Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1845-05-31

SriRRISs NEws FROM AfRicA-wo gave some itcms Of
news. yesterday, from the Acas Lumnary, brought by
| the barquc Adario.
That paper gives OF tho loss Of the
Manchester which, may be rendered was detained Of
Boston suspicion OF being intended for the slave trade
but aiter~ori permitted her voyage Her oss
the coast mentioned in the deposition read on the
examination OF Flowey the Of the Sptfe, Of Bos
ton, whose deposition We copied days ago; but no
particulars were given
Soon after her ARRIVAL in the Rio Nunez tho captain NJ
Gorden Of Porlaud Me-, died. and the second mate
few days subsequently. Mr.. Thomas Turner. the mate
then took charge OF the vessel Soon after she came into
his hands, Mr. John Faber factor At Rio Nunez wus ola
eed over the cargo and the vessel started for tho lee
ward but in getting Of the river she lost anchor
aud broke one huke OF the other. Thus crippled she
made her way Cape Mount and ende,vong to round
there IN the night, upon the bre kers and
upon the beach The natives rushed boa in such
bers that oil Efforts repel them became useless
They made their to the spirit room. became
drunk and pundercd the vessel of her whole cargo driy
ing the sailors TO seek safety in fight
There had been considerable disturbance between the
G'away and Cavaly people, who situated near each
other between the lower limits o the territory OF the MARY
land colony and the Cavally The Of the
rel the opening OF road leading Of the
tribes. The Guway tribe protested against the right Of the
Others to it, but they persisted, they had meeting
proiessedly adjust the differences. On meeting howe
the two tribes each other aud had fight
in which III Of the CavAly aud Of tho Graway tribe
were killed The Governor OF Cape Palmns procured a
cessation OF hoslies bu, il doubtful f would be
lasting.
All the missionaries ut Cape PALMS. were we'll
We mentioned, yesterday, the prevalence Of fever on
board the u s. soop Of PEBBLE IL is said that two
Of the officers had died, and twenty OF the crew. A sl
fearful devastation is said have occurred on board
n British OF war.
But the most fearful intelligence is given in letter
published in the Herald OF this nothing The British
sloop OF war Wasp had captured savers; one called
the Echo had her negroes board when captured and
making her for BRAZIL the other was empty
and bound probably for the coast Lieutenant Siupaii
aud prize crew put board the Echo. while the
other vessel was put in charge Of mdshipmsn and
men. The Echo. had arrived Sierra Leone, as we an-
| bounced yesterday.
But fears entertained that the other vessel had bee
recaptured by the savers and these said to fatally
confirmed. IL appears that the captain and oi the
Echo transferred tho other SLAYER which, three days
after parting company with the Echo, fallen in with
aud taken by the British soop Star Some articles
found on board recognized having belonged to
British OF wars men, and this discovery the cap.
OF the schooner confessed that the mdshpman and
the prize Of had been rdered by the
OF the Echo. the insgaton Of the captain and cook
AS 50 this confession made, the letter the
cook sprang overheard and drowned.
The schooner was taken to Ascension whence twelve
Of the murderers taken England for tria.-N. Y
Cox.