Vandalia Whig and Illinois intelligencer. [volume] (Vandalia, Ill.) 1832-183?, 1834-06-19

Ia, Lander has erected a kind of mud
Tort which will also answer the purpose
OF a depot for British goods. This
place has been named English Island,
and it possesses peculiar facilities for ira
ding purposes in that part Of the eoun.
Try. The king Of Alta, who seems to
nave formed an attachment to Lander.
had presented him with four small, but
very beautiful horses, which he succeed.
cd IN conveying 70 Fernando Pc. Poor
old Pasko, the black who buried Belzo-
I"'-'s load He had Joined the pxssent
expedition at Cape Coast Castle, aud
expired up the Niger, after short i'll
ness. Lieutenant Allen has rendered
an important service 10 the cause Of sci
ence by the observations he made while
on the Niger and Tshadda. He is ex-
pected to arrive shorthly from the coast
of Africa. Lander has lost every sy mp,
tom Of his late severe indisposition, and
looks as hardy as an Arab. He wears
a iuxuriant beard, which extends to bis
waist.
| Another account says
Mr.. Lander relates that they found
city called Nunda, on the Tshadda,
which contains 60 or 10000 inhabitants.
The walls are twenty feet high. The
king is brutal savage. He has in his
seraglio 1900 women. He detained
the English and would not let them re.
turn, pretending to be influenced by the
gods He said the gods had been fire.
quently consulted, but they would not
lgive a favorable answer. Laird took
advantage Of the kings superstition;
told him he would send messenger to
the gods, and if it burned blue, it would
he an Indication of favorable reply
Laird sent up a blue light, which made
such an impression on the king that he
released the party. The slave trade is
carried on up and down the Niger.
While Mr.. Laird was up the river, about
| 900 of the people of Nunda made an
incursion along the bank of the Niger,
and sacked the country far and wide
Their object was slaves and booty
They make pipes soIong that they can
smoke when riding, with the bowl ofthe
Ipipe resting on the foot. They are ig-
norant Of distilling, and have not yet &C.
quired taste for rum. At one place on
the Niger, ihe priests sacr,6ced' hu-
man victim, and threw the body in pei
ces into the river to prevent the English
going up; the ignorant natives thought
this would put a stop TO their progress,
and we're much disappointed when they
found the incantations Of the priests of
no avail.
Horrid afair.-A murder Of the most
atrocious character, was committed near
Dubuque, last Thursday, by Patrick
|O'Conner. He killed his own partner,
by the name OF O'keaf, and then shot
another man, but did not kill him.
The same man formerly lived in Gale
ma, and during his residence here, he
was we'll known to be one Of the vilest
wreiches on earth. He was frequently
guilty of the commission of crimes, for
which. the gallows was cheated out Of
its lawful and just rights. He sat seve-
raj houses on FIRE in this town, and was
screamed from justice, that is, the halter,
ny availing himself Of the claim 10 have
had the mania potu.
No sooner had the country at Du-
buque, and beyond the reach Of law,
than he availed himself Of the glorious
privilege Of locating where he could
burn houses, kill men, steal, rob, and
plumber, and no legal tribunal to bring
him to just punishment.
Thus we have daily evidence Of the
indispensable necessity Of the immedi-
ate organization Of a new government
on the west side of the river.
In the mean time, we hope the people
there will, in the present case, organize
a special court among themselves, and
try the offender, and if fonnd guilty,
give him the hemp.
We learn, since writing the above,
that court was called, and the murder
er tried, convicted, and sentenced 10 be
hung, on the Goth Galenian.
In the house Of representatives May
81. Mr.. Horace Eosyett. from the com
mittee on Indian affairs, made report,
10 which SO much importance is attach
ed, as that 10000 extra copies oft were
ordered TO be printed for the use Of the
house. 1t was accompanied by three
bills, all of them important, viz: bill
to provide for the organization Of the
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