &
! Dutch I'le King has two sons growa up
and e physsgnoNY ia good for any thing
! they might be Chri,tainzej, and prove a
| bIcssin. 10 taat barharous part OF Africa
The ab.ht0n sf slavery IS the abolition o.
war, Ear slayrs aaan9t he procured unless by
| fighting. Tins uian can procure fifteen hun
dred slaves every ten days, and actually Of
! "lci 10 7Ni'pS tkc lt1itSec' va VIC 7th ~
last September, the Primrose sailed from
Princes island. and on the an captured Cha
celebrated slave ship Velos Passagera in -
;omates 'ghe Veio> i, larger thaa The Athoi
| haslas i've feet greater breadth OF beam or
her nan deck, r.opntng q EuHs, and with
a crew Of 80. lac Primrose lost 8 killed
and II wounded, ami the Velo, lost 10 killed
aud ~ wsunded The Veto, had So Slaves
sn sosra, and 10 the largest slayorevor tas on
The aclioa between her and the Primrese
was the Il It single action fought since TIE
accession oil our sresent King, and is csrtoin
ly enc of the most gallant things on record
lilo G5stins farce of the Veos being mare
.aan GoiLi4 tsat ell lac Pr0rose. The lat
ter has hrou sht ssnle twcuIy tive Of hercraw,
Including the mate, Alexander Stscettl, to Zee
tried OF p,rasy. plymouth paper.