Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1825-07-05
Office of the Colonization Society, ]
22d-June, 1925.
LATEST FROM LIBERIA


The intelligence which has reached here from
Liberia, by the Hunter, is of the same encouraging
character with the last received. A spirit of i'm
provement and enterprise prevails in the Colony.
Universal peace exists between the settlement and
the natives, and among all the neighboring tribes
The emgrants by the Hunter were visited by the
fever OF the country; but the symptoms were mild
and altogether favorable. The stone pier is COM
pleted, and the public works. generally, greatly ad-
vanced The Agent has transmitted a beautiful
specimen of the Mahogany of Africa and, also, some
small bags of coffee, which is spontaneous and
abundant in the vicinity of the Colony.
A parcel OF the coffee mentioned above may be
seen at the office ofthe Baltimore Patriot II has
the appearance of the best of old Java, and is the
largest that we have seen of any kind
From -afrieG.-The brig Argus, Captain How
land, arrived at Newport, in 76 days from Cape
Coast, saw on the coast in February last, the brig
Pedlar, Captain Devens, of Boston heard from
her that Captain Pitts, of the schooner Speedwell
and most OF the crew, had died at Bulain, and that
the schooner and her cargo had been seized by the
black King This information was obtained from
one OF the crew, who had taken passage in
French vessel. Several transports with troops and
provisions had arrived at cape coast from England
The Ashantees had not been since their last
defeat by the British and the natives between them
and the sea coast had revolted, and joined the Brit
ish, to keep them back.
BRAzIL.-By the schooner Triton, arrived at
Alexandra in 20 days from Maracsibo, we have
been informed that steam boat arrived at Para
| from England in May, and, after receiving pas
sengers there, and the mail, sailed for Maranham
where it about to depart on the day subsequent
to the sailing of the Triton with the intended OBJ
ject OF visiting Ceara, Pernambuco, and Bahia, on
its way to Rio de Janiero.
! II was stated there that the government of Bra
I'll has two steam boats now navigating that coast.
| We learn that instructions have been sent by
that government to its Agent here 10 engage two
American steam boats, 10 be employed in the
same service. We hope that some of our CAPT
talist viii profit by the opportunity thus afforded
them, OF at the time enEiching themselves,
and augmenting our mercantile and friendly rela-
tons with that interesting part of America
FRoM MArANzAs.-We learn from Capt.
Brothars, the schr Eagle, that accounts reached
Matanzas on the afternoon of the 18th inst that
the Negroes on several of the principal planta-
tons IN the Partido OF San Jose, distant about 90
miles, had revolted, and had murdered in the most
cruel manner the proprietors. The Governor i'm
mediately despatched a large body of troops to
the scene OF action, and when capt y. sailed I2
days ago. it was understood the insurgents had
been pretty much subdued, after killing so or 20
OF their number. The whole number collected
was said to be about 300-they had killed Is or 20
whites, (ncluding one female) principally foreign
ers. Great alarm, however, yet existed in the
country, and whole families, were coming into the
town Tor security. NJ Y. yHeT. Advertiser
In the N. Y. Daily Advertiser of the 2Ist inst.
we ind an account of British Association-con-
ceved in the fever heat Of speculation-called the
" Tropical Free Lsbour Company - the object OF
which is 4" to promote, within the British domin-
ions, the growth Of the several articles of ropicaI
production, by means of free labour." The Can't
tai OF the company is four millions Of pounds ster-
ling. At the head of it his royal highness the
Duke OF Gloucester, and eleven Vice Presidents
nearly all OF WHOM are members Of Parliament.
Accounts from Madrid Of May 0, state that news
had arrived that the troops at Seville, having moth
ing to live upon, had risen and proceeded IN BODY
to the residences Of the canons and dgnarss of the
church, whose doors they forced open and pillared
their houses, crying " Down with the Clergy Down
with The absolute government
A Paris paper states, that Ferdinand is willing to
recognize the independence Of Mexico. on co1di-
ton that his brother, the Infant Don Francisco de
Palo sh7ll be placed on the throne, under the pro
lection efSpsin. VI. Vallejo has been despatched
to Milan, on a mission to the Emperor Of Austra,
with this project
We have been favoured by commercial friend
with hle OF Dublin papers TO the 2lst MAY in
ciorve they are almost exclusively occupied
with the debates which have taken place in the
British Parliament on the Roman Catholic relief
bill.
Letters from Dnbiin Of the 2lst May received +.
his city, state such the excitement throughout
Ireland in consequence Of the result Of the Catbd
lie question: in the House Of Lords, that the diae
rent mail coaches were dispatched with double
guards, icop the strong apprehension Of disiurban-
css' Bat, finer