Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1831-06-06
BELLA. HORRIDA BELLA
from the Globe of Sojvr5,,,

coreriiy and iasiduousiy made injurious ;r, ~
tons, intended to reach tie character If ~
named individual whom he ventures moi ,o M w.
openly. These insnuations are made to h,s sl
particular bearing, and are used by the b"1t ti
instruments who act in concert with him 70 'sO''
duce political results from assaults on n';t p@
character Mr.. Branch cautiously shror5 Tsn m
self under inucndoes, and leaves to surni.. A ~
facts which he says ought to be laid befnrs u. s'
public. Why does he not act like man, T u'
has been called upon to come out openlv-,o s ~
cify-and on the principles Of justice ard bot r
to assume the responsibility of shew,ng that vII
he says ought TO be ka0,ca. but which no h.. ~
therto ventured to disseminate through y,.ua :"
situations alone. Could an honorable ma" VI
concile it to his feelings, thus to stab in The d,J
In his published letter he rests his conduct nn''
point Of honor. Ye, he sess his letter. yoT'L
ed as authority for the vilest suspicious. nv NJ.
I tiZans--by underlin.s whom he knows cannOth.
noticed Is he moi bound then to a,ow his n.y.
ing-tO assert boldly his charges. and .OA0.
them to that public which he has sought covert,
! to infect with his " maiign mRueaces.-
We are authorised by the individual qbo
supposed to be aimed Thy these hin,cf sLmIa
! 10 make this sc cCnd call. lie shrilks MT t,o,
the ordeal with which he seems TO be threatens
lie is ready to make the issue with man wI,
considers the public interested in the matte, 4
his covert allnSions, and whose standing in Il.
country subject him to the proper respcpskil,ts,
! No investigation is feared. An homes, cause :,
ways looks with confidclce 10 an issue. which 4,
ponds on an appeal to God or the cou,trr.
-aa>
Discovery Of The Course Of tie Mgcr-,,
arrival at Baltimore brings Rio papers 10 4.
cot, April. But By far the most intere tips nov,
brous ht bv this arrival. is the account furnished
of the Africauexpedi.ion Of Lander. The dscor.
ry of he course ofthe Niger, and the recover
of the long sought manuscripts of Mngo Park
The English ship Carnarvon, which arrived >,
Rio Janelro early in April, from Fernando Pc
an lsland in the mouth Of the river Canervr,,
in the Gulph of Guinea, brought as passengers
Richard Lander, the we'll known compsnlnn q
CIapperton. and his brother, John Lander. The,,
Young men have been absent seventeen month,
in the employ of the British government, in pro-
scouting the search after The course of the Niger
| Having reached the point, mentioned in Clap
perton's book where Park was murdered, the,
succeeded in recovering his books, letters, man
uscripts and double barrelled gun. which Wa
his property.
Beng obliged TO abandon their design Of pro
ceeding To 'Iimbuctoo, from which they wen
scarcely fifteen days journey, for want of presents
to besi0w. without which their is neither found
protection nor assistance from the authorities q
the country. they in consequence re-embarksd
at the place where Mungo Park lost his life. and
following the curreHt of the river. which run, a.
the rate OF four miles an hour, they ascertaina
that the Niger before it divides itself into varOr
branches is ten miles vide. They then resolve!
to proceed by one of the most considerable off.
branches which flowed rapidly to the west As
they approached the coast they were taken prs
oners by the negroes who inhabit the banks fas
river, and were again obliged to embark to b
conducted to the presence of their king, who LIVED
at great distance. They were plundered and
treated as slaves and were threatened to be sod
and sent into the interior. They succeeded how
ever, after great difficulty. in persuadins III.
chiefs by Promises Uf great reward, as weiIio:
their persons as for the property they still TO-:
sessed, to send them TO the coast of Guinea
Having again embarked, they at length arrN
ed at the Bay of Benin, where the European
gave them every assistance they required.
These travellers affirm that the river Nom
which discharges itself into the Bay of Benin
the most considerable branch of the Niger; and
that the others, like the Caiabar, also flows to
the ocean. They also stated, that their guides
told Them that the city of Timbuctoois not stu
ated on the Niger, but distant from it II league
to the North. They admired the beauty andfl
tility of the country through which they passed
the extent Of which is calculated to be 1900 mile
The inhabitants Of the interior are Mahometar.
and arc much more tractabie and civilized tbe
the negroes who inhabit the coast
'They took passage on the 18th Of April, in tn
British transport VIM. Harris, for POrtsm0nth'
England.
The public will expect with great anxiety. The
narrative Of these adventurous travellers Inc!
have solved problem, which has deepl Ny interest,"
ed the scientific world, and they cannot la, %
meet with an appropriate recompcnse Tor n"
tolls and discoveries.
The following incident may serve 10 sho" "
state of feeling which prevails in England Oh !"
Reform question. A foreman Of wool'en "F
per in London, sent orders to broker al tE
Stock Exchange to transfer goo cOnsol' u w
name of Lord Broueham This was OF course
iected, and on inquiry into the cIrcums'anry1'
was ascertained that the sum was the acculn'l