Washington sentinel. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1853-1855, 1854-01-14
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Rompardment or q Native African TOWN

BomDardment Of a Native African TOWN.
The New York Herald has letter from on board
the U. 5. frigate Constitution, dated Sept. y off
Cavala river, west coast of Africa, giving an ac-
count Of the Intervention of the Constitution TO
settle bitter feud between two native tribes
Commodore Mayo having learned at Cape Pal
mas that war had been waged for long time
between the Cavala River and Barbo tribes of ma
tives, which was greatly injurious TO the trade Of
the coonsts and Cavaa people, their strong allies,
he proceeded 10 Cavala, with two delegates Of the
Grebro tribe, invested with full power to conclude
peace with the Barbos. On arriving off Cavala,
an attempt was made 10 establish a communion
ton with the Barbo king, but he would listen to
no overtures, and the Commodore was given 10
understood that they wanted no interference on
his part part. The writer says;
$50 things stood on the evening ofthe 4th. On
the succeeding morning, however, all hands were
called, Out boats and five were fully manned
and equipped for expedition duty. The launch
had on board field piece-a twelve FOUNDER.
They left the ship under flag oftruce about nine
O'Clock, with something like hundred officers
and men, completely armed. On near approach
to the bar at the mouth of the Cavala river il
found impracticable to land with the boats. They
We're then anchored as near the bar as safety per-
mitted, in the following order, opposite the Cayala
river, commanding the left bank, viz :-Lieuten-
ant Dove, in the second cutter, ON the extreme
left; Lieutenant De Camp in the launch; the
commandernchief in the barge, occupying the
centre position whilst Lieutenant Bier in the
Water Witch, came next, and captain Budd in the
Ariel, took his position on the extreme right, as
commander of the expedition. Alter waiting
couple Of hours, vanly hoping that the beligerent
party would send a flag of truce to hold parey,
an order was given to fire rockets SO as TO pass
over the village, by way OF intimation, which was
disregarded.
No person appearing, orders were then given
to open on the town from the twelve FOUNDER, and
a bombardment of the village then took place,
when rockets, shells and ball were fired in such
a manner as not TO be misunderstood and by the
time that five huts were annihilated a white flag
was seen In the act of being hoisted whereupon
the order TO cease firing was given, and accord
ingly carried into effect. The communicating chief,
at this stage dispatched the interpreter in canoe,
which was repeatedly upset on its passage 10 the
Shore
He was met by the natives, who wished a ces-
saton ofhostilities, didn't want war, and would be
prepared on the morrow to hold "peace palaver"
As this was all he wanted, the boats returned to
the ship about four o'clock and so ended the even
ing Of the fifth On the morning of the SIXTH four
boats, armed and manned, proceeded to the shore.
but could not effect landing. They "came to-
off the bar, whilst our interpreter was again sent
on shore, bearing wife flag He returned in
short time, accompanied by headman Jim Peter
the representative Of King George, the sovereign
of the Barbo tribe and all the boats came off TO the
ship.
A short time after their arrival, the cabin was
set aside for the council chamber. Thither the
representatives and commissioners of the Cavala
river and Barbo tribes repaired and, after a long
"palaver," reconciliation was had between the
hostile tribes, in the presence OF the commodore,
captain, and several officers, who acted UNI
pires, and treaty of peace entered upon, which
was sealed by each of the deputies going through
native motions, spewing water and shaking hands.
After this they dined together at the commo-
dore's table, where general good feeling between
each party became Immediately visible.
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Amusing.-Edward H. Jones having advertised
his wife, Sarah A.. through the columns of the
Stamford, Connecticut, Advertiser, as absent from
in this style:
Whereas my husband, Edward III. Jones, has
falsely advertised that have left his bed and
board and that he will pay no debts of my contract
ing &c. this is TO inform the public that the afore-
said Edward ii. Jones had neither bed nor board
for me to leave, he having been living at the ex-
pense Of my father; and further, under the pre-
fence Of procuring money to pay his way to Bir-
mingham, Connecticut, he borrowed dollar Of my
father, and with that, paid for his lying advertise
ment against me, and even after this dastardy act,
he took all the money had, and borrowed every
cent in my mothers possession, and left the town.
For the last three months he has been kept from
nakedness and starvation by the exertions of my
self and relatives; he squandered in dissipation all
the money his Unborn laziness would allow him 10
earn. The scamp need not have advertised that
he would not pay debts Of my contracting, for the
public well know that he would not even pay his
own. He is a lazy, ungratefnl, loahng scoundrel;
not content with living at the expense of my rea-
tives and borrowing their money, he publishes an
outrageous lie. His bed and board, indeed! If
left to himself, his bed would be nothing but
board, and should not be much surprised if the
bed he dies on were made of boards, with strong
cross-b beam overhead. SARAH A. JONES"
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