Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1835-10-12
AFRICAN COLONY.


INTERESTING FROM LlnrRi,.--The briganiinc
Louisidnd, Capt Williams, which went out from
New Orleans few months ago, with re-capturcd
Africans for the Colony at Liberia, has just arriy
ed at Norfolk, bringing dispatches from tho Colo
NAL Agent, DR.. Skinner, Who had arrived at the
Colony in good health after a passage of 81 days
from New York. We are much cone, rned to learn
from these dispatches that The settlement at
Bassa Cove, about fifty miles south Of Moniosia,
was suddenly attacked on the 10Th Of June, by a
ncighboring African King named Joe Harris, and
that eighteen or twenty Of The unarmcd settlers were
killed. Th, settlement was commenced recently
under the direction of the Young Men. Society Of
Pcnnsy lvania, in the forming %! which the INTRO
Iucion of arm, was deemed unnecessary. Two
whole families Of the settler, escaped being not at.
tackled in consequence of accidentally possessin.
one nusket between them the natives having
seen both families occasionally the gun. and not
knowing al the time which possessed it, were afraid
10 attack either. The remaining inhabitants of
the Bas.a Cove settlement have fled To Alosrosia.
The ncighborine settlement Of Edna, having arms
amongs, them, and being assisted by a native King
named BIB Gray escaped injury.
The Vice Agent Of the COLONY, on hearing of
thi, distressing affair, Immediately sent an armed
force to ,assa Cove, call King Harris to account
and burnt the king'- town, they returned to Non
rsyia.
1t Is hoped, after TIN disaster, the notion of the
Young Mem, Society of Pemnyl,ana and New
York Of settling undrmcd men in the neghborhood
OF Nvafcs, will be gwen up. II is believed that
certain slave dealers in the vicinity had been the
insiigators Of this traIcal nlar.
The Coloni.ts Ut Monrovia and the contiguous
settlements were contcntcd and doing well.
Vat. Int.
LnEnIA.-Dr. Skinner, the Colonial Agent, al
ter mentioning the shocking affair ut Bsssa Cove,
states that the ,llip Indiana, Capt. Wood, which
sailed from Savannah ON the 18th Of June last,
with cmigrants for the Settlement at Bassa Cove.
bad from the di,ordcrrd state of that port, been
prevented from landing her Emsran,s and Cargo
there, and ordered to discharge both at Mon
ro,la. Nat. Int
private letter received in Til, city yes
terday from one OF the settlers at Monrovia, under
date OF Angus, 18th, from which the following i.
extracted:
We have had 10 go to war with the natives of
tins country a frs days ago. About l2O settler, !
against 2OW or tllcrcabout. OF natives. Our cause
VA, such IA us, one, t,at the Almighty enabled us
to conquer and To burn then towns down to a,hc..
They sill engaged, but not in this place where
am. but IN Edna, about 90 on 70 miles from this
Nolnniccrs had to 90 down TO 6eht tins battle 1t
was hardhgh' bnt We conquered without ts' loss
OF man
The above letter was written bv an cmigrant
from tins city, to Of hi, friends here and give.
information fifteen day, later than previous az
counts. Richmond Win
The Liberia Herald ofJuly 3I,,, has tho follow
ing add onal intelligence.
N0tirt Var to jmdrWd, lio.tiI;tics are
still kept up between tho interior Tribes and those
n'abtlnc the sea coast, bctwccn this place and
Cape Mount. However they may Disagree ON
'on" points, they seem to be agreed sn one
that they will not risk the issue any thing like
n general engagement. Many motives concur to
d'termn their conduc, in this particular, andlhsir
unconqncrahle aversion to being found in front OF
a loaded mu.ket, is no doubt one the most power
iul. They have no idea OF dying by ball when
any means Of cypcdiencc can be devised. to pre-
vent il. In this we confess considerable symea-
thy with them. These feelings being common to
both parties, they remain in their respective ter
ritorics, ncrdc,ing all intercourse, and content
themselves by INDUCING a licatlcnsh silence, and
falling upon such unprotected ndiv nlual., as may !
,mprudcntly stray too far from their friends The
elects OF TIN, savage taclturnty the part of the
CYNICAL chiefs have scvcrcy been felt by the col
on,. B' II, all ccrcss and rcgrrss, by the Inland
tribes, having been cilrcually prevented, and the
trade, as II were, locked up in the interior. We
are harp, I" sialc, that ii i, AT length finding its
way down the Mcssurado by arouc hitherto ,intra-
Yelled. Another most convincing proof that the
most clce,ua method to beec, a spirit of honora-
BILE mdn>r, and perseverance in the natives, is to
excite taste for the comforts of civilized life
But for this desire, they would have remained at
home, Gnawmg cassada, year after year, until their
sulkN head men should consent To make nc,c>
and II Is no uncommon occurrence for them to in
dnlgr Tor Years in this stocal mood. From the
ag''a'rd state oiihc country conclude that arti-
clcs OF offence and defence would be in great de-
mand But II was erroneous, they wanted prnci-
pally Tobacco, Cloth, and Beads. 4 demand nm
usual IN such al caiecncr. viii some wise one
inform us what it augurs!
FOR RENT.