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Mar in AtJiea.-Hy gentleman
from Africa, we are informed, that
war has ragged on the banks Of the
Senegal, for tome time pat, between
TIE natives and the French. The
JaIof5, who inhabit the country be-
tween the rivers SENEGAL and Gau-
Pa, are an active and warlike people.


H.y are divided into feveral clans &
are freduenty At war with ca, h other.
The French have had, for many
TealS, a iettlement at the mouth Of
the river Senegal, frsm whence they
carry on a conhderabIe trrde in haves,
gum, &c.


The governors name is Blanchard
-Ahmali, the king Of the Jaloffs,
had impoisd certain duty upon all
veiieIs belonging to the French facto-
ry ,ch ira ed up the river, and
dou0.c that duty upon others. The
French claimed thefe as their own,
and kept the additional duty ior
themic!vls This fraud was detec-
ted by the king, and war the con-
fequence of their perhdy


he French fent plundering ex-
pedition up the river againf the Jo-
lofts, which returned with confid-
cradle number of laves, sc. This
emboldened them to a new attempt !;
which likewife fueceeded in obtain
ing a number Of Aaves, but, not lat
istied with this, the commander land
cd his men and marched them inrc
the country. The Jaloffs furround-
cd and butCherel nearly the whole
Of them.


This was a dreadful cataitrophe to
the inhabitants Of the French colon,
for Gov. Blanchard had taken from
every woman who had two foas, one
Of them for this expedition, and o..
Of the whole number not more than
TWO or three returned alive.


The war continued when our in
formant left the Coait of Africa.