New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1842-11-23

With blackness Hushthy song, gay dreamer pause
In thy light dancing tread the awful change
Might now. cen now, be swift approaching thee
AFRICAN AraoclrIEs.-The following heart
chilling recals are contained in letter received
by the Secretaries of the Wesleyan Missionary
Society from The Rev. Robert Brooking, one Of the
society's missionaries in Western Africa, read in
the principal Wesleyan chapels in ngand. 1t is
dated Kuu,asi, Feb Id, 1912. The reverend gen
tleman, after describing many things of minor i'm
portance. proceeds to add:
'sOn the 9th of last month (January) one of the
King S daughters died, and custom was made du
ring which three poor creatures were hurried into
eternity in the shape OF sacrifices, of whose
headless trunks saw dragged through the market
place. On Sunday, the 9th, after preaching,
wen, to take the air, when | unexpectedly
upon the headless trunk of a human being who had
been executed few minutes previously. His hands
were also Topped off, and one of the eXecutioners
was engaged in cutting off a part of the chin with
the bear on it.. On the 9Th the old chief Kumassi
died. in consequence of which larger custom, was
made During the day y persons were sacrificed.
I saw the pushing of knife through the cheek of
one poor creature to prevent her cursing the
King.
This was done almostinstantaneously,a after which
her hands were tied behind her back, and in this
state she was left for some time until executed
On the 18th TWO persons were executed tor con-
spiracy and treason. | saw those persons with
knives driven through their cheeks, their hands
fastened by iron staples to logs OF wood. saw
the head Of one of them struck off. His heart was
then taken out, and also of his ribs, all of
which was done in the sight of survivor. They
both retained their faculties till the last moment
and were quite aware of what was going on. On
the 18th, while returning from the Kings house,
saw the head and hand Of one of those who
were executed the preceding day carried BY an in
dividua with as much rnconoen as a butchers
boy would carry the head of sheep.
On the 22d fire broke cut, which soon
extiuguished Scarcely was that done, however,
when house in another part OF the town took FIRE,
during which time the wind blew rather strong,
aud the fire spread and burnt down three-fourths
of the most ,hckly populated part OF the town in
the incredibly short space of four hours. | never
saw such a scene before; the fire ragged with in
credible fury. Ii was truly heart-rending to see
women and children retreasing before it. On the
30,h man of consequence died, and twelve indi-
vduals were sent into another world to accompany
him five of whose hcadieSS trunks and six heads
were lyinc together at time in the streets. Our
reception good, and our prospects ere delight
full; vet the scenes we sometimes witness are alb
solu,ely revolving 10 human nature.
FIRE IN THE MooN.-A writer in the Philadel-
phia Inquirer denies the fact mentioned in the
New-Bediord Mercury, that the volcanoes OF the
Moon coul,l be seen blazing The writer surveyed
the appearance indicated, with powerful tee-
scope, at the High Scool Observatory. The sp-
pearauce he ascribes to another cause. The noun
tains in the Moon, he says, after examining them
at the time specified, were just enjoying their sun
risc-it was not vet sunrise al the base of the
peaks, and The illuminated sides OF the mountains
sloping as stated in the account, presented the aP-
psarance of brigh, CLEANS of light on dark field,
viz. the uncnlightesed base of the mountains.
New Haven Palladium.
STEAMBOAT CoILIsloN.-From card published
IN the Louisville Journal OF the 10Th inst. by the
passengers OF the steamboat Farmer, we learn that
eeil'siot took place al about 5 o'clock on the
msrn'ng OF the 18th, at about % miles below the
city ot Louiavisle, between the Farmer and the
Selots ssey, by which the Farmer was sunk
No blame whatever is attached to the Captain or
oihcers OF the Sclo,o Valley for the collision AL
though II couio Doi be ascertained accurately i,
was supposed That three or four deck passengers
were drowned. Boat and cargo probablv a fo.s
loss. The Farmer was from Louisville bound r
New-Orlcans.
RAiLRoAp TO PoRTLANp.--On Tuesday las,,h
cars for the first time passed over the track frou
Portland 10 the Portsmouth Bridge and returned
the sam. afternoon Now the connecting lnl
which unites Maine with TIE South BY the aid q
steam is fixed in, and the Union is In fac, brough
into u narrower limit than oace circumscribed III
-Easlapd States. The regular travel over III
roa;e Xii! probably commence next week Th
tracks srs not Yet laid on Portsmouth Bridge
and for the present the passengers will be carried