Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1830-05-13
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LATEST FROM LIBERIA.


Herald" dated March 9th. II IS print
ed on the press which was sent out
irom Boston in 1875, and is TO be issued
monthly. The editor is Mr.. John b. Russ
wurn. (cOlorcd) graduate of Bowdoin Col
iese and late editor of freedoms Journal in
this city We quote the following from the
introductory address,
is low as Africa has descended in The scale
~ nations she can with propnsty claim thc
Invention Of letters, as the honor rests between
the Egyptian, AMI f,tmopisns.
We rejoice, that though the tribes IN 4he Vi
cinity OF the sea coasts, have become
cumpletel, deu4oralized from the haRefui in
8ucncc Of the slave trade, come nations IN tho
interior, though not exempt from 1t, still pos
sess "a remnant, ofcivihzatIon, and present thc
traveller a fair rsprest ntation OF former tunes
We are in hopes, through our columns to
bring to light many facts relative to The Slave
Trade. II is the general opinion in he nj.
ted States and Europe, that it has nearly
realised: bet could an American or European
reside on Cape Messerado, and witness the
daily passage Gf slsvers up and down thc
coast. audsee what many Ofour citIzen, lave,
hundreds oi their fellow men, actually in
think that the trait was far from being dis
continued 70 such a pitch OF audacIv nave
many Of these slayers arrived, that no foer
chant vessel, unless strongly armed, Is secu.
red against tlrir psrdical attacks They have
been known 60 leave the HaYahnah aud other
ports, for this coast. with not more than two
weeks provisions on board, depending alto
gether upon falling in with vessels, aud sup
plying themselves Some governments have
made the trade piracy, but OF what avail are
laws, which are enacted at the distance OF
5000 miles, without the means of ntlict'ng
punishment? Desperadoes, like those enga
ged in the Slave trade, must be deferred by
the certainty of the punishment, or they never
will desist
The Liberia arrived at the Colony 27tb |
Feb. from Norfolk, with SO emigrahts. Pas |
sehgers-Dr. Anderson, Assistant Agent, and |
Rev. Messrs. Dietschy and Garner, German
Missionaries. Owe are happy 60 inform Our
distant friends" says the Herald, Chat the |
emigrants are all in good health, and are tenn
porarily located in convenient houses at
Caldwell. The Liberia brings out many ar
ticles for the use of the colony"
On the 9TH of March, the British brig He |
rome arrived from Barbados, in 40 days, |
with ninety-oDe recaptured Africans. They |
were first embarked in the schooner Wash
ingson Barge, at Amelia Island, (alorida) bot
after beating about for SO days. she was com
PEELED to put into Barbados. Deaths during
the passage, from sickness. 8. Passengers
A. II. Mechlin, Esq Government Agent, and |
DIR. Smith, U. S. n. We subjoin the follow
ing miscellaneous paragraphs: /
PLUNDERING.-O On Tuesday esd Feb. six
kroomcn who had plundered several articles
from on board the brig Brisk, Capt Dring
at the Leeward, were apprehended and lodged !
an the prison of this town by the vigilance of
our sheriff. Capt. Dring, immediately on
being robbed, conveyed intelligence TO his a
gent here. and though the kroomen had left |
our borders for Sierra Leone, they were in
duced to return upon false repori tina. two |
boats had preceded them for that pase They !
are now in chains awaiting the arrival Of I
Capt Dring. 1.-Two kreoms and native Of
Junk, escaped from Monrovia jail on the 9th
March. A reward of us was offered for
their apprehension
D. IMPORTANT. I'VE arc happy to inform our
citizens. that the road from NiIlsbups 10 King
Boatswains, Be psro, Condo Country, to
wards the opening of which many of them
literally subscribed, is now finished We xn-
tsipate much increase Of trade with the in
tenor, and "a communication with nations
with whose manners and customs we are vet
hut partially acquainted.
EMnGRANTs.-AmoDg the Emigrants In {
the Liberia are the Rev, Mr. Erskiae asd /
famhy, late of tennessee Mr. L. is o mem.
Der Of the Presbyterian church
BooKs.-Eour boxes containing chiefs, |
school books, and few articles OF clothing.
the donations o. the principal booksellers and
Others IN Boston, collected tor the use OF the /
colony during our short star there, have ar
uved in the Liberia. We owe many thanks
60 the active Agent OF the Society. IN that
city, for his promptness IN forwarding shem.
~hCTIVE BENEV whoieexpcnse
OF the late expedition by the Liberia, is de-
frayed by the Auxiliary Colonization Society
Of the State of Pennsylvania A noble iced. ,
worth thousand volumes Of commentaries. |
PHmADELPHIA, MAY :.
We yesterday received, through the post
Office, the first number Of thc Liberia Herald, |
published in Moaroyia, West Africa, on tho |
9th Of March last by Mr. J ohm b. Russwurm. |
DIR. X. was iayo"ably known in this country |
as the editor Of paper R New ork, which he |
conducted with talent and industry He rs a |
colored man. The editorial article of the |