Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1840-07-16

NOT having either - lie Cons titutlOnnei' or the
Examiner at hand, we cannot speak with certain
ty on what M. Doubouzel wrete about. But if the
French expedition in 1893, only discovered a con-
tinent which due south of the South Shetland,
that must have been Palmer's Land, which is more
than 100 degrees east of that land recently by
Lieut.. Wilkes. And if the French, then, saw land
in other longitude (south o" 6D they then made
no discovery. After ALL we believe il will be found
that no discovery has been made this year.
LATE FROM LrBERIA.-By the arrival last Tues
day, of the United States brig Dolphin from the
coast of Africa, we have received the "Africa's
Luminary" and Liberia Herald" of the lst and
18th of May From them we CLEAN many intere sting
facts.
Temperance meetings and religious meetings are
all the go in the colony.
The serve war which for six years has been con-
Quoted by the rebel Ammurrah against his sovereign
Shakah, has a; length terminated Shakah's arms
were successful, and Ammurrah beheaded.
The redoubtabe Jenkins was at Monrovia a
visit and ten Of his ribs venting their merri-
ment with singular lsquacty.
Go-go-me.na and Jenkins had formed a treaty Of
amity and commerce, and ratified it by the accus-
toned pledges-each giving the other OF his
wives
Up to the sixth instant thirteen cmigrants by the
last expedition had died. This unusual mortality
throws the mind back upon the dark history of the
colony.
The prisoners in mercy 10 the turnkey and gang
driver very unceremonousy walked off, chain and
all, the night of the 9Th Of May leaving their at
tendants little to do except TO sweep and air the pr
son. Would il not be good idea, as they have
emptied themselves out to knock the Jail down, and
have more prsonersl II would be money
| wing expedient for the government.
| An American vessel had been captured in the vi
entity of the Galenas, by Of III. Ii. NJ. cruisers
| and carried INTO Sierra Leone
The United ates schooner Grampus, j. s. Payne
ESQ commanding from Grand Basa, arrv we'd at Mon
rovia, the 18th May, with Governor Buchanan as
passenger
The papers are filled with the intelligence respect
ing the wars between the negroes and mis- ionares,
which we have before mentioned. From the
/ Z" Luminary" we extract the following
As some who are interested about Heddington,
may wish 90 know hew matters stand, gladly
inform them that peace and quietude yet prevail
Some stragglers from the Goulah Country had ex-
cited the fears OF brother Brown, by bringing to
IIeddington news that Goterahs father, whom they
! reported to be very powerful man, at the head of
large army, was making arrangements TO revenge
the death OF his son. Brother Brown accordingly
| left and came down 10 Monrovia. We waited on
the Governor, and he very readily ordered out the
detachment Of men required, which only SIN
the former guard having been dismissed Itappears,
however, from the most authentic sources, that there
is not the least cause for apprehension.
Ia giving the particulars Of the last expedition
the following amusing incidents are mentioned -
"Thc countenancc VI each one, as socn IS he could
assure himself hts whole person within the en-
closure, and IN state OF indemnity from the
my's shot, kinded into expression OF intense
Destness, told plainly that he regarded this his
time. One OF the men had entered a house and
finding nothing below, had pushed his search into
! the attic. Another entering Immediately after,
heard movement above, and concluding il was a
concealed enemy, prepared Ia fire through the slight
bamboo floor. Fortunately, the fellow above heard
| the click Of the hammer, when he immediately
reared out, wheT you dc,-no fre,-he be mel be
Merieaman.
| Our next concern was to give ineligible utter
ance 10 the ghosly sounds, which seemed still to
float upon the air. native Of our party presented
himself as bilinguist and int rpreted-Da be Co
toom ba self peak he say wher you bring war my
| town for you dun take my town no A. tell me pose
! yen 90 hannah You dun take my town, bot 20
sec da part you eau care back.
In the evening about the same hour as on the night
before Ga, or his representative presented himself
and in the same ghostly quivering tones demanded
wher you bring war my town for go out my town
! warnt come sed down and repeated the menace
Of the last night.
The Liberia Herald" Of the 18th II May, states
that the sh, the awful penalty Of the law was in
ficted upon Jack sayy, krooman, for the murder
Of an American lad named John Lethbridge. The
prisoner did not really believe he would be hanged
until the morning Of the execution, and under the
influence Of decisive hope. re-si~'ed in the con-
all the instruments o death nim, and a large
concourse spectators, hope fled, and he confessed
under the galows that he committed the murder
Among the Krocmen, a freeman is not punished
with death for committing murder. He Is forced
into a sort of wandering exile for indefinite pc
Rod, and must remain absent until he has killed at
least one individual OF another country. lie can
then return with safety to himself and country.
But should he return without having expisted his
crime, by another Of villany, not only will he
be unsuccessful in all his enterprises, and die a
losthsome death, but the whole country will be az
nicted with a disastrous disease. Thus are these
people united to vice by the strong chains Of super
stition
NfBLo's GARDENs.-A large attendance last night
10 see Browne, in new Vaudeville, which
highly successful. He also repeated his fsvorite
part OF Or. LAXATIVE in the Prize, and applau-
ded throughout Miss Melton sang Of naiUe
song, and most rapturously encored.
NArxHtLL GAnDENs.-We visited this popular
resort ofthe Bowery lads and lssses last night, and
were not more surprised than delighted. to find
highly respectable audy, and rich fund Of enter
tainmonts. Barnum understands the office ola ca.
terer as well as any man we wot o.