New-York daily tribune., 1845-03-31
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L. SHIP PsEBLI;
mr., sp-Just after the PorPoise s.Asa l''li' IN.
Inv The Ittsd States, CoE PesTF received n0'e u
a, snsyrrec.cn g: little place called bAs'a''
,s -+ve, Jebs on the coast Of Africa Oar ship
- ,o,+ 70 start on long cruise down tie coast oai
h, new. altered the ,u-pose Of the Commodore ana We
e,e DISPATCHED 10 The scene Of troubles we a1lI'eA
rssao on the 30 Of November and found IA
,Isce Of abou: hundred inhabitants Sesea Dy iH
number Of he surrounding natives TIE Town
fort neatly in ruins which was garTisoneo oy a0u ~
yroes who prevented, by few long guns lae 'o' ~
hilatiou Of the place The Americans nave 10
shore 20 be sked; bu, having considerable trade a me
sce and the Governor earnestly requesting our assist
,ce the CAPTAIN though; !; hi. duty 70 sTe i; Accord
,nyI whenever the natives moved forward 70 The a'AcA'
opr battery was brought bear upon them ou' io'
ad;,z our aid the natives uader cover Of the ost ana
managed 10 keep up deultory warfare amounting
m nothing more than two thee killed IN as man! DAYS
Our ship was anchored the shore and on that side
heretofore attacked by the natives II required but ie"
discharges from guns render it necessary Tor theih 20
s, their operations 10 the side opposite Here they
continued 70 fire away powder and shot 10 little pur
nose The Governor had already sent 10 the neshoorits
settlements for aid and only desro1s that
we should remain until such aid arrived Ihs we shoua
probably have DONE but on the 18Th OF November case VI
fever occurred followed by several others NJ TO the even
ing of the 22d when the Commander of ship sent werd
to tine Governor that he should sail the following morn
lne We sailed on the morning Of the 3e-the ffih case
that Of Mdshipman Smith-havng occurred that morn"
ing We were several days dropping down the ve dur
Ing which time the fever spread rapidly among the men
and officers
We arrived at Port Praya the 29th with 50 cases on
board The Captain had the fever, and delivered The
command OF the ship the First Lieutenant. The Com
ander Immediately ordered to this port, the safest and
mos, healthy OF the Cape de verd Islands We arrived
here on the third of December. The First Lieutenant
vas taken with the fever and gave up the command to
the Second Lieutenant Several other officers had also
been taken The Captain raving mad, AMI we came
In here with 30 cases Mldshipman Jesse VI. Smith, OF
Salem N.ss ed the afternoon of our arrival William
A. Henry, Master, taken the day OF our arrival and
died Oh the 4th The continued 10 multiply, until
inward OF hundred suffering We have lost tne
two officers mentioned above, and /! men. We have now
large number sick but they out OF danger, ana no
new cases be feared SO few men and officers nave
escaped terrible visitation, that our cruise IS up or '
coast Of Africa, the believing that II VIII not Se
safe 20 send ship again the coast The Comma dah'
has been all attention. and half Of this place Is now used by
us as 4 hospital. The Second Lieutenant, one Mdsnp-
man. and myself, the only officers who were not at
fact